Jack Skellington and Sally from “The Nightmare Before Christmas” greet children in 2024 at the Nightmare on Auburn Road.

Photo provided by Gus Calandrino

UTICA — Community members are gearing up for the Nightmare on Auburn Road fall festival from noon to 8 p.m. Oct. 4 in downtown Utica.

This is the third year for this event and more than 4,000 attendees are expected to take part in the seasonal festivities.

“The city of Utica started this event after having conversations with Connect Macomb about wanting to host an event in the Fall,” Utica Mayor Gus Calandrino said in an email. “What started as a small, food truck event with music, evolved into a full-scale, all day event!”

During the day, traffic to Auburn Road in downtown Utica will be closed and a beer tent, a wide variety of vend

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