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Trick or treating in Sydney has become a much-loved family tradition, with more neighbourhoods than ever getting into the spooky spirit each year. While Halloween might not be as over-the-top here as in the US, Sydney’s streets are alive with little ghosts, witches, and superheroes ready to fill their lolly bags and show off their costumes.
From the tree-lined avenues of the North Shore to the family-friendly suburbs of the Inner West and Sutherland Shire, many Sydney communities now host coordinated trick-or-treat trails, complete with decorated houses, pumpkin displays, and plenty of sweets to go around.
Halloween falls on Friday 31 October 2025, making it the perfect night for families to hit the streets. Whether you’re joining your local trick-or-treat route or exploring one of Sydney’s best-known Halloween-friendly suburbs, it’s time to grab a costume, a lolly bucket, and get ready for a spooktacular evening of fun.
Is There Trick or Treating in Sydney in 2025?
It's hard to know! Some suburbs in Sydney are guaranteed to put on a spooktacular extravaganza for Halloween 2025, but for others, it looks like we'll have to rely on word of mouth or the trusty Trick or Treat locations website.
This website is the spot for Sydney folks to list their address or street if they are happy for trick-or-treating families to come knocking for some treats. If there are no addresses listed for 2025, keep checking right up until the night before Halloween
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Trick or Treating Suburbs in Sydney
The following suburbs in Sydney have put on quite the show for previous Halloweens, and we're hoping they will do the same this year:
Allambie Heights - 14 Pozieres Parade
Annandale - Railway Parade, Annandale Parade, Trafalgar Street, and Nelson Street
Artarmon - Burra Road, Elizabeth Street, Mowbray Road and Sydney Road
Asquith - Sherbrook Road
Bondi - Hastings Parade, Murriverie Road, and Avoca Street
Botany - William Street
Box Hill - Brocklebank Street, Connemara Street, Dressage Street, Felling Street, Flemington Parkway, Galloway Road, Maineanjou Street, Pimlico Street, Polo Street, Rhinelander Road, Stockhorse Avenue, Wadham Street, Welara Street, and Woodgate Parkway
Bradbury - Karri Place
Campbelltown - Bellinger Road and Seddon Place
Caringbah - Pacific Street, Cawarra Road, Frobisher Avenue, and Mansfield Avenue
Castle Cove - Rosebridge Avenue
Cremorne - Benelong Road and Brightmore Street
Cronulla - Caronia Avenue
Crows Nest - Burlington Street, Ernest Street, Emmett Street, Hayberry Street, and Holtermann Street.
Grab the biggest bucket you own. Crows Nest is a crowd favourite, known for its community vibes and fun decorations.
Drummoyne - Renwick Street
Dulwich Hill - Fairfowl Street
Earlwood - Bexley Road and Gornall Avenue
East Ryde - 2 Wolfe Road
Engadine - Kingswood Road and Cambrai Avenue
Elanora Heights - St Andrews Gate, Elanora Road, Koorangi Avenue, and Kalang Road
Gladesville - 10 Gerrish Street & 18 Brereton Street
Gregory Hills - Donovan Boulevard
Greystanes - 1 Kookaburra Street and Runyon Avenue
Guildford - 6 Strickland Road
Gymea Bay - Forest Road, Ellesmere Road, and Sylvania Rd S
Hornsby Heights - Sydney Road
Kellyville Ridge - Filante Street
In previous years, the whole of Filante Street has been decked out in spooky Halloween decor to welcome throngs of trick-or-treaters. It's a true favourite among families and a safe bet for some Halloween trick or treat loot!
Kingsgrove - William Street
Kings Langley - Ellis Place, Molyneaux Avenue and Venus Place
Kurnell - Dampier Street
Lane Cove - Karilla Avenue
Lidcombe - 3 Rawson Street
Lindfield - Adelaide Avenue and Middle Harbour Road
Little Bay - Esperance Close
Malabar - Austral Street and Victoria Street
Mosman - Holt Avenue, Spencer Street, Medusa Street, and the streets around Memory Park and Clifton Gardens
Mount Colah - Excelsior Road, Oxley Drive, and Parklands Road
Northbridge - Baroona Road
Parramatta - Grandview Street & Gore Street
Pymble - Hope Street, Pymble Avenue, and streets close to Pymble Station
Randwick - Gumara Road, Hendy Avenue, Rainbow Avenue, Ellen Street, Creer Street and Dangar Street.
While a lot of Randwick can get busy with big trick-or-treating crowds, it's worth checking out for the sense of community and family-friendly vibe.
