No tricks—just Halloween-season fun.
Listen: Any other time of year, we would tell you not to walk up to a stranger’s car just because they’re giving out free candy. But it’s October, and that means ’tis the season for trunk-or-treats. Maybe stick to the organized events, though—for our peace of mind.
Lots of trunk-or-treat events are open to businesses and community members to join in and hand out candy from their trunks. Costumes and trunk decorating are both encouraged, so check the event pages to find the details, contact the hosts, and join in on the fun.
The city’s regularly scheduled trick or treating takes on Saturday, October 31, from 6 to 8 p.m. But there are lots of options in the weeks leading up to that, including several commercial-district trick or treat events. We’ve arranged them in a tidy itinerary:
Saturday, October 17
Costume Contest & Trunk-or-Treat by Akkary Cosmetic Surgery & Medspa
1100 Fort Pierpont Drive
6–8 p.m.
Sunday, October 18
Triple S Harley Davidson Trunk-or-Treat
7300 Willie G Avenue
noon–2 p.m.
Clinton District Volunteer Fire Department and Community Methodist Church Trunk-or-Treat
1989 Grafton Road 119 South
2–4 p.m.
Tuesday, October 20
Children’s Home Society Annual Trunk-or-Treat
11 Commerce Drive
6–7:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 22
Monongalia County Health Department Trunk-or-Treat
453 Van Voorhis Road
5:30–7:30 p.m.
Morgantown Trunk-or-Treat at Lowe’s Pierpont Centre by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Touchdown Home Pros Realty
901 Venture Drive
5:30–7:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 25
Morgantown Ice Theatre Trunk or Twizzle
Mylan Park Ice Pavilion, 156 Mylan Park Lane
2:30 p.m.
Arnettsville Community Center Trunk-or-Treat
4120 Fairmont Road
3 p.m.
Tuesday, October 27
Howl-o-ween: Doggy Trick or Treat at the West Virginia Botanic Garden
1061 Tyrone Road
4–6:30 p.m.
Registration is required for this popular event and parking is limited, so consider carpooling with other well-behaved canines!
Wednesday, October 28
Trunk-or-Treat at the Seneca Center
709 Beechurst Avenue
5–7 p.m.
Suncrest Towne Centre Halloween Trick or Treat
Suncrest Towne Centre
5–7 p.m.
Thursday, October 29
Downtown Morgantown Trick or Treat
Downtown
5–7 p.m.
Friday, October 30
Park After Dark at Chestnut Ridge Park
346 Chestnut Ridge Camp Road
7–9 p.m.
Saturday, October 31
Ruby Amphitheater’s annual Halloween Spooktacular
185 Garrett Street
4 p.m.
Stick around after the trunk-or-treat for showings of The Nightmare Before Christmas and Rocky Horror Picture Show
Are you hosting or participating in a Halloween-themed event not included in this list? Let us—and our readers—know about it by adding it to our community event calendar.
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