ROSCOE – Trout Town USA is closing the street and opening the party. On Saturday, October 3rd, from Noon to 4 pm, the Roscoe Block Party brings the whole town downtown for an afternoon of food, music, games and neighbors. Stewart Avenue will be closed to traffic and filled with vendors, activities and live music. The fun spills around the corner onto Union Street, where The Hound Books and Do Good Spirits are hosting more to do.

It's a block party the way you remember them. Kids can take on the bounce house, carve a pumpkin and get their faces painted. At 2 pm, the classic cake walk starts: walk the circle, stop when the music stops, and you might go home with a homemade cake. The photo booth is there for the family picture, and Beaverkill Angler has a jar of dry flies waiting for your best guess. Live music from Coal Bed, Kathryn Brooks and The Rolling Beavers runs through the afternoon, along with Roscoe trivia on stage.

Stroll Stewart Avenue and you'll find some of the best makers, growers and bakers in the Catskills:

• Food & drink: Majestic Sandwiches, Mark Hesse's popcorn, sweets from Wild Fox Acres, baked goods from Ulster Heights Millstone, and Roscoe Beer Co.
• Fall on the farm: pumpkins from Spring Brook Farm and pumpkin painting with Hodgson River Bank Farm
• Vintage & clothing: 9th Street Vintage, Two Bridges (vintage for kids), PS Chainstitch embroidery. Celebrate Mean Girls Day with Grool Catskills!
• Art, crafts & home: hand-carved wood by Kevin Hammel, forged metalwork by Matt Harrat, prints and bags from Nyrithee Illustration & Design, wood signs from Board Silly, and home goods from All Sorts
• And more: tarot readings with Elaine Duffy, Butternut Grove Campsites, the Boy Scouts, the Town of Rockland and Manor Ink

Downtown shops will be open with specials all afternoon, so bring an appetite and a tote bag. The party goes on rain or shine.