Celebrate Halloween 2026 with the best Trunk or Treat events in New Orleans. 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 New Orleans.
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On nowSat, Oct 318900 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Metairie
Cars, Candy, Coffee, and the all-new Porsche Cayenne Electric! Join us at Porsche New Orleans on Saturday, October 31, from 8 AM to 11 AM for Cars & Candy, a special Halloween edition of our popular Cars & Coffee event! We're bringing together P
On nowSat, Oct 31River Forest, Covington
🎃🍂 TRUNK OR TREAT… ThickFit Style! 🍂🎃 We’re bringing a little Halloween fun to ThickFit Nutrition, and EVERYONE is invited! 🧡 Grab your costumes, bring the kiddos, and come enjoy an afternoon of treats, laughter, and community! 🚗 Trunk or Treat 🥤 $3 Ki
On nowSat, Oct 311519 LA-22, Madisonville
we will be hosting a Trunk or Treat Bash! October 30 from noon-2pm. We hope to bring the community out for a fun, short event that allo
On nowSat, Oct 31Benn's Grocery
"HOPE" 8TH ANNUAL TRUNK or TREAT "HOPE" 8th ANNUAL TRUNK-OR-TREAT CLICK LINK $300 BEST COSTUME CONTEST: FOOD FOR KIDSPARENT
FreeCostume contest
On nowSat, Oct 313250 Industry Street
Desire & Florida Community Association, Desire Community Reunion and Youth, and NOPD 5th. District, Lace Exclusive, and Bonin Law Firm have once again come together to sponsor a Community Fall Fest and Halloween Truck or
On nowSat, Oct 311400 Williams Blvd, Kenner
Trunk or Treat is back at First Baptist Kenner! Join us on October 31st from 6-8 pm for a fun and free night of great treats. Bring your friends and family and enjoy food, snoballs, and lots of candy!
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 12 of the best places to eat, explore and enjoy fall in New Orleans, Louisiana, before and after trunk or treat — from restaurants and sweet shops to museums, parks and pumpkin patches.
French Quarter · 800 Decatur St
Beignets and chicory coffee since 1862, at the open-air café that calls itself the city's oldest coffee shop.
Powdered sugar gets everywhere — go before the costumes go on, or after they come off.
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Mid-City · 214 N Carrollton Ave
Sicilian-born Angelo Brocato opened it in 1905; still family-run, its gelato, ices and cannoli make it a city institution.
It's close to City Park, so it's the sweet stop after a day there.
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New Orleans East · 14207 Chef Menteur Hwy
A Vietnamese bakery since 1981 whose bread fills banh mi across the city; a James Beard America's Classic in 2018.
Grab banh mi from the counter for an easy picnic lunch.
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City Park · Carousel Gardens, 1 Palm Dr
City Park's family Halloween night: a trick-or-treat path, unlimited amusement-park rides and live entertainment.
Usually in October and you must book ahead — check dates first and come in costume.
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Uptown · Audubon Zoo
Daytime trick-or-treating for kids 12 and under around the zoo, raising money for a children's hospital.
Usually in October, with a Li'l Boo day aimed at younger children — check dates first.
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Riverfront · 1 Canal St
Walk a 30-foot tunnel through a Caribbean reef tank, and look for the white alligator in the Mississippi River gallery.
The Insectarium shares the building, so it's easy to do both in one trip.
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Riverfront · 1 Canal St
Hundreds of free-flying butterflies, a leaf-cutter ant colony and a live honey bee hive.
Brave kids can taste chef-made insect dishes at Bug Appétit.
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Warehouse District · Andrew Higgins Dr
A B-17 bomber, a Spitfire and a C-47 are among the aircraft on show, and the Dog Tag Experience follows one person's story.
Best for older children; give it a few hours.
Open in MapsCity Park · 15 Henry Thomas Dr
8.5 acres indoors and out, with spaces to dig into nature, follow your food and move with the river.
Bring a change of clothes for the water play.
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City Park
Ten acres around a 1936 WPA rose garden, with a train garden of tiny streetcars on 1,300 feet of track.
Head for the Train Garden first; little ones could watch it for ages.
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Mid-City · City Park
1,300 acres founded in 1854, with the world's largest collection of mature live oaks, some over 600 years old.
Storyland's storybook playground is in the park for younger kids.
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French Quarter riverfront
A riverfront park on old wharf land, opened in 1989, linking the aquarium to the Moonwalk opposite Jackson Square.
Watch the river traffic here between the aquarium and beignets.
Open in MapsSat, Oct 31Ochsner Medical Center - West Bank Campus (2500 Belle Chasse Hwy, Gretna, LA)
On nowSat, Oct 315014 Highyway 56, Chauvin
On nowSat, Oct 31Avenue B Baseball Park, Bogalusa
Sun, Nov 11107 W 9th St, Bogalusa
Hayride
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 New Orleans run from Oct 31 to Oct 31, 2026: 9 events.
Yes: 9 events are on for Oct 31 – Nov 1, including Porsche Cars & Candy: Halloween Cars & Coffee + Cayenne Electric Reveal, ThickFit Nutrition Trunk or Treat at River Forest and ThickFit Nutrition Trunk or Treat Bash. Another 4 events are on nearby.
Yes: 1 of the 9 listed is free, including TRUNK or TREAT at Benn's Grocery. Most trunk or treats are free to walk into.
Yes: 4 more events are listed within reach of New Orleans, in Gretna, Chauvin and Bogalusa. The soonest is Ochsner West Bank Family Picnic in Gretna, on Sat, Oct 31.
At 9 venues, including River Forest, River Chase Shopping Center, Benn's Grocery and Westside Lanes. Most take place in the car park of a church, school, library or community centre.
The most popular on AllEvents right now are Trunk or Treat (Sat, Oct 31), Halloween Trunk or Treat Cruise Night at River Chase Shopping Center (Sat, Oct 31) and Westside bowling trunk or treat at Westside Lanes (Sat, Oct 31).
Start times run from 8:00 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.
