<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3sBKDP_0vjZ9AZM00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3sBKDP_0vjZ9AZM00" width="1000" height="535" ><figcaption>Canva</figcaption></figure>Find out how it originated over 100 years ago and what activities are planned throughout Albany county Over one hundred years ago, a massive celebration used to take over the City of Albany every October.The 1905 Albany All-Hallow E'en Festival transformed the city into a vibrant Halloween wonderland, with organizers decorating the streets in carnival colors a week in advance. The festivities began with the crowning of Queen Titania, Miss Elsie Marie Smith, who unlocked the city gates with a gold key presented by the mayor, welcoming an estimated 50,000 attendees. The celebration included an automobile parade featuring creatively decorated cars and a second evening parade with dazzling floats and costumed marchers. However, as the night wore on, chaos erupted among the massive crowd, leading to reports of pepper being thrown into parade-watchers' faces. This tumultuous end, along with a mysterious poisoning incident involving the original Queen, raised doubts about the festival's future, ultimately concluding that this grand affair had met its end.However, Albany's All-Hallow E'en Festival has been resurrected! For the entire month of October, different celebrations and activities will take place throughout Albany County. Enjoy the All-Hallow E'en Art Path, haunted tours of the Capitol building, ghost walks, seances and zombie bar crawls. Plan your spooky October festivities by visiting albanyhalloween.com for a complete rundown of events. </div></body>

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Find out how it originated over 100 years ago and what activities are planned throughout Albany county. Over one hundred years ago, a massive celebration used to take over the City of Albany every October. The 1905 Albany All-Hallow E'en Festival transformed the city into a vibrant Halloween wonderland, with...