Grand Rapids trick-or-treat hours 2026: 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, plus police safety tips and the early forecast

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Trick-or-treating in Grand Rapids is recommended from 6 to 8 p.m. on Halloween, which lands on Saturday, Oct. 31, this year, the City of Grand Rapids says.

The hours came with a set of reminders from the Grand Rapids Police Department aimed at parents, kids and drivers. The simplest one is the porch light: households handing out candy should turn theirs on, and children should only go to homes where the light is lit.

The city’s window covers Grand Rapids itself. Kentwood, Wyoming, Walker, East Grand Rapids and the surrounding townships set their own guidance, so families who live or plan to trick-or-treat outside city limits should check that city or township.

What police are asking of families. Kids should go out with a parent or another adult, and in groups when possible. Costumes should be light-colored or reflective, and masks should not block a child’s vision, including side vision. Bring a flashlight. Stay on sidewalks; where there isn’t one, walk on the left side of the street facing traffic. Police suggest working one side of a street, then doubling back on the other, so children cross less often, and crossing only at corners or crosswalks.

Children should never go inside a stranger’s home or car, even if offered candy, and adults should check all candy and food before anything gets eaten, the department says.

For drivers. Police ask drivers to be especially watchful in residential neighborhoods on Halloween night.

The early forecast. As of Tuesday afternoon, the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids called for a mostly cloudy Saturday with a high near 62 and a slight chance of rain showers, about 20%. For Saturday night, it forecast a slight chance of showers before 8 p.m. and a low around 48. That means a mild evening by late-October standards, though a rain jacket that fits over a costume may be worth packing. Halloween forecasts often shift this far out, so check again Friday.

Then the clocks change. Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, under federal law, so clocks fall back one hour after Halloween night. Sunday sunsets will come an hour earlier by the clock.

Questions. City services can be reached by calling 311 or (616) 456-3000. Call 911 for emergencies.

Sources:
City of Grand Rapids, “City offers tips to help keep trick-or-treaters safe this Halloween,” Oct. 21, 2026 (recommended hours, Grand Rapids Police Department safety tips, contact numbers), https://www.grandrapidsmi.gov/city-news/posts/city-offers-tips-to-help-keep-trick-or-treaters-safe-this-halloween/
National Weather Service Grand Rapids, point forecast for Grand Rapids, issued Oct. 27, 2026, about 5:03 p.m. Eastern, https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681
15 U.S. Code § 260a, daylight saving time (ends the first Sunday of November), https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/260a
Photo: Don Scarborough, “Trick or Treater.jpg,” Oct. 31, 1979, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/), cropped and color-adjusted, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trick_or_Treater.jpg

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