Halloween season is here. Here’s a look at the sweet and spooky events in Dallas County

Perry’s annual Spooktacular Downtown Trick-or-Treat Walk returns as a safe opportunity to pick up sweet treats from local businesses and organizations and Dallas County Hospital’s Safe and Health Halloween will return to an indoor format. Various trunk or treat events will feature free, family-friendly fun while 5th Quarter Bar & Grill will host a trunk or drink event for adults. Children will dress in costumes in towns all over Dallas County and go door-to-door during each town’s official trick-or-treating or Beggars’ Night.

Here’s a list of sweet and spooky events that will be happening around Dallas County:

When are Halloween trick-or-treat times for Friday, Oct. 27

When are Halloween trick-or-treat times for Saturday, Oct. 28

• Adel: 6 to 8 p.m.
• Dallas Center: 6 to 8 p.m.
• Linden: 6 to 8 p.m.

When are Halloween trick-or-treat times for Sunday, Oct. 29

• Dawson: 5 to 7 p.m.
• Dexter: 5 to 7 p.m.
• Redfield: 5 to 7 p.m.

When are Halloween trick-or-treat times for Monday, Oct. 30 (Beggars’ Night)

• Clive: 6 to 8 p.m.
• Granger: 6 to 8 p.m.
• Urbandale: 6 to 8 p.m.
• Waukee: 6 to 8 p.m.
• West Des Moines: 6 to 8 p.m.

When are Halloween trick-or-treat times for Tuesday, Oct. 31

• De Soto: 6 to 8 p.m.
• Grimes: 6 to 8 p.m.
• Minburn: 5 to 7:30 p.m.
• Van Meter: 6 to 8 p.m.
• Woodward: 6 to 8 p.m.

Other Halloween events

• Waukee Halloween Open House: 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26 at Waukee Public Safety Building. Fill up your candy bags, explore the fire trucks and say hello to your Waukee police officers and firefighters at the Public Safety Building. Bring the whole family for some friendly Halloween fun. Costumes are encouraged but not required.
• Trunk or Treat: 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26 at Dallas County Fairgrounds. Minburn 4-H Club’s Trunk or Treat will feature games and activities, face painting, picture booth, raffle baskets and more. Dallas County businesses and vendors are invited to participate and can sign up at go.iastate.edu/OXM2GQ
• Spooktacular Downtown Trick-or-Treat Walk: 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27 in downtown Perry. This event, sponsored by the Perry Chamber of Commerce, includes safe trick-or-treating with local businesses and community organizations. Willis Avenue (from 1st to 3rd) and 2nd Street (from Otley to Pattee) will be closed to vehicles during the event. Parking will be available at city lots (Caboose Park and near the post office) as well as side streets. Participants should enter at intersections and stay to the right to follow the designated one-way route through the downtown area. Businesses and organizations – not just those that are located downtown – are encouraged to participate. Contact the Perry Chamber for an assigned spot: PerryChamber@PerryIA.org or 515-465-4601.
• Safe and Healthy Halloween: 5 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27 at Dallas County Hospital, Perry. Dallas County Hospital’s Safe and Healthy Halloween will return to an indoor format, with families entering through the north entrance and being guided through to different giveaway stations, eventually exiting a different door which also faces the north parking lot. Healthy treats and trinkets will be handed out to the kiddos and a limited number of water bottles will be given away to adults to encourage hydration. The event is FREE to attend, while supplies last.
• Safe Trick or Treat: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27 at Aspire of Perry Nursing Home.
• Trick or Treat Bash: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27 at Granger Nursing and Rehab. Join Granger Nursing and Rehab in its front parking lot for trick-or-treating and hot chocolate with residents. The event is open to the community.
• Candy Parade: 6 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27 at Perry Lutheran Homes. Kids and families are invited to Perry Lutheran Homes’ Candy Parade. Residents will be passing out some sweet treats at King’s Gardens Campus and Eden Acres Campus. Costumes for the kiddos are encouraged.
• Pumpkin Festival: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27 at Crossroads Church, Perry. The second annual Pumpkin Festival will feature candy, games and activities for kids of all ages. The event will be held outdoors on the Crossroads Lawn and will be moved inside in the event of rain.
• Trick or Treat at Hy-Vee: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 at Perry Hy-Vee. Stop by with the kiddos for yummy treats.
• Community Halloween Party: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 at Little Bridge Park. Join the De Soto Public Library and Fire Department for a bonfire, hot dog roast, costume contest, games, crafts and prizes. All ages welcome. Wear your best costume for the costume contest.
• Halloween Hayday Parade: 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 in Dallas Center. The Dallas Center Seasonal Fun Committee will host the Halloween Hayday Parade at 3 p.m., starting at Mound Park. The event also features chili dogs for a free-will donation at the fire station from 3:30 to 6 p.m., DC Betterment Foundation Pumpkin Walk from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. (Heritage Park down Walnut Street), spooky golf and photo opp at the DC Library from 4 to 5:30 p.m. The city’s trick-or-treating will follow from 6 to 8 p.m.
• Bouton Trunk or Treat: 5 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 at Haunted Church, South St., Bouton.
• Woodward Trunk or Treat: 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 at High Trestle Trailhead Parking Lot. The annual Trunk or Treat will feature trunks, treats and more in a new location.
• Granger Trunk or Treat: 12 to 1:30 p.m. at EMC Church Parking Lot and 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29 at Assumption Church Parking Lot.
• Halloween in Redfield: 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 at Redfield City Park. The Halloween event will feature hot chocolate, s’mores, inflatables, games and Trunk or Treat. The city’s trick-or-treating will follow from 5 to 7 p.m.
• Halloween Party: 4-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29 at Adel Acres. Residents will pass out candy and vote for their favorite costume. One grand prize will be awarded.
• Van Meter United Methodist Church Trunk or Treat: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28 at Van Meter United Methodist Church. The annual Trunk or Treat event will feature decorated trunks, candy, bounce houses, crafts, games, music, homemade donuts and cider and more. All are welcome to this free, family-friendly event.
• Trunk-or-Drink: 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 at 5th Quarter Bar & Grill, Van Meter. 5th Quarter will host its second Trunk-or-Drink, which is a 21+ event that requires both contestants and participants. Contestants (21+) will register a trunk theme and secret drink recipe to 5Q. Trunks will be set up in the grass lot and 5Q will provide you with your drink and supplies for participants to sample and then vote for their favorite. The winning trunk will not only receive bragging rights, but will have their drink featured at 5Q for the rest of the night. Registration is open through Oct. 24 and the cost is $30. Participants (21+) will tour all the trunks, sample the secret drinks and vote for their favorite. Entry to sample and vote is $10 per person. Funds raised from this event will be used to support community development projects with VMCDC.
• Minburn Trunk or Treat: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31 on Baker Street, downtown Minburn. The Minburn Public Library invites community members to participate in Trunk or Treat. Set-up starts at 5 p.m. Trunk decoration is encouraged but not required. There will be a prize for the trunk that receives the most votes. The fire department will serve hotdogs, the library will have chips and water bottles while the Legion will have s’mores. This event will be in addition to traditional trick-or-treating.
• Star Wars Fall Festival: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31 at Van Meter Baptist Church. Van Meter Baptist Church invites the community to its Star Wars Fall Festival. The event will feature fun, games and snacks.