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Trunk or TreatEvents in Monkton 2026

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

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Trunk or treat events in Monkton

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Sun, Oct 1810705 Red Run Blvd, Owings Mills

Paws for Heroes: FREE Community Trunk-or-Treat & Dogtopia Foundation Fundraiser

🎃 PAWS FOR HEROES IS COMING TO GUNTRY! 🐾 Join GUNTRY and the Dogtopia Foundation on Sunday, October 18 from 12 PM to 4 PM for Paws for Heroes, a family-friendly Halloween event featuring a FREE Community Trunk-or-Treat and a separately ticketed indoor fu

12:00 PM

On now

Sun, Oct 18231 Najoles Rd, Millersville

TRUNK OR TREAT with KWFlagship

👻🎃 CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN WITH US AT OUR ANNUAL TRUNK OR TREAT! 🎃👻 Bring the whole family for a spooktacular night of costumes, candy, laughter, and community fun. We can't wait to celebrate with you! 📅 Sunday, October 18 ⏰ 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM 📍 231 Najoles

5:00 PM

Tue, Oct 20Thornton Automotive Dover Service, Tire, & Collision Center

Trunk or Treat in Dover! (5-7pm)

Please mark your calendars!! It's that time of year again!!! The last few years have been a huge success!!! Let's do it again! PLEASE BRING A CANDY BAG! Come to our Thornton Automotive Dover location for our Trunk or Treat community event! For two hour

5:00 PM

Wed, Oct 213617 Bull Rd. York Pa 17408

Dottie's 4th Annual Trunk or Treat

Get ready for a night of Halloween fun at Dottie’s Family Market! Join us for our 4th Annual Trunk or Treat on Wednesday, October 21st from 6 PM–8 PM! Bring the whole family for an evening filled with creatively decorated trunks, plenty of treats, delic

6:00 PM

Trunk contestFood trucks

Thu, Oct 22219 Walnut Hill Rd, Millersville

Trunk or Treat @ the Millersville VFW

🎃👻 IT’S BACK! Our 4th Annual Trunk or Treat! 👻🎃 Mark your calendars and bring the whole family to the Millersville VFW for an evening of Halloween fun! 🍬🍭 📅 Thursday, October 22nd ⏰ 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM 📍 Millersville VFW We’ve got a SPOOKTACULAR night pl

6:00 PM

Fri, Oct 237627 Woodbine Rd

3rd Annual Woodbine Trunk or Treat

🎃👻 WOODBINE! TRUNK OR TREAT IS BACK! 👻🎃 Grab the costumes and bring your little ghosts, goblins, superheroes, and princesses because Creative Edge Salon’s 3rd Annual Trunk or Treat is coming back to the Woodbine Shopping Center! 🍬🧡 📅 Friday, October 23,

4:00 PM

Fri, Oct 23104 Roundhouse Dr, Perryville

Town of Perryville's Boo Bash

Trunk or Treat, Pumpkin Patch, Activities, Dance Party & More! Crystal's Creations, Dine N Dash Delights, Shebees Lemonade FREE- Hannimal Farms Petting Zoo, Cecil County Public Library Bookmobile, Doodles & Arts Balloon Twisting, Pretty Little

5:00 PM

Fri, Oct 23Severna Park Community Center

Halloween Spooktacular

Who's spending a spooktacular evening with us on October 23rd? 🧐 Gather your ghouls, your goblins, your family & neighbors and creep on over for some Halloween fun! 🎃👻 From 5-8 pm, get ready for the Halloween Spooktacular 🎉 presented by KMA Law Office

5:00 PM

Fri, Oct 23900 Bosley Rd, Cockeysville

Trunk or Treat at Warren Elementary

🎃🍬 Trunk-or-Treat🍬🎃 Come and enjoy a very spooktacular evening at Warren Elementary’s Trunk or Treat! 📅 Friday, October 23 ⏰ 5:00–6:00 p.m. — We kick it off with a Thriller performance! Please look out for a flyer for more info, and a bin in the lobby

5:00 PM

Fri, Oct 23303 Wellham Ave, Glen Burnie

Ferndale Day Nursery’s 2026 Trunk or Treat 🎃🍬 | FREE Family Event

🎃 Ferndale Day Nursery invites you to our 2026 Trunk or Treat! 👻🍬 Join us for a fun-filled evening of Trunk or Treating, sweet treats, costumes, and Halloween fun for the whole family! This event is FREE and open to the public, so bring the kiddos, invit

5:00 PM

Fri, Oct 2316104 Frederick Rd, Woodbine

Annual Open House and Trunk or Treat

Open House and Trunk or Treat Friday, October 23, 2026 from 5-7pm. 16104 Frederick Road, Woodbine Maryland - Visit with Sparky the Fire Dog - Learn about lithium ion battery safety - Meet our firefighters and EMTs - See our fire engines and ambulanc

5:00 PM

Fri, Oct 231401 Olney Sandy Spring Road

SES PTA Trunk or Treat

Boo! You are invited to the Sherwood ES PTA Trunk or Treat in the school parking lot on Friday, October 23rd, 2026. Trunk or Treating will take place from 6-7:30pm! Those hosting a trunk should arrive at 5:15pm to set up. Please bring candy for around 30

6:00 PM

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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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More to do around Monkton

More trunk or treat events nearby

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 — 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 Monkton: the basics

When are trunk or treat events in Monkton in 2026?

Trunk or treat events in Monkton run from Oct 18 to Nov 1, 2026: 100 events. The busiest weekend is Oct 23 – Oct 25, with 64 events.

Is there a trunk or treat in Monkton this weekend?

Yes: 2 events are on for Oct 18, including Paws for Heroes: FREE Community Trunk-or-Treat & Dogtopia Foundation Fundraiser and TRUNK OR TREAT with KWFlagship. Another 1 event is on nearby.

Are there free trunk or treat events in Monkton?

Yes: 31 of the 100 listed are free, including Harvest Party/ Trunk or Treat, Kidz Jam Harvest Community Festival Trunk or Treat at STAR Community Family Life Center and Doula-Ween Trunk or Treat at Long's Park Pavilion 1. Most trunk or treats are free to walk into.

Is there a trunk or treat near Monkton?

Yes: 6 more events are listed within reach of Monkton, in Harrisburg, Lancaster, Springfield and Washington and more. The soonest is Fall Fest - Trunk or Treat in Harrisburg, on Sun, Oct 18.

Where are trunk or treats held in Monkton?

At 99 venues, including Dunkin' (993 Beards Hill Rd, Aberdeen, MD) (2 dates), Thornton Automotive Dover Service, Tire, & Collision Center, Severna Park Community Center and Seven Oaks Elementary School. Most take place in the car park of a church, school, library or community centre.

What are the best trunk or treat events in Monkton?

The most popular on AllEvents right now are Rumble In The Ruins (1972 & Older Vehicles Only) at Ruins Hall (Sun, Oct 25), Sweet Tooth Costume Carnival 2026 at St John Baptist Church (Sat, Oct 31) and 4th Annual bELIeve BASH Car, Truck, and Motorcycle Show & MUCH MORE at Cecil County Dragway 1916 Theodore Road, Rising Sun, MD 21001 (Sat, Oct 24).

What time do trunk or treats start in Monkton?

Start times run from 9:00 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.

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.