Published: September 26, 2026
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Family Festivals, Pumpkin Patches and Spooky Fun
Celebrate fall with four themed weekends featuring entertainment, family activities, costume contests, candy giveaways, specialty foods, hayrides, pony rides, farm animal encounters, fall photo opportunities and more. Cowboys & Cowgirls Weekend takes place October 3-4, Pirates Weekend October 10-11, Día de los Muertos Weekend October 17-18, and Halloween Party Weekend October 24-25. Pumpkin patch visits and pumpkin painting are available for an additional fee.
Families can explore a spooky exhibit inspired by Seminole legend, featuring pumpkins and scarecrows with a Minecraft theme. The opening celebration includes treats, face painting, caricature artists, a movie screening and free popcorn.
This family and pet-friendly Oktoberfest celebration features live music, food, vendors, a pumpkin patch, kids’ activities, costume contests and ticketed beverage sampling for guests ages 21 and older.
Enjoy live entertainment, artisan vendors, food, a kids zone, trunk-or-treat and a pumpkin patch. Families can take seasonal photos and select one large pumpkin per family while supplies last. Complimentary shuttle service is available.
Children can celebrate Halloween early by making a themed slime with basic ingredients and taking their creations home. The hands-on activity offers a fun introduction to slime-making.
The 10th Annual Riverwalk Fall Festival invites families to celebrate autumn with pumpkin painting, themed games, pumpkin bowling, sand art, seasonal vendors, local food trucks and entertainment. The family-friendly community festival offers hands-on activities and fun for all ages.
The 10th Annual Trick or Trot features a 5K race and a Kids’ Dash for ages 10 and under. Halloween costumes and strollers are welcome, and proceeds benefit the Paralyzed Veterans of America, Florida Chapter.
The Coral Springs Gymnasium transforms into a spooky Halloween Village filled with themed spaces, games, crafts, DJ music, a glow-in-the-dark disco dance room and a sensory-friendly area. Costumes are encouraged, and guests receive candy bags as they exit. Food and drinks will be available for purchase.
Families can enjoy a spirited Halloween celebration featuring music and children’s activities, followed by a costume fashion show and a movie night. Food will be available for purchase.
Dress up and celebrate Halloween with costumes, music, games, carnival rides, hayrides, contests, food trucks and first responders.
Halloween Hoopla brings families together for fall fun with exhibitor booths, sweet treats, carnival games, live music and harvest-themed arts and crafts. Children can show off their costumes alongside beloved costume characters, and the first 500 children receive a goodie bag.
The Great Pumpkin Splash brings a floating pumpkin patch and poolside activities to a playful family fall adventure. Guests can enjoy a magic show, pumpkin decorating and balloon art.
Costumed horses, hounds, and guests can enjoy hayrides, a 360° photo booth, food trucks, a bounce house, and plenty of Halloween fun.
Family Friendly Spooky Movie Night brings an all-ages screening of Monsters, Inc. together with a take-and-make craft kit for children. Children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver, and registration is required for children attending.
Halloween Scavenger Hunt invites families, children, teens and adults to investigate mysterious miniature haunted worlds hidden among ordinary books. Participants follow riddles and hunt for hidden spaces while completing a self-paced mission.
Broward County
Harvest Festival Weekends
9:30am-4:30pm, Flamingo Gardens, 3750 S. Flamingo Rd., Davie, 954-473-2955,
flamingogardens.orgPumpkins of Devil’s Garden
ahtahthiki.comDania Beach Oktoberfest
6-9pm, Dania Beach City Hall, 100 W. Dania Beach Blvd., Dania Beach, 954-924-6800,
daniabeachoktoberfest.comFall Festival
deerfield-beach.comSpooky Slime
broward.libnet.infoRiverwalk Fall Festival
goriverwalk.comTrick or Trot 5K
sunrisefl.govThrills & Chills
coralsprings.govBoo Bash at ArtsPark
hollywoodfl.orgBoo Bash
pompanobeachfl.govHalloween Hoopla
tamarac.govThe Great Pumpkin Splash
tamarac.govHorse & Hound Costume Event 2026
pompanobeachfl.govSpooky Movie Night and Craft
broward.libnet.infoHalloween Scavenger Hunt
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Guides share stories of historic events, former inhabitants and reported paranormal activity during nighttime walking tours offered on select October dates. Guests ages 9 and older may bring cameras or ghost-hunting equipment.
