10/31/2026
Trick or treat? We're not joking: these unusual Halloween restrictions are real! Happy Halloween!
👹 Belleville, Illinois: Banned trick-or-treating for anyone past the eighth grade or older than 12, and prohibits people over 12 from wearing masks without police permission.
👻 Hollywood, California: Outlawed the possession, use, sale, or distribution of Silly String in public from 12:01 a.m. on October 31 to noon on November 1, with fines up to $1,000.
🎃 Rehoboth Beach, Delaware: Prohibits trick-or-treating on Sundays; if Halloween falls on a Sunday, the event moves to October 30 between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
✝️ Alabama: Enforces a statute making it a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail to dress up as a minister, nun, priest, or other member of the clergy.
🍬 Newport News, Virginia: Classifies trick-or-treating by anyone over 12 years old as a Class 4 misdemeanor carrying fines up to $250.