Yes, Whitewater's Trick or Treat is Always on Halloween! Ghoul's Night Out is Thurs.

Yes, Whitewater’s Trick or Treat is Always on Halloween! Ghoul’s Night Out is Thurs.

Posted on: October 28, 2025

By Lynn Binnie
Whitewater Banner volunteer staff
whitewaterbanner@gmail.com

A number of communities in south central Wisconsin move trick or treating to a weekend day when October 31 falls on a weekday. Fort Atkinson’s children trick or treated this year on Sunday, October 26, and Palmyra’s was on Saturday, Oct. 25. For at least the past many years, however, Whitewater has always remained traditional with trick or treat on October 31 regardless of the day on which it falls. Again this year the hours will be 4-7 p.m. Jefferson’s is also on Friday, from 5-8 p.m.

How many readers remember growing up in a community where you wouldn’t have dreamt of going out trick or treating till it was nearly dark? (Was that ever the case in Whitewater?) This writer’s trick or treating curfew was 9 p.m., and the last doorbell was rung at about 8:55. Our city didn’t ever have to tell us when to trick or treat; Halloween was October 31, we started out when it was dusk, got home when our parents told us to, and a few mischievous kids took soap along!

Ghoul’s Night Out is Thursday, October 30.

The event is sponsored by Whitewater Area Chamber of Commerce, Pro Landscape Supply, Whitewater Family Dentistry, Whitewater City Market, the Ice Age Trail Alliance – Walworth, Botanica Beauty Parlor, First Citizens State Bank, Olive the Journey Travel Company, and Studio 84, Inc.

Trunk or Treat will be at 402 W. Main Street [the Cultural Arts Center, and also the new location for the Chamber,] and Associated Bank is hosting the costume contest. There’s also a scavenger hunt for participating businesses that have a symbol. Kids can go to those businesses through this week and find the symbol. If they go to every stop, they win a small goodie bag.

Please see below for participating businesses!
– Mulberry Glen
– Pro Landscape Supply (Trunk-or-Treat)
– Associated Bank (Location of costume contest)
– Whitewater City Market (Trunk-or-Treat)
– Olive the Journey (Trunk-or-Treat)
– Revamp Nutrition
– Whitewater Unified School District
– Studio 84
– Cost Cutters
– FCCU
– Fairfield Inn & Suites Whitewater
– State Farm – Jennifer Visser
– Whitewater Parks & Recreation (Trunk-or-Treat)
– Whitewater Family Dentistry (Trunk-or-Treat)
– First Citizens State Bank (Main & West offices)
– Burtness Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram
– Underground Cutz
– Edgerton Hospital Whitewater Urgent Care
– SSM Health Dean Medical Group – Whitewater
– Protect Wisconsin Waterways (Trunk-or-Treat)
– Toppers Pizza
– Cozumel Mexican Restaurant
– Walworth Jefferson County Ice Age Trail
– QPS Employment Group
– McCullough’s LTC Pharmacy
– Botanica Beauty Parlour
– The Dentist – Whitewater
– Culver’s
– Whitewater High School Key Club (Trunk-or-Treat)
– Warhawk Alley
– UW-Whitewater Camps and Conferences
– PremierBank
– Burtness Chevrolet, Buick, GMC
– SteveO’s
– Fort HealthCare (Trunk-or-Treat)
– Starbucks
– Sampa-Tacos LLC (will be located at 239 E Milwaukee Ave)