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🦇 🎃 Friday, October 30 – Saturday, October 31, 2026 🐈‍⬛ 🎃 🦇

Norman Halloween Hub

Two chances to trick or treat, plus kids events, adult parties, and where to go for costumes and candy. The city recommends Friday night; Saturday is the traditional night, with game-day traffic to dodge.

Two chances to trick or treat

Friday, October 30, 6–8 PM: the city's recommended night

The City of Norman recommends neighborhood trick-or-treating on Friday, October 30, from 6 to 8 PM, instead of Saturday. The reason is public safety: OU hosts South Carolina at home on Saturday, which means heavy game-day traffic, road changes and closures, and public-safety crews tied up with the game. This is a recommendation, not a rule, and no one is banned from going out Saturday.

Saturday, October 31: the traditional night

The city sets no official hours for Saturday and does not ban Saturday trick-or-treating, so neighborhoods that keep the traditional night will still be out. Expect heavy game-day traffic, especially around OU and Campus Corner: OU kicks off against South Carolina at 3:15 PM CT, and the game runs into the evening.

Tonight: Friday, October 30

Kids and family

  • Citywide trick-or-treat, 6–8 PM, neighborhoods citywide. The city's recommended night.
  • Mall-O-Ween, 5–8 PM, Sooner Mall, 3301 W Main St. Indoor trick-or-treating inside the mall.
  • Monster Mash Family Bash, 6 PM, Main Event Norman, 1929 Mt Williams Dr.
  • Tricks & Treats, 6 PM, 416 E Main St.
  • Trick-or-treat, 6 PM, 1806 Iowa St.
  • Moore-Lindsay Historical House Museum Halloween Celebration, 7 PM, 508 N Peters Ave.
  • Halloween Puppy Yoga, 5 PM, Nodix Fitness, 1308 Commerce Dr.
  • Pokémon Night, 6–8 PM, 12th Ave Recreation Center. Battle and trade Pokémon cards. All ages welcome, free, card-for-card trading only.

OU Homecoming, on campus

  • Party on the Soval, 5:30 PM.
  • Glow Parade, 6:30 PM.
  • Rah! Rally, 8:30 PM.

Adults

  • Blood Harvest Ball, 6 PM, Resonator Institute, 325 E Main St. A Halloween party benefiting the Norman Music Festival, with Sisteria, King Witch Mother, Em and the Mothersuperiors, The Geoffs, Drac and the Swamp Rats, and Cherry Laurel. $10 suggested donation, free if you cannot afford it.
  • FREAKS COME OUT AT NIGHT, OU Homecoming Party, 9 PM, The Collective by Blake, 1010 N Flood Ave. Tickets $7–30.

Tomorrow: Saturday, October 31

Kids and family

  • Eric's Toy Extravaganza, from 9 AM, Cleveland County Fairgrounds, 615 E Robinson St.
  • Fur-tastic Halloween Adoption Event, 12 PM, 4500 24th Ave NW.
  • OU Football vs South Carolina, 3:15 PM CT, Owen Field. Homecoming and Native American Heritage game, on SEC Network.
  • Haunt Old Town Moore, 4 PM, Old Town Moore.
  • Wells Fall Vendor Market, Wells Christmas Tree Farm, 4091 E Franklin Rd. Free fall vendor market; market hours not posted.
  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show, 18th Annual, Sooner Theatre, 101 E Main St. Costume contest, audience members as the live cast, prop bags for sale. Tickets $10; check the theatre for showtime.

Adults

  • Zoo, Nitida, and Prarie Dogs, 7 PM, 325 E Main St. Live music.
  • The Monster Ball, 7 PM, Old Number 9, 4531 E Alameda.
  • The Chad Todd Band, 8 PM, Old Number 9, 4531 E Alameda.
  • Nupes & Nightmares 2026, 10 PM, The Collective by Blake, 1010 N Flood Ave.

Traditional trick-or-treating also happens Saturday night in neighborhoods that keep the old night. No official hours apply; expect game-day traffic.

Where to trick or treat

Straight talk: no published local source names Norman's best trick-or-treat neighborhoods, and none ties full-size candy bars to a specific Norman neighborhood. This hub will not invent a best-of list. What is solid:

  • Sooner Mall Mall-O-Ween, Friday 5–8 PM, 3301 W Main St: indoor trick-or-treating, an easy option if you want sidewalks and a roof.
  • The city's own guidance: trick-or-treat in your own neighborhood, on familiar well-lit routes, with adults along, in bright costumes, carrying flashlights.

Know a great street? Email [email protected] with the neighborhood and why, and community tips will be added here, labeled as community tips rather than verified claims.

Costume and candy stops

No verified Norman-specific Halloween sale turned up, so this section lists stops, not sale prices:

  • Queen of Hart's Costumes and Dancewear, 924 24th Ave SW. Friday 11 AM–5 PM, Saturday 10 AM–3 PM.
  • Lohmann's Good Things candy, 710 W Main St.
  • Apple Tree Chocolate, 209 E Main St.
  • Spirit Halloween and Party City also have Norman locations, but hours listings disagree, so call before you go: Spirit (855) 704-2669, Party City 405-561-1009.

After Halloween sales: don't pack it away yet

Spirit Halloween: get there before November 2. Both Norman locations plan to close November 2, and leftover costumes and decor are typically marked down November 1 and 2. Spirit has not announced an official sale or a discount percentage, so treat any percentage you hear as a rumor, not a promise. All store sales are final. Hours listings disagree, so call first: (855) 704-2669. Locations: 2600 W Robinson St Suite 219 and 1251 E Alameda St.

Party City, 552 Ed Noble Pkwy, 405-561-1009: check for marked-down costumes and party supplies after Halloween; call first for hours.

November 1 is clearance day across town. Most stores start marking down Halloween candy, costumes, and decor the day after Halloween, with deeper cuts the longer you wait and thinner pickings. If you are stocking up for next year, go early on November 1.

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