Scary Halloween display greets passersby on East Penacook Road in Hopkinton. As most locals know, Trick or Treating typically happens the night before Halloween in Penacook and Boscawen, which celebrate Gate Night – an old holdover from the days when a popular prank in rural communities was to steal fence gates. Concord and most other surrounding communities hold trick-or-treating on Oct. 31.
Here’s a complete listing of times:
Allenstown: Oct. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Andover: Oct. 31 from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
Barnstead: Oct. 31 from 5 to 8 p.m.
Belmont: Oct. 31 from 4 to 8 p.m. A Trunk-or-Treat event will be held Oct. 27 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Tioga Pavilion, 18 Mill St. There will a bring your own pumpkin carving station, decorated vehicles and food available for purchase.
Boscawen: Oct. 30 from 5 to 8 p.m.
Bow: Oct. 31 from 5 to 8 p.m.
Bradford: Oct. 31 from 5 to 8 p.m.
Bristol: Oct. 31 from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
Canterbury: Oct. 26 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Town Center. The event features spooky stories in the library, candy stops around the center, cookie decorating, apple cider and more.
Chichester: Oct. 31 from 5 to 8 p.m. and Trunk-or-Treat will be Oct. 27 at Carpenter Park from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Concord: Oct. 31 from 5-7:30 p.m. Intown Concord will host Halloween Howl downtown on Oct. 25 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and there will be trick-or-treating at the Farmers Market on Oct. 26 from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
Danbury: Oct. 31 from dusk until 8 p.m.
Deerfield: Oct. 31 from 4 to 7 p.m. A Tailgate Trick-or-Treat and costume parade will be held Oct. 27 at 1 p.m. Parking will begin at noon.
Deering: Oct. 31 from 5 to 8 p.m. will be a community Trunk-or-Treat at the Hillsboro-Deering Middle School.
Dunbarton: Oct. 31 from 4:30 to 7 p.m.
Epsom: Oct. 31 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Franklin: Oct. 31 from 4 to 8 p.m.
Gilford: Oct. 31 from 5 to 8 p.m.
Gilmanton: Oct. 31 from 5 to 8 p.m.
Henniker: Oct. 31 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Hill: Oct. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Hillsborough: Oct. 31, 5 to 8 p.m.
Hopkinton: Oct. 31 from 5 to 8 p.m. Halloween Holler will be Oct. 26 at 10:30 a.m. at the Harold Martin School, which will include a costume parade, activities and food.
Laconia: Oct. 31 from 5 to 8 p.m.
Loudon: Oct. 31 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the fire department for Trunk-or-Treat
Meredith: A Family Halloween Bash will be held Oct. 26 from 5 to 7 p.m.
New Hampton: Oct. 31 from 5 to 7 p.m.
New London: Oct. 31 from 5 to 8 p.m.
Newbury: Oct. 31 from 4 to 7 p.m. A Trunk-or-Treat will be held Oct. 27 will be 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Fishersfield Park.
Northfield: Oct. 31 from 5 to 8 p.m.
Northwood: Oct. 31 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Pembroke: Oct. 31 from 5 to 8 p.m.
Penacook: Oct. 30 from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
Pittsfield: Oct. 31 from 5 to 8 p.m.
Salisbury: Oct. 31 from 5 to 8 p.m.
Sanbornton: Oct. 31 from 4 to 8 p.m. A Halloween party will be held Oct. 26 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Sanbornton Central School for children in fifth-grade and younger and their families.
Tilton: Oct. 31, 5 to 8 p.m. and on Oct. 26 from 4 to 6 p.m. along Main Street and at costume parade at 4:30 p.m.
Warner: Oct. 31 from 5 to 8 p.m.
Weare: Oct. 31 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Webster: Oct. 31, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Wilmot: A Trick-or-Treat Party will be Oct. 31 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Wilmot Community Center.