Celebrate Halloween 2026 with the best Trunk or Treat events in Albany. Discover family-friendly Halloween celebrations featuring decorated cars, candy giveaways, costume contests, games, community gatherings, and safe trick-or-treat experiences for children. Whether you're planning a fun family outing or looking for Halloween events near you, explore the top Trunk or Treat events happening across Albany.
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★ Top pickFri, Oct 306:00 PM
Schenectady Jc Little League Baseball Field
Fri, Oct 30Lenox, MA
The Town of Lenox will be having a Trunk or Treat event around the village. The community and visitors can walk around for treats. Wear your costumes and dawn your bag for treats. The Town of Lenox will be
Free
Fri, Oct 30533 Saratoga Rd, East Glenville
Join us for the ultimate family Halloween celebration! We’re transforming our car lot into a safe, fun treat filled neighbor block party! We will be doing a raffle and parents get a coupon for a Free NYSI. **This is completely Free and Open to the public!
Fri, Oct 30Raymour & Flanigan Furniture and Mattress Store (121 Ballston Ave, Saratoga Springs, NY)
🎃👻 TRUNK OR TREAT AT RAYMOUR & FLANIGAN! 👻🎃 Join us for a spooktacular evening of Halloween fun at Raymour & Flanigan in Saratoga Springs! Bring the whole family for a safe, fun-filled event with plenty of treats, festive decorations, and Hallowe
Fri, Oct 30971 Route 146, Clifton Park
Join us for a fun, family‑friendly evening at Shenendehowa United Methodist Church as we celebrate Trunk or Treat! Friday, October 30 • 4:30–6:30 PM All are invited to enjoy a safe, joyful night filled with treats, smiles, and community. Our volunteers w
Fri, Oct 3050 Woodbridge Ave, Chatham
🎃👻 MED TRUNK OR TREAT👻🎃 Get ready for a spooktacular evening of Halloween fun! Join the Chatham MED PTO for our annual Trunk or Treat event, sponsored by Genovese Excavation. Bring the family, wear your favorite costume, and enjoy an evening filled with
Food trucks
Fri, Oct 30Corner of East Drive and Maple Avenue, Galway
🎃 Join the Greater Arbutus Business Association for our annual ArBOOtus: A Trunk or Treat Extravaganza! 👻 We are excited to bring this beloved community event back to its original location in the Revenue Authority parking lot, located at the corner of Ea
Fri, Oct 30Troy Central School
Join us for a night of Halloween fun! We are always looking for trunks, please consider decorating your car, truck, side x side!
Sat, Oct 31Rotterdam United Methodist Church, Schenectady
Come out and give your kids a chance to wear their costumes early! Children are invited to come and trick or treat from trunk to trunk that will be decorated for the season in our parking lot. The event is free to attend however we will be accepting don
Sat, Oct 31Saratoga Harness Racing, Saratoga Springs
Don’t forget! Trunk Or Treat this Saturday from 12-2pm with free admission, lots of candy, harness racing, and a costume contest with prizes!
Costume contest
Sat, Oct 31172 Hubbard Ave, Pittsfield
Trunk or Treat at New Life! Saturday, October 31 | 12–3 PM Bring the family for a fun afternoon at New Life! Kids can make their way from car to car collecting treats, plus our Kids Ministry will have games, activities, and snacks for kids and families t
Games & bounce houses
Sat, Oct 31Ford of Latham
🎃👻 TRUNK OR TREAT AT LATHAM FORD! 👻🎃 Get those costumes ready because Latham Ford is getting spooky! 🕷️🕸️ Join us for our Annual Trunk or Treat Celebration on Saturday, October 31st from 12–3 PM! 🍬🍫 🎃 Bring the kids 👻 Dress up in your favorite costume
Sat, Oct 31144 Dunnsville Rd, Schenectady
📣 Join Us at Pine Grove VFD for Our Open House & Trick-or-Treat Event | October 31 The Pine Grove Volunteer Fire Department invites the community to a fun-filled Halloween celebration on Saturday, October 31! 🚒 Firehouse Demonstrations | 12:00 PM -
Sat, Oct 31272 Benmont Ave Bennington
Dress up and join us for some Halloween fun right before taking out the kids for a night of trick or treating!
Sat, Oct 31472 State Route 43, Stephentown
🎃👻 STEPHENTOWN HALLOWEEN PARTY & TRUNK OR TREAT! 👻🎃 Come celebrate one of Stephentown’s favorite Halloween traditions! Join us for an afternoon of games, prizes, costumes, and plenty of Halloween fun for the whole community! 🎃 Party begins: 2:00 PM
Games & bounce houses
Sat, Oct 31127 Wolf Rd
🎃 Join us at DeNooyer Chevrolet for some Halloween fun! Bring the family out for our Trunk or Treat event on Saturday, October 31, from 3–5 PM! Enjoy treats, candy, face painting, and a spooktacular afternoon with DeNo! 👻 We can't wait to celebrate with
Games & bounce houses
Sat, Oct 31665 Brunswick Rd, Troy
Join us for our annual trunk or treat! We are also looking for volunteers to host trunks or donate candy. Please message our Facebook page if you are interested in helping with this event.
