Jesse and Ciara Tihen of Festus and their son, Grayson, 2, earned second place in the family costume contest for dressing as WWE wrestlers.
Angela Otis of Cedar Hill and her daughter, Sydney, 5, won third place in the family costume contest for dressing as Little Bo Peep and Jessie from "Toy Story".
Graham Barley, 7 months, of Festus, dressed as a raccoon, won first place in the 3-and-younger age range costume contest.
Kennedy Roland, 2, of De Soto dressed as a Costco worker and won second place in the 3-and-younger age range costume contest.
Nolan Meyer, 2, of Pevely earned third place in the 3-and-under costume contest category.
Henry Wilson, 5, of Festus and his dog, Troy, dressed as a beekeeper and bee, winning the costume contest for the 4-6 age range.
Colson Fox, 4, of Festus earned second place in the costume contest for the 4-6 age range.
Miles McNeel, 4, of Festus earned third place in the 4-6 age range costume contest for his Doc Ock costume.
Austin Stuckey, 10, of De Soto won first place in the 7-10 age range costume contest.
Jack Carter, 9, of Festus earned second place in the 7-10 age range costume contest while dressed as Gene Simmons.
Alice Herman, 7, of Deloge earned third place in the 7-10 age range costume contest.
2003 Chevy S110 Air Ride owner Brett Gobble of Park Hills set up this display – one of the many Hot Rod cars on main street for the 2025 Hot Rod Spooktacular.
The Neel sisters, Noa, 3, and Kaia, 2, dressed as the princess and the frog.
Henry Hageman, 4, of Festus dressed as Bumble Bee.
The Conway siblings from Crystal City, from left: James, 6, Paisley, 7, and Hazel, 4.
Isaiah Selmon, 1, of Crystal City dressed as the character Sulley from the movie “Monsters Inc.”
Mackenzie Zaiss, 2, of Festus, dressed as Winnie-the-Pooh, visits the Hot Rod Spooktacular on Oct. 25.
Sadie Gosnell, 2, of Festus is dressed as a Jack-in-the-box for the trick-or-treat event.
Layla Rhineberger, 19 months, and Laney, 4.
Kaylee Bidlick, left, and Mackenzie Brutsman, both 11 and from Festus, collect treats on Festus Main Street.
A large crowd of trick-or-treaters gather for the 2025 Hot Rod Spooktacular.
Oliver Lee Dixon, 1, of House Springs dressed as an alien with a remote-control spaceship.
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