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Update, November 2, 2026: Halloween 2026 in Parsippany is a wrap. We will refresh this guide with 2027 dates next fall.
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Parsippany’s 2026 Trunk or Treat is Saturday, October 31, from noon to 3 p.m. at Smith Field. The free event is run by the township’s Recreation Department, and this year it lands on Halloween itself, so families can do the trunks in the afternoon and still trick-or-treat around the neighborhood that evening.
What to expect
The format is straightforward. Families walk between decorated car trunks and table displays collecting candy and kid-friendly treats, and in past years food trucks, a pumpkin patch, music and games have filled out the rest of the field. It runs in daylight and is aimed squarely at younger kids, which makes it a gentler Halloween outing than a night-time haunted trail.
Host a trunk or a table
The township is looking for residents, businesses and groups to decorate a vehicle trunk or set up a table and hand out candy or other kid-friendly treats. Sign-up for trunk and table hosts runs through pthreconline.com, the Parsippany Recreation registration site.
Before you go
In past years, families have been asked to register through pthreconline.com ahead of time and to bring one bag of factory-sealed candy, or sealed non-food treats, per child to help keep the trunks stocked. Check the Recreation Department’s listing for the 2026 family registration details before heading over.
Trick-or-treat hours in Parsippany
Halloween falls on Saturday, October 31 in 2026. Parsippany’s official residential trick-or-treat hours are usually announced closer to the date through the township and the police department, and we will add them here as soon as they post.
More Halloween nearby
Randolph holds its haunted trail and a sensory-friendly daytime option the weekend before Halloween each year, and it is a short drive west. Morristown runs its downtown trick-or-treat on Friday, October 30, and Montville’s Recreation Trunk or Treat is Thursday, October 29. The countywide rundown, with trunk or treats and trick-or-treat times for all 39 towns, is in our Halloween in Morris County guide. If you need dinner afterward, our Parsippany restaurant guide covers the options.
More Halloween nearby: haunted houses and Halloween attractions, plus pumpkin picking and corn mazes across the county.
Next up in Parsippany and around Morris County: see our Thanksgiving guide, every town tree lighting and where to get pictures with Santa.
Featured image photo by Chicken4War (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons.
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