Celebrate Halloween 2026 with the best Trunk or Treat events in Sussex. 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 Sussex.
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On nowThu, Oct 291 Fellner Pl, Totowa
Join the PV Elks Lodge #2111 and PV Antlers Lodge #42 for a fun night of Trunk-or-Treating. You must bring a "trunk" to the event or a bag of candy for each participant. *Set-up is 1/2 hour before the start. You must register here:
Fri, Oct 30The Learning Experience North Haledon
Trunk or Treat + Center Tours! Bring the family for some Halloween fun and see what our center is all about! Come join The Learning Experience of North Haledon for our annual Trunk or Treat event! Th
Free
Fri, Oct 30The Learning Experience - Ramsey
Join us for Trunk or Treat at The Learning Experience - Ramsey for fun, candy, and Halloween vibes! 🎃🍬 Trunk or Treat at The Learning Experience - Ramsey! Costu
Free
Fri, Oct 30The Learning Experience Paramus
Bring your costume and a big bag for some trunk-loads of candy and fun with friends!
Free
Fri, Oct 30The Learning Experience - River Vale
Join us for spooky fun and sweet treats at Trunk or Treat at The Learning Experience - River Vale! 🎃🚗 Trunk or Treat at The Learning Experience - River Vale! Ge
Free
Fri, Oct 30Church at Bergen, Paramus
Generations Fall Fest is Friday, October 30 at Church at Bergen, 348 Evelyn Street, Paramus, NJ. Come for Trunk-or-Treat, snacks, music, and a short devotional for the whole family. Trunk setup starts at 4:45 PM and trunk-or-treat runs at 5:30. Kids can
Sat, Oct 311424 Rt 302 Circleville NY
Dress your best for Bonez Garage Trunk or Treat Saturday October 31 Trophies by The Mad Welder 50/50 Raffle Carmella’s Cucina Food truck on site Excepting donations for Hope Alive 845
Food trucks
Sat, Oct 31149 Sawmill Court, East Stroudsburg
Join us for one of THREE special Halloween events at Pocono Kidz Zone!! Advanced booking is required!
Sat, Oct 3120 Hampton House Rd, Newton
Trunk or Treat!! Starts at 11am ends 3pm. Win a $200 Visa Gift Card by participating in our Costume Contest!! Must register for contest before 2pm. Call (973)300-0003 ext 6130 for more info. No purchase necessary!
Costume contest
Sat, Oct 31390 RT-211 E, Middletown
🎃 TRUNK OR TREAT 🎃 Texas Roadhouse – Middletown 👻 Join us for a spooktacular afternoon of Halloween fun! 👻 📅 Saturday, October 31st ⏰ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM 📍 Texas Roadhouse Middletown, NY Bring the whole family and come dressed in your favorite Halloween c
Sat, Oct 311918 RT-284, Slate Hill
Come join us for our annual trunk-or-treat event! A fun event for everyone featuring a parade around the park and Halloween spirit. Decorate your car or whatever your ride is and watch the kids 🙂 big and small. A great time always. Please note: The line
Sat, Oct 31500 Morris Ave, Springfield
Join us in person for Speechpath & Associates 2nd Annual Trunk or Treat—fun, safe, and sensory friendly! 🎃 Speechpath & Associates 2nd Annual Trunk or Treat! 👻 Sensory-Friendly
Free
Sat, Oct 31915 North 5th Street, Stroudsburg
Trunk or Treat 2026 Stroudsburg Wesleyan Church will be hosting our FREE Annual Trunk or Treat event on Saturday, October 31st, 2 pm - 4 pm rain or shine. We are in need of individually wrapped candy & trunks...if you would like to set up a trunk pl
Sat, Oct 31St. John Lutheran Church, 7001 Pfeiffer Corner, Bloomfield
Trunk-or-Treat on Halloween 2-4pm All are welcome at our community Trunk-or-Treat, Saturday, October 31, 2026, 2 to 4 PM. Free, great for the family, heartwarming, and lots of fun. Not scary. Trunks, easy games, simple crafts, caution tape maze, and even
Games & bounce houses
Sat, Oct 31ARGENT MATERIALS, Oakland
Annual Community Harvest Festival 2026 🎃 The Annual Community Harvest Festival is a family-friendly Halloween and fall celebration featuring fun activities, community resources, music, and motorcycle entertainment in Oakland, Cal
Sat, Oct 31Bushkill Volunteer Fire Company
The Bushkill Fire Company Auxiliary is hosting a Trunk or Treat on Halloween Night (October 31st) from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm, at our Main Station located at 123 Evergreen Dr. in Bushkill. Everything is free! Hotdogs and juice boxes will be available for a
Sat, Oct 31160 Blumel Rd, Middletown
🎃 You’re Invited to Trunk or Treat at Transformation Church! 🍬 Join us for a fun and free community event for the whole family! Bring your kids in costume and enjoy decorated trunks, tons of candy, music, games, and more. It’s a safe and exciting way to
Trunk contestGames & bounce houses
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 30–31Tavern 29, New York2 days
$17.62 – $28.26
Oct 30–31Tavern 29, New York2 days
$25
Sat, Oct 31Liberty Belle, Pier 36 NYC, New York
$30
Oct 31 – Nov 1Pod Times Square, New York2 days
$17.18 – $30.63
Oct 31 – Nov 1Pod Times Square, New York2 days
$40Live music
Oct 31 – Nov 1Tavern 29, New York2 days
$25
Oct 31 – Nov 1American Whiskey - Midtown, New York2 days
$25
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 Sussex run from Oct 29 to Oct 31, 2026: 20 events.
Yes: 18 events are on for Oct 30 – Nov 1, including Halloween Parade & Trunk or Treat, The Learning Experience of North Haledon - Trunk or Treat! at The Learning Experience North Haledon and Trunk or Treat at The Learning Experience - Ramsey. Another 9 events are on nearby.
Yes: 6 of the 20 listed are free, including Halloween Parade & Trunk or Treat, The Learning Experience of North Haledon - Trunk or Treat! at The Learning Experience North Haledon and Trunk or Treat at The Learning Experience - Ramsey. Most trunk or treats are free to walk into.
Yes: 9 more events are listed within reach of Sussex, in New York. The soonest is Friday Night Halloween Party NYC @ Tavern 29 | Top Halloween Event in New York, on Oct 30–31.
At 20 venues, including The Learning Experience North Haledon, The Learning Experience - Ramsey, The Learning Experience Paramus and The Learning Experience - River Vale. Most take place in the car park of a church, school, library or community centre.
The most popular on AllEvents right now are Newton Halloween Parade at Town of Newton (Sat, Oct 31), Halloween Parade & Trunk or Treat (Fri, Oct 30) and Lodi, NJ Trunk or Treat (Thu, Oct 29).
Start times run from 10:00 AM to 6:30 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.
