The Rutland Halloween Parade is an annual event held on Halloween in the city of Rutland, Vermont, since 1960. The parade has a strong superhero theme and has been the setting for a number of fictional comic book adventures. Local officials maintain that it is one of the largest and longest running Halloween parades in the United States.
The Rutland Halloween Parade as portrayed in Avengers #83, by Roy Thomas, John Buscema, and Tom Palmer (Marvel Comics, Dec. 1970).
Rutland is the only city in and the seat of Rutland County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 15,807. It is located approximately 65 miles (105 km) north of the Massachusetts state line, 35 miles (56 km) west of New Hampshire state line, and 20 miles (32 km) east of the New York state line. Rutland is the third largest city in the state of Vermont after Burlington and South Burlington. Rutland City is completely surrounded by Rutland Town, which is a separate municipality. The downtown area of the city is listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places.
Downtown Historic District
Coat of arms
Merchants' Row in 1907
Lithograph of Rutland from 1885 by L. R. Burleigh with list of landmarks