Why Des Moines Has Beggars' Night

The Halloween tradition is unique to Des Moines. We explain the history.        

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BING NEWS:
  • Survey reveals metro communities want trick-or-treating on Halloween night in 2025
    For the first time since 1938, children in Des Moines were trick-or-treating on Halloween in 2024 after weather prevented the metro's typical Beggars' Night.
    12/19/2024 - 12:10 pm | View Link
  • Urbandale moves beggars' night to Halloween, permanently
    Trick-or-treaters in Urbandale will hit the streets on a new night next year.Tuesday night, the Urbandale City Council voted to move trick-or treating from Beggars' Night, Oct. 30, to Halloween, Oct.
    12/18/2024 - 3:33 pm | View Link
  • Urbandale moves trick-or-treating from Beggars' Night to Halloween. More cities may follow
    Urbandale is not the first city in the metro to make the change, but it's part of a trend after a weather interruption of this year's Beggars' Night.
    12/17/2024 - 10:33 pm | View Link
  • Beggars' Night: When is it, where to trick-or-treat near Des Moines
    It's almost time for the spookiest Iowan tradition of all: Beggars' Night! The Halloween-themed festivities usually takes place during the evening hours of Oct. 30 in the Des Moines metro area ...
    10/30/2024 - 3:39 am | View Link
  • In a first since 1938, Des Moines, Iowa, kids will trick-or-treat on Halloween
    Instead, 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 ...
    10/29/2024 - 1:01 pm | View Link
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