Anoka County sesquicentennial coin, 2007

Anoka County sesquicentennial coin, 2007. Designed by Bromley Printing, Inc.

Float in the American Legion Parade at the Anoka Halloween Celebration parade, 1987

Float in the American Legion Parade at the Anoka Halloween Celebration parade, 1987

Anoka Halloween Celebration float in the July 1987 American Legion Parade. Used with the permission of the Anoka County Historical Society.

Souvenir beer can from Anoka Halloween Celebration, 1978

A souvenir beer can from the 1978 Anoka Halloween Celebration.

Lincoln School PTA float in the Anoka Halloween Celebration parade, 1961, Minnesota

Lincoln School PTA float in the Anoka Halloween Celebration parade, 1961

Lincoln School PTA float in the Anoka Halloween Celebration parade, 1961.
Used with the permission of the Anoka County Historical Society.

Anoka Halloween Celebration parade, 1953

Anoka Halloween Celebration parade, 1953

Anoka Halloween Celebration parade, 1953. Used with the permission of the Anoka County Historical Society.

Anoka Halloween Celebration, 1936

Anoka Halloween Celebration, 1936

Bridge Square during the Anoka Halloween Celebration, October 31, 1936. Adults are Edwin Bune (1936 event co-chairman, left) and Larry Farrier (event chairman, right). Printed in the November 4, 1936 edition of the Anoka County Union. Used with the permission of the Anoka County Historical Society.

Anoka Halloween Celebration, ca. 1925

Anoka Halloween Celebration, ca. 1925

Anoka Halloween Celebration, ca. 1925.

Anoka Halloween Celebration kids’ parade, 1990, Minnesota

Anoka Halloween Celebration kids’ parade, 1990

The "Halloween Capital of the World" float in the Anoka Halloween Celebration kids’ parade, 1990. Miss Anoka Kristin Young seated in back, Princess Jennifer Foss in front. Used with the permission of the Anoka County Historical Society.

Anoka Halloween Celebration

Anoka, Minnesota, became the Halloween Capital of the World in 1937. The title recognizes its status as one of the first cities to discourage Halloween tricks by hosting a city-wide party: the Anoka Halloween Celebration.

Senator Walter Mondale waves from the back of a car in the Minneapolis Aquatennial Parade, 1972

Senator Walter Mondale waves from the back of a car in the Minneapolis Aquatennial Parade, 1972

Senator Walter Mondale was a special guest at 1972’s Aquatennial. He would return to the festival as vice president in 1977.

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