Celebrate Halloween 2026 with the best Trunk or Treat events in Herald. 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 Herald.
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On nowSat, Oct 312391 St Marks Way, Arden-arcade
🎃 Join us for Saint Mark’s second annual Autumn Fest — a free, family-friendly celebration for the whole community! This Halloween, we’re bringing back Trunk-or-Treating, along with: 🍔 BBQ 🎈 Bouncy houses 🎨 Face painting 🍬 Trick-or-treating fun for all a
Games & bounce housesFood trucks
On nowSat, Oct 31Southpointe Christian Center, Sacramento
Looking for a fun, FREE family event this October 31? Join us for Southpointe’s Trunk or Treat from 5–7 PM! Looking for a fun, FREE family event this October 31? Join us for Southpointe’s Tr
FreeFood trucks
On nowSat, Oct 31VFW Post 4647 Antelope, CA, North Highlands
Just a reminder! Stop by from 5-7pm. Still gives you time to go trick or treating afterwards. We will have plenty of candy to get you started. Hope to see you there!!!
On nowSat, Oct 314400 58th St, Sacramento
Trunk or Treat is back! Join us for one of our favorite Village traditions—a fun evening filled with decorated trunks, lots of candy, and some of the coolest neighbors in Sacramento! Want to join the fun? You can: -Host a trunk—whether you attend Villag
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 
Sun, Nov 1Big Valley Ford, Stockton
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 Herald run from Oct 29 to Oct 31, 2026: 7 events.
Yes: 7 events are on for Oct 31 – Nov 1, including Halloween at the Fair 2026, Autumn Fest & Trunk-or-Treat 2026 and FREE Trunk or Treat. Another 1 event is on nearby.
Yes: 2 of the 7 listed are free, including Trunk or Treat - Manteca - Free Admission and FREE Trunk or Treat in Sacramento | October 31 at Southpointe Christian Center. Most trunk or treats are free to walk into.
Yes: 1 more event is listed within reach of Herald, in Stockton. The soonest is 4th Annual Dia de los Muertos Festival @ Big Valley Ford in Stockton, on Sun, Nov 1.
At 7 venues, including Southpointe Christian Center and VFW Post 4647 Antelope, CA. Most take place in the car park of a church, school, library or community centre.
The most popular on AllEvents right now are Halloween at the Fair 2026 (Oct 29 – Nov 1), FREE Trunk or Treat (Sat, Oct 31) and Trunk or Treat - Manteca - Free Admission (Sat, Oct 31).
Start times run from 3:00 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.
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.
