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

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Trunk or treat events in Minneapolis

Thu, Oct 29342 NE 13th Ave

Sheridan Clinic Trunk or Treat Coat Giveaway

Join us for our fall community event on Thursday October 29th from 4:30-7PM at our Sheridan Clinic! Sponsored by Medica, this event is a FREE event open to all! There will be community resources, free treats, kids activities, free food, a costume contest

4:30 AM

Costume contest

Thu, Oct 293401 Round Lake Blvd, Anoka

Trunk or Treat

๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป Join Us for a Spooktacular Trunk or Treat! ๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ Caravel Autism Health is excited to welcome families from the community for a fun-filled evening of Halloween festivities! Bring your little ghosts, goblins, superheroes, and princesses for an afternoon pa

4:00 PM

Thu, Oct 296737 Labeaux Ave NE Unit #3, Albertville

Trunk or Treat

Join 50+ Saint Michael Albertville Businesses as we set up a family friendly experience! Outside! DJ with Great Music. Set up Begins at 330pm Set up ends at 430pm. The Trunk or Treaters event runs from 430pm till 6pm!

4:30 PM

Live music

Thu, Oct 2919875 Dodd Blvd, Lakeville

LME Trunk or Treat

2nd annual trunk or treat event at LME! Join us for a spooky actual night of trick or treating, costumes, fun, food trucks and more! If you want to sign up to be a trunk or donate candy/toys see the links below. To sign up your trunk :

5:00 PM

Food trucks

Thu, Oct 298201 Main Street, Chanhassen

Holy-Week Trunk or Treat Event

Join us for a faith-themed HOLY-ween Trunk-or-Treat event in the parish parking lot. Come have some fun while learning a little about our rich Catholic faith! Hot Chocolate & Apple Cider Costumes encouraged, but not required to enjoy the event.

5:00 PM

Thu, Oct 294790 Rosemary Way N, Hugo

Trunk or Treat

Join us for a night of fun!

5:30 PM

Thu, Oct 2921135 Jacquard Ave, Lakeville

LAKEVILLE TRUNK OR TREAT

Come dressed in your costumes and join us for TRUNK OR TREAT at Lakeville South Highschool! We will have 30 trunks for you and your kids to walk through, inflatables, S'mores, Apple Cider, Hot Chocolate and Food Trucks! You won't want to miss it!

6:00 PM

Games & bounce housesFood trucks

Oct 30 โ€“ Nov 1Fieldfare Way, Farmington, MN 550243 days

Caroline's Homemade and Handcrafted Farm Standโ€ผ๏ธโค๏ธ HALLOWEEN SPECIALโ€ผ๏ธ๐ŸŽƒ (oct.30-nov1)

๐ŸŽƒ HALLOWEEN WEEKEND FARM STAND ๐Ÿ‚ ๐Ÿ‚ Cold weather is approaching, and each opening may be my last farm stand opening of the season, depending on the weather. Come visit while you can! โค๏ธ ๐Ÿ“… October 30โ€“November 1 ๐Ÿ‚ FRIDAY โ€ข OCTOBER 30 โฐ 8:00 AM โ€“ 7:00 PM

8:00 AM

Fri, Oct 303150 Eagle Creek Blvd, Shakopee

Minnesota Montessori's Trunk or Treat

Come dressed up, bring your treat bag, and get ready for an afternoon of Halloween fun! Kids can dress up in their favorite costumes and go from decorated trunk to decorated trunk collecting treats along th

3:00 PM

FreeTrunk contest

Fri, Oct 303239 70th Street East, Inver Grove Heights

Trunk or Treat

Join Faith Church for family-friendly Halloween fun! Go car-to-car in the parking lot getting tricks & treats before enjoying a free light meal inside.

4:00 PM

Fri, Oct 30Bradshaw Funeral & Cremation Services, Saint Paul

Bradshaw Trunk or Treat!

Join us Friday, October 30th for the 3rd annual Bradshaw Trunk or Treat! We will be ready with treats for kids and adults alike! Come meet our friendly staff, show off your costumes, and take a spooky hearse photo! This free event is open to all ages!

4:00 PM

Fri, Oct 30Hope Lutheran Church & Christian Preschool, Hastings

Indoor Trunk or Treat

Mark your calendars for our annual trunk or treat event! Completely indoors, completely free, and loads of fun!

4:30 PM

Trunk or treat decorations, candy and costume ideas

Everything to decorate your trunk, fill the candy bowl and dress the kids โ€” 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 Minneapolis

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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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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 Minneapolis: the basics

When are trunk or treat events in Minneapolis in 2026?

Trunk or treat events in Minneapolis run from Oct 29 to Oct 31, 2026: 67 events.

Is there a trunk or treat in Minneapolis this weekend?

Yes: 58 events are on for Oct 30 โ€“ Nov 1, including Caroline's Homemade and Handcrafted Farm Standโ€ผ๏ธโค๏ธ HALLOWEEN SPECIALโ€ผ๏ธ๐ŸŽƒ (oct.30-nov1) at Fieldfare Way, Farmington, MN 55024, Minnesota Montessori's Trunk or Treat and Trunk or Treat. Another 3 events are on nearby.

Are there free trunk or treat events in Minneapolis?

Yes: 2 of the 67 listed are free, including Minnesota Montessori's Trunk or Treat and Chaska Fall Festival 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 Minneapolis?

Yes: 3 more events are listed within reach of Minneapolis, in Cannon Falls, Stillwater and Saint Paul. The soonest is Trick-or-Treat Trot - Downtown Cannon Falls in Cannon Falls, on Fri, Oct 30.

Where are trunk or treats held in Minneapolis?

At 67 venues, including Brooklyn Park City Police Department, Fieldfare Way, Farmington, MN 55024, Bradshaw Funeral & Cremation Services and Hope Lutheran Church & Christian Preschool. Most take place in the car park of a church, school, library or community centre.

What are the best trunk or treat events in Minneapolis?

The most popular on AllEvents right now are Police Department Open House & Halloween Family Fun Night at Brooklyn Park City Police Department (Thu, Oct 29), Pumpkin Walk (Fri, Oct 30) and Dayton's Halloween Spooktacular (Thu, Oct 29).

What time do trunk or treats start in Minneapolis?

Start times run from 4:30 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 โ€” usually a church, school or community car park โ€” 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 โ€” a glow stick or a small torch โ€” 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.