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Trunk or TreatEvents in El Paso 2026

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

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Trunk or treat events in El Paso

Thu, Oct 29Anthony Ward

Trunk or Treat

Todos están invitados a nuestra actividad anual de trunk or treat de 5:30pm a 8pm, porfavor de traer y invitar a todos sus amigos

5:30 PM

Fri, Oct 303210 Dyer St.

Halloween Trunk or Treat

Join us for a night of fun! We'll have games, prizes, candy and music. Bring the whole family!

3:30 PM

Games & bounce houses

Fri, Oct 304991 Fred Wilson Ave

Humane Society of El Paso Annual Trunk or Treat

FREE EVENT! 🎃 Oct. 30th from 5 PM - 8 PM for the Humane Society of El Paso Annual Trunk or Treat! Creep on over for a ghoulish time! Bring your furry friends and family, and dress to impress to enter children and/or pets in our costume contest! 👻 A hu

5:00 PM

Costume contest

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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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 El Paso: the basics

When are trunk or treat events in El Paso in 2026?

Trunk or treat events in El Paso run from Oct 29 to Oct 31, 2026: 6 events.

Is there a trunk or treat in El Paso this weekend?

Yes: 5 events are on for Oct 30 – Nov 1, including Halloween Trunk or Treat, Tri-Ward Trunk-or-Treat at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Humane Society of El Paso Annual Trunk or Treat. Another 8 events are on nearby.

Are there free trunk or treat events in El Paso?

Yes: 1 of the 6 listed is free, including Tri-Ward Trunk-or-Treat at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Most trunk or treats are free to walk into.

Is there a trunk or treat near El Paso?

Yes: 9 more events are listed within reach of El Paso, in Las Cruces and Santa Teresa. The soonest is Organ Mountain High School Annual Trunk or Treat in Las Cruces, on Thu, Oct 29.

Where are trunk or treats held in El Paso?

At 6 venues, including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (2 dates), Anthony Ward and Elotes Reyes El Paso Tx. Most take place in the car park of a church, school, library or community centre.

What are the best trunk or treat events in El Paso?

The most popular on AllEvents right now are Tri-Ward Trunk-or-Treat at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Fri, Oct 30), Halloween con las vecinas snack bar at Elotes Reyes El Paso Tx (Sat, Oct 31) and EPYD x EPDP Trunk or Treat 2026 (Fri, Oct 30).

What time do trunk or treats start in El Paso?

Start times run from 3:30 PM to 5:30 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.