Following a one-year hiatus, Trick-or-Treating returned to Main Street Sunday night.

Homeowners along the very popular stretch of roadway — the nearly three-quarters of a mile that runs from Main Street's intersections with Glover Avenue and Currituck Road — saw costumed children arriving by mid-afternoon Sunday. By 4 pm the sidewalks were full of families and groups of friends, and traffic was building on the roadway.

The annual celebration was tamped down last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. First Selectman Dan Rosenthal announced earlier this month that he and other officials felt it would be safe to return this year to the longstanding tradition which draws thousands of people.

While some people were spotted wearing masks on Sunday afternoon, the majority of those outside the homes, businesses and locations were maskless — at least in the sense of protective facemasks.

Instead, costumes either incorporated decorative masks into their presentation or worked without them. It was a scene of "pre-COVID normalcy": lines of children in front of most homes, parents lined on sidewalks, homes decorated to the nines, and plenty of laughter and smiles.

Classic costumes were aplenty. Superheroes and villains rubbed elbows with princesses and pirates.

Cruella de Vil was one of the lead costumes of the evening. Women of all ages were seen wearing their versions of the costume made popular again with the release in June of Cruella. One woman was spotted driving north on Main Street in an antique Morgan, a large dalmatian doll in the passenger seat next to her. With the signature black and white hair, a long cigarette holder in her left hand, and just the hint of a smile, the woman was clearly having fun with the attention her appearance drew.

Luigi and Mario, inflatable costumes, first responders, many characters from Alice in Wonderland, unicorns, clowns, the entire Addams Family, and even a family of four dressed in Purge masks were also among those all mingling among the crowds on Sunday.

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Associate Editor Shannon Hicks can be reached at shannon@thebee.com.