The Gage Development Coalition on presented the Night of the Great Pumpkin, formerly an event presented by Main Street Beatrice. Daily Sun photos by Christina Lyons.
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A young cowgirl plays a game at the mall, where several nonprofit organizations had set up for trick-or-treating.
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Children wait for a candy bowl to be refilled. Some of the businesses ran out of candy at the end of the evening.
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A young family walks in downtown Beatrice during the Night of the Great Pumpkin.
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Security First and several other downtown businesses set up games for the kids Thursday during the Night of the Great Pumpkin.
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Antique car owners lined the middle of the downtown street to hand out candy during the annual Night of the Great Pumpkin on Thursday.
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Trick-or-treaters take a break to examine their loot.
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Several costumed trick-or-treaters try to guess the weight of the pumpkin in downtown Beatrice.
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A young dinosaur needed a costume adjustment during Thursday's Night of the Great Pumpkin.
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Young trick-or-treaters take a break to play games Thursday in the middle of Court Street during Night of the Great Pumpkin.
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Monroe the dog came to Indian Creek Mall in costume Thursday to help hand out candy.
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A young person in a Michael Jackson costume walks through Indian Creek Mall for trick-or-treating on Thursday.
“I hope the community will continue to support it each year. We love to see everybody. This is just amazing. We had a great turnout,” GDC Deidre VanBuskirk said.