October 25, 2020

Monster Mash Car Bash in downtown Cape Girardeau

Old Town Cape, Inc. held the second annual Monster Mash Car Bash on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. Classic cars, decorated in various displays, lined the parking lot at 35 S. Spanish St. where children dressed in Halloween costumes were able to trunk-or-treat. Other activities for children, such as games and a photo booth, were also available. Prizes were awarded for the “Most Creative Vehicle Display,” “Best Costume” and the Bank of Missouri’s “Spookiest Vehicle.”

Danny Essner, dressed as a Grim Reaper, is seen sitting in the trunk of his 1955 Chevy with a bowl of candy while he waits for trunk-or-treaters at the Monster Mash Car Bash. Essner was awarded the Spookiest VehicleВќ award at the event on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, held in the parking lot at 35 S. Spanish St. 

Lane Polish (left) and his sister, Cora Rose, are seen sitting by their grandparents' car, which was decorated with a beach theme, with buckets of candy at the Monster Mash Car Bash on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, in the parking lot at 35 S. Spanish St. 

Kalin Crenshaw (left) takes a plastic ring from his mom, Ashley Crenshaw, as he attempts to toss the plastic ring onto a witches hat in the childrens activities section of the Monster Mash Car Bash on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020.

Jodi Templeton passes out candy to kids in costumes at the Monster Mash Car Bash on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, in downtown Cape Girardeau. Jodi and her husband, Bob (behind), dressed as pirates this year and won the 'Best Costume' award at the event, hosted by Old Town Cape, Inc. 

Kaitlyn Kraus (left), an employee at the Bank of Missouri, works the childrens activities with the help of her daughter, Allison, at the Monster Mash Car Bash on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. 

Marc Lumsden adjusts the lobster costume on his foster dog, Rudy, at the Monster Mash Car Bash on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. Lumsden said he became a foster parent to Rudy through the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri, where he is still available for adoption.

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Old Town Cape, Inc. held the second annual Monster Mash Car Bash on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. Classic cars, decorated in various displays, lined the parking lot at 35 S. Spanish St. where children dressed in Halloween costumes were able to trunk-or-treat. Other activities for children, such as games and a photo booth, were also available. Prizes were awarded for the “Most Creative Vehicle Display,” “Best Costume” and the Bank of Missouri’s “Spookiest Vehicle.”

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