Princesses, superheroes and maybe a Transformer or two will soon be heading into neighborhoods in search of candy.
Each village and town in Jefferson County has slightly different dates and times for Halloween trick-or-treating.
The city of Mt. Vernon will hold its trick-or-treat hours on Halloween, Oct. 31, from 5 to 8 p.m.
The village of Bonnie has not set a specific time for trick-or-treating at this time, according to personnel at the Bonnie Village Hall.
Bluford has no set trick-or-treating hours, but always holds trick-or-treating on Halloween night, according to personnel at the Bluford Village Hall.
The Village of Dix will hold its Halloween trick-or-treating hours at the same time as the city of Mt. Vernon — 5 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 31. Those who wish to participate in handing out candy are asked to have their porch lights on.
The village of Ina will also have trick-or-treating from 5 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 31.
Woodlawn’s trick-or-treating time will be on Saturday, Oct. 29, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Information about trick-or-treat times and dates for the villages of Belle Rive, Walnut Hill and Waltonville, as well as the city of Nason, was not immediately available.
In addition to going door-to-door, at least one community church plans to hold a trunk-or-treat, where people will decorate their trunks and costumed youngsters can go trunk-to-trunk instead of door-to-door.
First Methodist Church in downtown Mt. Vernon will hold its annual trunk-or-treat from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, in the parking lot adjacent to the church and City Hall.
Church members will decorate their trunks and provide the candy, and the community is welcome to attend, said church personnel. CwUg9