Is 20 too old to trick-or-treat?

Yes ? leave the candy for the kids! If your older child loves trick-or-treating, that's OK. More than one quarter of adults (26%) believe that children are never too old for the tradition, according to a 2021 YouGov survey. And 46% of parents agreed in a TODAY.com survey.



People Also Ask

“You are never too old!” Aneisha McMillan, of the Halloween Costume Association, told FOX Television Stations. “I live in a quaint little town in Michigan and my kids range from 7 to 24, and all of them will be trick-or-treating.” And according to a 2021 poll from YouGov, plenty of folks agree with McMillan.

MORE DETAILS

There is no age when kids 'should' stop trick-or-treating, but after graduating high school many enjoy other ways to celebrate Halloween, Sheryl Ziegler, a Denver family therapist tells TODAY.com. The decision to stop is based more on behavior than age.

MORE DETAILS

Most teenagers stop dressing up and trick-or-treating somewhere between the ages of 12 and 16 — but that doesn't necessarily mean it's bad manners for them to go door-to-door, as long as they are polite while out on the streets.

MORE DETAILS