For decades, Iowa's capital city has instead observed Beggars' Night on Oct. 30. Why the switch i 2024? The weather.

Des Moines children don their costumes on Beggars' Night, typically the day before Halloween. And besides screaming, 'Trick-or-Treat,' children are expected to tell a joke before receiving a treat

For the first time since 1938, children in Des Moines, Iowa, will go trick-or-treating on Halloween.

With the sun going down in the 6 p.m. hour on Halloween, that means most trick-or-treating is in the dark, making it all that more important to add something to your costume so that you are visible.

Children should be given stickers, not sweets, during Halloween trick-or-treating to protect their teeth, leading dental surgeons have argued.

Vomiting workmen and a zombie invasion greet visitors

The Royal College of Surgeons has urged trick or treaters not to eat lollipops or sweets to avoid tooth decay.