Celebrate Halloween 2026 with the best Trunk or Treat events in Modesto. 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 Modesto.
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★ Top pickSat, Oct 244:00 PM
The Potter's House
On nowSat, Oct 24The Well Community Fellowship
You’re invited to our annual Trunk or Treat Festival on Saturday, October 24th from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM! No registration needed—just come hang out. Activities & Fun: •Trunk-or-Treating: Load up on sweet treats as you explore all of our amazing decorat
On nowSat, Oct 241647 Bessie Ave, Tracy
Join us again for a safe, fun, family friendly event -- where kids can dress up in costumes and collect lots of candy! Enjoy bounce houses, music, photo booth, raffle prizes, and more! Plus, the first 250 participants receive a free slushy.
Games & bounce houses
On nowSat, Oct 24760 E Bellevue Rd, Atwater
Trunk or Treat @ the Atwater Community Center! October 24, 2026 - 7-9PM. Games, prizes, and so much more. More details to come!
Games & bounce houses
Sun, Oct 254910 Claremont Ave, Stockton
🎃 TRUNK OR TREAT IS COMING! 👻 Join us at St. Andrews Lutheran Church for an afternoon of decorated trunks, candy, games, and fall fun! 🍬🍂 📅 Saturday, October 25 ⏰ 4:00–6:00 PM 📍 St. Andrews Lutheran Church And we need YOU to help make it happen! 🙌 Whet
Trunk contestGames & bounce houses
Wed, Oct 281775 W Lowell Ave, Tracy
Community event!! Open to everyone. If you are interested in bringing your car for the trunk or treat, use the link below to sign up.
Thu, Oct 29CalPride Stanislaus
Something monstrous is coming to CalPride Stanislaus this Halloween season! Join us for our 2026 Trunk or Treat: The Monstrous Dance Party, an all-ages, family-friendly Halloween celebration filled with candy, costumes, music, dancing, and community fun!
Fri, Oct 301214 W F St., Oakdale
Come join the fun and be a Vendor at our “Trunk or Treat!” Instead of doing trunks, we’re setting up our booths to pass out candy to the Oakdale Community at a safe event. Let’s have a fun night shopping, while the little ones get candy at the same time!
Sat, Oct 31615 W 15th Street, Merced
Looking for a safe, fun place for your children to enjoy Halloween? 🎃 Join us for our Annual Trunk or Treat on Saturday, October 31st! Bring the kids for a spooktacular time filled with Halloween fun and treats.
Sat, Oct 31486 Button Ave, Manteca
12th ANNUAL FAMILY EVENT - FREE ADMISSION Fun for the entire family! Join us for a fun-filled Trick or Treat experience featuring over 50 beautifully decorated trunks in a safe and welcoming environment. •PETTING ZOO •LIVE MUSIC •PHOTOS: Many photo oppor
Trunk contestLive music
Sat, Oct 312550 S Tracy Blvd
🎃👻 Grab your ghosts, goblins, superheroes, princesses, and favorite characters, and join Tracy PD for a spooktacularly safe and fun Trunk or Treat! We’ll be at Raley’s Tracy on October 31 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm with decorated police vehicles, community par
Sat, Oct 31Bentley St, Waterford, CA 95386, United States
Get ready for a spooktacular night! Join thousands of your fellow citizens and many different businesses and organizations in this fun, family-friendly Halloween event in downtown Waterford. Trunk or Treat begins at 6pm for participants, and wraps up at
Food trucks
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 
Sat, Oct 31The Old Wagon Saloon & Grill, San Jose
$15.81 – $51.15
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 Modesto run from Oct 24 to Oct 31, 2026: 14 events. The busiest weekend is Oct 30 – Nov 1, with 9 events.
Yes: 5 events are on for Oct 24 – Oct 25, including Fall Family Festival – Free Trunk or Treat in Stockton at The Potter's House, Trunk Or Treat at The Well Community Fellowship and Trunk or Treat 2026. Another 1 event is on nearby.
Yes: 2 of the 14 listed are free, including Fall Family Festival – Free Trunk or Treat in Stockton at The Potter's House and Trunk or Treat - Manteca - Free Admission. Most trunk or treats are free to walk into.
Yes: 5 more events are listed within reach of Modesto, in San Ramon, Antioch and San Jose. The soonest is Orangefest | San Ramon in San Ramon, on Sun, Oct 25.
At 14 venues, including The Potter's House, The Well Community Fellowship, CalPride Stanislaus and San Joaquin County Fairgrounds. 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), TRUNK OR TREAT SAN JOAQUIN FAIRGROUNDS at San Joaquin County Fairgrounds (Fri, Oct 30) and Fall Family Festival – Free Trunk or Treat in Stockton at The Potter's House (Sat, Oct 24).
Start times run from 10:00 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.
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.
