Halloween in Ridgefield: Where, When and How to Celebrate in 2026
Halloween lands on a Saturday this year, and Ridgefield is stretching it into a full week: glow-in-the-dark hot yoga, a community trunk-or-treat at RORC, downtown candy on Friday, a pet costume contest, a circus-themed party on Main, a horror drive-in at the Fairgrounds, and haunted yards all over town. Here is the whole plan.
The single most important thing in this entire post: downtown trick-or-treating is not on Halloween this year. The city has it on Friday, October 30, from 3 to 5 p.m. Put it in your phone right now, before a very small pirate finds out you missed it and never lets you forget.
Most of the rest lands on Saturday, which is honestly a gift. You can do pumpkins and cider in the morning, dress up the dog at lunch, walk the neighborhoods at dusk, and still make it to a grown-up party by 6. And if you cannot wait that long, the week before has a trunk-or-treat and a glow yoga class to warm you up. Below is where to go, when to go, and what it costs, sorted by when you will actually need it.
Downtown Trick or Treat Is Friday, Not Saturday
Same two-hour window as always, same deal: costumes on, bucket in hand, door to door at participating downtown businesses. In past years the shops handing out candy have put a Trick or Treat sign in the window, so keep an eye out for those and skip the ones without.
It starts right as school lets out, which means downtown parking turns into a contact sport around 3:15. Park a few blocks off Main, walk in, and let the kids burn off some of the sugar on the way back to the car.
Downtown Trick or Treat
Before the Weekend: Glow Yoga, Trunk-or-Treat, Pumpkins and a Horror Drive-In
You still have time to do October properly. A few of these are right in our backyard; the others are worth the drive.
The studio dims the lights, hands out glow sticks and runs its classic 26+2 hot sequence in a slightly gentler warm room. Wear neon or light colors so you actually glow, and bring the people you have been promising to drag to yoga for a year. This is your excuse.
Bring your own mat and towel, or rent one there. It is one hour on the Saturday before Halloween, which means you will be stretched, sweaty and somehow very calm heading into the busiest week of the year. Book ahead; it is a one-night class.
The community trunk-or-treat is back for year four, and it keeps getting bigger. Decorated trunks, kids in costume, candy by the car-load, and this year, food trucks, so dinner is handled. It is hosted by Alyssa Curran and The Curran Group, Tara Nathan of Ridgefield Mama’s, and the Ridgefield High School National Honor Society.
Bring more than a bucket. Organizers are collecting coats and diapers for Compassion360, plus canned food for a food drive, so grab a few things on your next grocery run and drop them off while the kids load up on sugar.
And they need trunks. If you have a car and even a modest amount of Halloween spirit, sign up to host one. Scan the QR code on the flyer to register, or call or text Alyssa at 801.372.1844 with questions.
Horror movies from your car, with in-car audio and costumed monsters in serious makeup wandering between the rows. It is technically in Ridgefield, which means we get to brag about it. Screenings are listed at 7:30 p.m.; confirm the time on your ticket.
Still to come: Talk to Me (Oct. 21), The Purge (Oct. 22), Friday the 13th (Oct. 23), The Conjuring: Last Rites (Oct. 24), Beetlejuice (Oct. 25), A Nightmare on Elm Street (Oct. 28), Trick ’r Treat (Oct. 29), Scream (Oct. 30) and Halloween on Halloween. If you do not actually enjoy being scared, Beetlejuice night is your night.
The Clark County classic. A tractor-pulled hayride takes you past dozens of pumpkin-headed characters posed in scenes from movies and books, then you pick a pumpkin, visit the farm animals and grab coffee from the vendors. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays in October, with admission closing at 4. Leave the dog home; only service animals are allowed.
The full-production option: pick-your-own pumpkins, a corn maze, hayrides, a hay bale pyramid, farm animals, food carts and an apple cannon, which is exactly what it sounds like. Open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday until the end of October. Last hayride goes out at 5:30.
Haunted Yards Worth a Drive-By
Ridgefield takes yard decorating seriously, and a handful of neighbors go well past a plastic skeleton and a bag of fake cobwebs.
