The Ward Melville Heritage Organization hosts 34th Annual Halloween Festival in Stony Brook Village
The Ward Melville Heritage Organization (WMHO) celebrated Halloween with its 34th Annual Halloween Festival, held on October 31st from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Stony Brook Village Center. This year’s festival brought families and visitors together to experience Halloween festivities in a fun and welcoming atmosphere. Guests of all ages enjoyed live music provided by WALK 97.5, trick-or-treating throughout the Village Center, and dancing with Monster Merlin.
This event was sponsored by Suffolk Center for Speech and Myofunctional Therapy, Optimum, News 12 Long Island, Green Towers Group, Amazon Fresh, Apple Bank, Goldfish Swim School, Dr. Rocco Morelli, and Dr. Robert Quilty.
During the event, WMHO announced the winners of their highly anticipated 34th Annual Scarecrow Competition, which showcased impressive scarecrow designs across three categories: Professional, Adult & Family, and Children. The winners are as follows:
- Category A – Professional
- 1st Place: #300 – The Headless Horseman
- 2nd Place: #101 – The Village Medium
- Category B – Adult & Family
- 1st Place: #108 – Beetlejuice
- 2nd Place: #304 – Sistaaahs!
- 3rd Place: #112 – Believe in Magic
- Category C – Children
- 1st Place: #202 – Duck Pond Scarecrow
- 2nd Place: #105 – Lego Master
- 3rd Place: #207 – The Rainbow Fish
