Concord kids show off costume finery

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on October 24, 2016

Vinnie Spina Jr., 2, dressed as a gecko, sees eye-to-eye with a goat at the petting zoo area.

Concord Township’s Harvest Festival was a day late this year, but the extra 24 hours brought sunny skies for a Sunday afternoon hayride and a costume parade. Dozens of youngsters took part in the parade and enjoyed the pony rides and petting zoo.

Allison O’Donoghue, far left, announces the winners of the costume contest. The winners, from left, are: Kayla Keenan took first place as a vending machine, Blaine Marcakis was second as a Transformer, Eden Volpe came in third place for her appearance as Mona Lisa, Erica Jones came in fourth as a Dunkin Donut drive thru window, and Blaine Marcakis and Peyton Goetz came in fifth for their pairing as a washing machine and laundry basket.
Vinnie Spina Jr., 2, dressed as a gecko, sees eye-to-eye with a goat at the petting zoo area.
Young ladies of the day.
Members of the Concord Township Parks and Recreation Committee, which put on the Harvest festival, take the first hayride of the day,

About Rich Schwartzman

Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.

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