Safety Village of Wayne County welcomed hundreds of costumed trick-or-treaters Oct. 23.

Lines wound through the village as representatives of community organizations and businesses passed out candy. The line extended across the Richmond State Hospital grounds with nice weather for the annual event.

It was one of the many available Halloween events in addition to regular trick-or-treating.

This slideshow captures some of the fun:

  • Participants revel in the Halloween fun at Safety Village on Oct. 23, 2023. Photo by Millicent Martin Emery
  • Dressed as a Jurassic Park worker, Arlo Minor, 5, of Richmond finds beasts — but not dinosaurs — outside Safety Village. Dad Ben Minor holds Arlo up to visit J.T. and Gucci, two horses that are part of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department’s mounted patrol. Photo by Millicent Martin Emery
  • Dean Drew, 7, and Lillian Drew, 4, of Centerville, pet J.T., a Wayne County Sheriff’s Department mounted patrol horse, outside Safety Village. Photo by Millicent Martin Emery
  • Participants revel in the Halloween fun at Safety Village on Oct. 23, 2023. Photo by Millicent Martin Emery
  • The Incredible Hulk distributes candy to trick-or-treaters inside Safety Village. Photo by Millicent Martin Emery
  • Participants revel in the Halloween fun at Safety Village on Oct. 23, 2023. Photo by Millicent Martin Emery
  • Trick-or-treaters find something interesting to see during the annual event at Safety Village of Wayne County. Participants revel in the Halloween fun at Safety Village on Oct. 23, 2023. Photo by Millicent Martin Emery
  • Participants revel in the Halloween fun at Safety Village on Oct. 23, 2023. Photo by Millicent Martin Emery
  • Trick-or-treaters received candy from others in costume. Photo by Millicent Martin Emery
  • Participants revel in the Halloween fun at Safety Village on Oct. 23, 2023. Photo by Millicent Martin Emery
  • Inflatable costumes were popular during the trick-or-treat event at Safety Village. Photo by Millicent Martin Emery
  • A trick-or-treater chases a runaway pumpkin while waiting to enter Safety Village. Photo by Millicent Martin Emery

Photos by Millicent Martin Emery

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A version of this article appeared in the November 1 2023 print edition of the Western Wayne News.

Mike Emery is a reporter and layout editor for the Western Wayne News.