Last night, thousands of Richmonders crammed into Oregon Hill for the 21st annual Halloween Parade from All The Saints Theater Company, the DIY puppet troupe behind it all.
This year’s theme was “Dada Ur Data: A Funeral March for Intelligence,” a requiem for surveillance culture and the cult of AI. The procession launched from Monroe Park and wound into one of Richmond’s oldest neighborhoods.
Porches on both sides of the street were packed, and the weather was perfect. Toddlers on shoulders, grown-ups in clown makeup, strangers passing each other beers. Richmond has never fully grown up, and that seemed fine to everyone who showed up last night.
Photos by Michael Simon
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