October 31 - National Trick-Or-Treat Day

 

Happy National Trick-Or-Treat Day! On the last Saturday in October, today extends one of the country’s favorite holidays – Halloween! 

Dressing up as the scariest or most fascinating character we know draws us to the holiday.  

People of all ages put hours of effort into creating elaborate costumes for one big night. Wouldn’t it be nice to get dressed up and pretend just a little bit more?  

Of course it would! 

This celebration offers the ideal opportunity to host spooky parties, neighborhood trick-or-treating or local festivals. 

Also, everyone gets to wear their scariest, most elaborate, delightful costumes as well! 

What a fun way to get together with friends and family to carve pumpkins and enjoy the fall weather while extending the life of your creative ideas. 

HOW TO OBSERVE 

Get the whole family dressed up and go trick or treating! Organize a trunk-or-treat activity with your office, church, or volunteer group. You could even host a costume party.  

No matter how you celebrate, extend the life of your costume for the season and make sure more people see your creative ideas. 

The Centers for Disease Control(CDC) provides us with excellent tips for a safe National Trick-Or-Treat Day.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/daily-life-coping/Trick-or-treating.pdf  

And no matter how you celebrate, be sure to take pictures and share them using #TrickOrTreatDay on social media. 

HISTORY 

In 2018, the Halloween and Costume Association (HCA) launched a national petition to change the date Americans celebrated Halloween.

https://www.hiaonline.org  

After interacting with the public and listening to feedback, they initiated an extension to Halloween instead.  

Additionally, the HCA created an Official Halloween Toolkit with ideas to help communities all across to help implement parades, events and costumes.

In 2019, the HCA founded National Trick-Or-Treat Day to extend the Halloween season.

Nearly 70,000 people signed their change.org petition, and more than two hundred major media outlets covered their story. 

The Registrar at National Day Calendar® proclaimed this spooky celebration to be observed annually on the last Saturday in October.

DATES 

October 30, 2021 
October 29, 2022 

October 28, 2023 

October 26, 2024 
October 25, 2025 
October 31, 2026 
October 30, 2027 
October 28, 2028 
October 27, 2029 
October 26, 2030 

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