The 27th annual Jim Thorpe Halloween parade will step off at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

The parade will form at 1 p.m. at the Jim Thorpe High School parking lot and then travel down Route 903 to Fifth Street.

Transportation for parade participants will then be provided on Third Street to take them back to Memorial Park for refreshments.

A detour will be set up beginning at 1:45 p.m. for people traveling through the town. It will detour from Fifth to 10th streets, passing Evergreen and St. Joseph cemeteries.

The parade is sponsored by the Jim Thorpe Lions Club.

This year’s grand marshal is the late Jim Trainer, who was one of the driving forces in planning the parade. Trainer passed away earlier this year.

Following the parade, judging will announce best float, best group and most original. This year’s judges are Duke Bilsak, Dr. Clem McGinley and Tom Lesisko.

The lineup for this year’s parade is as follows:

Division 1

Jim Thorpe police department, community watch and Mayor Michael Sofranko; Pa. State Police; grand marshal’s family; Jim Thorpe Borough workforce; Jim Thorpe Lions Club; Jim Thorpe fire department; Jim Thorpe Neighborhood Bank; Jim Thorpe Bikers Teams; Bridget McFadden/Frank’s Red Hot; Rep. Doyle Heffley; Jim Thorpe High School band and cheerleaders, and Carbon County Republican Party “We Love America.”

Division 2

Carbon County Sheriff Dan Zeigler; Mahoning Valley Ambulance; Bright Path Brewing; Hawk Mountain Highlanders; Girl Scout Troop 30903 “Go Wild With Girl Scouts;” Lehighton Ambulance; Cub Pack 138 “Fun Activities with Scouting;” Mason’s Cold Beer; Carbon County Democratic Party; Gregory Badger’s Caliope; All Points Towing, and Jukebox Cruisers.

Division 3

Penn Forest Volunteer Fire Company No. 1; Girl Scouts Heart of PA “GS Ghouls;” Forks of the Delaware Tin Lizzies; Olympian Booster Club of Jim Thorpe; Donna Gentile, recorder of deeds; Karper’s Lawn Care; The Hearse Around Jim Thorpe; Pharoah’s Car Club, and Santa.