Rockdale - Clarence Road and Herbert Street
Rydalmere - Joseph Street
Ryde - Heath Street and Blaxland Road
Sans Souci - Rocky Point Road
Smithfield - Stimson Street
St Ives - Hayle Street, Catherine Street, Lee Place, and Gould Avenue
Wahroonga - Grosvenor Street, Burns Road, Braeside Street, Kintore Street, Cleveland Street, Stuart Street, Water Street, Ada Avenue, Herber Place, and Junction Road.
These picture-perfect streets come alive during Halloween with tonnes of fun decorations, perfect for little trick or treaters.
Warrawee - Bangalla Street
Willoughby - First, Second and Third Avenue
Trick or Treating at Home
You can still decorate the house, put on a spooky costume and rally the zombies for a fun fright fest at home. Let's get real - all kids really want are the lollies, so get a sweet stash for your little ones and enjoy a boo-tiful night in.
You could try carving a jack-o-lantern - we hear watermelons are cheaper and easier than pumpkins - creating frightfully delicious treats in the kitchen, getting crafty with these DIY Halloween Bath Bombs or watching a scary movie!
Do you have good neighbours? You could host a costume street parade in your street and a trick-or-treat treasure hunt.
Trick or Treat FAQs
What time does trick or treating start in Sydney?
This very much depends on the area, but typically, trick-or-treating in Sydney begins around 4 pm and continues until around 8 pm. However, this varies from suburb to suburb and street to street!
Where are the best places to go trick or treating in Sydney?
While trick or treating takes place across most Sydney suburbs, our most tried-and-true favourites include Randwick, Wahroonga, Kellyville Ridge and Castle Hill.
Is Halloween trick or treat popular in Sydney?
The popularity of trick or treating in Sydney grows year on year, with suburbs increasingly focused on making it a family-friendly community event that's safe for everyone to participate in.
More Halloween Hocus Pocus!
If your family is still hungry for Halloween fun, there’s plenty more to explore across Sydney. Check out Sydney’s Best Halloween Events for a mix of spooky festivals, family nights, and themed attractions.
Need costume inspiration at the last minute? Our Last-Minute Halloween Costumes round-up has easy ideas for kids of all ages, and Halloween Make-up Tips for Kids will help complete the look.
Finally, to wind down from all of the fun, why not settle in for a cosy movie night featuring the Best Halloween Movies for Kids?
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Reviews
ash
Oct 31 2022
yea, allthough these lists can be helpful they also kinda ruin the entire halloween. most these neighborhoods dont stock up so much on candy so by the time a kid comes they have a likely chance of not getting anything. its also not too safe having kids run around all the time at the bigger places. but i do understand it’s slightly part of halloween and its not that important considering some people dont mind, just maybe they could add even bigger areas? if any of you are going today, i really recommend bella vista, its a really large and nice area, super friendly and not too little kids but not too much, so you dont feel alone. just please dont put it on websites for respect of them :D happy halloween!
Chris
Jan 19 2020
Halloween is great and our street is listed. We welcome the children and have a lot of fun preparing for the fun. People really need to lighten up. It's fun and kinda spooky. Kids are not disappointed when they come to our street. The more the merrier !!! Happy Halloween
Jan
Nov 21 2018
I totally agree with the fact that Halloween is getting out of hand. Our street was a danger zone this year; it was like Disneyland on steroids. Cars parked on both sides of the road and coming from all directions. I used to enjoy Halloween but I haven't participated for the last few years since our street has been posted on the internet. And in the end it's the children who suffer. Most go to a lot of trouble with their costumes only to be disappointed.
Gina
Nov 03 2018
I totally agree that these lists shouldn’t be published. Our area is on this list and it was out of control. I loved the community aspect of everyone out and about with their families but it was almost unsafe for the little ones because of the crowds and the greediness of some kids was upsetting (kids with pillowcases just getting more and more). One local lady had 500 lolly bags prepared and she still ran out, leaving disappointed kids. I have also heard people in the street are giving up doing Halloween because it’s too much. Areas can only handle so much traffic in such a short period of time and it would be better for people to start activities in their own area rather than expecting others too keep shouldering the burden.
Kath
Oct 31 2018
Totally get what you are saying Margaret. Listing streets on social media and websites actually wrecks Halloween - and I am not a Halloween hater! In fact, I spent years building up Halloween in our street with a letter and balloon and through word of mouth it became a lovely night with a steady trickle of people trick or treating. Once it was posted on Halloween street lists in social media, hoardes of people landed in our street and it got out of hand. So much so that many people in the street are refusing to participate at all. What a shame. Ellaslist - please lose the list and instead put up a post about how to get Halloween happening safely in your own surrounding streets. That way everyone can get to know their neighbours, whilst no-one is bombarded with crazy numbers.
margaret
Oct 31 2018
Wyong street Oatley not participating in Halloween any more We did not know we were listed and it grew too big for us to handle
