2020 Halloween Guidance Issued by Ventura County Public Health

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UPDATE 9/16: There's been an update to VC Public Health's "Interim Halloween Guidance" available at vcrecovers.com in the News and Updates section. Door to door trick or treating and "trunk or treating" are now "not recommended" rather than "not permitted."

Details at vcportal.ventura.org/CEO/VCNC/2020-09-16_VCPH_InterimHalloweenGuidance.pdf

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Ventura County Public Health has issued Halloween Guidance to reduce the spread of COVID-19 that includes the following:

Not Permitted Under Current Health Orders:

  1. Halloween gatherings or events with non-household members, both indoors and outdoors.

  2. Carnivals, festivals, live entertainment and haunted house attractions.

  3. Door to door trick or treating.*

  4. "Trunk or treating"*

* Due to difficulty in maintaining social distancing, riskiness of sharing food/candy, etc.

Permitted and Recommended:

  1. Online parties/contests

  2. Pumpkin picking at pumpkin patches

  3. Car parades

  4. Halloween movie nights at drive-in theaters

  5. Halloween themed meals at outdoor eateries

  6. Dressing up homes/yards with Halloween decor

More details at THIS LINK.