The house that made the Portland TV news. Animatronics, a walk-around yard display and plenty of photo ops, up all month and free to visit. Be a good guest: stay on the sidewalk, keep your voice down after dark, and remember people live there.
Beyond the Holiday House, FrightMaps has several more Ridgefield haunts mapped this year, including Psycho Circus, the Haunted Manor on Cherry Grove and Ridgefield Lights of Sound, a light-and-music display running nightly from 5:30 to 9 p.m. through November 1. Pull up the map, pick a route, and check each listing for hours and scare level before you bring little ones.
Saturday, October 31: Daytime
Your pet has been waiting all year for this. Bring them in costume any time between 10 and 5, and the best-dressed pet wins a $50 gift card. There will also be treats, spooky sales and giveaways. The Vancouver store at 14105 N.E. 10th Ave. is running it too, but we know which one you are going to.
A gorgeous, slightly unexpected way to start Halloween. Volunteers at one of the last water-powered grist mills in the country press thousands of pounds of apples into fresh cider, kids can take a turn on the hand-cranked presses, and there is usually a bluegrass jam on the back deck. It runs until the apples run out, so go early.
For the kids who believe one downtown candy run is not enough. Select businesses on Vancouver’s Main Street hand out candy on Halloween afternoon, with a trunk-or-treat in the lot behind Metropolitan Performing Arts at West 11th and Washington. Main Street stays open to traffic, so keep hands held.
Saturday, October 31: After Dark
The Refuge is going big this year. The whole place turns into a vintage carnival sideshow, with fortune telling, roaming entertainment and a crowd dressed as ringmasters, mystics and creatures of the night. Lean into the theme; this is not the night for a last-minute cat ears headband.
General admission is $30 and covers entry, a specialty cocktail and the food bar. VIP is $55 and adds early access and a gift bag. Ticket sales close Friday, October 30 at 10 p.m., so do not plan on buying at the door.
The low-key option for adults who want to wear a costume without committing to a whole party. Reb Conner plays a solo set in the tasting room on Halloween night. There is no cover and no reservation, and costumes are welcome. It wraps at 7:30, which leaves plenty of time to get home for the trick-or-treaters, or to move on to the Refuge.
And if you want the full horror experience, Cinema of Horrors closes out its season on Halloween night with, appropriately, Halloween.
Trick-or-Treating in the Neighborhoods
Downtown is the tradition, but on Halloween night itself most Ridgefield kids are out in the subdivisions, and some of the newer developments get a serious crowd. If you live in one, buy more candy than you think you need. Then buy one more bag.
Halloween in Ridgefield: Quick Answers
When is Downtown Trick or Treat in Ridgefield in 2026?
Friday, October 30, from 3 to 5 p.m. at participating downtown businesses. It is free. Note that it is the day before Halloween this year, not on Halloween itself.
Is there a trunk-or-treat in Ridgefield this year?
Yes. Ridgefield’s 4th Annual Trunk or Treat is Monday, October 26, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Ridgefield Outdoor Recreation Complex (RORC), 3101 S. Hillhurst Road. There will be food trucks, plus a coat, diaper and canned food drive. Organizers are still looking for trunk hosts; scan the QR code on the flyer to sign up.
Is there anything for kids on Halloween day itself?
Yes. Neighborhood trick-or-treating is the main event on Saturday night. During the day, there is apple cider pressing at Cedar Creek Grist Mill in Woodland, Pumpkin Lane at Pomeroy Farm, and Trick-or-Treat on Main Street in downtown Vancouver from 2 to 5 p.m.
What is there for adults on Halloween night in Ridgefield?
Oddities Halloween at The Neighborhood Refuge runs 6 to 10 p.m. with tickets at $30 or $55, sold online until October 30. Reb Conner plays a free set at 14 Acres from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Cinema of Horrors shows Halloween at the Fairgrounds drive-in. If you would rather sweat than drink, Halloween Glow Yoga at The Yoga Ridge is the Saturday before, October 24.
Where can I bring my dog in costume?
Woodin’ You at 4306 S. Settler Dr. is holding a pet costume contest on Saturday, October 31, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a $50 gift card for the best-dressed pet. Skip Pumpkin Lane, though; Pomeroy Farm allows service animals only.
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