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Trunk or TreatEvents in Bay City 2026

Celebrate Halloween 2026 with the best Trunk or Treat events in Bay City. 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 Bay City.

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Trunk or treat events in Bay City

Fri, Oct 16311 Germania St

12th Annual Trunk-or- Treat

This is a FREE EVENT!! Join us in the back field for a child friendly trunk-or-treat. If you are interested in hosting a trunk at this event please contact Ms. Ashly at (989)324-0525

5:00 PM

Sat, Oct 172232 W Mount Morris Rd

The Great Pumpkin Contest & Trunk-or-Treat

GENESEE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY PRESENTS THE GREAT PUMPKIN CONTEST * * * * * * * * * * * * OCTOBER 17, 2026 * * * * * * * * * * * * $25 ENTRY FEE – ENTRY CHECK-IN IS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2026, 10AM-NOON MUST CONFORM TO THE “GREAT PUMPKIN COMMONWEAL

11:00 AM

Sat, Oct 17708 Center Ave

Bay City Trunk-or-Treat!

🎃👻 Get ready for a spooky good time! We’re hosting two FREE Trunk-or-Treat events this fall, and we’d love for you to join us. Bring the whole family for candy, games, and festive fun! 🍬 📍 Bay City East Branch – Saturday, October 17th | 3:00 p.m. – 5:00

3:00 PM

Games & bounce houses

Sat, Oct 175413 Bicentennial Dr Mt Morris, Beecher

1 annual trunk or treat

Please come and join your local heroes and a first annual trunk or treat Mark your calendars!!

3:00 PM

Sat, Oct 17Village of Reese, Reese, MI, United States, Michigan 48757

Reese Community Trunk or Treat

Hello ghosts and goblins!! It's that time of year again! The annual Reese Community Trunk or Treat is being held on October 17th, 2026. This year we have a special event at 4:15-5PM (More details to come!!) Trunk or treating time will be from 5-6:30PM. Un

4:00 PM

Sat, Oct 171311 S Henry St

5th Annual Area's Best Trunk or Treat 🎃🍭

We are beginning to prepare things for our 5th Annual Area's Best Trunk or Treat! We are looking for Candy donations/sponsors as always up until the event as well as individuals/businesses who may be interested in setting up a table/trunk! We can't wait t

6:00 PM

Trunk contest

Sat, Oct 17316 w Broad st cheaaning mi mcGeehan funeral home, Chesaning

trunk or treat

NEW LOCATION Trunk or treat oct 17th Do to the large amount of participants in trunk or treaters we have moved McGeehan's funeral home parking lot that was generously donated to us by Tyler McGeehan. we will be parking cars from 4pm to 5:30 TRUNK OR TRE

6:00 PM

Sun, Oct 181725 Airport Rd, Midland

Robinsons Trunk or Treat 🎃 A Spooktacular Community Event

🎃 ROBINSONS TRUNK OR TREAT! 👻 We’re opening up the Robinsons parking lot for an afternoon of candy, costumes, decorated trunks and good old-fashioned Halloween fun! Bring the kids, wear your costumes and come trick-or-treat your way through a parking lo

2:00 PM

Trunk contestFood trucks

Tue, Oct 201830 Fordney St, Saginaw

We Love Saginaw Businesses Trunk or Treat

Join us for the 5th annual Trunk or Treat event. The event will feature businesses and organizations from the Saginaw area, Touch-a-Truck, hot dogs, candy and treats.

