WARRENSBURG, Mo. --Area residents were invited to bring their little ghouls and goblins downtown Friday to collect candy from area businesses, which went all out, dressing their employees in costumes and decorating their stores for the event.

Brothers Mason and Brent Wilkens were a throwback to the cretaceous period, donning their matching triceratops costumes

Ashton, who dressed as Heath Ledger's Joker, and AJ Gleason, who was a mix between a hockey player and Spider Man

Tyler Stevens patrolled downtown as his alter-ego Batman looking for crooks and candy

Patrick and Caleb Dillon

Kassidy Reeves showed Keston Sirges, who dressed as a dinosaur, around the event

Crisse Webb and Jaeden Galye, strolled downtown showing off their costumes while collecting candy

Hannah, Christina and Isabella Murphey, were an eclectic mix of a princess, fairy and transformer

Dalton, who dressed as a football player, and Shannon Johnson

Alexander, who dressed as a ninja, and sister Cassandra Burnev, who dressed as a horse

Keith Johns brought daughter Sobrina, who dressed as a vampire, downtown for the event

Mathew, Patrick, William and Michael Finand

Angie Crist dressed up as a witch to go trick-or-treating with Jackson Green, who dressed up as a motocross racer

Kayla, who dressed as a birthday cake, and Tyler Yates, who dressed as a table

Hundreds of locals showed up in costumes downtown Friday to collect candy from area businesses

Tom Butts, dressed as the grim reaper, handed candy out to kids