Ghost Village Road: 30th Annual Gathering of Ghouls & More Along CVR

It was the perfect dark and dreary Halloween day as the clouds and rain drifted into our town by late afternoon, ah yes, just as the 30th Annual Ghost Village Road began. On cue, thousands of trick-or-treaters stormed Coast Village Road, a tradition that is, indeed, every year more popular than the last. I’m obliged to describe Montecito as the confirmed Halloween celebration destination, as I overheard peeps saying they came “up to the event from Topanga Canyon.” This yearly pilgrimage of out-of-towners is certainly not to do with any celebrity quotient, except that Katy Perry did publicly go on record to say she is devoting this Halloween to her daughter and was herself seen on CVR in an all-white cat suit with a white wig.

Amidst the ballerinas and witches stalked many fierce monsters and Harry Potters; along with a werewolf two stories in height and bevies of fairy princesses. It seemed dogs in costumes had their day as well, but all manner of pets were seriously outdone by the youngster with a see-through plastic backpack filled with eight LIVE birds – hot and fluttering and cooped up in there. What are people thinking about that one? By 4:30 pm, babies were crying in their fancy carriages or literally sound asleep, whilst parents continued the jaunt till every child’s bag overflowed with the generosity of the CVR businesses. 

Photos do tell the story…!