What day is trick or treating this year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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!

This has to be a troll. There is absolutely no way this is true

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

I was being sarcastic!

[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.

Our city is the opposite. They will never do ToT night on a weekend (Friday- Sunday). They usually follow this suggestion from the state regional planning commission: When Oct. 31 falls on a Monday-Thursday, trick or treating is held on Oct. 31. When Halloween falls on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, it should be held the Thursday prior to Oct. 31.

Each municipalities still decide on their own when they will have their official ToT day/time. But I think most follow this recommendation.

This year our city official ToT night is on Thurs 10/31 6-8PM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Our city is the opposite. They will never do ToT night on a weekend (Friday- Sunday). They usually follow this suggestion from the state regional planning commission: When Oct. 31 falls on a Monday-Thursday, trick or treating is held on Oct. 31. When Halloween falls on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, it should be held the Thursday prior to Oct. 31.

Each municipalities still decide on their own when they will have their official ToT day/time. But I think most follow this recommendation.

This year our city official ToT night is on Thurs 10/31 6-8PM.

What hillbilly town do you live in?

[Anonymous]

Our town has Night Time Trick or Treat from 5-8pm on the last Saturday of October. If you are participating, you turn on your porch light.

This year just happens to be on the 31st. Last year it was the 28th.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Our city is the opposite. They will never do ToT night on a weekend (Friday- Sunday). They usually follow this suggestion from the state regional planning commission: When Oct. 31 falls on a Monday-Thursday, trick or treating is held on Oct. 31. When Halloween falls on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, it should be held the Thursday prior to Oct. 31.

Each municipalities still decide on their own when they will have their official ToT day/time. But I think most follow this recommendation.

This year our city official ToT night is on Thurs 10/31 6-8PM.

What hillbilly town do you live in?

This sounds like OH, which is the only place where I've experienced ToT on any night other than Oct 31. What other states or cities (outside of OH) actually set an office ToT date that may not be Oct 31? I'm just curious about this now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Our city is the opposite. They will never do ToT night on a weekend (Friday- Sunday). They usually follow this suggestion from the state regional planning commission: When Oct. 31 falls on a Monday-Thursday, trick or treating is held on Oct. 31. When Halloween falls on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, it should be held the Thursday prior to Oct. 31.

Each municipalities still decide on their own when they will have their official ToT day/time. But I think most follow this recommendation.

This year our city official ToT night is on Thurs 10/31 6-8PM.

What hillbilly town do you live in?

This sounds like OH, which is the only place where I've experienced ToT on any night other than Oct 31. What other states or cities (outside of OH) actually set an office ToT date that may not be Oct 31? I'm just curious about this now.

Parts of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. I'm sure there are more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our town has Night Time Trick or Treat from 5-8pm on the last Saturday of October. If you are participating, you turn on your porch light.

This year just happens to be on the 31st. Last year it was the 28th.

Huh? The 31st is a Thursday this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our town has Night Time Trick or Treat from 5-8pm on the last Saturday of October. If you are participating, you turn on your porch light.

This year just happens to be on the 31st. Last year it was the 28th.

Huh? The 31st is a Thursday this year.

I mis-typed. Last Thursday. IDK why it's on Thursday. It just always is

[Anonymous]

i trick or treat m&m's because the m&m's are cannibals and i hate giving candy because I want ALLL THE CANDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Our city is the opposite. They will never do ToT night on a weekend (Friday- Sunday). They usually follow this suggestion from the state regional planning commission: When Oct. 31 falls on a Monday-Thursday, trick or treating is held on Oct. 31. When Halloween falls on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, it should be held the Thursday prior to Oct. 31.

Each municipalities still decide on their own when they will have their official ToT day/time. But I think most follow this recommendation.

This year our city official ToT night is on Thurs 10/31 6-8PM.

I grew up outside of Pittsburgh and this was a thing.

What hillbilly town do you live in?

This sounds like OH, which is the only place where I've experienced ToT on any night other than Oct 31. What other states or cities (outside of OH) actually set an office ToT date that may not be Oct 31? I'm just curious about this now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our town has Night Time Trick or Treat from 5-8pm on the last Saturday of October. If you are participating, you turn on your porch light.

This year just happens to be on the 31st. Last year it was the 28th.

Sweetie, learn how to read a calendar. Halloween is on a Thursday this year.

[Anonymous]

I grew up in SE Wisconsin and at some point in childhood, TOT became scheduled for daytime hours on a weekend around Halloween. It was lame and done for safety reasons but yes, it was scheduled for a different day every year. I have some early memories on TOT at night on Halloween but that changed at some point in the 80s.

[Anonymous]

What is wrong with some of you? It’s a legitimate question. Halloween has been temporarily moved from time to time in different states for various reasons. Usually it’s bad weather that changes the date. Nobody is going out during a hurricane.

Utah has permanently changed the date of Halloween to the last weekend of October. Other states are starting to discuss permanent changes put Halloween on the last Saturday of October. Half our holidays change dates every year. And Halloween is not a government holiday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is wrong with some of you? It’s a legitimate question. Halloween has been temporarily moved from time to time in different states for various reasons. Usually it’s bad weather that changes the date. Nobody is going out during a hurricane.

Utah has permanently changed the date of Halloween to the last weekend of October. Other states are starting to discuss permanent changes put Halloween on the last Saturday of October. Half our holidays change dates every year. And Halloween is not a government holiday.

This is not Utah. This is the DMV. Halloween is always on the 31st.