Revelers dance at the Spook'N Groove Halloween Dance Party at The CAKE Theatre during the 2023 New Hampshire Pumpkin Festival. (Daniel Sarch/T…

A group participates in the “Zombie Walk” at the New Hampshire Pumpkin Festival in downtown Laconia last fall. The walk charted a path from Ve…

Trees are lit up during Pumpkinfest near Veterans Square in downtown Laconia on Friday. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)

Charlie Demers, right, and his fiancée Missy Stone kiss while dancing at the Spook'N Groove Halloween Dance Party at The CAKE Theatre downtown…

Food trucks line Beacon Street East near City Hall during Pumpkinfest on Friday. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)

Shaved ice from KONA Ice is served at Pumpkinfest near City Hall downtown on Friday. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)

Trees are lit up for Pumpkinfest near Veterans Square downtown on Friday. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)

People view the jack-o-lantern display at Pumpkinfest downtown on Friday. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)

A group of people participate in the Zombie Walk for Pumpkinfest downtown on Friday. The Zombie Walk requires participants to walk from Vetera…

Davin Cox, left, a friend of the band Recycled Percussion, hugs John Edwards, 7, after advertising with a sign that reads “free hugz” at Pumpk…