Whoopi Goldberg Announced as Grand Marshall For New York City's 41st Annual Villiage Halloween Parade

Online, September 22, 2014 (Newswire.com) - The New York City’s Village Halloween Parade announced that Whoopi Goldberg, co-host of ABC’s The View, will be the Grand Marshall of this year’s 41st Annual Parade on Friday, October 31st.

Having previously participated in the Macy’s Day Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2012 and celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans on several occasions, it’s well known that Ms. Goldberg loves a good parade. As Grand Marshall, Goldberg will lead the Village Halloween Parade down Sixth Avenue on a float embracing the spirit of this year’s theme, “The Garden of Earthly Delights”.   The Academy Award-winning actress and TV personality will be equipped with a microphone, interacting and speaking directly to the thousands of fans along the parade route, making for a very special evening. 

“As a native New Yorker, I am thrilled to be a part of such a time-honored tradition,” noted Goldberg. “The Parade brings people of this great city together, and the energy is always infectious. Halloween is the one day out of the year where you can be anyone you want and I am excited to be leading the pack.”

Artistic and Producing Parade Director Jeanne Fleming said, “Whoopi Goldberg embodies the essence of what the Village Halloween Parade is all about.  Her passion and enthusiasm for New York is unparalleled.”

The year’s parade will showcase hundreds of puppets, 53 bands spanning all genres of music, dancers, artists and thousands of enthusiastic New Yorkers donning costumes in the nation’s largest public participatory event.

Although this iconic event has entertained the public on Halloween night for over 40 years, attracting millions of people from around the world, it couldn’t happen without the help of donations and sponsorships. For more information on how you can donate and other future sponsorship opportunities, please visit halloween-nyc.com. 

Media Contact:
Jodie Thomas
Rubenstein Public Relations
Jthomas@rubensteinpr.com, 212-843-9241

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