99 Nights in the Forest event
99 Nights in the Forest Trick or Treat: Start Time & Countdown
Trick or Treat is the Halloween event in 99 Nights in the Forest, the survival game from Grandma’s Favourite Games that keeps well over 90,000 players in its woods at any given moment and has drawn tens of billions of visits since launch. When it runs, candle-carrying survivors fan out across the map to the homes of its characters, lighting each one in the hope of a reward — and bracing for the ones that backfire.
It is a once-a-year affair. Trick or Treat comes back around Halloween each October rather than on a weekly or monthly loop, so it sits on the calendar as a seasonal highlight rather than a routine fixture. It has run 2 times so far, and the next outing is expected around Saturday, October 16, 2027 at 1 PM ET.
99 Nights in the Forest
Trick or Treat
Oct 16, 1:00 PM ET
Next in 360d 11h 59m
Projected from its usual rhythm — we confirm the exact time once the developer posts it.
- Saturdays, 1:00 PM ET
Runs every ~364 days.
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How often Trick or Treat runs
Trick or Treat is a seasonal event that returns once a year (every ~364 days), tied to Halloween, rather than cycling through the week. When it is live, it opens at a single scheduled start time: Saturday, 1:00 PM ET.
Because that is one fixed moment, it lands at very different hours depending on where in the world you are playing. Across the major regions, that 1:00 PM ET start works out to roughly:
- US East: 1:00 PM
- US West: 10:00 AM
- UK: 6:00 PM
- Central Europe: 7:00 PM
- India: 10:30 PM
- Japan: 2:00 AM (next day)
- Eastern Australia: around 4:00 AM (next day)
Since the event only comes round annually, the next date above is our best estimate from its yearly rhythm; we confirm the exact day once the developer posts it.
What happens in Trick or Treat
The event turns the map into a trick-or-treating route built around the game’s cast of characters. The loop is simple to pick up:
- Make your way to the houses of the various characters scattered around the map.
- Light each house using a Candle to trigger its response.
- Every house hands you a random outcome — either a “trick” or a treat.
- Treats can be genuinely useful rewards; tricks are the less welcome surprises, and part of the appeal is not knowing which you’ll land on at each door.
Tips for catching it
- Keep a supply of Candles on hand before you set out, since each house needs one to open its reward.
- There is a single start time, so pick the regional hour from the list above that fits your day and set a reminder — the next start time and countdown are on the card above.
- Because it only returns once a year, it is worth clearing time for; miss it and the next chance is a full cycle away.
How it fits the game’s rhythm
99 Nights in the Forest leans on limited-time events to keep its survival loop fresh. Alongside seasonal moments like Trick or Treat, the game has rotated through additions such as New Classes and a Biome Refresher, weekend boosts like its 2x Diamond Weekend, and lighter community beats like Helping Happy and Kids have Jobs. Set against those shorter, more frequent drops, Trick or Treat stands out as the game’s marquee once-a-year celebration.
FAQ
What time is the 99 Nights in the Forest Trick or Treat event in my timezone?
Trick or Treat opens at 1:00 PM ET — that is 10:00 AM in US West, 6:00 PM in the UK, 7:00 PM across Central Europe, 10:30 PM in India, and the early hours of the next day in Japan (around 2:00 AM) and eastern Australia (around 4:00 AM).
How often is the 99 Nights in the Forest Trick or Treat event?
It runs once a year (every ~364 days), returning around Halloween each October rather than on a weekly schedule, and it has run 2 times so far.
When is the next 99 Nights in the Forest Trick or Treat event?
The next Trick or Treat is expected around Saturday, October 16, 2027 at 1 PM ET; because that is our estimate from the event’s yearly pattern, we will confirm the exact date once the developer announces it.
What do you do in 99 Nights in the Forest Trick or Treat?
You travel to the homes of the map’s characters and light each one with a Candle, which rewards you with a random trick or treat — some outcomes are great, others deliberately not.