When do you stop giving treats on Halloween?

[Angelhalo]

don't get many out where I live, but most of the folks in town seem to keep going until they get no more visitors or run out of candy (and some then give out fruit or popcorn balls or coins).

FYI: the reason some people "drive" is not because they don't want to stay in their neighborhood. Its because they live farther out where the houses are few and far between or no one gets home early enough for early trick or treating.

I have never met anyone who seemed to mind if the trick or treaters were from their neighborhood or if it was teens (costumes or not). One particular neighborhood in town attracts kids from a lot of areas that would be hard to trick or treat in. They decorate a lot and dress up and make it a lot of fun.

I don't mind if people bring their kids to our neighborhood to trick or treat. We're on the edge of the country so there are a lot of kids east of us who just don't have any houses around their own at which to get candy.

 

[Pakey]

We live in a trick or treating dumping ground. We quit handing out candy when the 750 candy bars are gone. Some years that is before 7pm. There is only one house with children on our entire street but they are driven in by the van load.

 

[DeniseinNS]

We will give out candy until 7:45-8 and then turn the lights out so noone else comes to the door while we are trying to get our kids to bed (especially since its a school night)

 

[aprilgail2]

So now, they just keep the lights off.

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Thats another thing I never heard of until the Dis--here lights on, lights off--doesn't matter---you go to every house. Most people have sensor lights out front anyway and they automatically come on when someone comes to the door- they don't stay on. There is no opting out of halloween here LOL...everyone gets their door banged on-you can choose to not answer but its still going to be banged on.

 

[Rora]

I live in South Florida-- no rules or closings here.

I leave the lights on and hand out candy until I am ready for bed (usually 10pm).