Nik Rajkovic / news@whmi.com

Thousands are expected in downtown Howell Saturday afternoon for the city's annual Legend of Sleepy Howell and Headless Horseman 5k, dubbed Livingston County's largest trick-or-treating event.

"We are bringing a touch-a-truck aspect to the event this year. So, we're going to have some our friends that join us for our Mother's Day touch-a-truck event here this weekend, in the annex parking lot of the courthouse," says Jordan Hilbrecht at Howell Parks and Recreation.

There will be more than trick-or-treating 25 vendors on Clinton Street and the parking lot, along with Halloween-inspired decorations along State Street.

"We will be having some vendors passing out some allergen-friendly options like stickers, or gluten-free, things like that. We wanted to be conscious of that, and some of our vendors are able to provide those."

Hilbrecht says there will be a costume contest for both the kids and any four-legged members of the family who are dressed up.

Trick-or-treating outside the historic courthouse and along Grand River runs from 3 pm until 5 pm Saturday. Then it's the Headless Horseman 5k and Monster Mile.

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