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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
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.
Know your treaters' route
Take a flashlight
Be sure costumes, shoes, and treat bags are safe.
Remind kids not to enter strangers' homes or cars.
Set rules about not eating treats until kids get home. Be sure to inspect all treats before allowing kids to eat them.
Candy that has been opened should be thrown away. Any homemade treats or fruit should be inspected closely.
Remember drivers have a hard time seeing people, especially at dusk.
Never cross the street from between parked cars.
Watch open flames from jack-o-lanterns as they can catch costumes and long wigs on fire.
Make sure that fake knives, swords, and guns are made from cardboard or other flexible materials to avoid accidental injury or worse, have them mistaken for the real thing!
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.
