Trick or Treat at City Center

Help spread kindness this season with Cans for Candy!

City of North Port staff volunteers will be on hand to collect canned goods in support of a community-wide food drive. In return for your donation, you’ll receive a sweet treat, because giving back deserves a little reward!

All canned goods collected will directly benefit a local food pantry, helping to stock shelves and bring comfort to families in need right here in our community.

How it works:

• Bring a canned good donation.
• Receive a piece of candy as a thank-you.
• Make a difference in someone's life.

Together, we can make this season brighter for everyone. Thank you for giving generously!

All applications will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis based on event needs. Completion of this application does not guarantee acceptance into the event. The City reserves the right to select the categories/type of vendor to be sold to minimize duplication and will determine needs based on anticipated attendance, duration of event and previous demand. Priority will be given to those that apply first.

Approval of vendor application does not guarantee exclusivity of a particular item to be present at the event. Vendors deemed inappropriate for an event will be declined. You will be contacted by one of our Parks & Recreation staff members within 72-business hours after receiving your application. If you have any questions about the application process, please call 941-429-PARK (7275).

Pumpkin Trail Partners: Please complete the online application.
As a Pumpkin Trail Partner, you are agreeing to distribute pre-approved promotional items, information and pre-packaged treat to attendees. You must provide a quantity of 5,000-6,000 treats to distribute at your booth. If you are interested in participating as a partner, please complete our Pumpkin Trail Partner Application.

Participating Pumpkin Trail Partners (subject to change) 

ActivAge Home Care

Awaken Church

Awaken Outreach Center

Buffalo Wild Wings

Camp Bow Wow

Child Protection Center

Daniel's Pool Service

Ekos at Arbor Park

Elite DNA Behavioral Health

Englewood YMCA

Farmasi

Fresh Air Markets and Events

Girl Scouts

Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida

Gold Star Pediatrics

Grit N' Glow

Hollinger Large Family Child Care

Hopebridge

Jarred's Air LLC

Jet's Pizza North Port

Jurassic North Port brought to you by Kiwanis Club of North Port Foundation

Lowe's of North Port

Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge 764 and Women of the Moose Chapter 1892

Lundstrom Home Inspections

Marco's Pizza

Matthews-Currie Ford

North Port Area Chamber of Commerce

North Port Area Little League

North Port Library

North Port Senior Center

Phantom Fireworks

Pizza Hut

Port Charlotte Mathnasium

Price Creek Dentistry

Rocket Mortgage

Sherry Thomas Homes - Keller Williams Island Life Real Estate 

Splash of Flavor Lemonade

Superintuitive

Teeny Treasures

The Gallery at North Port

The Home Depot North Port

The Joint Chiropractic

Tommy's Express Car Wash

ValorOne Security LLC

Vanguard Cleaning Systems of SWFL

Vice Tea

Voice for Teen Recovery

Walmart Neighborhood Market

Wicked Cleaning

Xtreme Glass Tinting Mobile Service

Chuck's

El Guero Tacos

Hippie Squeeze Lemonade

Marcello's

Nana's Bananas

The Shiver Shack

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To ensure a safe and timely entrance and exit for the event, the following traffic plan has been established by the City of North Port Police Department, Fire Rescue Department, Public Works Department and the Parks & Recreation Department.

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PARKING

Free parking is available at the following locations:

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1. The City Hall (parking lot A), located at 4970 City Hall Blvd. This roadway will also be used for shuttle drop-off and pick-up.
   
   
2. George Mullen Activity Center parking areas (parking lot B and C). Please enter from City Center Boulevard. The portion of Kramer Way between City Hall and the Activity Center will be closed to vehicle traffic; however, the parking lots remain accessible via City Center Boulevard.
   
   

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3. Morgan Family Community Center, 6207 W. Price Blvd. A complimentary shuttle will be available from 5:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. to and from the Morgan Family Community Center to the City Center Campus. We encourage attendees to take advantage of this service to help decrease congestion around the event site.  

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4. Overflow parking is available at the vacant lot off Price Boulevard, adjacent to the Florida Cancer Specialist & Research Institute. Attendees are encouraged to use this location if primary event parking areas reach capacity. Clear signage will direct drivers, and the lot is within convenient walking distance of the City Center Campus.

Event parking is not approved in surrounding private business lots.

TRAFFIC FLOW

Safety is our priority. Vehicles parked in the city hall lots will be required to enter and exit using City Hall Boulevard to Sumter. Vehicles parked in the George Mullen Activity Center parking lots will be required to enter and exit using City Center Boulevard to Sumter Boulevard. To allow for a safe entrance and exit from the event, the following traffic plan will be followed:

• Starting at 9 p.m. on Oct. 29, all traffic on both sides of the City Center Front Green, Rue Berryman Street and Main Street will be closed for the event. Please plan appropriately for drop-off or pick-up of event attendees. Road closures will impact access to the event site Oct. 30.

• At approximately 9:45 p.m. on Oct. 30, all closed roads will be reopened once event traffic has dispersed

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