Trick or Treat Street - Every year, the 5300 block of Nottingham Avenue in South St. Louis is hopping with Halloween activity. Residents go all out in decorating their homes, and candy is handed out to thousands of kids from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m.
I couldn't any other info about it, let alone anyone else that had been. I looked for reviews online and found nothing. So after two years of wondering (and being afraid of a big crowd) we ventured off to Nottingham Avenue!!
We planned to arrive early and arrived at 5:10pm (a little later than we wanted) and snagged one of the last parking places on the street. We were relieved to see some kids out but not enough to produce lines at houses. (Unless you are behind us, as we have 7 kids! haha) We ventured off into a neighborhood street that looked like it was from a movie setting. Beautiful old St Louis style row homes with mature trees and sidewalks. People were smiling and greeting kids at their door, many people sitting outside with family and a bowl of candy. It was a beautiful cool fall evening. Kids and parents were happy no jackets were needed over costumes. The trees engulfed the neighborhood and for as far as I could see branches of yellow, red and orange leaves invited us down the sidewalk. It really was a great time. Thanks to the people that put this on for kids!
By the time we left (about an hour and a half later) the street was packed, people were lining the streets looking for parking spaces, and lines were forming at houses. We had a Trick or Treat success this year! We plan on heading back next year for the friendly people and fall beauty on Nottingham.
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| Once the dark set in Trick or Treating |
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