What day is trick or treating this year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Last year we went trick or treating the Saturday afternoon before Halloween. It was fine. There was still candy and the kids had a blast. Bonus - it was way more chill.

In your neighborhood? Or at a planned trunk or treat?

[Anonymous]

I will forever feel sad for the children who have scheduled Halloween. Ditto for the adults who grew up with scheduled Halloween.

I'm grateful I grew up someplace normal, and fun (at least on Halloween).

[Anonymous]

Halloween is always on the Saturday following the fourth Thursday of the month of October. Congress passed a law.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I really think it should be Friday from 4-6. Being out late on a school night is not good for kids. Ugh.

Uh, 4-6 is not “late”

4-6 isn’t even sundown. Too early even on Halloween. 6 is the earliest anyone should be out trick or treating. Give me a minute to get off of work and make dinner before you start showing up at my house please

Yeah -- that's nuts.

Trick or treating is from 6 PM to 8 PM in my town and I love it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Halloween is on Thursday, so will trick or treating be on Friday?

Halloween will be on Monday. April 1st, 2025.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kids plan to go Saturday afternoon. I assume that's fine?

Fine? As in, people will understand what's going on and give your children candy?

No.

Yes, people gave my kids candy. Everyone smiled and was happy to see them. We live in a great neighborhood!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Halloween is always on the Saturday following the fourth Thursday of the month of October. Congress passed a law.

Sadly, I bet some people will fall for this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kids plan to go Saturday afternoon. I assume that's fine?

Fine? As in, people will understand what's going on and give your children candy?

No.

Yes, people gave my kids candy. Everyone smiled and was happy to see them. We live in a great neighborhood!

And I bet they were snickering behind your back. Don’t do this.

[Anonymous]

WHY ARE SO MANY SO DUMB AND NOT UNDERSTANDING THERE ARE SO MANY TROLL POSTS HERE?

[Anonymous]

To be fair, I asked this question the first few years I lived in the DMV. Where I grew up in Pennsylvania, each municipality would set their own trick or treat days and publish them in the paper (1990s). ToT was most often moved to the weekend BEFORE, but sometimes it was pushed to the Saturday following to account for HS Football games. Absolute bonus if you had friends or family who lived in a different part of town and your ToT dates were different--2x the candy!

My hometown's ToT is Sat. Oct 26 5:30-7:30 this year.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I really think it should be Friday from 4-6. Being out late on a school night is not good for kids. Ugh.

You do that and be prepared for a lot of disappointed children.

If someone rings my doorbell on November 1 expecting candy they will not get a positive reaction. Just let kids be kids.

Why, because you'll be sick from gorging on all the leftover candy from Oct 31?

Don't be ridiculous.

It's because I will be steadily working my way through the leftover candy at an appropriate pace. I'm not an animal.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kids plan to go Saturday afternoon. I assume that's fine?

Fine? As in, people will understand what's going on and give your children candy?

No.

Yes, people gave my kids candy. Everyone smiled and was happy to see them. We live in a great neighborhood!

No they weren’t. They also think you’re a nutcase and feel sorry for your hostages.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To be fair, I asked this question the first few years I lived in the DMV. Where I grew up in Pennsylvania, each municipality would set their own trick or treat days and publish them in the paper (1990s). ToT was most often moved to the weekend BEFORE, but sometimes it was pushed to the Saturday following to account for HS Football games. Absolute bonus if you had friends or family who lived in a different part of town and your ToT dates were different--2x the candy!

My hometown's ToT is Sat. Oct 26 5:30-7:30 this year.

This isn’t Mayberry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I laugh every year. Thank you

I can’t wait until somebody shows up to my house on a night other than Halloween and so that I can laugh in their faces.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To be fair, I asked this question the first few years I lived in the DMV. Where I grew up in Pennsylvania, each municipality would set their own trick or treat days and publish them in the paper (1990s). ToT was most often moved to the weekend BEFORE, but sometimes it was pushed to the Saturday following to account for HS Football games. Absolute bonus if you had friends or family who lived in a different part of town and your ToT dates were different--2x the candy!

My hometown's ToT is Sat. Oct 26 5:30-7:30 this year.

Why did you need to ask it repeatedly for a few years? Surely once was enough to learn that DC, like everywhere else I've lived in the US, celebrates Halloween on Halloween.