The Washington National Opera’s Halloween costume sale this past weekend was busy, beautiful, and lucrative. More than 2,000 items sold, earning the company nearly $65,000 toward its artistic and education programs. About a thousand shoppers braved the rain to attend the event, with some very determined patrons lining up as early as 7:30 AM.
According to the company’s press office, shoppers endured three hour waits throughout most of Saturday morning. While they waited, some even joined in on spontaneous “opera sing-offs.” Here’s a look at what else you missed.
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Clark Cheney arrived nearly an hour before the sale began. “I’ve been waiting for the Opera to hold a costume sale for six years so I wanted to come early,” he says.


“My six-year-old son’s favorite movie is Les Mis, and he really wanted to be Gavroche for Halloween,” says Sydney Packard, an Ashburn resident who arrived at the sale at 8:20 AM. She bought her son a Gavroche-inspired costume, plus a black dress for herself.


