A pair of attendees dressed as Ghostface wait for their order from the food truck during the annual Hawthorne Hootenanny Fall Fiesta held Oct. 25, 2025, at the Hawthorne Community Center in Indianapolis.
The band El Marimbaso performs during the festival. The band includes, from left, Victor Rîvas, Lisa Gomez, Reynial Horene, Isaac Salazar and Ezequiel Jiménez.
Children line up for the costume contest.
Costumed children join the band El Marimbaso on stage to dance during the event.
Above left: Joanne Classick (left), of the We Care Neighborhood Association, and IMPD officer Omari Stringer were two of the judges of a costume contest. Above right: Kaylynn Campbell (right), 12, and Serina Jines, 17, react as the judges recognize their cat costumes for an award.
From left, Enslee Carrera, 8, Gael Carrera, 6, and Daniel Carrera, 7, pose in their Halloween costumes.
The judges for the costume contest pick out the best costumes. The judges are, from left, Joanne Classick, of the We Care Neighborhood Association, IMPD officer Omari Stringer, IMPD Capt. Bradley Gosnell, Katy Arnold and Ann Sumner, both of the Hawthorne Center.
Kaylynn Campbell (second from left), 12, and Serina Jines, 17, dressed as cats for the costume contest, pose with five-year-old twins Taylor (left) and Paisley Jines, dressed as kittens.
Dressed as Woody and Jessie from “Toy Story,” two-year-old twins Malai and Mazikeen Bowman dance on stage with the band El Marimbaso.
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