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CITY OF BETTENDORF2026 Halloween Parade
Saturday, October 24th, 2026 at 6:30pm

Line-up will begin at 5:00pm and will end at 6:00pm at the Bettendorf Middle School parking lot. Please enter the parking lot from 18th Street. The Civil Air Patrol will assist participants upon arrival.

The parade will begin at 18th Street from Bettendorf Middle School. The procession will travel up 18th turning right on Spruce Hills Drive, turning right on Middle Road and finishing at the Bettendorf Middle School parking lot.

Groups are encouraged to carpool to avoid traffic tie-ups, lost children, and parking problems in the line-up area. Due to construction, there are a limited number of parking spots. Please follow the traffic signs posted for the day’s event.
All candy must be passed out person to person. Dropping of candy in front of persons along the parade route is permitted, as long as the viewer is sitting / standing on the curb, or in the grassy area along the parade route. Violators will be given one warning. After the first warning, the entry will be removed from the parade and directed off the parade route at a safe location. A record of entries will be kept. If an entry is found to violate this directive in any future parade, they will be banned from participating in any future parades in Bettendorf, Iowa.
NO handing out of paper products of any kind. (Fliers, pamphlets, etc.).
Visit www.bettendorf.org/parade to register onlineor mail a completed application with check made out toCity of Bettendorf to: Stefanie Barnes, 2204 Grant Street, Bettendorf, Iowa 52722
Registrations must be received by 5:00pm with appropriate fees by these dates:By October 13th $20.00 * From October 14th – 19th $50.00*** NO ENTRIES accepted after October 19th and NO REFUNDS ***
Questions? Please call or email Stefanie Barnes at 563.344.4157 orsbarnes@bettendorf.org

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Participants will be contacted by email October 23rd with parade line-up details.
Parade line-up will begin at 5:00pm and end at 6:00pm. Once line-up ends, all streets will be closed, and no one will be allowed to enter or exit the lineup. The line-up/staging area will be at the Bettendorf Middle School parking lot.
Vehicles/Floats/Trailers IN the parade MUST enter the parking lot from 18th Street.
Vehicles NOT in the parade and those dropping off parade participants should do so in the Bettendorf Middle School parking lot off Middle Road. Due to construction, there are a limited number of parking spots, so we encourage carpooling.
Vehicles/Floats/Trailers (upon finishing the parade route): You will not need to turn into the parking lot off Middle Rd, you can continue driving and leave unless you are dropping off participants. This will allow you to exit the parade area more successfully afterwards.

Weather: In the event of inclement weather, please visit www.bettendorf.org or the City of Bettendorf's social media pages for updates on the parade status. The parade will proceed as scheduled in light rain.

Location

18th Street, Spruce Hills Drive and Middle Road