Trick-or-Treat Times for Central Ohio

Before you grab the candy bowl, make sure you actually know when the kids are coming. Trick-or-treat night doesn’t always fall on Halloween in central Ohio and 2025 is one of those years.

According to the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, the recommended night for trick-or-treating this year is Thursday, October 30th. The tradition goes like this: when Halloween lands on a weekend (Friday, Saturday or Sunday) most communities move trick-or-treat to the Thursday before the 31st. When it falls on a weekday, it usually stays on Halloween night.

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That said, each city sets its own schedule. Here’s when your neighborhood is passing out candy this year:

Franklin County:
Most areas — 6 to 8PM Oct. 30

• Bexley: 5:30–7PM Oct. 30
• Grandview Heights: 6–8PM Oct. 31
• Groveport: 5:30–7PM Oct. 30
• Madison Township: 5:30–7PM Oct. 30
• Worthington: 6–8PM Oct. 31

Delaware County:
Most communities — 6 to 8PM Oct. 31

• Galena: 6–7:30PM Oct. 31
• Orange Township: 6–8PM Oct. 30

Fairfield County:

• Amanda: 6–7:30PM Oct. 25
• Baltimore: 5:30–7:30PM Oct. 30
• Canal Winchester: 5:30–7:30PM Oct. 30
• Lancaster: 6–7:30PM Oct. 30
• Pickerington: 6–8PM Oct. 30
• Pleasantville: 5–7PM Oct. 25
• Reynoldsburg: 6–8PM Oct. 30
• Rushville: 5:30–7PM Oct. 31
• Sugar Grove: 6–7:30PM Oct. 30
• Thurston: 5:30–7PM Oct. 25

Licking County:

• Buckeye Lake: 5:30–7PM Oct. 30
• Granville: 5:30–7PM Oct. 30
• Heath: 5:30–7PM Oct. 30
• Johnstown: 6–8PM Oct. 30
• Newark: 5:30–7PM Oct. 30
• Pataskala: 6–8PM Oct. 31

Madison County:

• All communities, including London — 6 to 8PM Oct. 30

Pickaway County:

• Circleville: 6–8PM Oct. 30

Union County:

• Marysville: 6–8PM Oct. 31
• Magnetic Springs: 6:30–8PM Oct. 31
• Richwood: 5–7PM Oct. 31

Mark your calendars now. No one wants to be that house with the lights off on the wrong night.

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