Tens of thousands of costumed revelers are set to march in New York City's 46th annual Village Halloween Parade.

The mile and a half parade kicks off Thursday night in Greenwich Village at Spring Street and proceeds up Sixth Avenue to West 15th Street.

This year's parade features hundreds of Wild Things-themed puppets and more than 50 music bands, dancers and artists. The parade, which is open to anyone wearing a costume, began in 1973 with a puppeteer marching with his family and grew into a televised extravaganza.

A bulldog named "Prince Chunk", left, barks at Dwayne Steeler, right, dressed as a werewolf for the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, in New York. (AP PhotoFrank Franklin II)

A bulldog named "Prince Chunk", left, barks at Dwayne Steeler, right, dressed as a werewolf for the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, in New York. (AP PhotoFrank Franklin II)

The New York Police Department reports it's on "heightened vigilance" to keep everyone safe despite saying there were no credible threats.

Lola, a chihuahua, waits with revelers before they march in the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, in New York. (AP PhotoFrank Franklin II)

Lola, a chihuahua, waits with revelers before they march in the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, in New York. (AP PhotoFrank Franklin II)