This is Halloween
New Ulm trick or treats in 2026
Trick-or-treaters get candy on South State Street. Photo by Dylan Jackson
The Neubarth family trick-or-treated on State Street as a group of minions. Photo by Dylan Jackson
State Street stays consistent, drawing lines up to their houses every year. Photo by Dylan Jackson
Quinn Larson (left) and Tori-Ann Weber (right) trick-or-treat State Street in their Joker and Harley Quinn costumes. Photo by Dylan Jackson
Trick-or-Treaters fill State Street for Halloween. Photo by Dylan Jackson
State Street residents Steve Forstner (left) and Natalie Helget (right) are active Halloween participants. Photo by Dylan Jackson
Natalie Helget hands out candy to eager trick-or-treaters from her house on South State Street. Photo by Dylan Jackson
Parents gather as their children get candy on State Street. Photo by Dylan Jackson
Families walk Washington Street with a mission for candy on Halloween. Photo by Dylan Jackson
Trick-or-treaters get candy on South State Street. Photo by Dylan Jackson
The Neubarth family trick-or-treated on State Street as a group of minions. Photo by Dylan Jackson
State Street stays consistent, drawing lines up to their houses every year. Photo by Dylan Jackson
Quinn Larson (left) and Tori-Ann Weber (right) trick-or-treat State Street in their Joker and Harley Quinn costumes. Photo by Dylan Jackson
Trick-or-Treaters fill State Street for Halloween. Photo by Dylan Jackson
State Street residents Steve Forstner (left) and Natalie Helget (right) are active Halloween participants. Photo by Dylan Jackson
Natalie Helget hands out candy to eager trick-or-treaters from her house on South State Street. Photo by Dylan Jackson
Parents gather as their children get candy on State Street. Photo by Dylan Jackson
Families walk Washington Street with a mission for candy on Halloween. Photo by Dylan Jackson
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NEW ULM – Trick-or-treaters took to the town Saturday evening for a night of candy, community, and scares.
Rain stayed away and temperatures kept winter coats from having to reside underneath costumes.Many candy givers set up shop outside this year. Bonfires illuminated decorated yards as the sun began to set around 6 p.m.
Costumed kids populated the streets beginning around 5 p.m. with State Street yet again drawing the most attention. Everyone from minions to Ghostbusters made their way up and down the block collecting treats from the heavily decorated homes.
State Street residents Natalie Helget and Steve Forstner continued their Halloween tradition of dressing up and passing out candy in the neighborhood.
Every year they look forward to seeing all the different costumes and watching families enjoy the holiday together.
"Families are having a good time dressed up and doing their thing," Forstner said. "Everybody's really polite, it's a great time."
A few years ago, he and Helget set up a hot chocolate stand on Halloween.
"It was one of those cold Halloween nights," Forstner said.
Those not trick-or-treating had other opportunities to celebrate the holiday.
Over at the New Ulm Lyric 3, a special holiday screening of Halloween played at 7:15 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
The Fairgrounds provided another opportunity for a scare with New Ulm Nightmares holding their haunted house.
With Halloween falling on a Saturday, kids were able to enjoy the night without the worry of school the next day. Unfortunately, this can not be said about next year's Halloween, which will fall on a Sunday.