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Trunk or TreatEvents in Thousand Oaks 2026

Celebrate Halloween 2026 with the best Trunk or Treat events in Thousand Oaks. 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 Thousand Oaks.

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Trunk or treat events in Thousand Oaks

Fri, Oct 162003 Yosemite Ave, Simi Valley

Trunk or Treat

Get ready for a spooktacular evening of Halloween fun at our Trunk or Treat event at TLE Simi Valley! 🎃 TLE Simi Valley Trunk or Treat | Family-Friendly Halloween Fun Get ready for a <st

6:00 PM

Free

Fri, Oct 1621321 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance

Trunk-Or-Treat Bash 2026

Get ready for a spooky good time at Trunk-Or-Treat Bash 2026—costumes, candy, and trunkloads of fun! Join Us for the Trunk-Or-Treat Bash 2026! Get ready for a spook-tacular time at our in-

6:00 PM

Free

Fri, Oct 16360 Behavioral Health - Santa Clarita

360 Behavioral Health - Santa Clarita Trunk or Treat

Join us for sensory-friendly Trunk or Treat fun for kids and families of all ages! 🎃 Join 360 Behavioral Health for a sensory-friendly Trunk or Treat event welcoming kids and families of all ages! Cel

6:00 PM

Free

2 dates · from Oct 17The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Saugus

Plum Canyon and Saugus Ward Halloween Party

Come join us for a night of games, food, and trunk or treating! Come dressed in your costume and ready to have fun.

6:00 PM

Games & bounce houses

Sun, Oct 18Lutheran Church in the Foothills, La Canada Flintridge

Trunk or Treat

Family Festival! Fun! Free! Trunk or Treat! Come in costume! All ages! Hot dogs! Bouncer! Friends!

10:00 AM

Food trucks

Fri, Oct 233000 W Magnolia Blvd, Burbank

UMe Credit Union's TRUNK OR TREAT

UMe Credit Union brings U Trunk or Treat Classic cars. Creative costumes. Candy galore. 🎃 Friday, October 23 5:30–8 pm UMe Parking Lot 3000 W. Magnolia Blvd. · Burbank Free Halloween fun for the whole family!

5:30 PM

Sat, Oct 244535 McGrath Street, Ventura

Ventura's Best Trunk or Treat

When we were kids, Halloween was one of our most favorite holidays! And we’re pretty sure it’s your kids’, too. They get hyped and happy when they hear a Halloween party is coming… And it’s located right in the neighborhood! 👻 AWESOME COSTUME CONTESTS!! 👻

3:00 PM

Costume contestTrunk contest

Sat, Oct 244943 McConnell Avenue Suite W, Marina Del Rey

Trunk or Treat Halloween Car Show

Bring the kids, bring your costumes, and join us for a free, family-friendly Trunk or Treat Car Show at Bob's Auto Gleam! We're decking out cars in full Halloween style and turning our lot into a safe, fun trick-or-treating spot for the neighborhood. Kid

3:00 PM

Sat, Oct 2424317 Newhall Ave

Trunk or Treat 2026

Join us for a FREE Community Trunk or Treat. Music, treats, games and fun provided! Last year we had almost 1000 people in attendance. Everyone is welcome. Costumes encouraged! Please bring a bag to collect all your goodies 🙂 If you'd like to host a trun

4:00 PM

Games & bounce houses

Sat, Oct 24The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Burbank

Burbank Ward Chili Cook-off and Trunk or Treat

Join us for Burbank Ward's annual Chili Cook-off and Trunk or Treat! Chili Cook-off begins at 5:30pm, if you're entering the Cook-off please bring your chili at 5:00pm Trick or treating begins at 6:15, with kids going from car to car collecting candy from

5:30 PM

Sat, Oct 2413950 Peach Hill Rd, Moorpark

Trunk or Treat

Join us for this safe and fun family event! We will have trunks with candy and games, hot dogs, baked goods, beverages, a bounce house/slide combo, and a photobooth to catch sweet memories. No scary haunted houses and no walking for miles up and down st

5:30 PM

Games & bounce housesFood trucks

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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More to do around Thousand Oaks

More trunk or treat events nearby

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 Thousand Oaks: the basics

When are trunk or treat events in Thousand Oaks in 2026?

Trunk or treat events in Thousand Oaks run from Oct 16 to Oct 31, 2026: 25 events. The busiest weekend is Oct 23 – Oct 25, with 11 events.

Is there a trunk or treat in Thousand Oaks this weekend?

Yes: 6 events are on for Oct 16 – Oct 18, including Mission View Trunk or Treat, Trunk or Treat and Trunk-Or-Treat Bash 2026.

Are there free trunk or treat events in Thousand Oaks?

Yes: 12 of the 25 listed are free, including Mission View Trunk or Treat, Trunk or Treat and Trunk-Or-Treat Bash 2026. Most trunk or treats are free to walk into.

Is there a trunk or treat near Thousand Oaks?

Yes: 9 more events are listed within reach of Thousand Oaks, in Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Barbara and Huntington Beach and more. The soonest is LOS ANGELES ZOMBIE CRAWL - Halloween Bar Crawl - 10+ Bars - Oct 30th & 31st in Los Angeles, on Oct 30 – Nov 1.

Where are trunk or treats held in Thousand Oaks?

At 22 venues, including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (5 dates), Lutheran Church in the Foothills, North Oaks Church and Orchard Church LA. Most take place in the car park of a church, school, library or community centre.

What are the best trunk or treat events in Thousand Oaks?

The most popular on AllEvents right now are Trunk or Treat Community Resource Fair (Fri, Oct 23), Mission View Trunk or Treat (Fri, Oct 16) and Funadoo Fall Festival: The Ultimate Trunk O Treat at North Oaks Church (Sat, Oct 24).

What time do trunk or treats start in Thousand Oaks?

Start times run from 10:00 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.

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.