Trick or treating time?

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Just wondering what is an appropriate time to go trick or treating with younger kids (age 4-5)?

Just. Want to know what the earliest time would be as we are still aiming for dinner at 6pm (also have a younger one who won’t be going treat or treating)

I think about 6:30 is really the earliest time people would want kids knocking.

Around here some start at 4ish but most between 5 and 7. I don't think going earlyish will be too much of a problem this year as halloween is on a Saturday. Just knock at decorated houses.

Between 6 and 7 when everyone has had tea and the soaps haven’t started .

Guising is big where we live.

Generally from 6-8pm.

The earliest I have had people is 4.30. Running to 8ish for the last few. I give out a lot of sweets over that time! It's really good fun.

It's not very Halloween-y to do it in broad daylight, so I would have thought about 5pm is probably the earliest?

We’ve been out at 4pm before and most people are still at work, we generally go out at 5:30 now.

There is no actual time, How would we know? if a place is decorated assume you can go when you want

It tends to start at 4 with the proper littles around here and then pick up with the peak around 6-6.30. We turn the pumpkin lights off at 7.30/8 ish and close up for the night.

5.30 onwards round here, but lots aren't home till 6/6.30

What time do people go out where you live? Normally, we always start from 5:30. But if you are meeting people, they may start earlier or later.

Feed them before or after, not at 6pm. I usually do a little snack buffet while they’re getting ready and then we eat dinner more like 7:30-8pm but that’s normal dinner time for us.

As it getting dark so 5:45/6pm is the earliest. All over by 8pm

Our peak time for trick or treaters is 5.30 to 7.30 with teens after that time. It’s quite a big thing where I live, I had 80 or 90 one year, can’t remember exactly. Was 60 last year. From very cute toddlers in animal onesies to a teen dressed as a plague Doctor in a full steampunk set up.

We shut the door at 8.30 and leave remaining sweets in the porch. Then it’s our annual horror film, it’s the only time DH will watch one as he hates them, whereas I love them.

Unwritten rule here is to only call if there’s a lit pumpkin. I don’t put mine out until I am ready - probably about 5:30 and take it in about 7:30 and don’t answer the door outside that. My kids are way too old for T&T now but I get a few sweets in for the younger ones in the street.

As soon as it starts getting dark wherever you live.

I’m ready, but not expecting anyone just yet (south wales)

We usually do 630-830/9

As soon as it gets dark.

Where i live the little ones go round as soon as it starts to get dark. Its usually all over by about 7pm.

As soon as its dark OP.

When it gets dark but it's so busy here you have to time it as everyone runs out of sweets within about an hour max.

We are waiting for it to get dark then go go go! I reckon earlier is OK as a Saturday.