Halloween this year in the City of Henderson will see events for children on Friday and Saturday, rather than Sunday which is actually Halloween on the calendar.

Friday, October 29 the long-observed downtown trick-or-treat event is planned, and Henderson Vance Downtown Development Director Tracy Madigan said the event is still on go. She said downtown trick-or-treat will be “on Garnett Street from 4:30 p.m. until 6 p.m.” Children can go door to door dressed in their costumes.

Also Friday, the parking lot of Maria Parham Health will be the site of a COVID-safe, drive-through trunk-or-treat. Children in costumes don’t have to navigate sidewalks or uneven driveways to fill their bags with goodies – they stay in their cars and get their candy and treats handed to them through open windows. The trunk-or-treat will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the hospital’s back parking lot. All participants should enter through the main entrance and follow signs to the right upon arrival, according to Donna Young, hospital spokesperson.

On Saturday, October 30, Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow has confirmed Citywide trick or treating will be 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.