Celebrate Halloween 2026 with the best Trunk or Treat events in Waikiki. 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 Waikiki.
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Sat, Oct 31First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu, Kaneohe
First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu invites the community to its annual First Prez Bazaar on Saturday, October 31, from 9 AM to 1 PM. Enjoy a wide variety of handcrafted items, quilts, plants, books, homemade jams and jellies, baked
Free
Sat, Oct 31Wai Kai, Ewa Beach
Come hungry and ready to trick-or-treat while learning some cool stuff in a fun, spooky setting!
Free
Sat, Oct 31Shriners Children's Hawaii
Please let me know if you will be attending for space planning. Bring candy without nuts and avoid bringing latex items. Activities and items in lieu of candy (coloring books) are encouraged.
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 
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 Waikiki run from Oct 28 to Nov 1, 2026: 6 events.
Yes: 4 events are on for Oct 30 – Nov 1, including First Prez Bazaar at First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu, Eat & Learn / Trunk or Treat at Wai Kai and Shriner’s Hospital Trunk or Treat at Shriners Children's Hawaii. Another 1 event is on nearby.
Yes: 3 of the 6 listed are free, including 2026 Kalihi YMCA Trunk or Treat at YMCA of Honolulu - Kalihi Branch, First Prez Bazaar at First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu and Eat & Learn / Trunk or Treat at Wai Kai. Most trunk or treats are free to walk into.
Yes: 1 more event is listed within reach of Waikiki, in Honolulu. The soonest is Halloween Weekend Salsamor Thursday (Nightclub) in Honolulu, on Oct 29–30.
At 6 venues, including YMCA of Honolulu - Kalihi Branch, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu and Wai Kai. Most take place in the car park of a church, school, library or community centre.
The most popular on AllEvents right now are 2026 Kalihi YMCA Trunk or Treat at YMCA of Honolulu - Kalihi Branch (Wed, Oct 28), OLPH 2026 TRUNK OR TREAT at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church (Sun, Nov 1) and L10 - Trunk or Treat at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Thu, Oct 29).
Start times run from 8:45 AM to 5:30 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.
