Traffic plan for 2026 Trick or Treat at City Center

Published on October 14, 2026

rab your little ghosts and goblins for Trick or Treat at City Center, presented by Suncoast Credit Union. The event will be held from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at the City Center Front Green. Admission and parking are free. Food and beverages will be available for purchase from on-site vendors.

Families can collect treats from local businesses and nonprofit organizations along the Pumpkin Trail, dance at the Monster Mash Pit with DJ Devon, help create a Community Mural and stop by the Halloween photo station. Costumes are encouraged, and the first 250 participants will receive a trick-or-treat bag provided by the GEICO Local Office North Port. All children must be accompanied by an adult, and alcohol is prohibited.

TRAFFIC PLAN: 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.

PARKING: Free parking is available at the following locations:

1. City Hall (parking lot A and B), 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 C and D). Please enter from City Center Boulevard. The portion of Kramer Way between City Hall and the George Mullen Activity Center will be closed to vehicle traffic; however, the parking lots remain accessible via City Center Boulevard.

Parking locations at City Hall and George Mullen Activity Center.

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.

Parking and shuttle pick up at the Morgan Family Community Center.

4. Overflow parking is located at the available 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.

Trick or Treat 2026 Event Traffic Flow.

For complete event information and more information, visit NorthPortFL.gov/TrickOrTreat.

We would like to thank you to our sponsors for their support in making this a spook-tacular event: Suncoast Credit Union, Oak & Stone, Wharton-Smith, Inc., A&A Title Agency, LLC, Century 21 Tropical Breeze Realty, GEICO Local Office North Port, The North Port Home Depot, Kiwanis Club of North Port and the North Port Area Chamber of Commerce.