Should We Move Halloween to the Weekend?

I don't know if you've noticed, but there are some rumblings picking up momentum to move Halloween from October 31st to the last Saturday of October.  People are creating and signing petitions to send to their local, regional, and national government officials.  To read more about this click here.

I used to have little to no opinion about this debate, but now having been a parent for eight Halloweens, I've decided I really like this idea of a moving holiday instead of a set date of October 31st.

Princess Leia

Pros

• It's on a weekend so more people will be off of work/won't need to leave work early and will be able to enjoy in the festivities with their kids/in their community
  

• Safety - there will be no rush hour traffic while kids are out trick or treating in the dark

• Bars restaurants and clubs will have two days right around Halloween to plan awesome celebrations with people in the mood to celebrate
  

• Kids can stay up later and sleep in the following morning from their sugar coma (and so can their parents)
  

• When schools celebrate Halloween on the Friday before the 'holiday' it gives time for parents to launder and repair costumes before they go out trick or treating the following night (Molly I'm talking about you and the chocolate you got all over your pristine white Princess Leia Costume a few years ago)

• Kids may be a little less keyed up about Halloween at school making lives a little easier on teachers, because it's still a day away (just speculating this one)
  

• Parents who have kids who constantly change their minds about what they want to be on Halloween will have a little more time to help put something together (the more I think about this one it might not be a benefit)
  

• As someone who loves to see many kids in my neighbourhood out and about in their costumes, there is nothing worse than the low level of kids out on a Tuesday Halloween compared to a busy weekend Halloween

Cinderella & Dr. Scorpion

Cons

• It messes with tradition
  

• It may take a few years to really catch on

One of the biggest kids of all, me! In My Princess Vanellope Wreck It Ralph Costume circa 2017

Just because we've always done something, doesn't mean that it's the best thing to do.  This goes for business, family, and holidays!  

Am I missing anything here?  Is there a concrete reason why it should remain where it is that I'm not getting?  What do you think fellow Halloween super fans and parents?  Are you going to sign or start a petition for your area?