Join us on Halloween (Oct. 31st) from 3-6pm on the Downtown Gainesville Square for our annual Trick Or Treat on the Square!
Bring your kids dressed up in their best costumes to Trick or Treat at downtown businesses from 3-6 pm. Enjoy the SQUAREcrow displays and enter the costume contest at 5:30 pm on the stage on Main Street. The downtown business community enjoys creating a fun, safe environment for kids and families to enjoy Halloween!
BALLOON Markers:
To make it easy for citizens to know which businesses are participating, just look for a BALLOON in front of storefronts! Businesses will remove the balloon when they run out of candy.
Businesses with storefronts on or around the Downtown Gainesville Square who wish to participate should email kahedo@gainesvillega.gov to be added to the layout map.
THE COSTUME CONTEST WILL BE HELD BY AGE CATEGORIES:
- 0-4 for the wee ones
- 5-8 for those little ghouls
- 9-12 for those ghastly bats
- Best Group/Family Costume!
How the contest will work:
Starting at 5:30pm, each age group will line up and ‘parade’ over the stage in front of the judges, starting with the youngest group first and working our way up through the older age groups. Judges will pick the winner, and then we’ll move on to the next category.
Road Closures / Timeline:
- 12pm: Parking closes around the Downtown Gainesville Square (see layout map)
- 1pm: Roads Closed around the square; vendor set up begins
- 3pm: Even Starts / Trick or Treating Begins
- 5:30pm: Costume Contest
- 6pm: Event Ends
2025 Full Candy Stop Map Coming Soon!
2025 Tent Staging Map Coming Soon!
All Parking Decks are FREE in Gainesville!
- Main Street Parking Deck, 301 Main St.
- Hall County Parking Facility, 225 Green St.
- North Parking Deck, 130 Main St.
Interested in hosting a 10×10 Candy Stop during the event?
*Applications for 2025 OPEN Aug. 4th and close Oct. 19th*
Interested in Becoming a Sponsor for Trick or Treat on the Square?
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
