Iowans have plenty of odd-ball traditions, and Halloween in the Des Moines metro is a perfect example. Trick-or-treating dates and times are traditionally held on Beggars’ Night, in the evening hours on Oct. 30, the night before Halloween.
The tradition started about 80 years ago to curb the violence and vandalism that had become an annual problem on Halloween night in Des Moines. And don’t forget, children have to tell a joke in order to snag a treat.
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Some central Iowa cities are shifting Beggars’ Night to the last Saturday in October
This year, some cities are choosing to celebrate Beggars’ Night even earlier than Oct. 30, advocating that the annual celebration be hosted on the last Saturday of October instead of on a week night. Bondurant started the trend last year, and a few communities, including Windsor Heights, have followed this year.
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Mayor Mike Jones of Windsor Heights said parents have been inconvenienced by Beggars’ Night falling on a weeknight, which happens more than half the time with the Oct. 30 date.
“Kids will likely be up past the hours they’d normally be winding down for bed as they have school in the morning, and probably don’t even want to go to bed,” Jones said in an email to the Register, “Thus, the proposal was to make it a fixed day closest to Halloween — and sometimes actually on Halloween — that would eliminate all of those issues.”
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Here’s a list of dates and times for Beggars’ Night in various central Iowa communities if you and your family are looking for a sweet and spooky night:
When are Halloween trick-or-treat times for Saturday, October 28
- Adel: 6 to 8 p.m.
- Bondurant: 6 to 8 p.m.
- Dallas Center: 6 to 8 p.m.
- Windsor Heights: 6 to 8 p.m.
When are Halloween trick-or-treat times for Monday, October 30 (Beggars’ Night)
- Altoona: 6 to 8 p.m.
- Ankeny: 6 to 8 p.m.
- Carlisle: 6 to 8 p.m.
- Clive: 6 to 8 p.m.
- Des Moines: 6 to 8 p.m.
- De Soto: 6 to 8 p.m.
- Granger: 6 to 8 p.m.
- Indianola: 6 to 8 p.m.
- Johnston: 6 to 8 p.m.
- Newton: 6 to 8 p.m.
- Norwalk: 6 to 8 p.m.
- Pleasant Hill: 6 to 8 p.m.
- Polk City: 6 to 8 p.m.
- Urbandale: 6 to 8 p.m.
- Waukee: 6 to 8 p.m.
- West Des Moines: 6 to 8 p.m.
- Winterset: 6 to 8 p.m.
When are Halloween trick-or-treat times for Tuesday, October 31
- Ames: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
- Grimes: 6 to 8 p.m.
Victoria Reyna-Rodriguez is a general assignment reporter for the Register. Reach her [email protected] or follow her on Twitter@VictoriaReynaR.
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