Is traveling by bus during the Halloween night a good idea?

I do not celebrate Halloween and I do not like the feasts associated with it. I will be traveling in Uruguay next week. From my experience, the South American people like parties and so on, and it is very probable they will do something about Halloween — which for me, as solo traveler in AirBnbs would not be very pleasant (I would just like to sleep that night).

I am thinking to take a night bus to Buenos Aires (which would be my next destination), and I am wondering if there would be anything related to Halloween (e.g. people with Halloween masks selling food in the bus terminals and scaring people).

Would riding a night bus in the Halloween night, in South America, be a good idea?

I am still oscillating between staying that night in a hotel room, which has noise reducing system or taking the bus ride.

Best Answer

While some people in Argentina, mostly upper middle class, are starting to celebrate Halloween, it isn't celebrated massively by any means. It's not mentioned at school, and you will not see people dressed up. If you put your kids in costume and start knocking doors at random for trick-or-treating, no one will know what you are doing, you will get no candy, and some people will be rude to you.

There might be the odd Halloween-themed party, but I would say that it is mostly a normal day, you shouldn't expect unusual noise (you will get crazy noise for Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve) or disruptions.