Huntsville community happy to have Halloween events outdoors

Health officials are urging people to not gather in large crowds for the holidays

And the halloween events didn't stop there with that parade.

Several events were held this evening with precautions in place.

Waay-31s alexis scott spent the night at midcity district to see how folks there are getting festive amid this pandemic.

Local health officials want people to celebrate holidays liek halloween in outdoor spaces to help minimize the risk of coronavirus.

Some people i spoke with today told me they're happy to do so because it helps them feel good not anxious about the virus.

Andrea rhodes & kelli pelich "definitely doing more things outdoors so when you do yoga, you can be 6-feet apart or coming to the camp, because you can still be around people but you're not in an enclosed space so that makes me feel a little more comfortable and i'm not breathing all the recirculating air.

So just bundle up and get near a heater or fireplace," andrea rhodes and her friend kellu pelich spent their saturday at midcity enjoying all it has to offer.

The camp hosted a family friendly and socially distant event for anyone who wanted a safer way to celebrate.

Allison hollingsworth, manager "we're still trying to make it as fun as we can but still do the safe distancing and everything like that," the majority of counties in north alabama -- including madison county are at a high or very high risk for the spread of coronavirus.

This holiday -- health officials urged people to hold event outdoors.

While at the camp... masks were required... and hand sanitizer stations were placed around the grounds.

There's also 6-feet markers everywhere to remind you to be distant from others who aren't in your group.

Manager allison hollingsworth believes all these extra steps are worth it.

Allison hollingsworth, manager "it's been complicated and really hard at times but we're really trying to still give to the community as much as we can and make it safe and okay for everybody," though social events look a little different... andrea and kelli are thankful they can still come out to have a good time.

Andrea rhodes & kelli pelich "regular stuff, maybe not like before... so we can still do the same things that we used to do before but with a little bit more caution," reporting in huntsville, alexis scott waay-31 news.