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A Cooke County Halloween

Halloween, together.

One night. A whole neighborhood of good things.

Saturday, October 31Gainesville + Cooke County

Porch lights on.
Neighbors out.

A candy bowl. A glowing pumpkin. A friendly face. Put your house on the map and help make a night worth remembering.

Hand out treats

Get the trick-or-treat map

Get the map that night.

Join your neighbors. Exact houses appear for signed-in members on Oct. 31, 3 to 10 PM Central.

No text messages. You can leave either reminder unchecked.

Free to join. Your address is not public.

A Gainesville night, imagined. Not a real house.
Counting porch lights

The neighborhood, at a glance

Follow the porch lights.

Town totals only
Town totals only. These areas use public town centers, not household locations.

A little less guessing.
A lot more treating.

  • See who's open right now.
  • Find non-food treats and step-free stops.
  • Look for decorated houses.
Explore the night map

Exact houses appear for signed-in members on Oct. 31, 3 to 10 PM only.

Around town

Big gatherings. Little goblins.

From the events calendar
Finding Halloween gatherings

Submit a public trunk-or-treat

Submit a public trunk-or-treat

This is a separate public event on Oct. 31, 6 to 9 PM Central. Enter a public venue, not a home address. An administrator must approve it.

Plan for dusk

The night ahead

6:37 PMSunset in Gainesville on Oct. 31

Start with a little daylight. Bring a flashlight for the walk home.

Checking the Halloween forecast
See today's weather

Give your block a little glow

Best decorated

Carved pumpkins. Seasonal inspiration, not a contest entry.
Voting opens Oct. 24

Got a porch worth a detour?

Add a decoration photo when you join. One vote per signed-in neighbor. Photos stay private until the Halloween map window.

Add your decorated houseSee the ballot
Photo and sunset sources
Pumpkin photo · Swallowtail Garden Seeds · CC BY 2.0Solar calculation reference · NOAA

Sunset computed for Oct. 31, 2026 at Gainesville using the standard 90.833° sunset zenith. Terrain and weather can change the observed time.