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Trunk or TreatEvents in Boise 2026

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

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Trunk or treat events in Boise

Fri, Oct 23398 N Mitchell St

Accel Therapies Trunk or Treat and Grand Opening Event

Join us for a FREE Trunk or Treat & Grand Opening with treats, crafts, food trucks, family fun, center tours & more! Join us for a FREE afternoon of fall fun at Accel Therapies! 🎃🍂 We’re celeb

5:30 PM

FreeFood trucks

Fri, Oct 238 S Midland Blvd, Nampa

Trunk or Treat!

Join us for safe family fun!

5:30 PM

Fri, Oct 23The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Middleton

Chili CookOff / Trunk or Treat

Come for a potluck dinner of chili/soup, followed by a trunk or treat right after in the south parking lot.

6:00 PM

Fri, Oct 238646 W Overland Rd

3rd annual Boise’s best trunk or treat!

🎃🚗 Trunk-or-Treat at Driven Jiu-Jitsu! 🚗🎃 Join us for a safe, fun, and family-friendly Halloween celebration right here at Driven Jiu-Jitsu! 🍬 Candy for the kids 👻 Costumes encouraged 🚗 Decorated trunks 🎶 Music, games & community fun 📍 Driven Jiu-J

6:00 PM

Trunk contestGames & bounce houses

Sat, Oct 248525 W Ustick Rd

FREE! Two amazing Trunk or Treats. One night.

Hillview’s 12th Annual Trunk or Treat is back October 24, with two different ways for kids and families to join the fun! 🎃 3:00–3:45 PM | Sensory-Friendly Trunk or Treat | Look for the specific sensory hour registration:

4:00 AM

Sat, Oct 246405 w. Ustick road, Meridian

Fall Market & Trunk or Treat

🍂 FALL MARKET & TRUNK OR TREAT! 🎃 The Boise Soul Food Festival is bringing the community back together for an afternoon of fall fun! Join us for our Fall Market & Trunk or Treat featuring local vendors, food trucks, music, shopping, activities

2:00 PM

Food trucks

Sat, Oct 24349 W Iowa Ave, Nampa

Trunk or Treat at Children's Dentistry Nampa

👻👻🎃🎃Trunk or Treat at Children's Dentistry Fruitland !👻👻🎃🎃 Goblins, ghouls and little monsters of all ages you're invited to a frightful fun day at Children's Dentistry of Fruitland!! Join us on *October 24 from 4:00PM- 6:00 pm for a spooktacular time wi

4:00 PM

Sat, Oct 24St Stephen's Episcopal Church

Trunk or Treat at St. Stephen’s, Boise

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Boise will be hosting our annual trunk or treat on Saturday, October 24th from 4pm to 5:30pm . There will be candy and crafts for the kiddos. And you can visit nearby Hillview United Methodist’s trunk or t

4:00 PM

Free

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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Fri, Oct 30Mountain Home, Idaho

Spooktacular

6:00 PM

Food trucks

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 Boise: the basics

When are trunk or treat events in Boise in 2026?

Trunk or treat events in Boise run from Oct 22 to Oct 31, 2026: 57 events. The busiest weekend is Oct 30 – Nov 1, with 38 events.

Are there free trunk or treat events in Boise?

Yes: 21 of the 57 listed are free, including CF - Halloween Trunk or Treat at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Trunk or Treat at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Accel Therapies Trunk or Treat and Grand Opening Event. Most trunk or treats are free to walk into.

Is there a trunk or treat near Boise?

Yes: 1 more event is listed within reach of Boise, in Mountain Home. The soonest is Spooktacular in Mountain Home, on Fri, Oct 30.

Where are trunk or treats held in Boise?

At 33 venues, including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (39 dates), Stake Center (2 dates), St Stephen's Episcopal Church and Ford Idaho Center. Most take place in the car park of a church, school, library or community centre.

What are the best trunk or treat events in Boise?

The most popular on AllEvents right now are Trunk or Treat in Meridian (Thu, Oct 22), Night of a Thousand Pumpkins (Sat, Oct 24) and 208 Fright Night 🎃 | Halloween Festival at Ford Idaho Center (Sat, Oct 24).

What time do trunk or treats start in Boise?

Start times run from 4:00 AM to 7:00 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.