PRESS PHOTOS BY DONNA GEWERTZCatasauqua Youth Athletic Association Rough Riders 10-U softball players are excited for the Catasauqua/North Catasauqua Halloween parade Oct. 21.

The Catasauqua High School marching band brings the energy to keep the crowd entertained.

The CHS cheerleaders sport pink poms for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and promote the school district’s C3P program.

Ian Alejandro, Miosotis Bedraza and Iana Sanchez, of Catasauqua, watch the parade on Walnut Street near 14th Street.

The crew from Holy Trinity Memorial Lutheran Church is prepared to hand out free T-shirts lauding Catasauqua’s vibrant community.

The North Catasauqua and Catasauqua fire departments drive their trucks in the parade.

On their float themed “Riding into the Fright Lights,” the CYAA football rookies team is dwarfed by haunted goalposts.