Put on your best costume for trick-or-treating, spooky crafts, mini pumpkin decorating, character meet-and-greets and more.
Celebrate spooky season as music from K-pop Demon Hunters, Stranger Things and Halloween favorites merges with dazzling laser visuals.
Costumed runners dodge zombies on a two-mile course, with a zombie maze, music, a photo booth and Halloween activities.
Enjoy a spooky symphony celebration with eerie music, festive treats and fun for all ages.
Guests can experience a spooky walk-through along with carnival rides and other event attractions.
Children ages 6–11 can create a special craft celebrating Halloween. Materials are provided while supplies last.
Children ages 6–11 can create a special craft celebrating Halloween. Materials are provided while supplies last.
Watch the 1984 film “Ghostbusters” on a large HD screen while a live orchestra performs Elmer Bernstein’s Academy Award-nominated score in sync with the movie.
Addams Family Values (PG-13) follows the Addams family as they welcome a newborn and hire a nanny with sinister plans for Uncle Fester’s fortune. Wednesday and Pugsley uncover the danger and are sent to summer camp in this spooky comedy.
Celebrate Halloween with a kids’ costume contest, trick-or-treat stations, craft tables and a screening of “Toy Story of Terror.” Doors open at 2pm; the movie begins at 3:30pm.
Halloween Celebration! Spooky Slime invites children ages 5–12 to make a spooky slime while enjoying a seasonal treat for coming in costume. Materials are provided while supplies last, and registration is required.
Jaws (PG-13) brings classic suspense to Halloween with the story of a great white shark terrorizing a summer resort town. A police chief, a salty-dog fisherman and an intrepid marine biologist realize they will need a bigger boat to battle the beast. The Oscar-winning film is celebrated for its sound, editing and John Williams’ score. Recommended for ages 13 and up.
Miami-Dade County
Historic Ghost Tours
deeringestate.orgNot So Scary Halloween Bash
miamichildrensmuseum.orgLaser Evening
frostscience.orgPinecrest Zombie Run
pinecrest-fl.govHalloween at The Moss Center
mosscenter.orgHaunted Hike
floridastateparks.orgCraft of the Month for Kids Celebrate Halloween
mdpls.orgCraft of the Month for Kids Celebrate Halloween
mdpls.orgGhostbusters in Concert
arshtcenter.orgAddams Family Values
mdpls.orgToy Story of Terror Spooktacular
seminoletheatre.orgSpooky Slime
mdpls.orgJaws
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Aspiring wizards and witches ages 7 and up are invited to brew, stir and sparkle while creating a magical potion. Magical attire is encouraged, and registration is limited.
Children ages 2–3 can enjoy a not-so-scary Halloween story before creating a festive craft with kid-friendly paint. The hands-on activity is designed for little artists, little hands and big imaginations.
Families can enjoy safe trick-or-treating, costume parades, live entertainment, food trucks and vendors in a festive, old-fashioned Halloween setting.
Dogs and their humans can enjoy a morning of Halloween fun featuring costumes, photo opportunities, crafts, a trail of treats and more.
Enjoy seasonal fun with a pumpkin patch, kids’ pumpkin decorating, crafts, cookie decorating, photo-ops and more.
Palm Beach County
Potions Class
pbclibrary.bibliocommons.comPaint & Storytime
pbclibrary.bibliocommons.comSpookyville in Yesteryear Village
Yesteryear Village at the South Florida Fairgrounds, 9067 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach, 561-793-0333,
southfloridafair.comHowl-O-Ween
myboca.usHalloween Fun at The Shops at Boca Center
bocacenter.com