To go trick or treating on Wednesday?

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Kids adore Halloween, but I can't go on Thursday night. Would it be weird to take them on Wednesday?

Yes it would because people wouldn’t expect it

Yep. No one will have any sweets.

yes weird and unreasonable because you wont know which houses to target- you should only bother people who have decorations or a lit pumpkin- most people wont bother until Thursday.

Yes. I wouldn’t answer and wouldn’t have treats ready to give you if I did answer, so would have to settle for a trick.

Of course it would! Nobody would have pumpkins out so you wouldn't know where to knock and nobody would have sweets.

This came up last year. If you have family or friends near by who will give you some treats, then prearrange it and go to their houses. Do not go to anyone’s house who isn’t expecting you.

Yes. We wouldn't have our stuff up, or sweets in most likely. I'll be prepping when the kids are at school on Thursday.

If you are just going to houses already with pumpkins out it will probably be okay, but most people won't have treats out.

Yes it'd be weird. I don't think most people would be happy about being bothered on Wednesday and then again on Thursday. It's Halloween only unless you're in an area that celebrates it on a different day, or you've pre-arranged it with a friend/relative.

Don't be daft nobody expects anyone on any other night.
I have turned kids away before when they came on the wrong night.
It's bloody cheeky.

Yes. Although, if you lived near me and primed me beforehand I would have something for your DC. TBH Trick or Treating for Halloween is only one night, unlike Christmas which seems to go on for weeks and weeks.

Are you only supposed to call on houses that are decorated? Where we are every house is called at, decorated or not. I did not know that.

Yes, that would be weird. I don't do Halloween any more (grown up DC) but when I did, if children came round a day or two early I'd think they were being a bit cheeky & tell them to come back on the 31st.

Yes you would be unreasonable. If anyone knocked on my door I would tell them to come back on Thursday

It will be fine to do it on Wednesday with pre arranged friends / family - neighbours / random houses in the area definitely not .

Are you only supposed to call on houses that are decorated?

It is an unwritten rule in most places, yes. It certainly is in all the villages in our area.

@mrsjg - not necessarily completely decorated but definitely at least with a lit pumpkin. When we have run out of sweets/ decided enough is enough we bring the pumpkin in and voila, no more knocks

Yes, no one will have any sweets ready, they'll look at you like you've gone mad and your DC will remember it in years to come for all the wrong reasons.

Seriously, it would be like showing up to a birthday party on the wrong day and triumphantly ushering your kids into an empty village hall.

Do something Halloween-y at home - spooky DVD, pumpkin carving, cooking for apples.

You are being unreasonable. It's not their fault you are busy on Halloween.

Only decorated houses and only on 31st October.

If you came here on Weds you’d get nothing. Thursday - I’ll have a bowl of sweets ready and a smile. Halloween is a one night deal.

Of course you ccan't go on any other day but the 31st - are you new to the world?

I also agree with only decorated houses and only on the 31st.

Erm yeah YABU
I wouldn't have sweets ready and wouldn't answer the door.

Get them dressed up on Thursday, greet the ghouls and ghosts in the warm!

But don't do Wednesday - you won't be able to distinguish which house wants a visit and which person could be worried about opening the door so you may well get a few choice words aimed at you.

And yes @mrsjg there's a post going around Facebook to say to avoid those without decorations as the person may be too worried to open the door, not want to join in or just not want to be disturbed. The pumpkin outside the door is the unofficial signal that the person is happy to join in. Like ImportantWater we take our pumpkin and decorations in when we're out of sweets or it gets too late (started when DS was a baby and we didn't want constant rings at the bell).
We put a little poem up telling people not to call now and woe betide if you knock then!

Halloween is a one day only deal I'm afraid. I won't have bags made up before the day.

Perhaps if you know your immediate neighbours well you can ask them if they can make an exception but it's pretty short notice even for that.

I have in the past dropped sweets in to my closest neighbours when I knew I wouldn't be home on the day, but I'd only do that for the first couple of houses either side.