It’s Spooktacular! Get tons of Booooooty at Any of These FREE Special Trick or Treat Events in the Greater Portland Area!

Wondering  where to bring your costume clad kiddo out and about on Halloween? Below you will find info and general guidelines. Happy Halloween!

Side Note: Call ahead for outdoor activities during rainy weather.

 

Friday October 25, 2019

Halloween on Main Street 
Main Street, Westbrook, ME 04092;  4:30-6:00 pm
Join us for this spooktactular Halloween tradition! Enjoy friendly trick or treating in the heart of Main St., Westbrook to kick off the Halloween weekend with the kiddos! Fun for all ages, Halloween on Main Street, brought to you by the Westbrook/Gorham Community Chamber of Commerce, will feature entertainment, a children’s parade of costumes and costume contest!

Ogunquitfest!
Trick or Treat Downtown shops; 5:30-7:00pm
Main Street, and the Main Street ends at Beach Street and Shore Road. Look for the “Come In!” poster in the windows of participating shops and get your treat inside! Head over to the Leavitt Theatre for a FREE movie, “Monsters University”, at 7:30. Presented by the Ogunquit Parks and Recreation Committee.

Annual Halloween Party at Pineland
25 Campus Drive, New Gloucester, ME 5:30-7:30 pm
Join us for healthy, spooky snacks, ghoulish games, face painting, and more! If you dare, you can jump through our Bounce House Obstacle Course! Don’t forget your costumes – creativity encouraged! Please bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to each branch’s local food pantry!

Annual Halloween Party at Greater Portland Branch
70 Forest Ave, Portland, ME 5:30-7:30 pm
We’ll have a bounce house, balloon animals, Thriller Throw Down performance, photo booth, games, prizes and more! Please bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to each branch’s local food pantry!

Annual Halloween Party at Northern York County Branch
3 Pomerleau Rd., Biddeford, ME 6:00-8:00 pm
Don’t miss Biddeford’s biggest Trunk or Treat event! Plus, enjoy our spooky woods, face painting, crafts, marshmallow roasting and more! Please bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to each branch’s local food pantry!

Annual Halloween Party at Casco Bay Branch
14 Old South Freeport Rd., Freeport, ME 04032; 6:00-8:00 pm
There will be snacks, a costume contest, haunted house, dance party, spooky forest walk, and so much more!  Please bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to each branch’s local food pantry! Trick or Treat directory on Portland Kids Calendar. Halloween parties abound this month

Saturday, October 26, 2019

Trick or Treat Harvest Festival
Maine Wildlife Park
56 Game Farm Road, Gray, ME 04039; 10:00am-3:00pm
Bring the whole family to enjoy this unique celebration of fall-themed games, activities, & attractions! ‘Old tyme’ harvest games include favorites from the past like the wild squirrel roll, applesauce toss, the rodent barn maze, & many new ones as well! New this year will be area businesses loaded with candy for visitors wearing their Halloween costumes! Come ready for adventure and your trick-or-treat bag! 10am-3pm each day. Free with admission

Family Fall Fest at The South Portland Church of the Nazarene
525 Highland Ave, South Portland, ME 04106
2:00- 3:30 pm
Come any time between 2pm and 3:30pm and get ready to walk through the other dimensions of “Into the Spiderverse,” search for the “great pumpkin” with Charlie Brown and gang, join an epic sleepover, and so much more! All are welcome at this community event. Pay it forward by bringing a non-perishable food item for the food cupboard at Life Essentials Pre-Register using the link: https://forms.gle/ZJarE9x4WuvVD6QF8

Halloween Party and Trick-or-Treat at West Falmouth Crossing
Centerpoint Martial Arts, West Falmouth Crossing

65 Gray Rd, Falmouth 04105; 4:30-6:00pmJoin us for our 3rd Annual Halloween Parade and Trick-or-Treat Party and enjoy SAFE, FAMILY FRIENDLY festivities at West Falmouth Crossing! Meet up at 4:30pm with festivities to continue thru 6pm

Play Your Way Trick or Treat Night
Children’s Museum and Theater of Maine
142 Free Street, Portland, ME 04101; 5:30-7:00pm
Come experience the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine and celebrate Halloween during a low-key, inclusive playtime for children with sensory integration differences. Stop by trick or treat stations throughout the Museum & Theatre and play in the exhibits with your family. This is a perfect time for families affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down syndrome, Sensory Processing Disorder, or other challenges to experience the Museum & Theatre and Trick or Treat in a warm and inviting space.A limited number of visitors will be admitted to ensure a calm and welcoming play environment. Now FREE thanks to our long-time partner WEX! To register, call 207-828-1234, stop by the front desk, or click here!

Halloween Adventure and Trunk-or-Treat 
Windham Middle School
408 Gray Rd, Windham, Maine 04062
6:00- 8:00 pm
Calling all mummies, daddies, & kiddies… This free community event is open to families with children in 8th grade and younger! Including: Trunk or Treat in the back parking lot of Windham Middle School, Photo booth opportunities available in the WMS cafeteria. In case of inclement weather, Trunk or Treat will be held in the WMS gym. Wondering where to bring your costume clad kiddos? Portland Kids Calendar trick or treat directory is where you want to be.

Sunday, October 27, 2019

Trick or Treat Harvest Festival
Maine Wildlife Park
56 Game Farm Road, Gray, ME 04039; 10:00am-3:00pm
Bring the whole family to enjoy this unique celebration of fall-themed games, activities, & attractions! ‘Old tyme’ harvest games include favorites from the past like the wild squirrel roll, applesauce toss, the rodent barn maze, & many new ones as well! New this year will be area businesses loaded with candy for visitors wearing their Halloween costumes! Come ready for adventure and your trick-or-treat bag! 10am-3pm each day. Free with admission.

