Plainfield Halloween 2019 Trick-Or-Treating Hours

PLAINFIELD, IL — Halloween will be here soon enough, and for the kids of Plainfield, that means it's time for trick-or-treating. This year, Halloween falls on Thursday, Oct. 31. In Plainfield, trick-or-treat hours will be held from 4-8 p.m. that day.

The Village of Plainfield wants everybody to have a safe Halloween. To keep the day from being truly scary this year, here are some handy safety tips.

• Trick or treat with an adult.
• Stick to the village's designated trick-or-treat time and pick subdivisions and areas with many homes.
• Plan a safe route so you know where your children are at all times. Set a time for their return home. If your child goes out with just friends, make sure he or she has a cell phone.
• Stay with a group if trick-or-treating without an adult. Let parents know who you are with and where you are going.
• Stay in well-lighted, populated areas and do not wander off alone.
• Do not eat any treats until they are examined by an adult.
• Never enter a stranger's home, back or side yard or get into a stranger's car. Call 911 or go to a neighbor's house for help if in trouble or a stranger bothers you.
• Carry a flashlight, glow stick or wear reflective tape to make costumes more visible to cars.
• Make sure costumes are flame retardant or have been treated with fire retardant spray.
• Avoid masks that limit vision. Use make-up instead.

Trick-or-treating is just one way to celebrate Halloween. Patch has also compiled a list of the best area pumpkin patches for this year. And here is a list of the best haunted houses in the area in 2019.