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Clayton: Trick-or-Treat Main Street is Friday from 1 to 3 p.m. for preschool-age children

Parks lists Oct. 30 along Main Street from Horne Square to Town Square. CBS 17 independently printed the same clock.

ConfirmedThe main facts are confirmed by official or first-hand sources.

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What we know

Confirmed

  • Clayton Parks and Recreation lists Trick-or-Treat Main Street for Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, from 1 to 3 p.m. along Main Street and Town Square at 100 W. Main Street.Confirmed by Clayton Parks and Recreation event page (fetched Oct. 29, 2026)
  • That page says the walk starts at Horne Square and continues to Town Square, that local businesses are to hand out candy to preschool-age children and younger, and that costumes are encouraged.Confirmed by Clayton Parks and Recreation event page
  • After the walk, the same page says Town Square will have games, other activities, and a petting zoo. It does not list music or say the afternoon is free.Confirmed by Clayton Parks and Recreation event page
  • A Johnston County events listing, presented by the Town of Clayton, prints the same date, 1 to 3 p.m. window, Horne Square start, 100 West Main Street address, and preschool-age limit. That listing also names music with the games and petting zoo.Confirmed by Johnston County events listing for Main Street Trick or Treat (fetched Oct. 29, 2026)
  • Both official pages list 919-553-1550. The county listing also names llambert@townofclaytonnc.org.Confirmed by Clayton Parks and Recreation event page; Johnston County events listing
  • CBS 17, writing Thursday morning, independently printed Friday, Oct. 30, 1 to 3 p.m., the Horne Square-to-Town Square route, the preschool-age limit, and Town Square games, music, and a petting zoo. The station also wrote that town staff would help families move through downtown and that the afternoon is free and open to the public. Those two lines are not on the parks page we read.Confirmed by CBS 17 only (posted 5:36 a.m. Eastern Oct. 29, 2026)

Still unknown

  • Which streets, if any, will close, and for how long. A town road-closure page did not load here.
  • Whether Parks will add music or a free-admission line to its own page
  • A rain plan

What this means for you

Instructions from Clayton Parks and Recreation

This site is not the Town of Clayton. For the program, use the Parks and Recreation event page. The community center phone on that page is 919-553-1550. This is not an emergency service. If anyone is in danger, call 911.

What happened

In Clayton, Parks and Recreation listed a daylight Halloween walk for Friday, Oct. 30.

That page puts the walk from 1 to 3 p.m. along Main Street and Town Square at 100 W. Main Street. It says the route starts at Horne Square, that shops along the way are to hand out candy to preschool-age children and younger, and that costumes are welcome.

After the walk, the same page says Town Square will have games, other activities, and a petting zoo. Music is not mentioned there, and neither is a ticket price.

A Johnston County events listing, presented by the town, matches that date, clock, start point, street address, and age limit. Music appears on that listing with the games and the petting zoo.

CBS 17, writing Thursday morning, independently printed Friday's same three-hour window, the Horne Square-to-Town Square route, the preschool-age limit, and the Town Square stop. The station also wrote that town staff would help families move through downtown and that the afternoon is free and open to the public. Those two lines are from CBS 17, not from the parks page we read.

Both official pages list 919-553-1550. The county listing adds llambert@townofclaytonnc.org.

This site is not the Town of Clayton. If anyone is in danger, call 911.

What we don't know yet

Which streets, if any, will close. Whether Parks will add music or a free-admission line to its own page. A rain plan.

Photos

Text-only. No town or CBS 17 photos are used here.

Why it matters

Clayton put a daylight Halloween walk on the calendar for Friday. Families need the posted hours, the preschool-age limit, and that CBS 17's free-admission and staff-help lines are not on the parks page we read.

Updates

  1. Oct 29, 2026, 10:05 AM

    Parks lists Friday, Oct. 30, 1 to 3 p.m., from Horne Square to Town Square. CBS 17 independently printed that clock. The station's free-admission and downtown-staff lines are not on the parks page we read.

Sources

  1. Main Street Trick-or-Treat (Clayton Parks and Recreation, fetched Oct. 29, 2026: Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.; Main Street / Town Square, 100 W Main St, Clayton, NC 27520; Horne Square to Town Square; local businesses; preschool-aged trick-or-treaters; costumes encouraged; Town Square games, activities, and a petting zoo; Community Center 715 Amelia Church Road, 919-553-1550. Does not say free or list music. Text-only; no town photos used.)

    Official sourcePublished by Town of Clayton Parks and Recreation · Checked Oct 29, 2026, 10:04 AM

  2. Main Street Trick or Treat (Johnston County events listing, presented by Town of Clayton, fetched Oct. 29, 2026: Oct. 30, 2026; Horne Square, 100 West Main Street, Clayton, NC 27520; 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.; 919-553-1550; llambert@townofclaytonnc.org; preschool aged children and younger; Main Street businesses; Town Square fun, games, music, and a petting zoo. Text-only; no listing photos used.)

    Official sourcePublished by Johnston County / Town of Clayton · Checked Oct 29, 2026, 10:04 AM

  3. Spooktacular fun awaits at Clayton's trick-or-treat main street (CBS 17 / WNCN, Greg Funderburg, posted Oct. 29, 2026, 5:36 a.m. Eastern, modified 6:57 a.m.: Friday, Oct. 30, 1 to 3 p.m.; preschool-aged children and younger; Main Street from Horne Square to Town Square; participating businesses; town staff throughout downtown; Lauren Lambert quote not used here; Town Square games, music, and a petting zoo; free and open to the public; links to Parks and Recreation. Read via the station's public WordPress JSON because the HTML page can return 403 here. Text-only; no CBS 17 photos used.)

    Published by CBS 17 · Checked Oct 29, 2026, 10:04 AM

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