When is toms river trick or treat

If you want to take your kids trick-or-treating this year, Toms River will do it on Halloween, according to township officials. To avoid clashing with the annual Toms River Halloween Parade, trick-or-treating is normally held on Oct. Since its inception in , the parade has nearly always taken place on Halloween.

Trick-or-treating was relocated to Oct. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, it is the second-largest in the world. That allowed families to attend — or march in — the parade, which annually draws thousands to the township's downtown. An agreement with local clergy made in the parade's early years means it's never held on a Sunday. This year's rain date is Monday, Nov. The parade has been interrupted several times: during the tough times of the Great Depression and World War II, and more recently, in , when the march had to be canceled after superstorm Sandy devastated waterfront sections of the township, and again last year, when the pandemic struck.

As the ghoulish march grew in popularity, it drew thousands of participants and even more spectators. Eventually Toms River and neighboring towns like Beachwood, South Toms River and Pine Beach switched trick or treating to the day before the parade so children could participate in both activities. Last year, when the pandemic canceled the parade, trick or treating was held on Halloween in Toms River and surrounding river towns.

This year, Beachwood and Pine Beach have also announced that trick or treating will take place on Halloween this year. Trick or treating will be held from 1 to 8 p. Jean Mikle covers Toms River and several other Ocean County towns, and has been writing about local government and politics at the Jersey Shore for nearly 37 years. If you do not want to participate in giving out candy and goodies, you're are asked to turn off your front lights, close your door and put up a sign indicating you are not participating so people don't come knocking or ringing.

Halloween is always fun in Toms River and it always will be, but it's important to practice safety no matter what year it is. Chief Little explains that while there's no official curfew in Toms River, all trick-or-treaters will be asked to be off town streets by p.