The Downtown Wheaton Association (DWA) will sponsor the Annual Spooktacular Downtown Trick-or-Treat on Friday, October 31st beginning at 3:00 pm. Parents are invited to bring their little ghosts and goblins to downtown on Halloween dressed in their scariest costumes. Downtown Trick-or-Treat is a change for families to visit and enjoy the generosity of Downtown merchants as they open their stores and candy jars for Halloween. Parents and kids should look for the posters displayed in the windows of participating stores throughout Downtown Wheaton. Trick-or-treating will continue until 6:00 p.m. or until the treats run out.

For more information on participating stores please visit our website at www.DowntownWheaton.com or contact the Downtown Wheaton Association at 630-682-0633.

The Downtown Wheaton Association (DWA) will host “Pretty in Pink – Ladies Night Out in Downtown Wheaton” on Thursday evening October 16th from 60 to 9 p.m.  Ten percent of purchases made at over 15 participating Downtown businesses will be donated to the Chicagoland Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month (individual business exclusions apply).

“Our goal for this event is to have a special night out for the ladies while contributing to an incredibly worthy cause”.

Participating businesses will display a bouquet of pink balloons outside of their business on the night of the event. Visit these Downtown Wheaton businesses on October 16th to support Pretty in Pink: Clarice’s Creating Beautiful Looks, Genghis Grill, Inner Focus Pilates, Its’ Our Earth, JB Winterberry, Paper House, Serenade, Serene Teaz, Suzette’s Creperie, Tasting deVine, The Genuine Article, The Stork’s Cradle, Up Country Home and Garden and Wheaton Religious Gifts.

For further information on Downtown Wheaton events, contact the Downtown Wheaton Association at www.DowntownWheaton.com