Celebrate Halloween Safely
This guidance is designed to help curb the spread of COVID-19. It will be reassessed and updated as
the situation evolves and we learn more in the weeks leading up to Halloween.

Recommended Activities:
Trick-or-Treat the Safe Way

At All Events / Activities
Wear a face
covering.

Sanitize hands
often.
Maintain six
feet distance
from others.

If trick-or-treating is permitted in your community, please trick-or-treat the
safe way.
Place individually wrapped candy outside on the
porch, driveway, or table.
Maintain a social distance of at least 6 feet from anyone not within your
household.
Always wear a face covering. Halloween masks DO NOT count as a face
covering.
Clean hands before and after touching the wrapped candy.
Trick-or-treat in family groups and don’t congregate in large groups.
Trick-or-treat in your own neighborhood. Do not travel to other
neighborhoods.
Use hand sanitizer often, especially after contacting frequently-touched
surfaces and before eating anything.

Consider safe alternatives:

AVOID high-risk activities:

Carve or decorate pumpkins for display
Decorate your home or living space
Have a virtual Halloween costume contest
Watch Halloween movies with the people you
live with
Have a scavenger hunt for Halloween treats in
and around your home
Drive-by costume or car decorating contest
with judges who are social distancing

Traditional door-to-door trick-or-treating
Trunk-or-treat events with large groups in parking
lots
Costume parties
Haunted houses
Hayrides or tractor rides
Traveling to fall festivals in neighboring towns
Any event with large crowds

REMINDER
Stay home if you are sick
If your child is at greater risk of complications from
COVID-19, use extra caution and avoid moderate
and high-risk activities
Consider the people in your household who may
be at risk of greater complications from COVID-19
Focus on keeping Halloween fun and safe for
children by avoiding adult activities that further
increase the risk of COVID-19 transmission