ARE YOU READY? It's the spookiest time of the year, and there's usually one thing on a kid's mind: trick-or-treat time!

Whether you prefer tricks or treats, there’s a chance to score scarily big in the Chippewa Valley on Halloween! Downtown businesses in Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, and Menomonie are hosting its trick-or-treat event from 3-5pm on Tuesday, Oct. 31. Residential neighborhood trick-or-treating will begin in all three of those cities, as well as in Altoona, at 5pm. Check out details of the Halloween fun to be had right here:

Downtown & Residential Trick-or-Treat Times Times

Eau Claire

Downtown: Oct. 31, 3-5pm

Residential: Oct. 31, 5-7pm

Chippewa Falls

Downtown: Oct. 31, 3-5pm

Residential: Oct. 31, 5-7pm

Menomonie

Downtown: Oct. 27, 3-5pm

Residential: Oct. 31, 5-7pm

Altoona

Residential: Oct. 31, 5-7:30pm

Kid-Focused Halloween Fun

Searching for more kid-tastic spooky fun during the Halloween season? Or maybe you’re looking to enjoy the thrills of trick-or-treating in a more controlled setting? Check out the area’s kid-focused events, parties, and Trunk-or-Treat events below.

• Markquart Menomonie Trunk & Treat
  • Oct. 23, 3-7pm • Markquart Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Fiat of Menomonie, 531 Oak Ave. W, Menomonie
• Keller Williams Trunk & Treat
  • Oct. 26, 4-7pm • Keller Williams Realty Diversified, 4330 Golf Terrace, Suite 103, Eau Claire
• Jeffers Park Trunk & Treat
  • Oct. 26, 6-7:30pm • Jeffers Park, 5710 Jeffers Road, Eau Claire
• Second Annual Trunk or Treat at Oak Gardens Place
  • Oct. 27, 3:30-5:30pm • Oak Gardens Place, 342 Twin Oak Drive, Eau Claire
• Trunk or Treat with Coldwell Banker Brenizer, Realtors
  • Oct. 27, 4-6pm • Coldwell Banker Brenizer, Realtors - Eau Claire, 1021 Regis Court, Eau Claire
• YMCA Family Halloween Party
  • Oct. 27, 5-8:30pm • YMCA Sports Center, 3456 Craig Road, Eau Claire
• Treats on the Trail
  • Oct. 28, 1-3pm • Lion's Club Nature Trail, Wakanda Park, Menomonie
• Altoona Fall Frenzy
  • Oct. 29, 2-4pm • River Prairie Park, Altoona
• Monsters & Machines Trunk & Treat
  • Oct. 30, 3-6pm • McCoy Construction & Forestry, 4341 S Prairie View Road, Chippewa Falls
• UW-Eau Claire Residence Hall Trick-or-Treating
  • Oct. 31, 5-7pm • UWEC residence halls participating in trick-or-treating will offer candy either door to door or in their decorated lobbies: Door-to-door trick-or-treating will be in Bridgman, Chancellors, Murray and Karlgaard Towers, while lobby trick-or-treating will be in Aspenson Mogensen, Governors, Horan, Oak Ridge, Sutherland and The Suites.

• Light the Night: A Trunk-Or-Treat Event
  • Oct. 31, 5:30-7pm • Menomonie Alliance Church, 502 21st St. N, Menomonie 

Even MORE Spooky Fun

Looking for even MORE spooky fun as October winds up? We've got you covered with this master list of all Halloween events, parties, nightlife, music, and more happening in the next week.

Check out the Halloween list of events HERE.