When Are The Best Trick Or Treat Times In Minnesota 2022?

MINNEAPOLIS — Today is Halloween, the spookiest day of the year, and there's just one question on kids' minds today; "When can we trick-or-treat?"

Unlike in many other states, towns in Minnesota don't have set trick-or-treat hours. But there are unofficial guidelines.

If it were up to the kids, trick-or-treating would start right when they got home from school. But that's likely too early for most people in your neighborhood, many of whom are still at work or running last-minute errands.

"When it gets dark" or "After dinner" are common suggestions, but if you're going out with toddlers, you may not want to be out long after the sun goes down.

Patch asked Minnesotans when the ideal time is to go out trick-or-treating Monday night. Here are some of the answers:

• "For our house, anytime after 5, but most show up 6 or later. All done by 8"
• "I think after dinner is normal. Gives people time to get home from work and eat."
• "I'll be off of work at 6; handing out full size bars and cheddar popcorn snakpaks by 6:30 to all 2 trick or treaters that usually show up. Then enjoying my candy and popcorn through November"
• "I have candy ready as soon as kids start coming home from school. Just in case there any early kids."

What do you think the proper time is to go out trick-or-treating? Let us know in the comments!