Batavia will get an early start on Halloween with its BatFest event beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, in the city’s downtown.

The four-hour Halloween-themed event that is billed as offering “something for everyone” will include a community parade, music, games, face painting, holiday-inspired food and drink and a chance for youngsters to get a head start on trick-or-treating, event organizers said.

The schedule this year also includes an opportunity to visit with reptiles throughout the day at one location as well as real bats at another. There will also be a dance party, a pumpkin roll sponsored by a local Scout troop and a costume contest.

BatFest is organized by the Batavia MainStreet group.

“We started this in 2000 so it’s 25 years this year. It actually was one of the first

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