(Source: Courtesy of New town High School via MGN Online)LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – With storms in the forecast for Halloween night, cities and towns across Kentuckiana are changing the day children can go trick-or-treating. Some communities have indoor trick-or-treat events planned, as well.
Note: These times are subject to change. Contact your local community officials for the most up-to-date information.
Communities with new trick-or-treating dates (in order by date, then state, then alphabetically):
Wednesday, October 30:
Indiana
- Charlestown: 6 to 9 p.m.
- Clarksville: 6 to 9 p.m.
- Floyd County: 5 to 8:30 p.m. *NOTE: New Albany trick-or-treat will remain on Halloween night. In case of severe weather, the city announced the make-up date will be Friday evening from 5 to 8:30 p.m.
- Georgetown: 5 to 8:30 p.m.
- Sellersburg: 6 to 9 p.m.
Friday, November 1:
Kentucky - Louisville Metro
- Adams Run Neighborhood: No set time
- Barbourmeade: No set time
- Brownsboro Farm Subdivision: No set time
- City of Coldstream: 6 to 8 p.m.
- City of Hollow Creek: No set time.
- City of Middletown: 6 to 8 p.m.
- City of Woodland Hills: 6 to 8 p.m.
- Cooper Farms: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Copperfield neighborhood: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Fairfield: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- City of Fincastle: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Goose Creek: No set time
- Green Spring: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Heritage Creek: No set time
- Indiana Falls Subdivision: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday
- Lake Forest neighborhood: No set time.
- Norbourne Estates: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Pikes Peak: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Rock Springs neighborhood: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- City of Spring Valley: No set times
- Seaton Spring: No set time
- Sun Valley 2A and 2B: No set time
- Tyler Park: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday
- Watterson Woods: 6 p.m. until dusk
- Woodland Hills: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Kentucky
- Crestwood, KY: No set time
- Goshen, KY: Encouraging residents to allow trick-or-treating on Friday.
- Grand Villa in Buckner, KY: 6 to 8 p.m.
- Irvington, KY: 6 to 8:30 p.m.
- La Grange, KY: 6 to 8 p.m.
- Muldraugh, KY: 5 to 8 p.m.
- Norton Commons in Prospect, KY: 6 to 9 p.m.
- Oldham County: No set time
- Orchard Grass Hills, KY: 6 to 8 p.m.
- Pewee Valley, KY: No set time
- Prospect, KY: The city suggests residents trick-or-treat on Friday.
- Shepherdsville: Door to door trick-or-treating 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday. Shepherdsville Fire Department Trunk or Treat Thursday night, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Shelbyville, KY: 5 to 7 p.m.
- Spring Falls neighborhood, Hillview, KY: 6 to 9 p.m.
Indiana
- Salem, IN: Scheduled for Thursday & Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.
- Austin, IN: 6 to 8 p.m.
- Lanesville, IN: 6 to 8 p.m.
- Madison, IN: Trick-or-treating moved to 6 to 8 p.m. (Red, White & BOO remains on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. in Brown Gymnasium.)
- New Pekin, IN: 6 to 8 p.m.
- New Washington, IN: 6 to 9 p.m.
- North Vernon, IN: 5 to 8 p.m.
- Orleans, IN: 6 to 8 p.m.
- Palmyra, IN: 6 to 8 p.m.
- Scottsburg/Scott County, IN: 6 to 8:30 p.m.
- Crandall, IN: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Thursday night if safe; 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Friday night
- Fincastle, IN: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Friday
Saturday, November 2:
Kentucky
- Audubon Park, KY: 6 to 9 p.m.
- Campbellsville, KY: 5 to 8 p.m.
- Taylor County, KY: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Indiana
- Jeffersonville, IN: Saturday is an additional day of trick-or-treating from 6 to 9 p.m. It will be allowed on Halloween, as well.
- Milltown, IN: 6 to 8 p.m. (Zombie Walk at 8:30 p.m.)
Monday, November 4:
- Carrollton, KY: 6 to 8 p.m.
- Trimble County, KY: 6 p.m. to ?
Places with special indoor trick-or-treat events on Thursday, October 31:
(Click on the business name for more information on the event.)
Bardstown, KY:
- Event held at Dean Watts Park has moved indoors to the Guthrie Opportunity Center
Louisville:
- Jefferson Mall, 4801 Outer Loop, 6 to 8 p.m.
- Mall St. Matthews, 5000 Shelbyville Road, 5 to 7 p.m.
- Oxmoor Center, 7900 Shelbyville Road, 5 to 7 p.m.
- Highland Park First Baptist Church, 7321 Billtown Rd, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- Bingo Palace, 10713 Dixie Hwy, 5 to 8 p.m. (Organized by parents. They ask that people bring a bag of candy OR canned food for Southwest Ministries. Call Shawna at (502) 819-2891 or Angel at (502) 338-3094 for more information.)
- 7th Street Haunt, 2900 S. 7th Street Road, 4:30 to 7:45 p.m. (At 8 p.m. this turns into a haunted house, but it will be kid-friendly during the designated trick-or-treat hours.)
Shepherdsville, KY:
Elizabethtown, KY:
Clarksville, IN:
Madison, IN:
Trick-or-treat Events NOT on Halloween night:
Tuesday, October 29:
Saturday, November 2:
- The Bluegrass Center for Autism, 9810 Bluegrass Pkwy, is hosting a special trunk-or-treat event designed to accommodate children with autism. It's a free event from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Halloween Safety Tips:
- If you want to brave the weather, a poncho or umbrella will probably be in order. Check in with the WAVE 3 Storm Tracking Team for more information as the day draws near. Make sure you have flash lights and/or reflective gear to increase your visibility to cars in cloudy weather and darkness.
- For information for making it a safe Halloween, watch the video above. WAVE 3 News Weekend Sunrise talked with a nurse from Kosair Children's Hospital for practical advice on keeping your kids safe.
- Other safety tips from the Louisville Metro Health Department can be found here.
If you are aware of other indoor trick-or-treating options in Kentuckiana and want them added to the list, please email pix@wave3.com with the information.
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