Beggars’ Night in Des Moines & Surrounding Communities 2024
Happy Halloween! Prepare your beggars’ night jokes and get ready for Beggars’ Night in Des Moines, Iowa. Des Moines is slightly different as we do not do trick-or-treat nights on Halloween night. In true Iowa fashion, we have created our very own night, Beggars’ Night, which falls on October 30th. Some communities in central Iowa opt out of celebrating on October 30th and a couple of cities are doing it on Halloween night.
Take a list of beggar’s night dates in and around Des Moines for 2024. We will continue to update this post throughout the season. If you see an error or want to be included on this list please contact us.
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Adel: Thursday, October 31; 6 to 8 p.m.
Dallas Center: Saturday, October 26; 6 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday, October 30; 6 to 8 p.m.
De Soto: Wednesday, October 30; 6 to 8 p.m.
Granger: Saturday, October 26; 6 to 8 p.m.
Newton: Thursday, October 31; 6 to 8 p.m.
Pleasant Hill: Wednesday, October 30; 6 to 8 p.m.
Polk City: Wednesday, October 30; 6 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday, October 30; 6 to 8 p.m.
Winterset: Thursday, October 31; 5 to 7 p.m.
Winterset is on Monday
Adel has changed theirs to Tuesday.
Thanks for letting me know! Updated 🙂
Bummer that DSM and ALL suburbs are the same day! Used to be able to enjoy multiple days with friends & family
Bummer that DSM and ALL suburbs are the same day! Especially when you have two homes… Used to be able to enjoy multiple days with friends & family.
Winterset is **** NOT **** on Monday. It’s on Tuesday. #getfactsright
It’s listed on Tuesday night. Not on Monday?
I believe Carlisle is on the 30th. They are doing their Pumpkinfest on Saturday, October 26, but Trick or Treating is the 30th.
Just updated. Thank you for letting me know!
https://www.raccoonvalleyradio.com/2023/08/10/adel-city-council-approved-a-street-closure-and-beggars-night-date/
Adel is the 28th
Thank you for the update!
Carlisle Beggars night is Saturday October 28th
Carlisle Pumpkinfest is Saturday October 28th 1-3pm
Carlisle Hometown Pride Hayrack ride and Smores Saturday October 21 1-3pm
Iowa didn’t create beggars night. Ohio Nebraska and several other states do it as well and it is determined by a coalition that includes multiple states. It was because of safety and criminal activities that it was created. I’m actually old enough to remember it being created in the late 80’s early 90’s as a result of children being unsupervised, many towns having different dates and times, and so that parents could have adult on Halloween because with trick or treat on the same night parents had to pick kids or party
Newton’s Trunk or Treat and beggars night are both on Halloween night this year. Just an FYI! Thank you for this resource! https://www.newtongov.org/Calendar.aspx?EID=8284