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

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Trunk or treat events in San Antonio

Wed, Oct 28384 Treeline Park

Noah Apartments X Trader's Town Markets BIG Trunk-or-Treat & Fall Festival

🎃 Candy for the kids. Shopping for you. A whole lot of Halloween fun! Noah’s BIG Trunk-or-Treat & Fall Festival is bringing neighbors together for a night of decorated trunks, costumes and community! Wednesday, October 28 ⏰ 6 PM to 8 PM 📍 Historic N

4:00 PM

Trunk contestFood trucks

Wed, Oct 282400 E Walnut, Seguin

Fall Festival

Reading activities for candy PTO trunk n treat Student Council Haunted House $$

4:00 PM

Wed, Oct 283602 South W.W. White road

Fall Fest

SAVE THE DATE! Our 3rd Annual Fall Fest is coming to Salado Elementary! 🍁 Salado families, join us for this fun community event and come enjoy games, crafts, food trucks, shopping local vendors, face painting, and our infamous Trunk-or-Treat with free can

5:00 PM

Games & bounce housesFood trucks

Wed, Oct 283635 SE Military Dr

Trunk-or-Treat 2026

Free Trunk-or-Treat event open to the community! Enjoy decorated trunks with plenty of candy and treats! A guardian must be present with the children to ensure safety and security. <

5:30 PM

FreeTrunk contest

Wed, Oct 28777 West San Antonio, New Braunfels

Trunk or Treat

St. Paul Lutheran Church Parking Lot Fun Family Night 6pm-7pm Hot Dogs and Chips, Candy, Games & Face Painting

6:00 PM

Games & bounce housesFood trucks

Wed, Oct 2814889 Old Bandera Rd, Helotes

Trunk or Treat

Come join the fun @ First Baptist Church of Helotes on October 28th starting at 6:00pm! Free event with lots of candy, snacks and games!

6:00 PM

Games & bounce houses

Wed, Oct 28ABC Home & Commercial Services, Live Oak

ABC Trunk or Treat

Join us at 14703 Jones Maltsberger Rd. San Antonio Tx 78247

6:00 PM

Wed, Oct 28The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Helotes

Culebra Creek Trunk or Treat

Culebra Creek Trunk or Treat Join us as we celebrate Halloween with a community Fall Festival potluck dinner. Enter our chili cookoff with your best recipe. You may also bring a side or dessert to sha

6:00 PM

Free

Thu, Oct 295710 Cary Grant Dr.

OHT PTA Annual Trunk-or-Treat

🎃🦉 OHT PTA Trunk or Treat is COMING, Owl Nation! 🦉🎃 Get your costumes ready because it's almost time for one of our FAVORITE nights of the year — the OHT PTA Trunk or Treat! 🍬👻🕷️ This is going to be an absolute SPOOK-tacular evening for the whole family

5:00 PM

Thu, Oct 2915507 IH-10 West

Trunk or Treat & Fright Night

Costumes welcome, free candy, popcorn, and treats. Movie will be family friendly. Trunk or Treat is from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Fright Night starts at 7:45 pm Bring a blanket At Principle BMW of San Antonio

6:00 PM

Thu, Oct 2912112 Alamo Ranch Pkwy

Truck or Treat

Come join us for a fa-BOO-lous time! You are invited to a night of fun, food, face painting and CANDY! Truck or Treat Date & Time: October 29, 2026 at 6:30

6:30 PM

FreeGames & bounce houses

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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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 San Antonio: the basics

When are trunk or treat events in San Antonio in 2026?

Trunk or treat events in San Antonio run from Oct 28 to Oct 31, 2026: 40 events.

Is there a trunk or treat in San Antonio this weekend?

Yes: 27 events are on for Oct 30 – Nov 1, including 🎃 HALLOWEEN BASH 2026! at Elsewhere Too, Trunk Or Treat Hosted by Drive Today Auto Sales and 1st Annual Mi Casa Trunk or Treat. Another 5 events are on nearby.

Are there free trunk or treat events in San Antonio?

Yes: 9 of the 40 listed are free, including Trunk-or-Treat 2026, Culebra Creek Trunk or Treat at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Truck or Treat. The ticketed ones run from $12.51 to $295.29.

Is there a trunk or treat near San Antonio?

Yes: 7 more events are listed within reach of San Antonio, in Kerrville, Buda and San Marcos. The soonest is Trunk or Treat at KCC in Kerrville, on Wed, Oct 28.

Where are trunk or treats held in San Antonio?

At 37 venues, including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (6 dates), ABC Home & Commercial Services, Elsewhere Too and The Heights of Atascosa (Pleasanton, TX). Most take place in the car park of a church, school, library or community centre.

What are the best trunk or treat events in San Antonio?

The most popular on AllEvents right now are Halloween Spooktacular (Sat, Oct 31), Hall-O-Fest at Chicken N Pickle - San Antonio (Sat, Oct 31) and Caffeine and Chrome - Gateway Classic Cars of San Antonio at Gateway Classic Cars of San Antonio/Austin (Sat, Oct 31).

What time do trunk or treats start in San Antonio?

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.