WUFT-TV/FM | WJUF-FM
1200 Weimer Hall | P.O. Box 118405
Gainesville, FL 32611
(352) 392-5551

A service of the College of Journalism and Communications at the University of Florida.

© 2025 WUFT / Division of Media Properties
News and Public Media for North Central Florida
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Tricks and treats, but safety first

WUFT | By Faith Smith
Published October 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM EDT
A boy dressed as Batman holds a pumpkin he found at the Trinity United Methodist Church “Great Pumpkin Harvest” in 2024. Visitors could explore the pumpkin patch and purchase pumpkins to carve.
Jenna Strobel/WUFT News
A boy dressed as Batman holds a pumpkin he found at the Trinity United Methodist Church “Great Pumpkin Harvest” in 2024. Visitors could explore the pumpkin patch and purchase pumpkins to carve.

City officials are asking parents to keep safety in mind this Halloween especially because the holiday falls on a Friday this year.

WUFT's Faith Smith has more.
Tags
Holidays Gainesville
Faith Smith
Faith Smith
See stories by Faith Smith

Subscribe to The Point newsletter

Sign up to get a daily morning email with a roundup of all the need-to-know news and information from our area and the state of Florida, curated by WUFT News.

* indicates required