The 33rd annual Palmerton Halloween Parade is set for 4 p.m. Sunday. Rain date is Monday, at 7 p.m.

Sponsored by the Palmerton Area Chamber of Commerce, the parade will form around 2:30 p.m. at the Seventh Street and Franklin Avenue area.

It will proceed up Seventh Street to Lafayette Avenue, where it will turn down Lafayette to Third Street.

It will then make a left on Third Street to Franklin Avenue, where it will turn left onto Delaware Avenue, and return to Seventh Street.

“Decreasing the route improves the safety of its all because of the increasing amount of tractor-trailers,” said Susie Arner, parade chair. “(That way) they don’t have all the extra turns.”

Arner said it will be a four-division parade that will consist of the Palmerton High School Marching Band, firetrucks, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, sports teams and additional sports teams beyond Booster Club football.

“We do not have a theme-oriented parade, so it’s up to everyone’s imagination however they would like to present themselves,” she said.

Also, Arner said the Palmerton Food Pantry will participate and collect donations of (in-date) nonperishable items along the parade route “with a special thank you to students from the Palmerton Area High School Leo Club, who will be pushing grocery carts.”

Arner noted that many people will be distributing candy along the parade route.

“Please keep your children at the curb,” she said. “We are always concerned about the safety of the spectators, as well as the participants in the parade.”

Arner said late entries were due by Wednesday.

“We hope we see everybody out for a sunny day to support the Palmerton community and have a good time with their family,” she said. “There will be gentlemen walking the parade route collecting donations to help offset the expenses of the parade and add to the future of it.