Celebrate Halloween 2026 with the best Trunk or Treat events in Ithaca. 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 Ithaca.
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Oct 26–31318 Grant Avenue, Auburn6 days
🎃👻 TRUNK OR TREAT IS TAKING OVER THE AUBURN CHEVY GMC SHOWROOM! 🍬🕸️ Who says Halloween fun has to last just one night?! 👀 We’re bringing the spooky season to Auburn Chevy GMC with a FULL WEEK of candy, costumes, festive decorations, and treats for all ou
Wed, Oct 281301 Union Center Maine Highway, Endicott
Come join us for our annual trunk or Treat event. This year we have the pleasure of hosting BC Transportation as well as West Corners Fire Department! THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO AGM FAMLIES ONLY.
Wed, Oct 28702 S Meadow St
Join us for Trunk or Treat, a free community event hosted by Community Bank's Ithaca branch. Bring your family and friends for a festive evening filled with costumes, candy, and Halloween-themed trunk displays. Celebrate the season with your community an
Fri, Oct 30Matthews Auto, Bible School Park
🎃 Matthews Auto Annual Trunk or Treat 2026 🎃 Get ready for an afternoon of spooky fun, sweet treats, and family-friendly Halloween magic! Join us on Friday, October 30th from 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM for the Matthews Auto Annual Trunk or Treat, taking place at
Fri, Oct 30Tully Municipal Building
Sign up for your spot by emailing tullyparksrec@gmail.com
2 dates · from Oct 30The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Trunk or Treat Trunk or Treat. No masks or gory costumes.
Free
Sat, Oct 31Voices Recovery Center, Johnson City
Trunks of Fun, Candy, Cider& Donuts and Candy Apples Saturday, October 31 11:00 am - 2:00 pm 340 Prospect Street, Binghamton, NY 13905
Sat, Oct 3194 William Donnelly Industrial Parkway, Waverly
🎃🚒 WBFD’s Trunk or Treat is BACK! 🚒🎃 Join us for the return of Waverly-Barton Fire Department’s Trunk or Treat! This family-friendly event is FREE and open to the public, and this year it will also serve as an Open House! 🌭 FREE hot dogs 🍬 Tons of candy
Food trucks
Sat, Oct 31Discount Auto Repair, Endicott
We are excited to do our annual Trunk or Treat. Come on out to Discount Auto October 31st 2-4pm.
Sat, Oct 31Lovells Field, Marathon
🎃👻 TRUNK OR TREAT! 👻🎃 Come join the Marathon Fire Auxiliary for a spooktacular afternoon of Halloween fun! 🍬🕷️ 📅 October 31st ⏰ 3:00–5:00 PM 📍 Lovell Field Parking lot in Marathon Bring the kids, wear your favorite costume, and get ready for lots of tr
Sat, Oct 3128 Speedsville, Berkshire
Trunk or treat followed by some donuts and cider. We will have the hay ride again this year as well as sweet treats making up some cotton candy . If you do plan to do a trunk please have them all decorated by 2:30 pm at the latest.
Hayride
Sat, Oct 313301 Watson Blvd, Endicott
Join us at the Endwell United Methodist Church from 4-6PM for our Annual Trunk or Treat! Our family friendly event is open to all and will take place rain or shine. The night will include many trunks ready to hand out candy in our parking lot, as while a
Sat, Oct 31101 Conger Blvd, Groton
Come enjoy trunks from community members on Saturday Oct 31st 5-7pm. The event starts at the end of Conger Blvd near the Village DPW. We are looking for volunteers to decorate trunk. If you want to participate with a decorated trunk, please email recre
Trunk contest
Sat, Oct 31Lafayette Park, Watkins Glen, NY
🎃🍬 Safe Streets, Sweet Treats! 🍬🎃 The Watkins Glen Police Department is thrilled to present our annual Trunk-or-Treat event! Bring the whole family out for the ultimate community Halloween night. 📅 Date: Saturday, October 31, 2026 🕔 Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00
Sun, Nov 178 Homer Ave, Cortland
🎃 HALLOWEEN ISN'T OVER YET, CORTLAND! 🎃 Think the Halloween fun ends on October 31st? THINK AGAIN! The Great Two Rivers Halloween is BACK, and we're keeping the celebration going on Sunday, November 1st! Get ready for a FREE, family-friendly event packe
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 
Wed, Oct 288063 Brewerton Road Suite 4A, Cicero
Wed, Oct 281083 Waterloo Geneva Rd
Thu, Oct 29Raymour & Flanigan Furniture and Mattress Store (Liverpool, NY), Clay
Fri, Oct 3049 Syracuse St, Baldwinsville
Sat, Oct 31Lyons Youth Baseball and Softball Field
Sat, Oct 3163 St Route 369, Binghamton
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 Ithaca run from Oct 26 to Nov 1, 2026: 19 events.
Yes: 1 of the 19 listed is free, including Trunk or Treat at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Most trunk or treats are free to walk into.
Yes: 6 more events are listed within reach of Ithaca, in Cicero, Waterloo, Clay and Baldwinsville and more. The soonest is HUNT Real Estate Trunk or Treat in Cicero, on Wed, Oct 28.
At 19 venues, including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (2 dates), Matthews Auto, Tully Municipal Building and Voices Recovery Center. Most take place in the car park of a church, school, library or community centre.
The most popular on AllEvents right now are Truck or Treat at Endwell Fire (Sat, Oct 31), Marathon Halloween Parade and Party at Marathon Civic Center (Sat, Oct 31) and Trunk or Treat at People's Baptist Church (Sat, Oct 31).
Start times run from 8:30 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.
