Spooky season is here -- and with Halloween falling on a Saturday for 2026, some events may be even more frightfully festive.
But do trick-or-treat times for the Chicago area change when Oct. 31 falls on a weekend?
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Typically, trick-or-treat times are released by Chicago suburbs in the days or weeks leading up to Halloween, which in most recent years has been on a weekday. The holiday hasn't fallen on a Saturday since 2020.
Last year, many trick-or-treat times for Chicago-area suburbs and cities started as early as 3 or 4, lasting until 7 or 8 p.m.
Many cities have yet to release details about their trick-or-treat times for 2026. Among those that have announced hours, many start earlier or run later, according to a list compiled by the website frightmaps.com.
In Cook County, Arlington Heights announced trick-or-treat times this year would be the same as 2025, running from 3 to 7 p.m. But in Countryside, La Grange, La Grange Park, Hillside and Western Springs, they'll start an hour earlier and end an hour later, going from 2 to 8 p.m.
Oak Forest announced trick-or-treating would run from 1 to 6 p.m. for Saturday, Oct. 31. In ...