Celebrate Halloween 2026 with the best Trunk or Treat events in Terre Haute. 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 Terre Haute.
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On nowOct 30–31Carplex of Terre Haute2 days
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On nowFri, Oct 30921 Shaw Ave Paris IL 61944
Paris Naz is having our 2nd Annual Trunk-Or-Treat on October 30th from 5-8pm. We are thankful to be having the event again for our community! We hope you and your kids will stop by! Everyone welcome to come!
On nowFri, Oct 301450 E Crossing Blvd
Put on your best Halloween costume and come see the residents and staff at The Commons at Honey Creek. Children can trick or treat at themed tables and trunks, with our residents and team members handing out candy to all the ghosts, princesses, superheroe
On nowFri, Oct 305050 S 7th St
Scan the code to register YOUR TRUNK to PASS OUT CANDY! Top Guns Parking Lot 6:00-7:30 October 30
Sat, Oct 31218 S Bloomington St, Greencastle
Swing by Cornerstone for our TRUNK or TREAT before heading to other activities on Halloween. Our event is from 4:30pm-6:30pm (or until we are out of candy).
Sat, Oct 31610 Washington St, Clay City
Join Us for a Family-Friendly Trunk or Treat! You're invited to a fun and safe evening of treats, fellowship, and festive fall fun at the Clay City Community Trunk or Treat event! 📅 Saturday, October 31, 2026 🕕 6:00–7:30 PM 📍 Clay City First Church Park
Sat, Oct 31800 North 13th Street Terre Haute IN
There will be bounce houses, a fire truck, decorated cars, and treats!! Come and have some fun!!
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 12 of the best places to eat, explore and enjoy fall in Terre Haute, Indiana, before and after trunk or treat — from restaurants and sweet shops to museums, parks and pumpkin patches.
Downtown · 935 Wabash Ave
A Terre Haute institution since 1967, turning out donuts cut square, with all the usual toppings and fillings.
Grab a box on the way to the trunk or treat — square ones pack neatly in the boot.
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Terre Haute · 901 Lafayette Ave
A Jewish bakery and deli where nearly everything on the menu is gluten-free or comes with a gluten-free option.
A safe bet if someone in the car avoids gluten — the soups and sandwiches are all gluten-free.
Open in MapsTerre Haute · 3641 Murphy St
A local bakery that has passed ten years in Terre Haute, with pastries, baked goods and custom cakes.
Order a Halloween cake ahead if you are hosting the trunk-or-treat crowd afterwards.
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West Terre Haute · 10127 Hutchinson Rd
A first-generation family farm that began with Christmas trees in 2020 and grows carving and specialty pumpkins.
Pumpkins are an autumn crop here and bulk orders are welcome — ring ahead to check what is left.
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Rockville · 2301 W Strawberry Rd, about 30 min north
A family farm that began with a corn maze in 2004, now with a five-acre maze, a 60-foot slide, hayrides and animals.
Open for the autumn season only, so check dates first before the drive north.
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Downtown · Wabash Ave
A three-storey climbing tree house, an indoor high-ropes course, a stuffed-animal vet clinic and insect displays.
Costumes are fine, but sensible shoes for the tree-house climb.
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Downtown Terre Haute
A 2,500-piece collection of American art, with works by Grant Wood, Edward Hopper and Andy Warhol.
A calm hour indoors if the weather turns, and small enough for short attention spans.
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Terre Haute
Four floors of interactive exhibits and over 100,000 vintage artefacts, plus an old-fashioned Coke-themed soda fountain.
Save the soda fountain for the end — a sweet reward after four floors.
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A recreated 1820s frontier village with a working gristmill, in a 440-acre park with two lakes and a covered bridge.
Vigo County Parks usually runs Halloween hayrides and trick or treating here in October — check dates first.
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Terre Haute
177 acres of rolling hills with fishing ponds, playgrounds, disc golf and the Spirit of Terre Haute miniature train.
Check before you go whether the little train is still running this late in the season.
Open in MapsEast side · 5170 E Poplar St
A nature centre and Native American Museum beside a 25-acre state nature preserve with three miles of trails.
Good for burning off energy before an evening of trick-or-treating.
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Terre Haute · on the Wabash River
43 acres on the Wabash River with an amphitheatre, a boat ramp, a bark park and the old Fairbanks Park arch.
An easy riverside stroll, near the birthplace home of state-song composer Paul Dresser.
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On nowFri, Oct 301111 N. Vermilion Street, Danville
On nowFri, Oct 30The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Plainfield
Free
Sat, Oct 31Lincoln Square Urbana
Sat, Oct 31727 E Elm St, Olney
Sat, Oct 31432 Airport Rd, Mattoon
Sat, Oct 31Gregg Park, Vincennes
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 Terre Haute run from Oct 30 to Oct 31, 2026: 10 events.
Yes: 10 events are on for Oct 30 – Nov 1, including Trunk or Treat at Carplex of Terre Haute, Paris Naz 2nd Annual Trunk-Or-Treat and Trunk or Treating!. Another 6 events are on nearby.
Yes: 6 more events are listed within reach of Terre Haute, in Danville, Plainfield, Urbana and Olney and more. The soonest is Trunk or Treat in Danville, on Fri, Oct 30.
At 10 venues, including Carplex of Terre Haute, Hickory Creek at Sunset and Chrisman, Illinois. Most take place in the car park of a church, school, library or community centre.
The most popular on AllEvents right now are Fall Frolic & Trunk or Treat (Sat, Oct 31), Chrisman's Spooktacular Halloween at Chrisman, Illinois (Sat, Oct 31) and Trunk or Treating! at Hickory Creek at Sunset (Fri, Oct 30).
Start times run from 2:00 PM 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.
