Beggars’ Night in Des Moines

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Beggars’ Night in Des Moines & Surrounding Communities 2023

Happy Halloween! Prepare your beggars’ night jokes and get ready for Beggars’ Night in Des Moines, Iowa. Des Moines is a bit different as we do not do trick-or-treat nights on Halloween night. In true Iowa fashion, we have created our very own night called 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 2023. 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.

Bookmark these other Halloween resources:

Adel: Saturday, October 28; 6 to 8 p.m.

Dallas Center: Saturday, October 28; 6 to 8 p.m.

Monday, October 30; 6 to 8 p.m.

De Soto: Monday, October 30; 6 to 8 p.m.

Granger: Monday, October 30; 6 to 8 p.m.

Newton: Monday, October 30; 6 to 8 p.m.

Pleasant Hill: Monday, October 30; 6 to 8 p.m.

Polk City: Monday, October 30; 6 to 8 p.m.

 Monday, October 30; 6 to 8 p.m.

Winterset: Tuesday, October 31; 5 to 7 p.m.

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13 thoughts on “Beggars’ Night in Des Moines

  1. Winterset is on Monday

  2. Adel has changed theirs to Tuesday.

  3. Bummer that DSM and ALL suburbs are the same day! Used to be able to enjoy multiple days with friends & family

  4. 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.

  5. Winterset is **** NOT **** on Monday. It’s on Tuesday. #getfactsright

  6. I believe Carlisle is on the 30th. They are doing their Pumpkinfest on Saturday, October 26, but Trick or Treating is the 30th.

  7. Avatar Ronda Frost says:

    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

  8. 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

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