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2024 Concord Area Halloween Fun Guide

By Heather Flanders, Macaroni Kid Concord October 19, 2024

Are you wondering when your town does trick or treating? Are you looking for other fun things to do to celebrate Halloween this year? Do you just love candy and hope the kids get an overabundance of your favorites??? We have rounded up trick or treat times, tons of other Halloween events, plus some helpful bonuses to be a Concord area resource for you! Be sure to scroll past the Halloween Happenings image, so you can click for all the info on events and other resources.

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Trick or Treat Times

Bow - 10/31 5:00 - 8:00

Candia - 10/31 5:00 - 8:00
Canterbury - 10/26 5:30 - 7:30 in town center

Chichester - 10/31 5:00 - 8:00
Concord - 10/31 5:00-7:30

Deerfield - 10/31 4:00 - 7:00
Dunbarton - 10/31 5:00 - 7:00

Epsom - 10/31 5:00 - 8:00

Henniker - 10/31 5:30 - 7:30
Hooksett - 10/31 6:00 - 8:00
Loudon- 10/31 5:00 - 8:00, Trunk or Treat also held at the Loudon Rec Field

Northwood - 10/31 5:00 - 8:00

Nottingham - 10/31 5:00 - 7:00

Pittsfield - 10/31 5:00 - 7:00

Raymond - 10/31 5:00 - 7:00

Salisbury - 10/31 5:00 - 7:00

Warner - 10/31 5:00 - 8:00

Other Local Halloween Events

Oct. 18, 19, 26 & 27 - The Salisbury Woods Haunted Barn and Trail *Reservation Required - Be prepared to get scared! It is so scary that it is not recommended for young children. The proceeds from the haunted barn and trail will benefit local education and arts & community organizations.

Oct. 18 - 🎃 Loudon Elementary School Halloween Party - The kids will have a blast with lots of games, prizes, food, and more! Bring them all dressed up for Halloween and they could win a prize for the best costume. Proceeds will go to the Loudon Food Pantry. The child that donates the most food items will be rewarded with a prize!

Oct. 19 - 🎃 Hooksett's BEST Trunk or Treat Put on your costumes and bring the family out for a fun time at Hooksett's BEST, an after-school program and summer camp! Everyone is welcome to join in the fun. There will be amazingly decorated trunks and candy!

Oct. 19, 20, 26 & 27 - Children's Trick or Treat - Charmingfare Farm *Reservation Required - Children's trick or treat ticket includes a choice of horse-drawn wagon ride or tractor ride along a Halloween decorated route! It's packed with so much fun! Kids will have fun with pumpkin art, barnyard animals, a juggling show, pumpkin patch ride, candy, and more! 

Oct. 21 - Halloween Monster Mash Dance Party *Limited spots available - Looking for some Halloween fun for your children? Head over to Sensory Seekers, Concord's inclusive sensory play gym! Children can enjoy all the fun of Sensory Seekers with extra Halloween fun on top of it including a Monster Mash Dance party and a kid friendly haunted walk. It is a no-shoe facility, but socks are required for adults. Costumes are encouraged.

Oct. 22 - 🎃 Kids Pumpkin Decorating Party *Reservation Encouraged - Bring your kids out to Uno Pizzeria & Grill for a special night of pumpkin decorating! Kids eat free with a purchase of an adult entree. 

Oct. 23 - 🎃 Film - Frankenstein - Celebrate the season with a morning movie! Chichester Town Library is hosting a free showing of the film Frankenstein. Costumes are encouraged. Snacks and popcorn will be available.

Oct. 24 - 🎃 Toddler Halloween Bash - The cutest trick or treat you've ever seen. Jump on over to Altitude for our Toddler Time Halloween event! ~ Goodie Bags ~ 3 hours of JUMPING ~ Games ~ Only $20 per child and free for parents for the full three hours!

Oct. 25 & 26 - Enchanted Forest *Reservation Required - Join us for a fun guided tour of the enchanted forest filled with illuminated jack-o-lanterns, skits, activities, and a campfire! The event will take place rain or shine or moonlight!

Oct. 25 - Halloween Howl - Get your costumes ready for downtown Concord's spookiest night out! Intown Concord's Halloween Howl returns to Main St. on Friday, October 25th from 5:30 pm- 7:30 pm. Join us for Wicked fun on Main St. for community trick-or-treating, festive costumes and decor, and plenty of ghoulish games and activities for the whole family to enjoy! 

Oct. 25 - 31 - Halloween Event - Come to Bass Pro Shop all dressed up in your costumes for a kid's photo shoot with free digital download! Multiple dates available!

Oct. 26 - 🎃 Pumpkin Walk Party - Join the community for a spooky pumpkin-lit walk on the story walk trail at Houston Park! The trail will be lined with jack-o-lanterns made by people in hopes of getting your vote for #1. Come dressed in costume and join the parade at 5:00 pm around the library! There will also be games, crafts, and food!

Oct. 26 - 🎃 Bow Trunk or Treat - Wear your costume and bring the kids to see creatively decorated trunks, collect candy, and vote for their favorite! The event will take place at Bow High School rain or shine. It's open to the whole community.

Oct. 26 - FREE Halloween Wine Tasting - Get ready to taste some NEW tasty wines with Halloween inspired labels with Emily from Vinilandia!

Oct. 26 - Halloween Howl Hustle for Housing 5k - Join Fellowship Housing for their 3rd annual Halloween Howl Hustle for Housing 5k

Oct. 26 - Andrew North & The Rangers Halloween Party at Feathered Friend Brewing Co. - All ages welcome!

Oct. 26 - Laurie Berkner - Halloween Concert *Tickets required - Bring your kids to ROCK with Laurie "the queen of kid's music"! Parents will enjoy this too!

Oct. 27 - Trunk or Treat Food Drive - East Congregational Church, come trick or treat with us at this fun, safe, FREE community event! We are also collecting non-perishable food items for our Thanksgiving baskets!

Oct. 27 - 🎃 Chichester PTO Trunk or Treat - Throw on your favorite costumes and bring your family over to Carpenter Memorial Park in Chichester for a Trunk or Treat hosted by the Chichester Central School PTO. Vote for your favorite decorated trunk!

Oct. 27 - Family Fright Fest A Day of Scare and Space - ENTER IF YOU DARE - Come dressed in your favorite Halloween costumes to get BOGO on admission! (discount only applied when purchasing at the front desk) This is a frightful day of hands-on spooky science activities and demonstrations, code cracking scavenger hunt, pumpkin constellation painting, bat paper airplane target challenge, seven minutes of terror/tonight's terrifying sky in the planetarium, and so much more!! 

Oct. 28 - NH Humanities Gravestones & Cemetaries - Come learn about true history across our state with events such as the Great Awakening, the Throat Distemper epidemic, the American Revolution, the battles of the Civil War, and aspects of our society in the Granite State. 

Oct. 30 - 🎃 BCC Trunk or Treat - Put on your costumes and bring the family out for a fun time getting candy from amazingly decorated trunks! Everyone is welcome to join in the fun! There will also be cider and other refreshments.

Oct. 31- 🎃 Loudon Trunk or Treat - Bring the kids to see awesomely decorated trunks and get candy! Trunks will be spread out all around the rec field. Come join the fun! 

Oct. 31- 🎃 Trunk or Treat at Epsom Bible Church - Come have a blast and get some treats from decorated trunks at Epsom Bible Church! Wear your costume and enjoy the evening!


Dates and times subject to change, please visit event links for current info!


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