Christi Wojnowski of Port Angeles, center left, takes part in a “flash mob” rendition of the zombie dance based on the music video of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain in downtown Port Angeles during Halloween trick or treating. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Christi Wojnowski of Port Angeles, center left, takes part in a “flash mob” rendition of the zombie dance based on the music video of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain in downtown Port Angeles during Halloween trick or treating. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Halloween fun on the Olympic Peninsula

Trick-or-treaters filled streets of many North Olympic Peninsula towns to visit businesses, make the rounds in their neighborhoods and take part in parades.

Some young — or just young at heart — recalled the 1980s with a reenactment of the music video for the Michael Jackson song “Thriller” in a “zombie flash mob.”

Six-year-old Emmett Stratford of Port Angeles receives a treat from Sarah Ogerly, owner of Olympic Stained Glass, left, and Mitch Zenobi during Halloween trick or treating in downtown Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Six-year-old Emmett Stratford of Port Angeles receives a treat from Sarah Ogerly, owner of Olympic Stained Glass, left, and Mitch Zenobi during Halloween trick or treating in downtown Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Melissa Williams, left, and Carrie Sanford give treats to 8-year-old Norah Haire, center, and Lilly Spoon, 12, in front of barbecue in downtown Port Angeles on Thursday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Melissa Williams, left, and Carrie Sanford give treats to 8-year-old Norah Haire, center, and Lilly Spoon, 12, in front of barbecue in downtown Port Angeles on Thursday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Brett Stigall of Port Angeles, left, takes a photo of youngsters, from left, Dawkin Stigall, 7, Cael Stigall, 6, Tydus Stigall, 4, Gary Proutt, 3, and Gloria Proutt, 5, at the plaza at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain in downtown Port Angeles on Halloween. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Brett Stigall of Port Angeles, left, takes a photo of youngsters, from left, Dawkin Stigall, 7, Cael Stigall, 6, Tydus Stigall, 4, Gary Proutt, 3, and Gloria Proutt, 5, at the plaza at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain in downtown Port Angeles on Halloween. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Employees of the Jefferson County Auditor’s Office dressed as dodgeball players to celebrate Halloween. Pictured are Max Kurtz, left, Quinn Grewell, Tessa Rasmussen, Betty Johnson, Barb Ferguson and Brenda Huntingford. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

Employees of the Jefferson County Auditor’s Office dressed as dodgeball players to celebrate Halloween. Pictured are Max Kurtz, left, Quinn Grewell, Tessa Rasmussen, Betty Johnson, Barb Ferguson and Brenda Huntingford. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

Charlie Hough, left, Sherrie Shold, Lauralee Kiesel, Jami Trafton, Darcy Harrison, Linda Manthe, Kevin Hitchcock and Jeff Chapman of the County Assessor’s Office jumped down the rabbit hole into Wonderland on Halloween. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

Charlie Hough, left, Sherrie Shold, Lauralee Kiesel, Jami Trafton, Darcy Harrison, Linda Manthe, Kevin Hitchcock and Jeff Chapman of the County Assessor’s Office jumped down the rabbit hole into Wonderland on Halloween. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson County Treasurer Stacie Prada sits at a table surrounded by foliage as the Tooth Fairy on Halloween in the Jefferson County Courthouse. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson County Treasurer Stacie Prada sits at a table surrounded by foliage as the Tooth Fairy on Halloween in the Jefferson County Courthouse. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

Robynn Schwab, co-owner of Anime Kat in downtown Port Angeles, gives a treat to 4-year-old Don Davis-Greene on Thursday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Robynn Schwab, co-owner of Anime Kat in downtown Port Angeles, gives a treat to 4-year-old Don Davis-Greene on Thursday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Shelly Treider, an employee of Platypus Marine Inc., passes out a treat to four-year-old Kameron Flores of Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Shelly Treider, an employee of Platypus Marine Inc., passes out a treat to four-year-old Kameron Flores of Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Karissa Reese, 9, of Port Angeles, trick or treats as an angel to receive a handout from Sarah Kauffman, an employee of Odyssey Bookshop, during Halloween festivities in downtown Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Karissa Reese, 9, of Port Angeles, trick or treats as an angel to receive a handout from Sarah Kauffman, an employee of Odyssey Bookshop, during Halloween festivities in downtown Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Melissa Miles of Port Angeles, gives attention to her dinosaur-dressed dog, Diego, while holding another canine, Rocco, on Halloween in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Melissa Miles of Port Angeles, gives attention to her dinosaur-dressed dog, Diego, while holding another canine, Rocco, on Halloween in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Andy Walters, 8, waddles down Front Street in his T-rex costume as his mother, Imelda Walters of Port Angeles, guides him through crowds of trick-or-treaters on Halloween in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Andy Walters, 8, waddles down Front Street in his T-rex costume as his mother, Imelda Walters of Port Angeles, guides him through crowds of trick-or-treaters on Halloween in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Tobin Reifenstahl, 12, of Port Angeles disguises himself as a bush to scare passers-by from a planter in downtown Port Angeles on Halloween. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Tobin Reifenstahl, 12, of Port Angeles disguises himself as a bush to scare passers-by from a planter in downtown Port Angeles on Halloween. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Remington Hampton waves to the crowd as he walks down Water Street with his family in Port Townsend during the Halloween Parade. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

Remington Hampton waves to the crowd as he walks down Water Street with his family in Port Townsend during the Halloween Parade. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

The Port Townsend Main Street Witches lead off the Halloween Parade through downtown Water Street in Port Townsend on Thursday Afternoon. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

The Port Townsend Main Street Witches lead off the Halloween Parade through downtown Water Street in Port Townsend on Thursday Afternoon. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

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