SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT (October 21, 2014) –The World of Little League®: Peter J. McGovern Museum and Official Store will hold a Halloween costume contest on Saturday, October 25 and Sunday, October 26
Anyone 14 and younger who is in costume on either day can tour the museum at no charge, and will be able to enter the contest. A photo will be taken of each entrant, with prize winners announced before Halloween. Prizes will be awarded in 10 categories.
A panel of judges will select the winners from the photographs.
Entrants must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Children can enter the contest on either day from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. (The museum is open every day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
Prizes will be awarded in the following categories:
- Scariest costume
- Prettiest costume
- Funniest costume
- Best original/homemade costume
- Ugliest costume
- Best animal costume
- Best “real” human costume
- Best legendary/mythological/fictional character costume
- Best makeup
- Best sports costume
The museum is located at 525 Montgomery Pike (U.S. 15). Ticket prices are normally $5 for general admission; $3 for seniors who are 62 and older and $2 for children 12 and younger. As noted earlier, children up to age 14 in costume will be admitted free when they enter the contest on either day.
It is not necessary for the parent(s) to purchase admission to the museum, in order for a child to enter the contest.
Additional information is available by contacting the museum at 570-326-3607.
About Little League®Little League® Baseball and Softball is the world’s largest organized youth sports program, with 2.4 million players and one million adult volunteers in every U.S. state and more than 80 other countries. In 2014, Little League is celebrating its 75th Anniversary of developing major league people. For more information, visit LittleLeague.org, or follow the Little League on Facebook (facebook.com/LittleLeague) or Twitter (twitter.com/LittleLeague). More information about the World of Little League is available at Little League’s® website (LittleLeagueMuseum.org) and Facebook page (facebook.com/LittleLeagueMuseum).