Seasonal Celebrations · Friday, October 23
Community
Trunk or Treat
A safe Halloween celebration for the whole family — one lit parking lot, dozens of decorated trunks, and the night your neighbors will still be talking about in November.
- Free
- Family friendly
- Costume contest
- Community event
Date
Friday, October 23
Time
5:30 – 8:00 PM
Where
Samurai Dojo
The Tradition
One night every October, the whole
neighborhood shows up in the same parking lot.
The night your kids will remember. The night your neighbors will still be talking about in November.
Music
String Lights
Decorated Trunks
Costumes
Candy
Community
What to Expect
A Halloween festival —
candy everywhere.
One parking lot. Dozens of decorated trunks. Every family walking the same trail together.
Decorated Trunks
Dozens of them, parked in a horseshoe around the lot. Every one different.
Candy Trail
Bring the biggest bucket you own. It fills up faster than you think.
Costume Contest
Ribbons handed out at 7:00 on the main stage. Every child gets recognized.
Keepsake Photo
Same backdrop, same lot, every October. Watch them grow through the pictures.
Games & Prizes
Simple carnival games near the stage. Everyone wins something.
Community Partners
Your neighbors and local businesses, handing out treats from their own trunks.
Food & Warmth
Snacks and something warm to drink for the cold hands.
Follow the Candy Trail
Nine stops.
Full buckets.
A gentle loop from the entrance to the exit. Every stop lit, every stop friendly.
Parking
Pull in, get waved through by our team.
Welcome Tent
Grab a map, a candy bag and a wristband for the contest.
Candy Trail
Wind through the decorated trunks. Every family hands out treats.
Games
Ring toss, pumpkin bowling, spin-to-win. Little prizes at every station.
Costume Contest
Main stage at 7:00. Six categories. Ribbons for every kind of costume.
Keepsake Photo
Line up at the photo backdrop. One printed photo per family, on us.
Community Partners
Local businesses in the lot, in costume, at the ready.
Food
Snacks and warm drinks near the exit.
Exit
Full buckets, tired kids, happy parents.
Costume Contest
Ribbons for everybody's
kind of costume.
Judged at 7:00 on the main stage. Six categories, one ribbon per category, and something for every kid who walked up. Everyone wins something. Every child gets recognized.
Funniest
Scariest (but friendly)
Most Creative
Best Family Theme
Best Homemade
Best Group
The Annual Keepsake Photo
Year one it's a costume.
Year ten it's a tradition.
We keep the same backdrop every October. One printed photo per family, on us. Come back next year, stand in the same spot, watch your kids grow through the pictures.
The Best Part
They spot each other
from across the lot.
Two families park at opposite ends. Two kids in costume lock eyes and take off running, capes flying, somebody's wings fall off halfway across. That's when the night officially begins.
Why Parents Love It
Easy night.
Big memory.
No crowded sidewalks. No driving neighborhood to neighborhood. Just one safe place where the community comes together.
Safe Environment
One lit lot instead of dark streets. Volunteers everywhere.
Free Community Event
No cover. No card. No catch. Reserving a spot just helps us plan candy.
Easy Parking
Park once. Walk the whole festival. Kids stay in the lot.
Family Tradition
Come back every year. Same backdrop, new costumes, growing kids.
Local Businesses
Meet the shops, dentists and realtors that keep the neighborhood running.
Community Partners
The neighbors who
make it possible.
Gold Partners
Silver Partners
Community Friends
Corner Coffee
Blue Owl Books
Highland Bakery
Sparks Music School
Green Leaf Yoga
Become a Trunk Host
Want to decorate
a trunk?
Bring a car. Decorate the back. Meet a few hundred families in one night. Businesses, families, churches, anyone with a vehicle and a good attitude — you're in.
Step 01
Bring your car
Any vehicle works — sedan, SUV, truck bed. We reserve you a spot in the horseshoe.
Step 02
Decorate the back
Theme it however you like. Simple is great. We share a decoration guide when you sign up.
Step 03
Hand out treats
Candy, small toys, stickers — whatever you love giving out. We suggest quantities based on registrations.
Step 04
Meet the neighborhood
A few hundred families will walk right past your trunk. Bring cards if you own a business.
Who can host
Hosts are the reason this night gets bigger every single year.
Family Questions
Everything you
need to know.
Reserve
We'll see you
on Halloween.
Reserving is free and takes a minute. It just helps us know how much candy to buy.
The candy disappears.
The memories don't.
Full buckets, tired kids, parents smiling the whole walk home.
Samurai DojoHosting the community since 2019
Community Trunk or Treat
Friday, October 23 · Free