4:30 PM

Food trucks

Thu, Oct 22Primrose Retirement Communities, Midland

Primrose TRUNK or TREAT!! 💀🎃👻

👻 TRUNK or TREAT AT PRIMROSE! 👻 Grab your costumes and bring the whole family for a SPOOKTACULAR evening at Primrose Retirement Community of Midland! 🗓️Thursday, October 22nd ⏰ 5:30–7:00 PM 📍 5600 Waldo Avenue, Midland We’ll have: 🍭 LOTS of candy &amp

5:30 PM

Food trucks

Thu, Oct 223980 North Euclid Ave

Trunk or Treat 🎃🍬

🎃 Something spooky is creeping into Garber Ford Bay City... 👀 Join us Thursday, October 22 from 6 PM | 8 PM for a night of FUN! ⤵️ 👻 Trunk-or-treat through the spooky tunnel 🍔 Wonder Burger food truck on-site 🍿 Popcorn & hot cocoa station 🍬 Plus more

6:00 PM

Food trucks

Trunk or treat decorations, candy and costume ideas

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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More to do around Bay City

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Costume corner

What kids are wearing this year, and how to dress for an evening in a car park.

What kids are wearing

  • No. 1SuperheroSpider-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.
  • NewPop-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.

Dress for a car park in late October

  • Layer underneathMost start around dusk, and it cools fast. A long-sleeve top and leggings under the costume beat a coat over it.
  • Wear real shoesA big car park is a lot of walking. Trainers under a long skirt or a dinosaur tail will not show.
  • Glow, so drivers see youCars still move around the edges. A glow-stick bracelet or a strip of reflective tape on the bucket costs nothing.
  • Face paint over masksPaint lets them see the step down from the curb, and eat the candy on the spot. Masks usually come off by the third car.

Why trick or treat moved into the car park

A 1990s station wagon with its tailgate open outside a small white church, children in costume walking up to it

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.

  1. Early 1990sThe first trunk or treats appear at church fall festivals, as a gentler alternative to door-to-door.
  2. 1994A Baptist congregation in Alabama holds one — the earliest specific year on record.
  3. Early 2000sChurches across the South add it to their calendars, then malls and schools follow.
  4. TodayCar parks across suburbia fill up, and decorating the trunk has become a contest of its own.

Trunk or treat in Bay City: the basics

When are trunk or treat events in Bay City in 2026?

Trunk or treat events in Bay City run from Oct 16 to Oct 31, 2026: 48 events. The busiest weekend is Oct 23 – Oct 25, with 21 events.

Is there a trunk or treat in Bay City this weekend?

Yes: 9 events are on for Oct 16 – Oct 18, including 12th Annual Trunk-or- Treat, The Great Pumpkin Contest & Trunk-or-Treat and Bay City Trunk-or-Treat!. Another 2 events are on nearby.

Are there free trunk or treat events in Bay City?

Yes: 1 of the 48 listed is free, including LaFontaine Ford Birch Run Trunk n Treat. Most trunk or treats are free to walk into.

Is there a trunk or treat near Bay City?

Yes: 6 more events are listed within reach of Bay City, in Imlay City, Howell, Flint and Burton and more. The soonest is Jacklyn Contracting Halloween Havoc Produced by MPR Motorsports in Imlay City, on Sat, Oct 17.

Where are trunk or treats held in Bay City?

At 48 venues, including Village of Reese, Reese, MI, United States, Michigan 48757, LaFontaine Ford Birch Run, Primrose Retirement Communities and Birch Run Speedway. Most take place in the car park of a church, school, library or community centre.

What are the best trunk or treat events in Bay City?

The most popular on AllEvents right now are Trucks, Trunks, & Treats 2026: FREE Community Event at Birch Run Speedway (Sat, Oct 24), Midtown Fall Fest & Trunk or Treat (Thu, Oct 29) and LaFontaine Ford Birch Run Trunk n Treat (Mon, Oct 19).

What time do trunk or treats start in Bay City?

Start times run from 9:00 AM to 6:30 PM. Most begin around dusk, so the decorated trunks are lit when the children arrive, and last two or three hours.

What is a trunk or treat?

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.

What should kids bring to a trunk or treat?

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.

How do you decorate a trunk for trunk or treat?

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.

Are trunk or treats safe for kids with food allergies?

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.