After Beggars' Night was postponed this year, Des Moines residents will have their say in deciding whether the tradition will ...

Des Moines, Iowa will begin trick-or-treating on Halloween for the first time since 1938 as the city's Beggars' Night was ...

Des Moines and other local communities are postponing Beggars' Night until Thursday from 6-8pm due to potential severe storms ...

For the first time since 1938, children in Des Moines, Iowa, will go trick-or-treating on Halloween. The city began its ...

After celebrating Beggars’ Night on Halloween for the first time in decades the City of Des Moines is now asking residents if ...

Des Moines-area mayors are considering changes to the long-standing Beggars' Night tradition, potentially moving ...

This story has been updated to include additional communities that are rescheduling trick-or-treating as well. DES MOINES, ...

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — For the first time since 1938, cities across the Des Moines metro held trick-or-treating on Halloween ...

Following Des Moines' announcement, leaders in other metro suburbs also decided to delay Beggars Night, prioritizing safety due to the forecasted dark streets, rain, and wind. This includes Altoona, ...

Make sure you have a safety plan for trick-or-treating. The National Weather Service warns Des Moines could see a rainy ...

For the first time in more than eight decades, families in Des Moines, Iowa, will spend Halloween evening trick-or-treating.

Halloween-themed festivities in Des Moines usually take place on Oct. 30, in a “Beggars’ Night” tradition dating to 1940 with an exception in 1978. This year, it changes.