Halloween is Saturday, Oct. 31. St. Johns County sets no trick-or-treat hours for Ponte Vedra Beach; check your HOA. Who to call, candy safety, early voting.

Last checked Oct. 31, 2026. This page is updated each year. Sources: St. Johns County’s news and events pages, V Pizza, the St. Johns County Public Library System calendar, the GTM Research Reserve and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Halloween is Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. Ponte Vedra Beach is unincorporated, and St. Johns County has not published official trick-or-treat hours; there is no city to set them. Some neighborhoods and homeowners associations may set their own times, so check with yours. For non-emergency problems on Halloween night, call the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office at 904-824-8304; for emergencies, call 911.

Updated Oct. 31: the area’s Halloween events all ran before the holiday and have passed; the county has still set no trick-or-treat hours.

Halloween at a glance

  • Saturday, Oct. 31: Halloween; no official hours
  • Saturday, Oct. 31: last day of early voting, Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Saturday, Oct. 31: Lord of Life pumpkin patch’s last day, noon to 2 p.m.
  • Past: V Pizza Trunk or Treat (Oct. 25), Teen Pumpkin Decorating (Oct. 27), ESTUSCARY Haunted Trail (Oct. 29-30)

Events in Ponte Vedra Beach

The library’s Kids Fall Fun and Costume Parade ran Thursday, Oct. 15; this year’s has passed.

PVB Teen Pumpkin Decorating ran Tuesday, Oct. 27, at the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library, 101 Library Blvd., from its event listing; it has passed.

ESTUSCARY Haunted Trail ran Thursday, Oct. 29, and Friday, Oct. 30, at the GTM Research Reserve’s south beach access parking lot, 2200 S. Ponte Vedra Blvd., for ages 10 and up, its event page says. This year’s has passed.

On Halloween itself, the library’s community room is an early voting site from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., the last day of early voting; see our voting guide. Lord of Life Lutheran Church’s Great Pumpkin Patch, 276 Roscoe Blvd. N., is open noon to 2 p.m. for last-minute pumpkins, the church says.

Trunk-or-treats

We list trunk-or-treat events only when the organizer publishes the date, time and place. This year’s two ran before Halloween and have passed: V Pizza’s free trunk-or-treat at 154 Canal Blvd. in Palm Valley on Sunday, Oct. 25, from its event page, and St. Johns County Parks and Recreation’s in Hastings, at Al Wilke Park, on Saturday, Oct. 24, from the county’s Parks and Recreation page. Organizers can send events through our contact page. For more fall events, see fall festivals and pumpkin patches.

Candy and safety

The FDA’s Halloween advice for parents:

  • Give children a light meal before they go, and have them wait until they get home so you can check their treats.
  • Do not accept or eat anything that is not commercially wrapped.
  • Check wrapped treats for signs of tampering, such as an unusual appearance, discoloration, tiny pinholes or torn wrappers, and throw away anything suspicious.

St. Johns County’s Solid Waste Division suggests giving jack-o’-lanterns a second life after Halloween: compost unpainted, untreated pumpkins, or ask a farm or animal sanctuary whether it takes fresh ones, its October newsletter says.

What this means for you

  • Check your neighborhood or HOA for its trick-or-treat times; the county sets none.
  • Inspect candy at home before children eat it.
  • Vote early by 6 p.m. Oct. 31 or at your precinct Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Frequently asked questions

What are trick-or-treat hours in Ponte Vedra Beach in 2026?

There are no official hours. Ponte Vedra Beach is unincorporated, and St. Johns County has not published trick-or-treat hours. Halloween is Saturday, Oct. 31; check with your neighborhood or homeowners association.

What day is Halloween in 2026?

Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. St. Johns County schools are in session the day before, Friday, Oct. 30.

Are there Halloween events in Ponte Vedra Beach?

This year’s ran before Halloween and have passed: V Pizza’s Palm Valley trunk-or-treat on Oct. 25, teen pumpkin decorating at the library on Oct. 27 and the GTM Research Reserve’s ESTUSCARY Haunted Trail on Oct. 29-30.

How do I check Halloween candy?

The FDA says children should wait until they get home so a parent can inspect treats, should not eat anything that is not commercially wrapped, and that anything with pinholes, tears or an unusual look should be thrown away.