Legit? If you have a costume, you’re getting candy if you come to my house. Age has nothing to do with it.

This isn't something worth wasting braincells on. I give candy to anyone who says trick or treat.

My neighbor, however, complains about teenagers and black kids.

I'd rather teenagers be trick or treating than doing other stuff. If they come to my house they'll get candy for sure.

A thirty-something woman was trick or treating at my town's trunk or treat. She'd put effort into her costume. 🤷‍♂️

any age

I guess, it becomes more unusual when you're old enough to buy your own candy. At that point, if you don't put effort in, it might come off to some neighbors like you're freeloading.

But as others said, if you put on a costume and you're clearly enjoying the process, maybe you even make it a friend group activity, then it's easy to believe that you're doing it for fun. It's not like you'd get rich off of freeloading candy in any scenario anyways.

At least 13, likely less than 19. Where you land is contextual to neighborhood and costume. And any age if you're with someone under 10.

I had a traveling farm hand from France who had never been trick or treating. She was 34. She was super excited to go so we took her when we took our kids out. At each house I said, "She's 34 and from France and has never been trick or treating." She got a bunch of candy and was very pleased.

The same people who make rules about age and costume are the same people that give out popcorn balls and candied apples.

If the trick-or-treater is polite, isn't acting entitled, and is just trying to get into the Halloween spirit, I honestly don't care what age they are. I love Halloween, I love handing out candy, and I love seeing people's costumes. It's always kind of bothered me when I hear people making comments about whether someone is "too old" for trick or treating. It's a rather strange thing to gatekeep, imo. It's all good fun.

Once you’re 54, it’s just too late man

If you can get a kid to tag along with, no age limit.

I went trick or treating with an 88 year old woman (both of us in costume). She raked it in!

If you're gonna gatekeep Halloween, just turn off your light and be a cretin on your own. This ain't about you.

13

I was 17 on my last year of trick or treating. If I'm not old enough to sign up to go to war, I'm young enough to trick or treat.