Halloween is different here than I expected. When I was growing up in Winnipeg, I expected to be able to go to every house and beg for candy. Here, I’m told, you can only go to the houses that are decorated. You actually need to advertise that you are giving out candy.
At about 8:30 you also start to see what I call “Factory Farms”: a car/truck disgorges a bunch of children who suck up as much candy as they can before returning to the vehicle to drive to the next house. We also saw a lighted golf cart hauling the kids around to get more candy without tiring themselves out.