Trick-Or-Treating Hours Announced For Halloween In Geneva

GENEVA, IL — Spooky season, also known as October, has officially begun. Ahead of Halloween, Geneva officials announced the city's recommended trick-or-treating hours will be from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 31.

In Geneva, children will have an extra opportunity to collect lots of candy: three days before the official holiday. The city is hosting its annual downtown trick-or-treating event from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 28.

Kids can dress up in costumes and go door-to-door collecting candy from shops. Businesses can print out a sign, found on Geneva's website, to display if they're participating in the event.

Ahead of Halloween, city officials offered tips to promote safety in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

• If you choose to hand out candy, please consider options for contact-free distribution. Also, remember to turn on your porch light.
• If you choose to not participate, please turn your porch lights off.
• Refrain from participating in trick-or-treating if you do not feel well, are awaiting COVID-19 test results, have recently returned from a COVID-19 travel hotspot, or if you know that you have been exposed to coronavirus.
• If you decide to take your child/children trick-or-treating, incorporate a face mask into your costume to help prevent the spread of germs.
• Trick-or-treat as a household and maintain social distancing from other groups.
• Make sure trick-or-treaters have a clear field of vision; wear light-colored costumes or incorporate reflective tape into their costume.
• Use caution when crossing streets and check all directions for cars.
• Do not enter into any homes.
• Check all treats once you arrive back home. Only eat unopened candy that is in its original packaging.
• Respect others and their property.

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