A rainy Halloween is to be expected in Oregon, and it didn’t stop hundreds of costumed enthusiasts from participating in the annual Fairmount Halloween Parade. The walk, organized by resident Alex Casebeer, begins at Fairmount Park and heads south toward the governor’s mansion, Mahonia Hall. Gov. Tina Kotek dressed as the Tin Man this year, while her wife Aimee Kotek Wilson was Dorothy. Kids collected candy from homes along the route. Rodrigo and Memo Guerrero get their scare on before the start of the Fairmount Halloween Parade at Fairmount Park on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) Skyler Lutes, 9, and David and Aurora Arnett, 6, clown around at the Fairmount Halloween Parade at Fairmount Park on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) Sean Dawson and Calder Dawson, 7, show their Halloween finery before the start of the Fairmount Halloween Parade at Fairmount Park on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) Lucee Antunez practices her fairy moves before the start of the Fairmount Halloween Parade at Fairmount Park on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) People congregate in the street by Fairmount Park before the start of the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) Gov. Tina Kotek joins in the fun as the Tin Man at the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) Oscar Mahoney plays hot dog to Ellie Vandenbusch’s hamburger at the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) Alex Casebeer makes the ceremonial welcome speech at the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter). Alex Casebeer marches in the Fairmount Halloween Parade with friends on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) The Fairmount Halloween Parade gets underway through the Fairmount neighborhood on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) Olivia Myers, 2, shows off an astronaut costume at the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) A Venetian mask worked well with a domino costume for Liz Markwiese at the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter). Participants take a break from walking in the Fairmount Halloween Parade to trick or treat along the route on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) Lindsay, Lilly, 2, and Meg Schacher walk in the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) Captain Randy Chistopher outside his home alongside the Fairmount Halloween Parade route on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) A Fairmount neighborhood resident enjoys watching the Halloween Parade outside his home a on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) Ceceila and Amy Hiatt hand out treats to parade participants outside their home alongside the Fairmount Halloween Parade route on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) Governor Tina Kotek and Aimee Kotek Wilson in costume as the Tin Man and Dorothy at Mahonia Hall on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) Collin Yao, 2, looks forward to getting a treat at Mahonia Hall Fairmount during the Halloween Parade on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) Evangelina Mexicano gets a ride from dad Marco Mexicano during her first Fairmount Halloween Parade on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) Reyna Cruz shows Day of the Dead artistry at the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter). STORY TIP OR IDEA? Send an email to Salem Reporter’s news team: [email protected]. A MOMENT MORE, PLEASE– If you found this story useful, consider subscribing to Salem Reporter if you don’t already. Work such as this, done by local professionals, depends on community support from subscribers. Please take a moment and sign up now – easy and secure: SUBSCRIBE. The post PHOTOS: Fairmount Halloween Parade brings a crowd despite the rain appeared first on Salem Reporter.