Usually the mall festivities were on a different day (usually a weekend), precisely so kids wouldn't complain about missing actual Trick or Treating. (IIRC, the Lincoln zoo also did a Trick or Treat event, but I don't recall which nights they picked.)
But I remember trick or treat at the mall being a thing in Long Island and here in Ithaca. And zoo trick or treating in Lincoln, Nebraska (I don't recall if the mall was a thing). I always figured it was also a weather thing, since I remember some pretty awful Halloweens where everyone had raincoats or winter gear over costumes.
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Date: 2012-10-18 03:32 am (UTC)But I remember trick or treat at the mall being a thing in Long Island and here in Ithaca. And zoo trick or treating in Lincoln, Nebraska (I don't recall if the mall was a thing). I always figured it was also a weather thing, since I remember some pretty awful Halloweens where everyone had raincoats or winter gear over costumes.