The City of Dayton got a jump on Halloween on Oct. 26 by hosting the third annual Dayton Treat Street. Held in The Commons in downtown Dayton, the event welcomed hundreds of children this year.
Organizers say that the event is growing in popularity and attendance each year, and are looking at ways to increase the event next year.
Roughly 20 businesses, churches and organizations hosted booths that offered candy and prizes to trick-or-treating children.
Wendy Medina (left), manager of the El Burrito restaurants in Cleveland and Liberty, applies paint to an employee’s face for Dayton’s Treat Street on Oct. 26. 
Emily Scheffer with Cub Scouts Pack 8 of Dayton sold some fundraising items during Dayton’s Treat Street on Oct. 26. 
Wesley Pratka and Sasha Durant with JLA Realty came to Dayton’s Treat Street on Oct. 26 as Beauty and the Beast. Children enjoyed having their photo taken with the pair. 
Tammy Pratka with JLA Realty (left) helped organize Dayton’s Treat Street, which is in its third year. 
Tara Hanel and Elizabeth Robertson were Pooh Bear and his pot of honey for Dayton’s Treat Street on Oct. 26. 
Riley Kelly, Heather Kelly and Amber Kelly, representing JLA Realty donned superhero costumes to hand out candy at Dayton’s Treat Street on Oct. 26. 
Children earned treats by playing games at Dayton’s Treat Street on Saturday, Oct. 26. 
Kim Guedry and Shyla Shoemake represented the City of Dayton at Dayton’s Treat Street on Oct. 26. Children went from booth to booth collecting Halloween treats within the safety of The Commons of Dayton. 
The City of Dayton’s City Secretary Jennifer Billings and Communications Director Patti Jett hand out treats to children at the City’s booth at Treat Street in Dayton on Oct. 26. 
Children pick out treats at Dayton’s Treat Street on Oct. 26. 
Tammy Alexander and Tyler Head with Dayton Police Department laid out a spread of candy in the back of DPD’s new ATV for Dayton’s Treat Street on Oct. 26. 
Children earned treats by playing games at Dayton’s Treat Street on Saturday, Oct. 26. 
Crissie Banning and J.J. Huebner wore Day of the Dead costumes for the El Burrito booth at Dayton’s Treat Street at The Commons on Oct. 26. 
Grady Manuel as Deadpool visits the El Burrito booth at Dayton’s Treat Street on Saturday, Oct. 26. 
Aazalynn Lee stayed warm in her owl costume for Dayton’s Treat Street on Oct. 26. 
Susan Giberson with Eastgate Church encourages a child to stick her hand up a monster’s nose to get Halloween treats at Dayton’s Treat Street on Oct. 26.