Woburn Halloween 2020: What You Need To Know

WOBURN, MA — Woburn officials are leaving trick-or-treating up to residents' discretion, Mayor Scott Galvin said in a news release, Wednesday. Residents who do not want to participate should turn their outdoor lights off on Halloween.

The city encouraged residents to take precautions to prevent the spread of the virus. Rather than handing candy directly to trick-or-treaters at the door, you can set up a table outside with individually-bagged candy for children to take.

According to state and federal public health recommendations for safely celebrating the holiday, traditional trick-or-treating is a high risk activity.

Residents should also follow standard coronavirus prevention measures, like mask-wearing and physical distancing.

The city asked residents to avoid the following higher-risk activities:

• "Having trunk-or-treat where treats are handed out from trunks of cars lined up in large parking lots
• Attending crowded costume parties held indoors
• Going to an indoor haunted house where people may be crowded together and screaming
• Going on hayrides or tractor rides with people who are not in your household
• Using alcohol or drugs, which can cloud judgement and increase risky behaviors
• Traveling to a rural fall festival that is not in your community if you live in an area with community spread of COVID-19"

Additional Woburn police officers will be out patrolling on Halloween, Galvin said.

Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or chris.huffaker@patch.com.