No Tricks, All Treats: Your Guide to Halloween Fun in Rockford this Weekend

Halloween is technically next week, but it feels like Rockford always celebrates a weekend early.  The city gets into the spirit with costume parties, trunk-or-treating, and everything spooky-related!

One of the highlights kicking off the weekend is Spooky the Blocks in downtown Rockford.  Saturday, 10/25, from 12-4pm, it'll be packed with all sorts of goblins getting free candy at tons of local businesses.  Trick-or-treating, yard games, pumpkin painting, glitter tattoos, princess appearances, photo opportunities with friends, and giveaways!

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Dress up, please!  This is the fun of Halloween!  It's free to attend, so what's stopping you?  There will be over 30 businesses participating, so you can get to know our downtown neighbors.

Here are just some of the businesses joining in this year:

• Big Timber Axe Throwing
• Maze Books
• CJ's Public House
• Woodfire Pizza
• The Scrap Jar
• Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary
• Crust & Crumbles

Get the full list of shops you need to visit this weekend here!

That's not the only thing happening this weekend.  From trunk-or-treats, to Haunted Hayrides, and spooky decorations, here are all the spooktacular things you can enjoy this weekend with... and without... the kiddos!

No Tricks, All Treats: Your Guide to Halloween Fun in Rockford this Weekend

• Rocky Glen OHV Park's Haunted Hayride
• Lino's Halloween at the Mercato
• Free Trail of Terror in Byron
• Halloween displays you need to see
• Festival of Frights at Sinnissippi
• Pop-up Halloween bar parties in Illinois

No matter how you celebrate this Halloween, make sure you're safe!  Rockford is ready to celebrate with you, no long drives out of town or planning required.