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Californians are in love with their cars–and Trunk or Treat is a case of Cars Gone Wild!  Participants get into the Halloween spirit turning ordinary car trunks into fantasy chef’s kitchens, spooky ghost dens and circus tents complete with clowns.  While trunk or treats can involve a decorated family hearse, many cars and designs are upbeat and even silly. A car trunk that looks like a giant mouth with a tongue sticking out, a trunk shaped like Cookie Monster with Big Bird dispensing candy beside it, a trunk turned bowling alley, a Candyland game that starts in the trunk and spills out onto the ground, and a pirate’s treasure chest with candy booty are some creative ideas people have concocted.

Trunk or treat is trick or treating with kids and parents visiting cars instead of houses. Usually held in a parking lot, it’s great for safety (not crossing traffic in busy streets,) size (not too big,) and control (most trunk or treats require registration by car owners.) In California this year you’ll find trunk or treat events in Artesia, Azusa, Bishop, Camarillo, Chino, Chowchilla, Exeter, Fountain Valley, Irwindale, Livermore, Martinez, Mill Valley, Rancho Cordova and San Pablo.