Treat Trail NOT YET UPDATED FOR 2026
Dozens of downtown Davis businesses put a bowl by the door and hand out candy to anyone in a costume. It is free, it is two hours, and the bags fill up fast. The horde rides in from Community Park at 3:00 and pours straight down 2nd Street.
The Davis Downtown Business Association has organized the businesses of downtown Davis since 1989: a 32-block district run by a nine-member board, elected every year by the business owners who fund it. Beyond the Treat Trail, DDBA puts on the Davis Farmers Market, the monthly Second Friday ArtAbout art walk, and student discounts through Aggie Deals, all in service of the same idea, that downtown is somewhere to connect, not just somewhere to shop. They are the reason there is a downtown worth trick-or-treating through.
The full list of stops is below, grouped by block.
Davis Commons
500 1st Street, and the Zombie Bike Parade Festival zone. The skydiving finale lands at Community Park at 2:30, the crowd rolls straight down here, and the trail starts at the door.
Costume Hunt
Spot 10 costumes on the crowd around you while you walk the trail.0 spotted. Get to 10 and you are in the draw.
Fill your bag
Tap a stop on the map to collect it. Saved on this phone only.0 of 57 stops collected
Best loop
How long have you got? We will draw a walk from Davis Commons.Boo booth
Add the trail frame to a photo. It never leaves your phone.Why it exists
The Treat Trail is technically a separate Davis Downtown Business Association event from the Zombie Bike Parade Festival, but the two have been scheduled back to back for years because it works for everyone involved. Community Park empties out right as the skydiving finale ends, and rather than let a few thousand costumed people disperse to their cars, the festival routes them downtown, where dozens of local shops get a guaranteed afternoon of foot traffic on one of the slower retail days of the year.
Tips
- Start at Davis Commons, then work your way north and east through downtown.
- Bike parking is available throughout downtown if you ride in from Community Park.
- Kids in costume tend to collect a full bag in well under the two-hour window.
- Follow @davis.downtown on Instagram and Facebook for DDBA's own updates.
Who is on the trail
57 stops, grouped by block so you can walk it in order. Tap any name to find it on the map.
1st Street, E to F
- ยท Activity zone ยท 521 1st StreetThree floors of art. Ask about the roof.
2nd Street, C to D
- ยท Services ยท 2nd Street
2nd Street, D to E
- ยท Services
- ยท Shops
2nd Street, E to F
- ยท ServicesAlso shoots the festival every year.
- ยท Shops
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- ยท Shops
- ยท Food and drink
- ยท Activity zoneThe marquee. Best photo backdrop downtown.
- ยท Shops ยท 2nd Street
- ยท Food and drink
- ยท Food and drink ยท 610 2nd Street
- ยท Food and drink
- ยท Shops
- ยท Shops
- ยท Food and drink
- ยท Food and drink
- ยท Shops
- ยท Food and drink
2nd Street, F to G
- ยท Food and drink
2nd Street, G to H
- ยท Services
3rd Street, D to E
- ยท Services
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3rd Street, E to F
- ยท Services
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- ยท Food and drink
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- ยท Activity zone
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- ยท Food and drink ยท 616 3rd Street
3rd Street, F to G
- ยท Services
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- ยท Activity zone
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3rd Street, G to H
- ยท Services
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3rd Street, H to I
- ยท Shops
4th Street, E to F
- ยท Services
- ยท Shops ยท 4th Street
- ยท Activity zone
4th Street, F to G
- ยท ServicesA dentist handing out candy. We love it.
- ยท Food and drink
D Street, 3rd to 4th
- ยท Activity zone ยท 305 D Street
E Street Plaza
- ยท Services
- ยท Candy stopYes, the candy company. Historically a very good stop.
F Street, 2nd to 3rd
- ยท Shops ยท 207 F StreetRecords, and usually something loud on the speakers.
G Street, 2nd to 3rd
- ยท Food and drink ยท 223 G Street
- ยท Food and drink ยท 230 G Street
- ยท Food and drink ยท 238 G StreetAlso a confirmed Outbreak infection site.
The Trick-or-Treat Trail is produced by the Davis Downtown Business Association. The Zombie Bike Parade Festival built and hosts this map as a free service to them and to downtown Davis.
These 57 stops are the 2025 roster. DDBA confirms the 2026 list in October and most of these are expected back, but it is not final yet. 12 of them are pinned to their own front door; the rest sit at the centre of their block, because we would rather show you the right block than guess at a doorway.