Trick or Truck at Rock Row (Due to rain, moving to 11/3)
Rock Row, 80 Main St., Westbrook, Maine 12:00-3:00pm
We are thrilled to welcome monster trucks, including the infamous Aftershock, the Guinness World Record holding Big Red Monster Fire Truck, and Shaw Brothers construction trucks on-site for this exciting twist on trick or treating! There will be interactive opportunities for people to climb onto some of the trucks and take photos with all vehicles. Bring your friends, families, and best costumes to have an afternoon of Halloween fun!

Trunk or Treat
United Methodist Church of Auburn
439 Park Ave Auburn, Maine 04210; 3:00-5:00pm
We will be hosting our third annual trunk or treat. Doors will open at 3 and “trunks” (tables) will be set up inside again this year.

Fall Festival
Living Wells Farm, 282 Allen Rd, Wells, Maine 04090; 3:00pm
We are excited to announce our 4th annual Fall Festival at Living Wells Farm! Come in your best costume for some free family fun at the farm. We will have our world famous costumed horse parade, Trunk or Treat, cake walk, free food, live music, and more!

Tricks and Treats: A Halloween Party for the Whole Family
Gray Parks and Recreation
24 Main St, Gray, Maine 04039
4:00-6:00 pm
This year we are going to expand a little and make sure there is something for everyone! Including: Trunk or Treat, Haunted Lab, A spooky walk in the woods, Scavenger Hunt, Rec Room, Gym Games & More. This year we are running the program from 4:00-6:00pm, the lab will stay open until 7:00pm.

South Coast Church:
368 Gorham Rd, Scarbourough, ME
4:00-6:00 pm
Join us for a Trunk or Treat event

Kuma Fit Trunk or Treat
Kuma Fit, 3 Eastview Parkway Ste. 4
Saco, ME, United States, 04072 4:00-6:00pm
We plan to fill the parking lot with decorated car trunks and kids will walk from trunk to trunk gathering goodies & enjoying the fun Halloween decorations. This event is FREE for everyone!Wondering where to bring your costume clad kiddos? Portland Kids Calendar trick or treat directory is where you want to be.

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Trick or Treat Down the Yellow Brick Road
Avita of Maine
86 Sanford Rd, Wells, Maine 04090; 2:30-4:00pm
We welcome all friends, families, and neighbors to Trick or Treat at Avita of Wells Young or young at heart, all are welcome! Find surprises around every corner as you make your way to the Emerald City!

 

Trick or Treat at Rice
Rice Public Library,
8 Wentworth St, Kittery, Maine 03904; 5:00-7:00pm
If you’re out and about Kittery on October 30th for Trick or Treat, swing by the Taylor Building! We’ll have goodies for everyone.

Trunk or Treat at Maine Mall
Maine Mall; 5:30-7:30pm
Trick-or-treat at local business vehicles, games and activities, Food trucks and a costume parade!

 

Thursday, October 31, 2019

Trick or Treat at the Library
Louis B Goodall Memorial Library
952 Main St, Sanford, Maine 04073; 3:00-5:00pm
Children should come dressed in costume. You’ll hear some wonderfully ghoulish stories, trick or treat through the library, enjoy spine-tingling snacks, and have the chance to decorate your own mini pumpkin!

Freeport Village Stores:  
4:00-6:00 pm 
Trick or Treating at various stores. Look for their pumpkin in the window.

Halloween Party and Truck or Treat
Unity Lodge #3 100F
179 Ridgeland Ave, South Portland, Maine 04106; 4:00-9:00pm
Good family fun. Free food, candy and games to play. We will also be giving Haunted Lodge Tours thru out the night. Don’t miss the Virtual Reality wheelchair of terror where you are taken through an old fashion asylum. Everything is FREE so stop by and say hi.

The Mall in Brunswick
4:15 pm Parade Participant line up;
4:30 pm Annual Halloween Goblins Parade route beginning and ending at the Mall.
5:00 pm Costume Judging and Entertainment

Haunted Hallways Halloween Stop
Fiddlehead Arts and Science Center
25 Shaker Rd, Gray, Maine 04039
4:30-6:30 pm
Come join us for the second annual Haunted Hallways!! This FREE event is open to the whole community!!  We hope you will come join in the fun! Popcorn, candy, giveaways and more! We will have various spook stations in addition to the Haunted Hallway. Doors close at 6:30pm.

Trunk-or-Treat at Rock Church
66 Gorham Rd, Scarbourough, ME
6:00-8:00 pm
Looking for a positive, family-friendly way to dress up and get candy? Our church parking lot will be lined with dozens of cars, decorated with themes, games and tons of candy. Dress up for our photo booth (no scary costumes, please). Everyone welcome! Invite your friends and … Trunk or Treat!

 

Other Info

Trick or treat on Halloween. Towns do not have definitive timelines, however, you can feel confident that little spookers will be finished around 8:00pm.

Looking to brush up on general guidelines?

  • Make sure your kiddo can see, and walk without their costume inhibiting them.
  • Be alert and trick or treat at homes and areas you know and check all candy when you get home.
  • Trick or treat on a full stomach; less tempation to eat candy before inspection.
  • Have Fun!
    Portland Kids Calendar loves the Teal Pumpkin Project

Teal Pumpkin Project
Heard about or seen a teal pumpkin and wondering what it’s all about? Check out the link for more information.

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