The town’s Main Street transformed into a frightful procession as thousands gathered for annual celebration
Ryan Jeffries dressed as the Joker on Lithgow’s Main Street during the Halloween festival. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian
Crowds make their way up Main Street during the annual festival, which began in 2013 to promote the local shopping stripThe Lithgow line dancers perform to onlookers.
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