When Should Trick-or-Treating Start in El Paso? Locals Decide!

Halloween is creeping up and this year the spooky holiday lands on a Friday which means kids don’t have to be up early the next day so they can trick-or-treat as late as they want!!! Well, that’s if mom and dad lets them.

I know when my son and I would go trick-or-treating, we started the night right when the sun went down and by 8 p.m. our feet were tired and we headed home. However, these days I notice in my neighborhood that some parents start trick-or-treating as early as 4:30 pm and some houses keep their doors open for candy seekers until after 9 p.m. This got me wondering, when is the perfect time to start and end trick-or-treating?

There’s no official city rule, but according to local parents, the sweet spot starts between 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m., depending on how early you can get the kiddos out the door. As for when to wrap things up? Most agree that 9 or 10 p.m. is the perfect time to flip off the porch lights, get the little goblins tucked in, and start “checking” their candy stash.

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Here’s what a few El Pasoans had to say about their perfect Halloween schedule:

Top El Paso Trick-or-Treating Opinions:

Mikaela Becker: “We start at 5:30pm and go until we’re too tired — we walk the whole time, no carpooling!”
Rebecca Salais: “Start at 6 and end at 10 so no kids miss out.”
Ruby Rivera: “Between 6–10. Some people don’t get home until 5:30, so 10 should be the latest — kids need sleep!”
Veronica Garcia Sosa: “Start walking around 6:15 — don’t be lazy, walk! End no later than 9pm.”
Maria Isabel Chavez: “6 to 8 on weekdays, but if it’s a weekend, let them go until 9.”

CHECK OUT WHAT OTHER LOCALS HAD TO SAY:

El Paso’s Trick-or-Treating Sweet Spot: Here’s When to Go!

If you want to keep both the kids and the neighbors happy, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. seems to be the El Paso-approved sweet spot. Early enough for the little ones, late enough for the big kids and just the right amount of spooky.