Dowagiac Optimist Club will again be sponsoring the annual children’s Halloween parade downtown on Saturday, Oct. 30, starting at 10 a.m. with lineup in Beckwith Park.

The parade will start on Beeson Street, traveling south on Front Street to Park Place, pass City Hall, then head north on Depot Drive to end back at the Haggin-Wimberley bandstand.

Prizes will be awarded for the best costumes in five age groups (0-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-11).

All participants will be given bags of candy donated by local merchants.