Ellen Freudenheim, who writes the About.com Brooklyn feature reports that the Park Slope Halloween Parade is apparently the largest children’s Halloween parade in the United States. She writes:

Who knew? How great! Kudos to the dedicated event organizers, the local Park Slope Civic Council. They’ve made it possible for generations of Brooklyn kids to have incredible memories of Halloween, right here in the Big Apple.

Whether or not it’s the biggest children’s Halloween Parade or not, it’s our’s and since 1986 the Park Slope Civic Council’s Halloween Parade has been an integral and looked-forward to part of neighborhood life.

This year, the 2012 Civic Council Halloween Parade is on Wednesday Oct. 31, starting at 6:30 p.m. at 14th Street and Seventh Avenue

As usual, two ambulances will lead the parade followed by Civic Council trustees, elected officials, giant puppets made over the years under the direction of the Puppeteers Cooperative, and volunteers from Park Slope Parents and local schoolchildren.

Next the rank and file of Park Slope locals in costumes, mysterious roller skating ghouls, marching bands, and other experiences top off the experienc e.

The parade end at the Old Stone House and Washington Park on Fifth Avenue between Third and Fourth Streets.