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Halloween

The Village of Winthrop Harbor is excited about the upcoming Halloween celebrations in our community.  Holiday celebrations, like Halloween, are important because they strengthen the community and connect neighbors. Halloween makes family lifetime memories. Halloween is one of the most exciting events to happen before the holiday season.

The Village of Winthrop Harbor proudly developed this website to connect our residents with local Halloween events and provide important information about Halloween. The safety of our families during this Halloween season is paramount.  

Check out the numerous events throughout October below. 

If you are a business or organization in Winthrop Harbor and would like to advertise your Halloween event, please email the information to info@winthropharbor.com 

Halloween Information

Residents who would like trick or treaters to come to their house should leave their porch lights on and those who do not should turn their porch lights off.


Halloween Festivities

COSTUME CONTEST

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26TH 3PM

TRUNK OR TREAT

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26TH 3:30PM-5:30PM

DECORATE 38-ACRE PARK

TOMBSTONE DROP-OFF BY OCT. 21ST

VILLAGE HALL PUMPKIN DECORATING

ADD A PAINTED PUMPKIN TO DECORATE VILLAGE HALL

Winthrop Harbor Police Information

Winthrop Harbor Police Halloween Safety Tips

The Winthrop Harbor Police Department encourages safety and supervision during the annual Trick-or-Treat season. It is especially important for parents to adhere to a few safety rules for their children when they are trick-or-treating.


Making Your Home Safe For Trick-Or-Treaters

It is also important to ensure that your home is safe and accessible to trick-or-treaters. As adults, there are some very simple things we can do to make the evening safe for everyone.


Turn on your porch light. 

Move lit jack-o-lanterns off the porch where kids get bunched up if they are trick-or-treating in groups.

Remove objects from your yard that might present a hazard.

Drive slowly all evening-you never know what creature may suddenly cross your path.

Report any suspicious or criminal activity to the police.

Motorists

Exercise extreme caution when driving a vehicle.  Be on the alert for excited youngsters, whose vision may be obscured by masks, darting out into traffic.


ILLINOIS STATE POLICE SEX OFFENDER INFORMATION

Before you allow your child to knock on any door, become better informed.  Check the Illinois Sex Offender Registry website at https://isp.illinois.gov/Sor/OffenderRegistration


Extra Police Patrols

The Winthrop Harbor Police Department will have extra Police Officers on duty patrolling the neighborhoods on Halloween.  

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