Most Miami Valley communities will hold trick-or-treat — Beggar’s Night — from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, according to the 2026 Dayton and Miami Valley trick-or-treat list updated October 26 by Southwest Ohio Parent, with a handful of towns going earlier in the week or using different hours.
The 6-to-8 p.m. Halloween-night window covers Dayton itself and most of its suburbs and neighboring cities, including Beavercreek, Bellbrook, Carlisle, Centerville, Clayton, Englewood, Fairborn, Franklin, Germantown, Huber Heights, Kettering, Miamisburg, Middletown, Moraine, Oakwood, Riverside, Springboro, Trotwood, Union, Urbana, Vandalia, West Carrollton, Xenia and Yellow Springs, along with Clearcreek, Franklin, Miami, Sugarcreek and Washington townships.
A few communities are trick-or-treating before Halloween. Piqua, Tipp City, Troy and West Milton are scheduled for Thursday, October 29, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. — a useful heads-up for families whose Saturday is already committed, and for drivers in those towns on Thursday evening.
Several communities use a shorter or earlier window on October 31. Lebanon and Turtlecreek Township run 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., as does Oxford. Eaton goes 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Brookville runs 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and Sidney runs 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Families should check their own community’s listing before heading out, because a one-town difference can mean a half-hour difference in start time.
Washington Township and Centerville hold Beggar’s Night from 6 to 8 p.m. on October 31 rain or shine, a date and time set through the Greater Dayton Mayors and Managers Association and its member cities. Organizers say using the same date and time across jurisdictions makes it more likely motorists will be aware and use caution that evening, and parents are asked to judge the weather for their own children.
For families, the practical advice is the same every year: go during your community’s posted hours, carry a light or reflective gear as dusk falls around the 6 p.m. start, and stay on sidewalks where they exist. For everyone else in the Miami Valley, Saturday evening between 6 and 8 p.m. is the time to slow down in residential neighborhoods — costumed kids will be crossing streets in most towns at once.
The full community-by-community list, including Greater Cincinnati times for families near the Warren and Butler county lines, is published by Southwest Ohio Parent and was last updated October 26. Times can change if a community reschedules for weather, so a quick check of your city or township page before Saturday is worth it.