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2 big trunk-or-treats you can't miss: HYPE Athletics and Halloween in the D

The two biggest trunk-or-treats left this Halloween around Dearborn: HYPE Athletics in Dearborn Heights on Thu Oct 29 (about 100 trunks, free Tim Hortons donuts and hot chocolate) and Detroit's Halloween in the D on Sat Oct 31.

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A row of decorated, glowing car trunks in a parking lot at dusk

Thu Oct 29: HYPE Athletics Trunk or Treat, Dearborn Heights

An SUV trunk decorated as a monster mouth, with jack-o'-lanterns and candy bowls
HYPE Athletics Trunk or Treat
  • When: 6 to 8 PM. This is HYPE's 5th year running it.
  • Where: HYPE Athletics, 23302 W Warren Ave, Dearborn Heights.
  • How big: about 100 trunks, each asked to bring candy for 3,000+ kids. Around 5,000 people with the adults.
  • Free: Tim Hortons donuts and hot chocolate, and pumpkins.
  • Also: a DJ and dance club, bounce houses, the fire and police departments, food trucks and LED light-up toys.

Sat Oct 31: Halloween in the D, southwest Detroit

A brick sidewalk lined with jack-o'-lanterns and a candy table
Halloween in the D
  • When: 2 to 6 PM on Halloween day. Free.
  • Where: the 4th Precinct, 4700 W Fort St, Detroit.
  • Good to know: it's one of the City of Detroit's Halloween in the D events. Rec centers and fire stations host their own that night, so check the city's list if you want to keep going.

More this week: 8 trunk-or-treats in Dearborn and Metro Detroit.

Sources (3)

HYPE Athletics details come from the event's organizer, October 2026. Halloween in the D times checked on city and news listings on October 26, 2026. Candy checked against each maker's US ingredient list in October 2026. Photos are styled images made for this guide, not photos of the events.

  1. hfcc.edu/news/2022/trunk-or-treat-oct-28-new-location
  2. detroitmi.gov/node/115831
  3. fox2detroit.com/news/halloween-in-the-d-detroit-2026-events

Questions people ask

When is the HYPE Athletics trunk or treat?

Thursday, October 29, 2026, 6 to 8 PM at HYPE Athletics, 23302 W Warren Ave, Dearborn Heights. The organizers expect about 100 trunks and around 5,000 people.

What's free at the HYPE trunk or treat?

Tim Hortons donuts and hot chocolate, and pumpkins. There's also a DJ and dance club, bounce houses, the fire and police departments, food trucks and LED light-up toys.

Where is Halloween in the D on Halloween day?

Detroit's 4th Precinct, 4700 W Fort St, runs a free trunk-or-treat from 2 to 6 PM on Saturday, October 31, as part of the city's Halloween in the D.

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