By Daily Press staff
Downtown Santa Monica — which includes the Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica Place and Pacific Park on the Pier — will provide youngsters with a safe haven and traffic-free trick-or-treating environment from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. today.
Festivities will include a petting zoo and pony rides on the Promenade at Broadway from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., store-to-store trick-or-treating inside Santa Monica Place (4 p.m.—7 p.m.) and coupons for free rides at Pacific Park on Santa Monica Pier all weekend. Some shops will even supply kids with goody bags to help stash away all their collected treats.
Many store employees and owners will be decked out in costumes as well, adding to the jovial atmosphere.
For information, call (310) 393-8355 or (310) 394-1049. There’s plenty of free parking at Santa Monica Place (for those in costume) and two-hour free parking inside city structures.
Meanwhile, hundreds of costumed people are expected to attend the Santa Monica Police Activities League today for the PALloween Carnival, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Barker Hangar, 3021 Airport Ave. Activities will include games and a costume contest. For information, call (310) 458-8988.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 31, 2003. Read the original PDF.