Business as usual over here. Lots of happy people and dogs. Over the top decor - every year it gets bigger and more interactive!

It NOVA it was probably our busiest year so far. I think more kids have moved to the neighborhood.

I'm not home due to a family emergency, and I intentionally turned off all the lights, even the ones that are normally on a timer. Therefore, my house is very dark. Despite that, my doorbell has rung no fewer than 25 times (I have a Ring doorbell in addition to multiple cameras). Apparently there are a lot of ToTers out in my neighborhood!

More parent parties, fewer door to door, OP.

We were outside for an hour and a half, in MoCo (no school tomorrow) and it was WAY quieter than usual.

Anonymous wrote:Steady stream of kids in our neighborhood.

+1

It got started later than I remember in last years…pretty quiet until 6:30ish. But now tons of kids, we are flying through candy.

A few hundred kids. 4 big bowls of candy. Are house is decked out though so we draw them in.

Anonymous wrote:Do more people take their kids to those trunk or treat events now skipping traditionally trick or treating?

No most people do both trunk or treat/other event and Halloween trick or treat. But I do think people don’t stay out as long or go to as many houses these days because of the number of pre-Halloween events they’ve already attended.

Fun. Night here in Rockville. 40 ish kids. Sounds like they are having a blast running around out there...No school tomorrow thankfully.

My neighbors have become weird.

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Anonymous wrote:We have had no trick or treaters. I guess is its the Gaza/Palestine thing.

Totally. Definitely keeping my kids from trick or treating this year because of events going on halfway around the world.

Seriously. Good lord people.

It isn't directly about what's going on in the ME but there is a lot of protesting, fear and tension going on here now. Plus there has been 2 mass shootings. I can understand people keeping their kids home.

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Anonymous wrote:I thought it was quiet, then I went to go pick up my daughter from a friends house a mile away. Numbers are definitely down this year. It’s a school night, it’s cold, Gaza/Palestine, and Halloween generally on the decline at least as far as “public” holiday. Many celebrations over the weekend though.

What? You think world events are keeping people inside? if 9/11 and COVID didn't keep the beggars away, a crisis an ocean away isn't. We are Americans and tend to compartmentalize.

Agree no one is staying away because of a crisis in the Mideast. It’s a colder than usual Tuesday night.

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Anonymous wrote:We have had no trick or treaters. I guess is its the Gaza/Palestine thing.

Totally. Definitely keeping my kids from trick or treating this year because of events going on halfway around the world.

Seriously. Good lord people.

Anonymous wrote:Do more people take their kids to those trunk or treat events now skipping traditionally trick or treating?

No they do both.