Sat, Oct 31115 Church St, Esperance
Please come see us and enjoy treats, burgers and hot dogs as well as our first annual trunk or treat!!!
Food trucks
Sat, Oct 311 Church St., Fultonville
This Halloween we invite our friends, family and community to come together for a very spooky & special evening 🎃💜🙏 🚗🍬 TRUNK OR TREAT 🍬🚗 Bring the kiddos dressed in their Halloween costumes for a night of decorated trunks, candy, Pizza, Pumpkin paint
Trunk contest
Everything to decorate your trunk, fill the candy bowl and dress the kids — from monster-mouth kits and string lights to bulk Halloween candy and costumes. Check delivery dates before you order.
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Trunk decoration kitMonster mouth, teeth and googly eyesShop on Amazon 
Orange string lightsBattery-powered, no outlet neededShop on Amazon 
Stretchy cobwebsSpiders included, for every cornerShop on Amazon 
Light-up jack-o'-lanternsLED, safe around kidsShop on Amazon 
Bulk candy variety packIndividually wrapped, enough for a lineShop on Amazon 
Glow-stick braceletsA candy-free treat that lights them upShop on Amazon 
Teal pumpkin bucketNon-food treats for kids with allergiesShop on Amazon 
Jack-o'-lantern bucketThe classic, for collectingShop on Amazon 
Dinosaur costumePlush and hooded, warm for an evening outShop on Amazon 
Cauldron candy bowlFor the front edge of the trunkShop on Amazon 
Witch hatSoft and floppy, for little headsShop on Amazon 
Fri, Oct 30213 Harrison St, Johnstown
Fri, Oct 30South Kortright Central School
Sat, Oct 31Sherman’s Park 114 East Shore Road West Caroga Lake Caroga Lake, NY 12032
Sat, Oct 3160 Main St, South Londonderry
What kids are wearing this year, and how to dress for an evening in a car park.
SuperheroSpider-Man topped the list for kids: 2.3 million of them.
PrincessA classic that never leaves the top five.
WitchThe hat does most of the work. Add a broom for the photos.
GhostOne sheet, two eye holes, done in ten minutes.
Pop-star demon hunterThis year's breakout, thanks to KPop Demon Hunters.DinosaurPlush and hooded: the warmest costume in the car park.Costume rankings: National Retail Federation, 2025 Halloween survey.
Since the 1990s
Churches started it. Parents wanted a Halloween with less gore, fewer strangers and no crossing busy roads in the dark, so congregations parked in a circle, opened their boots and handed out candy from the back. In car-dependent suburbs it simply worked better than a street of houses far apart — and a flat car park suits children with allergies, wheelchairs and strollers too.
Trunk or treat events in Albany run from Oct 29 to Oct 31, 2026: 21 events.
Yes: 20 events are on for Oct 30 – Nov 1, including Trunk or Treat Halloween in the Village at Lenox, MA, Trunk or Treat and Trunk or Treat at Raymour & Flanigan Furniture and Mattress Store (121 Ballston Ave, Saratoga Springs, NY). Another 4 events are on nearby.
Yes: 1 of the 21 listed is free, including Trunk or Treat Halloween in the Village at Lenox, MA. Most trunk or treats are free to walk into.
Yes: 4 more events are listed within reach of Albany, in Johnstown, South Kortright, Caroga Lake and South Londonderry. The soonest is Fulton County Y Trunk or Treat in Johnstown, on Fri, Oct 30.
At 21 venues, including Lenox, MA, Raymour & Flanigan Furniture and Mattress Store (121 Ballston Ave, Saratoga Springs, NY), Schenectady Jc Little League Baseball Field and Corner of East Drive and Maple Avenue. Most take place in the car park of a church, school, library or community centre.
The most popular on AllEvents right now are Halloween Party and Trunk-or-Treat (Sat, Oct 31), 3rd annual Trunk or Treat at the Schenectady Little League at Schenectady Jc Little League Baseball Field (Fri, Oct 30) and Trunk or Treat with The Arc of Rensselaer County (Thu, Oct 29).
Start times run from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Most begin around dusk, so the decorated trunks are lit when the children arrive, and last two or three hours.
A Halloween event where children go from car to car instead of door to door. Families park in one place — usually a church, school or community car park — open their boots, decorate them, and hand out candy from the back. It began at American churches in the 1990s as a safer, more contained alternative to trick-or-treating, and most now add a costume parade, games or a best-decorated-trunk contest.
Their costume, a treat bucket or bag, and something that glows — a glow stick or a small torch — because most events run after dark. Comfortable shoes help: a big car park is a lot of walking.
Pick a theme and fill the open boot with it. Monster mouths, pumpkin patches, haunted houses, outer space and under the sea are the favourites. Battery string lights matter most, since a car park has no sockets; then a backdrop, cobwebs or props, and a bowl of candy at the front edge.
Many are. Look for a teal pumpkin: it is the sign of a trunk handing out non-food treats such as glow sticks, stickers and small toys, part of the Teal Pumpkin Project for children with food allergies.
