Celebrate Halloween 2026 with the best Trunk or Treat events in New Ulm. 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 Ulm.
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On nowThu, Oct 291900 Madison Ave, Mankato
🎃 Join us for Snell Motors’ 8th Annual Trunk or Treat! 🗓 October 30, 2025 ⏰ 2:00 – 6:00 PM 📍 Inside the Snell Motors Showroom This FREE, family-friendly event is the perfect way to celebrate Halloween! Enjoy safe and cozy indoor trunk or treating, face p
On nowThu, Oct 291635 N Riverfront Dr, Mankato
🎃 Get Ready for Spooktacular Fun! 👻 Join us for Freedom Home Care’s 1st Annual Trunk or Treat! We are thrilled to invite our amazing community, clients, and neighbors to celebrate the fall season with us. Bring the kids, wear your favorite costumes, and
On nowThu, Oct 291900 N Sunrise Dr, Saint Peter
Join us for the 2nd Annual River's Edge Hospital Trunk or Treat Event Thursday, October 29, 2026 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. River's Edge Hospital South Parking Lot - Access on Klein Street (In case of bad weather, the event will be hosted inside the Hospital) Come
Sat, Oct 31708 North Riverfront Drive, Mankato
Calling all Guys and Ghouls… Mankato Eagles Auxiliary is hosting a Trunk or Treat event Sat Oct 31st from 11-1pm! Dress up in your Halloween costume, bring the kids and don’t forget to say Trick or Treat! We’re excited to see you! (Located in the parki
Sat, Oct 31301 9th Street North, Mountain Lake
Join us in the Bethel Church parking lot for a fun Trunk-or-Treat event. We will be handing out candy from 4:00-5:30 p.m. on Halloween day. We look forward to seeing all your great costumes and smiling faces!
Sat, Oct 31301 N Lincoln St, Redwood Falls
Join us for Trunk or Treat! Saturday, October 31 from 4-6 pm in the Gloria Dei parking lot! All are welcome!
Sat, Oct 311407 Cedar Ave N, Glencoe
Rain or shine, warm or cold! Weather permitting we will hold it in the church parking lot. If we have bad weather, we will move it inside to the church's Fellowship Hall. Hot dogs & chips will be served as well. Hope you can join us!
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 
Oct 30 – Nov 1Freedom Ridge, Atwater3 days
Sat, Oct 311401 6th St SW, Willmar
Sat, Oct 31665 Miller Ave SW, Hutchinson
Sat, Oct 31500 St Hwy 4 S, Trimont
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 Ulm run from Oct 29 to Oct 31, 2026: 10 events.
Yes: 7 events are on for Oct 30 – Nov 1, including The Paw’s Howl-O-Ween Party, Trunk or Treat and Trunk or Treat. Another 5 events are on nearby.
Yes: 5 more events are listed within reach of New Ulm, in Atwater, Vesta, Willmar and Hutchinson and more. The soonest is Spooktacular in Atwater, on Oct 30 – Nov 1.
The most popular on AllEvents right now are Trunk or Treat (Sat, Oct 31), Trunk or Treat (Thu, Oct 29) and Trunk or Treat (Sat, Oct 31).
Start times run from 11:00 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.
