The Sultana Education Foundation’s Downrigging Festival will open with a frightfully fun Halloween Costume Party on Friday, Oct. 31, beginning at 4 p.m. at the historic Chestertown waterfront. Kent County News reports the evening kicks off the weekend’s maritime celebration, combining tall ships, live music and Halloween flair. Costume judging will begin as participants enter the Downrigging Festival Village, with more than $500 in cash and merchandise prizes to be awarded at 6:45 p.m.