STOCKBRIDGE — The Stockbridge Halloween Parade and Pumpkin Walk will take place on Friday, Oct. 24 for area children.

Marchers will meet at the corner of Main and Pine streets at 6 p.m. and march up Main Street to the front lawn of the Stockbridge Library for cider and donuts, as well as a pumpkin walk-about with lighted pumpkins carved by local businesses and area children. A fire truck will be stationed for discovery, and there will be a sheep petting pen on the front lawn. A Halloween story time will take place at 6:30 p.m., as well as drop-in Halloween crafts inside the library from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Children and businesses interested in showcasing a jack-o-lantern of their own should drop them off at the library any time before 5:30 p.m. The library staff will light them and provide candles, and the pumpkins can be taken home at the end of the evening. In case of rain, the parade will be canceled, and activities will take place in the library.

These events are sponsored by the Stockbridge Chamber of Commerce, Stockbridge Library, the Stockbridge Police and Fire departments, Stockbridge Coffee & Tea, and Prado de Lana Sheep.