We skipped our annual Halloween trip last year due to the birth of our baby, but the two years before that the golf cart parade was on the 30th, the day before Halloween. I even checked the date stamp on our photos of the parade to double check. So in 2009 and 2010 the parade was the day before Halloween. Not sure about last year though. I'm hoping that this year will be the day before Halloween as well. On Halloween day, they usually have various games (wrap the mummy in toilet paper, etc) and then they have the Monster Mash dance party near the pool right before trick or treating time.