— Photos by Claudia Ferro

On Sunday, October 19, residents flocked to Somerville Avenue and Union Square for the annual Monster Mashed-Up @ SomerStreets event, the final installment of the city’s annual Open Streets series. Approximately 7,000 attendees attended the free event.

The celebration along Somerville Ave. featured a costume parade for residents of all ages, 150-pound pumpkins carved by artists using power tools, an Oktoberfest area, Milk Row Cemetery tours, live entertainment, a craft fair and more, from Washington St. to Lowell St.