Trunk-or-treat events are popping up everywhere, and what’s not to love? Parents of young children often especially appreciate these Halloween events. Walk through cars decked out in Halloween decorations and test out your child’s trick-or-treating enthusiasm without the stress of walking throughout your neighborhood.
Ghosts and goblins with little legs will love the opportunity to put on their costumes and collect candy, all without tiring out!
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2025 Trunk-or-Treat Events in the Suburbs
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Tower Lighting, Costume Parade and Trunk-Or-Treat (Riverside)
October 9, 2025 | 5:00pm – 7:30pm
Trunk or Treat (Mission Church, Bloomingdale)
October 11, 2025 | 9:30am – 11:30am
Trunk or Treat (Wheaton VFW Post 2146)
October 11, 2025 | 12:00pm – 3:00pm
Harvest Fest (Lemont)
October 11, 2025 | 3:00pm – 7:00pm
Freaky Fun Friday (Bolingbrook)
October 17, 2025 | 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Trunk or Treat (Darien)
October 17, 2025 | 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Boo-mingdale Halloween Party (Bloomingdale)
October 18, 2025 | 9:00am – 2:00pm
Park District of La Grange Trunk or Treat – RESCHEDULED to 10/25!
Park District of La Grange Trunk or Treat
Saturday, October 18 25, 2025 | 10:00am – 11:30pm
Sedgwick Park
700 S 12th Ave
La Grange, IL 60525
Join us for a spook-tacular good time at an eerie-sistible Trunk or Treat. This a free event! We will have a face painter, balloon artist and of course, CANDY!!
Trunk-or-Treat in Space (Triton College, River Grove)
October 18, 2025 | 11:30am – 1:30pm
Trunk or Treat (North Aurora)
October 18, 2025 | 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Kiddie Academy of Darien Trunk or Treat
Kiddie Academy of Darien Trunk-or-Treat
Saturday, October 18, 2025 | 2:00pm – 4:00pm
1502 75th Street
Darien, IL 60561
(630) 541-8250
Join us for a fun and not so spooky Trunk or Treat! FREE TO THE COMMUNITY!
- Trunk-or-Treating with decorated cars and plenty of candy
- A visit from Incredible Bats (and other spooky-but-cool animals!)
- Pumpkin Painting
- Face Painting
Bring your costumes, your smiles, and your Halloween spirit- we can’t wait to celebrate with you!
Trunk or Treat (Christ Covenant Church, Villa Park)
October 18, 2025 | 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Trunk or Treat and Movie in the Park (La Grange Park)
October 18, 2025 | 5:00pm – 8:00pm
Fall Fest: Trunk or Treat (Northbrook)
October 19, 2025 | 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Trunk or Treat (Grace United Methodist Church, Naperville)
October 22, 2025 | 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Drive-Through Trunk or Treat (Schaumburg Township)
October 23, 2025 | 3:00pm – 7:00pm
Halloween Haunted House and Trunk or Treat (White Oak Library District, Romeoville)
October 23, 2025 | 4:30pm – 7:30pm
Trunk or Treat (Rosemont)
October 24, 2025 | 3:30pm – 5:00pm
Trunk or Treat and Village Family Fall Fest (Schiller Park)
October 24, 2025 | 4:30pm – 8:30pm
Trunk or Treat (Immanuel Christian Academy, Hillside)
October 24, 2025 | 4:30pm – 6:00pm
Trunk-or-Treat (Harvest New Beginnings Church, Oswego)
October 24, 2025 | 5:00pm – 8:00pm
Trunk or Treat (Park District of Oak Park)
October 24, 2025 | 5:30pm – 7:00pm
Walk-Thru Trunk or Treat (Park Ridge)
October 24, 2025 | 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Trunk or Treat (Hanover Park)
October 24, 2025 | 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Fall Festival and Indoor Trunk or Treat (Cityview Community Church, Elmhurst)
October 25, 2025 | 9:30am – 11:30am
Registration recommended.
Trunk or Treat (Arlington Heights)
October 25, 2025 | 10:00am – 12:30pm
Trunk or Treat (Gary United Methodist Church, Wheaton)
October 25, 2025 | 10:00am – 12:00pm
Sensory Friendly Trunk or Treat (Plainfield East High School, Plainfield)
October 25, 2025 | 10:00am – 12:00pm
Trunk or Treat (Forest Park)
October 25, 2025 | 11:00am – 1:00pm
Trunk or Treat Community Event (Washington Junior High School, Naperville)
October 25, 2025 | 11:00am – 1:00pm
Hosted by Restoration Community Church of Naperville.
