On Thursday June 18, 2026, Carson City Supervisors will discuss whether or not to switch Halloween celebrations and trick-or-treating this year to Friday, October 30 to avoid conflict with Nevada’s birthday party.
Still to this day, every year in the weeks preceding Halloween, Carson Now receives dozens of questions from those who spent their childhoods in the area between the 80s and early 2000s: what day is Trick-or-Treating in Carson City?
While to newcomers it might seem like an odd question, it’s due to the fact up until the new millennium, trick-or-treating in Carson City fluctuated with the Nevada Day Parade. This is because, if your Nevada history holds, Nevada’s birthday is also on Halloween!
However, when Parade Day became standardized to the last Saturday of the month, that means that unless October 31 falls on the last Saturday of the month, trick-or-treating will always be held on Halloween night. Which might be appreciated by some, but this reporter still misses trick-or-treating in Carson City one night and Gardnerville the next — it was tradition, dang it!
But now, this year, Nevada Day’s official observance day is also falling on the 31st, bringing a glimpse to newcomers of how things were in ye good ol’ days here in the Capital City.
The reason the day for trick-or-treat should be obvious to everyone who has been in town during Nevada Day Parade celebrations: for the safety of children and pedestrian, since Nevada Day is the rowdiest day of the year, and one that results in a lot of arrests for drunk driving and general tomfoolery from the public.
In other items…
Supervisors will also take action to finalize local election results by conducting a canvass of the vote for the 2026 Primary Election, which took place on June 9.
On the financial and administrative front, the board will review a proposed collective bargaining agreement with the Carson City Deputy District Attorneys Association.
The proposed three-year contract, effective July 1, 2026, has an estimated fiscal impact of $600,944 above previously approved budget projections.
Additionally, supervisors will consider revising benefits for certain unclassified city employees, which would include adjustments to salary ranges, cost-of-living increases, the establishment of longevity pay, and a bump in annual merit pay increases from 3% to 4%.
The board is also scheduled to vote on a resolution to augment and amend the city’s 2025-2026 fiscal year budget by $3,791,950.
Other notable agenda items include:
- The first reading of an ordinance that would exempt certain properties within the Carson City Redevelopment Project Area One from on-site parking requirements.
- Ratifying the fiscal year 2027 amended assessment rolls for both the Downtown and South Carson Neighborhood Improvement Districts.
- Approving a three-year, $890,172 contract with Berkich Lucey Law Group to serve as appointed conflict counsel for indigent defendants.
- Distributing community support grants, including a final appropriation of $392,927 in Community Development Block Grant funding and up to $1,240,275 over three years for the Community Support Services Grants program.
Residents who wish to view the proceedings can attend in person at 851 East William Street or stream the meeting live online at www.carsoncity.gov/granicus or on cable channel 191. Public comment can be provided in person during the meeting, limited to three minutes per speaker, or submitted in advance via email to publiccomment@carsoncity.gov by 3:00 p.m. the day prior to the meeting.
For the full agenda, please see below:
