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Greendale trustees set 2026 trick-or-treat for Oct. 31 after heated debate over Gift of Wings weekend
Summary
After weeks of resident posts and an hour of public comments, the Village of Greendale Board voted to hold trick-or-treat Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, 4–7 p.m., and asked village groups to help preserve the Gift of Wings programming; the vote was 4–2 amid concerns about staffing, tradition and event continuity.
The Village of Greendale Board of Trustees voted to hold the 2026 community trick-or-treat on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 4 to 7 p.m., and asked village organizations to assist Gift of Wings so the nonprofit could preserve as much of its multi-day Halloween programming as possible.
The decision followed more than an hour of public comment and trustee discussion at the February meeting, where residents and several trustees offered sharply different views about tradition, logistics and the effect on a longstanding community event known as Gift of Wings. The Public Celebrations Committee had recommended shifting trick-or-treat to Sunday, Oct. 25, to avoid conflicting with Gift of Wings Saturday programming, but the board ultimately…
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