Sensory and Allergy Friendly Trunk n Treat (Elburn Metra Station)
October 25, 2025 | 11:00am – 1:00pm
Trunk or Treat (Village Church of Oak Park)
October 25, 2025 | 11:00am – 1:00pm
Rotary Trunk or Treat (Roselle)
October 25, 2025 | 12:00pm – 3:00pm
Trunk or Treat – A Spooktacular Event (Des Plaines)
October 25, 2025 | 12:00pm – 3:00pm
Halloweekend-Fall Fest and Trunk or Treat (North Berwyn)
October 25, 2025 | 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Community Trunk or Treat (Woodridge Public Library)
October 25, 2025 | 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Downtown Trick-or-Treating and Trunk-or-Treat (West Chicago)
October 25, 2025 | 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Trunk or Treat (First Baptist Church of Aurora)
October 25, 2025 | 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Center Street Trunk or Treat (Naperville)
October 25, 2025 | 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Trunk or Treat at The Grove Church (Downers Grove)
October 25, 2025 | 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Halloween Hoopla (Willowbrook)
October 25, 2025 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Trunk or Treat (Homer Glen)
October 25, 2025 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Family Fall Fest and Trunk-or-Treat (Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle)
October 25, 2025 | 3:00pm – 5:30pm
Trunk or Treat (Knox Presbyterian Church, Naperville)
October 25, 2025 | 4:00pm – 5:30pm
Cars and Candy Trunk or Treat (Cadillac of Naperville)
October 26, 2025 | 10:00am – 1:00pm
Trunk or Treat (Baird and Warner, Plainfield)
October 26, 2025 | 11:00am – 1:00pm
Trunk or Treat (Eggers Grove Forest Preserve, Chicago)
October 26, 2025 | 12:00pm – 4:00pm
Halloween Extravaganza (Unity Church of Oak Park)
October 26, 2025 | 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Trunk or Treat with Eagle Academy, My Gym, and Skill Samurai (Aurora)
October 26, 2025 | 1:00pm – 2:30pm
Trunk or Treat (Southlawn United Methodist Church, Chicago)
October 26, 2025 | 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Trunk or Treat (Village Church of Barrington)
October 26, 2025 | 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Fall Fest Trunk or Treat (Lutheran Church of Saint Luke, Itasca)
October 26, 2025 | 2:00pm – 5:00pm
Trunk or Treat (Faith United Methodist Church, Downers Grove)
October 26, 2025 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Trunk or Treat in Wood Dale
October 27, 2025 | 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Trunk or Treat at Main Street (Glen Ellyn)
October 27, 2025 | 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Trunk or Treat (Medinah)
October 30, 2025 | 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Trunk or Treat at The Children’s Farm (Palos Park)
October 31, 2025 | 10:00am – 12:00pm
Trunk-or-Treat (Downtown Bensenville)
October 31, 2025 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm
2024 Trunk or Treat Events Yet to Be Announced
Our 2024 list of Trunk or Treat events was filled with over 50 options. We’ve saved them below so that you can keep an eye out for your family favorites returning in 2025.
- Trunk or Treat (Superior Training, Willowbrook) – October 20, 2024
- Little Learners Trunk or Treat (Naperville) – October 25, 2024
- Trunk or Treat (Hobson Road Community Church, Downers Grove) – October 26, 2024
- Trunk or Treat (Christ Community Church, Aurora) – October 26, 2024
- Trunk or Treat, Scavenger Hunt, and Costume Contest (Legacy Elite Gymnastics, Aurora) – October 26, 2024
- Trunk or Treat After Party (Des Plaines) – October 26, 2024
- Trunk-or-Treat at EPC (Elmhurst Presbyterian Church) – October 27, 2024
- Wesley United Methodist Church’s Trunk or Treat (Aurora) – October 27, 2024
- Trunk or Treat and Autumn Artisan Market (Downers Grove) – October 27, 2024
- Trunk or Treat Event (Prairie View Orthodontics, Geneva) – October 29, 2024
- Roseland Community Hospital’s Trunk or Treat (Chicago) – October 31, 2024
There’s more Halloween fun to be had: check out our big list of family-friendly Halloween events in the western suburbs!
