Towns across the capital region are preparing for the spookiest weekend of the year with festivities spanning the latter half of month.
In Deerfield, celebrations began early with a tailgate trick-or-treat at the fairgrounds on Saturday, Oct. 25, which ended in a spectacular fireworks display.
Neighboring towns are exploring equally creative ways to mark the holiday. Consider taking a ghost tour at Canterbury Shaker Village or bringing costumed littles to the Halloween Parade in Warner.
Read below for more trick-or-treating information from each town in the Monitor’s coverage area.
Allenstown – Trick-or-treating on Friday, Oct. 31 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Boscawen – Trunk-or-treating at Boscawen Elementary School on Thursday, Oct. 30 from 5-8 p.m.
Bow – Trick-or-treating on Friday, Oct. 31 from 5-8 p.m.
Canterbury – Trick-or-treating at Canterbury Shaker Village on Friday, Oct. 31 from 3-5 p.m. Tickets for ghost tours, held at 5, 6 and 7 p.m., can be purchased online at shakers.org/events.
Concord – Trick-or-treating on Thursday, Oct. 30 from 5-7:30 p.m. in Penacook; Friday, Oct. 31 from 5-7:30 p.m. in Concord
Chichester – Trick-or-treating on Friday, Oct. 31 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Dunbarton – Halloween on the Common on Friday, Oct. 31 from 5-7 p.m.
Epsom – Trick-or-treating on Friday, Oct. 31 from 5-8 p.m.
Franklin – Trick-or-treating on Friday, Oct. 31 from 4-7 p.m.
Henniker – Trick-or-treating on Friday, Oct. 31 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Loudon – Trick-or-treating on Friday, Oct. 31 from 5-8 p.m.
The front lawn of a home on Warren Street in Concord is filled with scary Halloween artifacts on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. Credit: GEOFF FORESTER / For the Monitor 
The front lawn of a home on Warren Street in Concord is filled with scary Halloween artifacts on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. Credit: GEOFF FORESTER / For the Monitor 
The front lawn of a home on Warren Street in Concord is filled with scary Halloween artifacts on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. Credit: GEOFF FORESTER / For the Monitor
Pembroke – Trick-or-treating on Friday, Oct. 31 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Pittsfield – Trick-or-treating on Friday, Oct. 31 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Salisbury – Trick-or-treating will take place from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 31, with Fire Explorers passing out treats at the safety building.
Warner – At 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 31, there will be a Halloween Parade, with students from the Simonds School marching down Main Street in costume. Trick or Treating will be from 5-8 p.m. There’s also a Halloween Dance Party at The Depot at Reed’s North from 6-8 p.m.
Weare – On Thursday, Oct. 30, the Weare Public Library will hold a kids halloween party at 4:30-6 p.m., featuring stories, games, treats and more. Trick or treating will take place from 5:30 – 8 p.m.
Webster – The Fire Department is hosting a Truck or Treat event from 6:30-8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 31 at the Public Safety Building.
Wilmot – The Wilmot Community Association is holding a Trick or Treat & Spooky House event from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 31 at the Red Barn at 64 Village Road. Trick or Treating will also take place during that time in the Wilmot Flat neighborhood.