In 2024, there’s been some confusion about whether Halloween Weekend, aka Halloweekend, is officially before or after October 31st. This was especially so since Halloween falls on a Thursday, thus creating a potential bridge to a four-day weekend Samhain celebration. The timing issues arise from not only Halloween falling close to a given Weekend but also the fact that many communities have Trick-Or-Treating on the Saturday before All Hallows Eve. Moving the festivities of a weekday holiday to the weekend takes advantage of people being off from work and school. 🍬
The ultimate answer to this question is that every weekend during the Halloween Season is in holiday play, especially within October. Despite the Christmas Season starting on November 3rd, we still celebrate the Samhain Season until Thanksgiving Day. Halloween and Christmas mystically meld together creating a beautiful balance between the two seasons. November 1st is Hallowmas and November 2nd is Day Of The Dead. The Spirit Of Halloween is still strong and grants the Weekend closest to Halloween with the most paranormal power on a planetary scale. However, locally, where Halloween festivities are in major play, the Weekend before may have more supernatural sway. Both Weekends before and after can be equally considered Halloween Weekend!🎃
