Halloween Festivities
🎃 Garfield Community October Celebrations 🎃
Please read down for all the information you need to know about our school's celebration of Fall and Halloween!
Thank you for your cooperation! We are looking forward to a safe, fun, & memorable fall festival and costume parade at school!
- The Head Wizard 👻
Garfield will celebrate Halloween on Friday, October 30, 2026 with a Costume Parade before dismissal - pick-up, starting at 2:45pm. The parade will take place on our grass field. Parents are, of course, invited to share in the fun.
Halloween costume day at school should be a joyous day for our students! As a staff, we are always evaluating activities that build community, connectedness and fond memories into the school day; we also monitor the impact on instructional programs.
Please assist this endeavor by ensuring that your students' costume is school appropriate. Keep in mind that a costume for a party, carnival or trick or treating may be a bit different than a costume worn to school. Garfield serves students, UTK-5th grade, thus, we have students as young as four years old who will see classmates’ costumes. What may not be scary to an “older” student may be off-putting for a primary student. Additionally, in the school setting, it is important that we promote age appropriate themes.
Common sense is the best approach. The guidelines below should help:
No guns, knives or the like
No “spewing”, dripping blood
No frightening masks
Characters that are appropriate to a “G” type rating
If you are in need of a costume or have a costume to donate, please stop by our Grizzly Exchange (to the left of front entry doors), open every Friday after school.
PTO Needs VOLUNTEERS
- Fridays until Halloween - Costume swap at the Garfield Exchange in front of the school. Every Friday after school bring your old kid costumes and/or take one you could use!
- Sat. October 24 - Hallopalooza Fall Festival from 4-7pm at Garfield Elementary. Carnival games, bounce houses, costume contest, and much more! Enter the raffle to win two lower level midfield tickets to the November 7 SDFC season finale match. Raffle ticket sales and pumpkin sales go back to Garfield Elementary.
- WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO HELP. Contact garfieldgrizzliespto@gmail.com to volunteer.
- Friday, October 30 - Halloween costume parade around the school field at 2:45pm. Parents are welcome to come watch.
