Santa Cruz County issues Halloween, Día de los Muertos guidance

The county is not recommending trick-or-treating or trunk-or-treating events

SANTA CRUZ COUNTYHEALTH DEPARTMENT ISISSUING GUIDANCE FORHOW TO CELEBRATEHALLOWEEN AND DA DELOS MUERTOS THIS YEAR.HERE'S WHAT THECOUNTY ISRECOMMENDING THISHALLOWEEN...VIRTUAL PARTIES ANDCOSTUME CONTESTS,DRIVE-BY PARADES,HALLOWEEN MOVIENIGHTS , ANDDECORATING HOMES ANDYARDS WITH HALLOWEENDECORATIONS.AS FOR WHAT YOUCANT DO....GATHERINGS,EVENTS, OR PARTIESWILL NOT BE PERMITTED....UNLESS THOSEGATHERING, ARE PARTOF A SOCIAL CIRCLE OFNO MORE THAN 12PEOPLE.CARNIVALS,FESTIVALS, LIVEENTERTAINMENT, ANDHAUTED HOUSEATTRACTIONS ARE ALSONOT ALLOWED.THE COUNTY IS ALSONOT RECOMMENDINGTRICK-OR-TREATING ORTRUNK-OR-TREATINGEVENTS.BECAUSE IT WILL BETOO DIFFICULT TOMAINTAIN PHYSICALDISTANCING AND ITINVOLVES TOUCHINGHIGH CONTACTSURFACES...SUCH AS DOORBELLS ANDCANDY BOWLS.IF YOU MUST THECOUNTY ISRECOMMENDING ONE-WAY- TRICK ORTREATING....WHERE INDIVIDUALLYWRAPPED GOODIE BAGSARE LINED UP FORFAMILIES AT THE END OFTHE DRIVE WAY OR YARD.... TO GRAB AND GO.##