Several Northeast Ohio communities cancel city-organized Halloween events; list of trick or treat times
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Updated: Oct. 31, 2020 at 3:07 PM EDT
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - COVID-19 concerns have already prompted several Northeast Ohio communities to cancel city-promoted Halloween events.
Events being canceled:
- Copley Township - Not holding Halloween in the Park event and trick or treat times will not be sponsored by the township; neighborhoods can organize their own celebrations.
- Fairlawn - Not hosting citywide trick-or-treating
- Newburgh Heights - Trick-or-treating will not be permitted on Halloween night; a community drive-thru event is planned for Oct. 24 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Windham - Village officials not sanctioning door-to-door trick-or-treating; “trunk-or-treat” event will be held at KT Elementary on Oct. 28 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Chester - Not hosting citywide trick-or-treating
Other cities and towns in Northeast Ohio are still anticipating to move forward with trick-or-treating:
- Akron - City will host trick-or-treating on Oct. 31 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Atwater Township- Residents are sponsoring trick-or-treat on Oct. 25 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Aurora - Scheduled for Oct. 31 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Avon - Trick-or-treating scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 31 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- Bay Village - City will host trick-or-treating on Oct. 31 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Bedford - Trick-or-treat activities will be held on Oct. 31 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Berea - Trick or treat times scheduled for Oct. 31 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Broadview Heights - Trick-or-treating scheduled for Oct. 31 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Chagrin Falls - Halloween trick-or-treating will take place on Oct. 31 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Cleveland - City of Cleveland will hold trick or treat hours on Oct. 31 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Cuyahoga Falls - City-hosted drive-up event scheduled on Oct. 24 at 10 different locations; trick-or-treating planned on Oct. 31 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Elyria - Trick-or-treat will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 31.
- Galion - Community trick or treat event schedule from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 31.
- Garfield Heights - Halloween trick-or-treating set for Oct. 31 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Hubbard - Door-to-door trick-or-treating will be held on Oct. 31 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Hudson - Trick-or-treating citywide planned for Oct. 31 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Lakewood - Trick or treat scheduled for Oct. 31 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Lyndhurst - Halloween trick-or-treating set for Oct. 31 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Mentor - City will sanction trick-or-treating on Oct. 31 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Mentor-on-the-Lake - City’s trick-or-treating scheduled for Oct. 31 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Shaker Heights - City-sanctioned trick-or-treating set for Oct. 31 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- Willard - Trick-or-treating scheduled for Oct. 29 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; a rain date is set for Oct. 31 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- Willoughby - Door-to-door trick or treat held on Oct. 31 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
This list will be updated as more details are provided.
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