Trick or Treat will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

If you do not feel comfortable handing out treats, please keep your lights off.

When planning your Halloween activities, think about your and your family’s level of risk and remember where COVID-19 spreads more easily:
• Closed spaces with poor air flow
• Crowded places with many people nearby
• Close contact settings especially where people are talking, laughing, screaming, or breathing heavily close together.
If there are unvaccinated persons in your household, choose the safer Halloween options. This is especially important for unvaccinated older adults or people with certain medical conditions, or vaccinated persons with weakened immune systems.

Trick-Or-Treaters
• Keep your group small. Limit your group to your immediate household or to a small group that you know well. Avoid mixing with many different families. Don’t be afraid to ask about people’s vaccination status and recent risks before deciding who is safe to trick-or-treat with.
• Wear a face mask. Be creative and make your face mask part of your costume. A costume mask is NOT a substitute for a face mask that protects against COVID-19.
o Do not wear a costume mask over a face mask. It can make breathing more difficult.
o Wear a face mask if you are in a crowded outdoor place and if you must be indoors with others.
o Make sure that everyone in your group wears a face mask consistently and correctly if your group includes different households, especially if there are people who are not fully vaccinated.
• Keep your distance from other groups of trick-or-treaters. Wait on the sidewalk at least 6 feet from other groups. Don’t gather with other groups on porches and at front doors.
• Keep hands clean. Carry hand sanitizer so that kids can clean their hands while trick-or-treating. Remind kids to not eat or touch their face with unclean hands.
• Be flexible. If a house or street is crowded, come back later or go to another less crowded street.
• Avoid indoor spaces. Wear masks at all times when you are indoors with people from other households.

Treaters
If you want to give out treats, think about the level of risk you’re willing to take. If you greet people at the door, you will be in close contact with many different people. If you are not fully vaccinated or you are at high risk for getting sick from COVID-19, opt for safer Halloween choices.

Reduce Risk When Giving Out Treats:
• Give out treats outdoors.
• Set up a grab and go treat station outside your door. Place goodie bags at least 6 feet away from you for families to pick up.
• Wear a face mask if you answer the door to trick-or-treaters. Consider wearing a face mask that provides a higher level of protection such as an N95 respirator or double mask (wear a cloth face mask over a surgical mask).
• Use tape to mark spots six feet apart on the way up to your door where people can wait.
• Use fun ways to give the candy while keeping your distance. Such as sliding the candy down a wrapping paper tube into trick-or-treat bags.

The above information was found at http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/coronavirus/docs/community/GuidanceHalloween.pdf.