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Beggars' Night is what Central Ohio has long called trick-or-treat night. Each town sets its own date and hours, and it is not always October 31. 32 of the 63 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, 24 picked Thursday, October 29. The most common window for 2026 is 6–8 p.m.
Delaware County Town 2026 Last year (2025) Ashley Not posted yet Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m. Delaware Not posted yet Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m. Galena Not posted yet Fri, Oct. 31, 6–7:30 p.m. Genoa Township Sat, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m. Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m. Orange Township Sat, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m. Thu, Oct. 30, 6–8 p.m. Ostrander Not posted yet Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m. Powell Not posted yet Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m. Shawnee Hills Not posted yet Thu, Oct. 30, 6–8 p.m. Sunbury Sat, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m. Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.
Fairfield County Town 2026 Last year (2025) Amanda Sat, Oct. 31, 6–7:30 p.m. Sat, Oct. 25, 6–7:30 p.m. Baltimore Thu, Oct. 29, 5:30–7:30 p.m. Thu, Oct. 30, 5:30–7:30 p.m. Bremen Not posted yet Thu, Oct. 30, 6–7:30 p.m. Canal Winchester Thu, Oct. 29, 5:30–7:30 p.m. Thu, Oct. 30, 5:30–7:30 p.m. Carroll Not posted yet Thu, Oct. 30, 6–7:30 p.m. Lancaster Not posted yet Thu, Oct. 30, 6–7:30 p.m. Lithopolis Not posted yet Fri, Oct. 31, 6–7:30 p.m. Millersport Not posted yet Thu, Oct. 23, 6–7:30 p.m. Pickerington Thu, Oct. 29, 6–8 p.m. Thu, Oct. 30, 6–8 p.m. Pleasantville Not posted yet Sat, Oct. 25, 5–7 p.m. Rushville Not posted yet Fri, Oct. 31, 5:30–7 p.m. Sugar Grove Not posted yet Thu, Oct. 30, 6–7:30 p.m. Thurston Not posted yet Sat, Oct. 25, 5:30–7 p.m. Violet Township Thu, Oct. 29, 6–8 p.m. Thu, Oct. 30, 6–8 p.m.
Franklin County Town 2026 Last year (2025) Bexley Thu, Oct. 29, 5:30–7 p.m. Thu, Oct. 30, 5:30–7 p.m. Blendon Township Thu, Oct. 29, 6–8 p.m. Thu, Oct. 30, 6–8 p.m. Columbus Thu, Oct. 29, 6–8 p.m. Thu, Oct. 30, 6–8 p.m. Dublin Thu, Oct. 29, 6–8 p.m. Thu, Oct. 30, 6–8 p.m. Gahanna Thu, Oct. 29, 6–8 p.m. Thu, Oct. 30, 6–8 p.m. Grandview Heights Sat, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m. Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m. Grove City Thu, Oct. 29, 6–8 p.m. Thu, Oct. 30, 6–8 p.m. Groveport Thu, Oct. 29, 5:30–7 p.m. Thu, Oct. 30, 5:30–7 p.m. Hamilton Township Not posted yet Thu, Oct. 30, 6–8 p.m. Harrisburg Not posted yet Thu, Oct. 30, 6–8 p.m. Hilliard Thu, Oct. 29, 6–8 p.m. Thu, Oct. 30, 6–8 p.m. Madison Township Thu, Oct. 29, 5:30–7 p.m. Thu, Oct. 30, 5:30–7 p.m. Minerva Park Not posted yet Thu, Oct. 30, 6–8 p.m. New Albany Thu, Oct. 29, 6–8 p.m. Thu, Oct. 30, 6–8 p.m. Obetz Thu, Oct. 29, 6–8 p.m. Thu, Oct. 30, 6–8 p.m. Perry Township Thu, Oct. 29, 6–8 p.m. — Prairie Township Thu, Oct. 29, 6–8 p.m. Thu, Oct. 30, 6–8 p.m. Reynoldsburg Thu, Oct. 29, 6–8 p.m. Thu, Oct. 30, 6–8 p.m. Upper Arlington Thu, Oct. 29, 6–8 p.m. Thu, Oct. 30, 6–8 p.m. Westerville Thu, Oct. 29, 6–8 p.m. Thu, Oct. 30, 6–8 p.m. Whitehall Not posted yet Thu, Oct. 30, 6–8 p.m. Worthington Sat, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m. Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.
Licking County Town 2026 Last year (2025) Alexandria Not posted yet Fri, Oct. 31, 6–7:30 p.m. Buckeye Lake Thu, Oct. 29, 5:30–7 p.m. Thu, Oct. 30, 5:30–7 p.m. Etna Township Not posted yet Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m. Heath Thu, Oct. 29, 5:30–7 p.m. Thu, Oct. 30, 5:30–7 p.m. Hebron Thu, Oct. 29, 5:30–7 p.m. Thu, Oct. 30, 5:30–7 p.m. Johnstown Not posted yet Thu, Oct. 30, 6–8 p.m. Kirkersville Not posted yet Thu, Oct. 30, 6–7:30 p.m. Newark Thu, Oct. 29, 5:30–7 p.m. Thu, Oct. 30, 5:30–7 p.m. Pataskala Not posted yet Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m.
Madison County Town 2026 Last year (2025) London Not posted yet Thu, Oct. 30, 6–8 p.m. Madison County Not posted yet Thu, Oct. 30, 6–8 p.m. Plain City Sat, Oct. 31, 5–7 p.m. Thu, Oct. 30, 6–8 p.m.
Pickaway County
Union County Town 2026 Last year (2025) Magnetic Springs Not posted yet Fri, Oct. 31, 6:30–8 p.m. Marysville Sat, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m. Fri, Oct. 31, 6–8 p.m. Richwood Not posted yet Fri, Oct. 31, 5–7 p.m.
Beggars' Night 2026: what changed this year →
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Updated Sept. 25, 2026
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