Des Moines Beggars' Night 2026

Beggars' Night is what Des Moines has long called trick-or-treat night. Each town sets its own date and hours, and it is not always October 31. 23 of the 40 towns below have posted 2026 dates; where a town hasn't, we show last year's so you know what to expect. Of the towns that have posted, 21 picked Saturday, October 31. The most common window for 2026 is 6–8 p.m.

Dallas County

Town	2026	Last year (2025)
Adel	Sat, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.	Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.
Dallas Center	Sat, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.	Sat, Oct. 25, 6–8 p.m.
Dawson	Not posted yet	Fri, Oct. 31, 5–7 p.m.
De Soto	Sat, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.	Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.
Dexter	Not posted yet	Sat, Oct. 25, 5–7 p.m.
Granger	Sat, Oct. 31, 5–7 p.m.	—
Minburn	Not posted yet	Fri, Oct. 31, 5:30–7 p.m.
Perry	Not posted yet	Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.
Redfield	Not posted yet	Sat, Oct. 25, 5–7 p.m.
Van Meter	Not posted yet	Thu, Oct. 30, 6–8 p.m.
Waukee	Sat, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.	Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.
Woodward	Not posted yet	Sat, Oct. 25, 6–8 p.m.

Jasper County

Town	2026	Last year (2025)
Newton	Sat, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.	Thu, Oct. 30, 6–8 p.m.

Madison County

Town	2026	Last year (2025)
Patterson	Not posted yet	Thu, Oct. 30, 5–8 p.m.
Winterset	Fri, Oct. 30, 5–7 p.m.	—

Polk County

Town	2026	Last year (2025)
Altoona	Sat, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.	Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.
Ankeny	Sat, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.	Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.
Bondurant	Sat, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.	Sat, Oct. 25, 6–8 p.m.
Clive	Sat, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.	Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.
Des Moines	Sat, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.	Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.
Elkhart	Not posted yet	Sat, Oct. 25, 6–8 p.m.
Grimes	Sat, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.	Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.
Johnston	Sat, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.	Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.
Mitchellville	Not posted yet	Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.
Pleasant Hill	Sat, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.	Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.
Polk City	Sat, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.	Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.
Runnells	Not posted yet	Thu, Oct. 30, 6–8 p.m.
Urbandale	Sat, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.	Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.
West Des Moines	Sat, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.	Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.
Windsor Heights	Sat, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.	Sat, Oct. 25, 6–8 p.m.

Story County

Town	2026	Last year (2025)
Ames	Fri, Oct. 30, 5:30–7:30 p.m.	Fri, Oct. 31, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Huxley	Not posted yet	Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.
Nevada	Not posted yet	Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.
Roland	Not posted yet	Thu, Oct. 30, 6–8 p.m.
Story City	Not posted yet	Thu, Oct. 30, 5:30–7 p.m.

Warren County

Town	2026	Last year (2025)
Carlisle	Sat, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.	Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.
Cumming	Not posted yet	Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.
Indianola	Sat, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.	Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.
Milo	Not posted yet	Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.
Norwalk	Sat, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.	Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.

Beggars' Night 2026: what changed this year →

Hours come from town, police and county announcements and from local news reports; each entry links to the page it came from and shows when we checked it. Plans change for weather, so check your town's own page or social media on the day. Spotted a change or a missing town? Email contact@frightmaps.com with a link to the announcement.

Updated Sept. 25, 2026

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