Whether you’re passing out candy at home or taking your little ones to trick-or-treat, here is the Trick-or-Treat Schedule around Columbus (or Beggar’s Night). Don’t forget to drive carefully these days.
Halloween falls on Saturday, October 31, 2026, and most communities avoid holding trick-or-treat on weekend evenings. Therefore, many communities are electing to have trick-or-treat, or beggar’s night, on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
Trick-or-Treat Schedule around Columbus on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
Many communities opt to use the recommendations from MORPC (Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission). Local government members support a unified date for the region.
When Halloween, October 31, falls on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, Trick-or-Treat is held the Thursday before October 31.
When October 31 falls on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, Trick-or-Treat is held on October 31.
Local communities maintain the authority to change or keep their trick-or-treat date and time. In the event of inclement weather, the recommended date will likely not change.
Franklin County
- Bexley: Thursday, October 29, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
- Blendon Township: 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
- Columbus: Thursday, October 29, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Dublin: Thursday, October 29, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Gahanna: 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
- Grandview Heights: Saturday, October 31, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Grove City: 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
- Groveport: 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
- Hilliard: Thursday, October 29, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Hamilton Township: 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
- Madison Township: 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
- Minerva Park: 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
- New Albany: 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
- Obetz: 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
- Pickerington: Thursday, October 29, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Prairie Township: 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
- Reynoldsburg: 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
- Upper Arlington: 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
- Westerville: 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
- Whitehall: 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
- Worthington: Saturday, October 31, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (observes Halloween on the 31st regardless of the day)
And don’t forget about being safe this year!
Union County
- Marysville: 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
- Plain City: Saturday, October 31, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Logan County
- Bellefontaine: 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
- Lakeview: 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
Licking County
- Heath: 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
- Johnstown: 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
- Kirkersville: 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
- Newark: 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
- Pataskala: 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
Fairfield County
- Canal Winchester: Thursday, October 29, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Baltimore: 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
- Bremen: 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
- Lancaster: 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
- Pickerington: 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
Delaware County
- Galena: 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
- Genoa Township: Saturday, October 31, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Ostrander: 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
- Powell: 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
- Sunbury: 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.