Trick-or-Treat Times for Central Ohio

Ohio Trick or Treat Times 2025 — Source: R1 Digital / Radio One Cincinnati

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.

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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