Find trick-or-treating and other free Halloween events in your neighborhood | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Meredith Melland
October 20, 2023
Grab your candy baskets: it’s time for trick-or-treating in Milwaukee.
Enjoy free family-friendly neighborhood events that celebrate Halloween before the City of Milwaukee’s official trick-or-treating hours from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29.
The Urban Ecology Center and other sponsors are hosting a pumpkin carving and trick-or-treating event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21 at the Washington Park Pool House, 40th and Galena streets. There will also be raffles, pedal boats, biking, caramel apples, bag races, face painting and more. More information here.
VIA Community Development Corp. is hosting a family-friendly event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. onSaturday, Oct. 21at Arlington Heights Park, 3429 W. Pierce St. The event will feature spooky activities, costume contests by age group, youth resources, free candy, champurrado and pumpkins while supplies last. Birrieria La Tia Juana and Sabor Culichi food trucks will be on site. For more information, contact Cassandra at 414-409-3474 or cassandra@viacdc.org.
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From noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21, Ascension Lutheran Church, 1236 S. Layton Blvd., will host a trunk or treat event in the church’s parking lot near 26th and Scott streets. Kids are encouraged to wear Halloween costumes. More information here.
From 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 22, Northcott Neighborhood House and Bader Philanthropies will host a trunk or treat next to Northcott Neighborhood House, 2460 N. 6th St. The event will take place on Wright Street from 7th Street to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Treats, vendors, community resources, hayrides, pony rides and more will beincluded in the fun. Contact Elizabeth Coggs at 414-372-3770 or ecoggs@northcotthouse.org for more information.
Milwaukee Police Department’s District 7, 3626 W. Fond du Lac Ave., will open its doors from noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 22for a kid-friendly, “Nightmare on Fond du Lac” haunted station. More information here.
From 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26, Safe & Sound, 4422 W. Leon Terrace, will host a fall festival with a trunk or treat, neighborhood safety and prevention resources, along with food, games and pumpkins. Flu shots and COVID-19 vaccinations will also beavailable. More information here.
A not-too-scary garden walk will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m Sunday, Oct. 22 at 6th and Howard streets. Email dawn@milwaukeegdna.com with questions. More information here.
The Enderis Park Neighborhood Association has announced that neighborhood trick-or-treating will take place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 27.Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Non-EPNA guests are welcome. More safety and parking rules can be found on the event page here.
The 30th annual trick or treating for residents of the Martin Drive neighborhood will take place on Friday, Oct. 27. Adults can register a child or family by Oct. 24. A $1 donation per child and candy contribution arerequested. For more information on location and time, click here.
Journey House, 2110 W. Scott St., will have food, music, games and crafts for children ages 12 and under from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 28. Contact info@journeyhouse.org or 414-647-0548. More information here.
There will be indoor trick-or-treating and games for kids ages 12 and under from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 28at South Division High School, 1515 W. Lapham Blvd. as part of the Latino Family Expo and Festival, which celebrates Latino culture and dance. More information here.
From noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28, at the COA Goldin Center, 2320 W Burleigh St., Boss Moms Club and other sponsors will hold a free family-friendly Halloween party with pumpkin decorating, face painting, bounce houses, free food and more. More information here.
This festival in Amani will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28at 26th Street between Locust and Burleigh streets. Streets will be blocked off for safety and there will be music, free food, activity stations and information on lead testing from the Coalition on Lead Emergency. More information here.
Mt. Lebanon Church, 4809 N. 60th St., will be having a trunk or treat from 3 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28. The church is seeking volunteers to help with decorating, set up and take down and providing candy. More information here.  Register to help here.
From 6 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 28, Journey House, 2110 W. Scott St., will hold a teen dance with food and music for 13-to-17-year olds with valid ID. More information here.
City of Light Church will have a trunk or treat from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29 in the church parking lot at 6725 W. Burleigh St. More information here.
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Meredith Melland is the neighborhoods reporter for the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service and a corps member of Report for America, a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. Report for America plays no role in editorial decisions in the NNS newsroom.