EASTON, Pa. — Downtown Easton will transform into a magical marketplace later next month as the city hosts its first-ever Witches’ Walk, a two-day Halloween celebration designed to enchant visitors while supporting local businesses.
The idea for the festival, scheduled for October 24th and 25th, emerged from one mother’s annual autumn travels with her 13-year-old daughter to Halloween events in Lambertville, New Jersey, and Sleepy Hollow, New York.
“We were traveling every fall to these places and just wondering, why doesn’t Easton have a festival like this?” said Sarah Hinsch, the event’s organizer, Easton resident, and restaurateur who previously owned Greenmouth Juice Bar & Cafe, an organic lunch spot with locations in Allentown and Easton.
Hinsch initially assumed existing festivals like Garlic Fest and Bacon Fest might prevent another major event. However, after speaking with Jared Mast from the Greater Easton Development Partnership this spring, she learned the main barrier was simply that no one had taken on the challenge…