MARYSVILLE — Among all the comic book superheroes, Disney princesses, action figures, video game characters and horror movie villains to descend on Third Street Oct. 31, there was only one Jake from State Farm.

“They’ve been calling me Jake from State Farm at school for years,” said 13-year-old Jack Sulya, clad in a red polo shirt, name tag and, of course, khakis. “So I decided to make it my costume.”

Hilton Pharmacy owner Mary Kirkland estimated that at least 300 kids filtered through her store from roughly 4:30-5:30 p.m. In spite of some drizzle, enough showed up early that the sidewalks were thronged by 4:20 p.m.

“We had lots of Minions and the cowboys from Toy Story, Woody and Jessie,” Kirkland said. “Most of our little girls were princesses. We hardly saw any witches.”

The staff of her store dressed as clowns, except for Kassidi Neal, who changed as soon as her Elsa from Frozen costume arrived.

“We had quite a few Elsas show up, but all our little girls were excited to see her,” Kirkland said. “They would yell, ‘Elsa,’ as they walked in, and then want pictures.”

Bryan Fosmark and his family had never gone trick-or-treating on Third Street before, and they were unsure whether to brave the weather, but the payoff was worth it.

“It’s much better than going out in the neighborhoods, where they can be out for so long,” Fosmark said. “This way, you get the kids through quick, and they don’t need to get as much candy.”

Quincy Bontrager has been taking his family trick-or-treating on Third Street for five years, and the fresh-baked goods at Oosterwyk’s Dutch Bakery remain their favorite treats.

“It’s fun, and safe, and the kids enjoy it,” Bontrager said, as his 5-year-old son Jesse contemplated whether to lift his Spider-Man mask to bite into his maple bar. “Plus, where else are you going to get handmade cookies?”

Those still looking to celebrate the holiday could stop by the Marysville Family YMCA at 6 p.m. for their first costumed dinner dance, which health and well-being director Ronda Hardcastle boasted drew at least 150 attendees of all ages.

Village Community Services’ Voices of the Village band provided music. Hardcastle explained that the event came about because Vicki Adams, the mother of one of the band members, wanted to celebrate her 60th birthday.

“It was a great success,” said Hardcastle, who expects the dance to become an annual tradition. “We’d really like to get the word out to more of the community. We had lots of folks from VCS and Eagle Wings Ministries, but we’d like to see them integrated more with everyone else.”