10/31/2026
Be safe and have fun!
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The City of Grand Rapids Police Department is reminding families of simple steps they can take to help keep children safe throughout the Halloween evening:
🎃 Recommended trick-or-treating hours are from 6 to 8 p.m.
🎃 If you are welcoming trick-or-treaters, turn on your front porch light. Only visit homes with a lit front porch light.
🎃 Trick or treat with a parent or adult chaperone; go in groups if possible.
🎃 Wear light-colored or reflective clothing; make sure masks don’t obscure vision, including peripheral vision. Carry a flashlight!
🎃 Consider going house to house on the same side of the street and then double back on the other side. This will reduce the need to cross the street.
🎃 Use crosswalks/cross only at corners. Walk on sidewalks. If you must walk in the street, walk on the left side facing traffic.
🎃 Do not go into any stranger’s home or car even if you are offered candy.
🎃 Don’t let kids eat any candy or other food until it has been checked by an adult.
🎃 Drivers should be especially aware and observant when driving through residential neighborhoods.
