Harry the Harris Teeter Dino greets Brandi and Wayne Horton with treats in Shirlington. Photo by Louise Krafft.
Zombies, firefighters, cheerleaders and frozen princesses filled the sidewalks with dozens of other costumed characters for an afternoon of Trick or Treating in Shirlington on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 1. Visitors decorated eyeball cakepops and spider web pizza at Ah Love Oil & Vinegar, created Halloween masks at Bloomers, decorated cupcakes at CakeLove, decorated pumpkins at Café Pizzaiolo, colored wood-burned pumpkins and ghosts at Hardwood Artisans, competed in a pumpkin carving contest at the Hilton Garden Inn and enjoyed hot cider and face painting at Le Village Marche.
More than two dozen businesses participated in afternoon activities and discounts to costumed visitors. Businesses included: Ah Love Oil & Vinegar, Aroma-Arlington, Bloomers, Bungalow Sports Grill, Busboys and Poets, Café Pizzaiolo, CakeLove, Capitol City Brewing Company, Caribou Coffee, Cheesetique, Copperwood Tavern, Diana Nails, Dogma Bakery & Boutique, Extra Virgin Modern Italian Cuisine, Guapos, Hardwood Artisans, Hair Cuttery, Harris Teeter, Hilton Garden Inn, Illusions, Johnny Rockets, Le Village Marche, Luna Grill & Diner, MEDI, Periwinkle, Charlie Chang’s Ping, Shirlington Library, Signature Theater, THAI Shirlington, Studio Salon & Spa, Thai at Shirlington, The Delancey, The UPS Store, Visual Eyes Optical Boutique and YogiBerry.