Broward & Miami-Dade Family Events

Come in costume and celebrate the season with spooky stories, music and treats. Parkland Library card required to register. Ages 3-7.

Bring your appetite and choose from a variety of food options including American, Mexican and Argentinian selections. 1275 NE 79 St.

Enjoy a spooky night of fun with the entire family, including games, arts and crafts, cooking, decorating, refreshments and more.

Join the Stirling Road Library for this special lecture event! Alexander Hamilton: A Historical Analysis.

Wear your favorite costume or jammies for Halloween stories, activities and crafts before bedtime.

Spooky events galore with games, a trick-or-treat trail, kids’ film festival, and more. Haunted house for ages 7 and up. October 25 is Lite Nite, a less intense haunted house.

A new musical based on the story about a mom and daughter who magically swap bodies. $47-$60. Showtimes vary.

Daily activities feature a huge pumpkin patch, children’s craft and activity area, pumpkin painting, harvest market, and more. Hayrides available Friday-Sunday. See website for complete schedule.

The center expands to the outdoors with 15 new exhibits along a quarter mile trail with activities including a physics forest, dinosaur trail, gem panning station and more. Kids receive a free snow cone on Saturdays and an ice cream on Sundays during a trail visit through Black Friday. $17.95/adult, $13.95/child.

Journey back in time as you explore this exhibit that includes life-size animatronic Triceratops, Raptors, Tyrannosaurus Rex and a giant Spinosaurus. Included with paid admission of $17.95/adult, $13.95/child.

From the Museum of Leonardo da Vinci in Italy comes this exciting exhibit highlighting both science and history through hands-on activities including puzzle solving. Included with paid admission of $17/adult, $14/child. 

Teens and adults can learn the basics of Sign Language every Thursday through October. Pre-registration required.

Join Broward Health for an interactive discussion with an expert panel including Dr. Nicholas Tranakas (oncology), Dr. Tracy Stokes (plastic surgery), and survivors. Includes a question and answer session related to diagnosis, treatment, reconstruction, coping and surviving. Free.

Elmo, Abby and other Sesame Street friends fill the stage with lots of magical moments during this fun-filled show. $15-$70.

Join this very special game of Bingo to experience culture and diversity within South Florida!

Get in the Halloween spirit with spooky games, crafts, food and music. Free.

See if the spirits are near while touring the historic Victorian home guided by mourners who will share tales of spirits and legends. $25/person.

Spooky events galore with games, a trick-or-treat trail, kids’ film festival, and more. Haunted house for ages 7 and up. October 25 is Lite Nite, a less intense haunted house.

This not-so-scary Halloween tradition features trick-or-treating all around the Zoo, little kids costume contests, strolling famous costume characters, hay stack hunt and more. Most activities included in admission price. Fridays & Saturdays, 10am-4pm & 5-9pm; Sundays, 10am-4pm.

Journey back in time as you explore this exhibit that includes life-size animatronic Triceratops, Raptors, Tyrannosaurus Rex and a giant Spinosaurus. Included with paid admission of $17.95/adult, $13.95/child.

Daily activities feature a huge pumpkin patch, children’s craft and activity area, pumpkin painting, harvest market, and more. Hayrides available Friday-Sunday. See website for complete schedule.

The center expands to the outdoors with 15 new exhibits along a quarter mile trail with activities including a physics forest, dinosaur trail, gem panning station and more. Kids receive a free snow cone on Saturdays and an ice cream on Sundays during a trail visit through Black Friday. $17.95/adult, $13.95/child.

A new musical based on the story about a mom and daughter who magically swap bodies. $47-$60. Showtimes vary.

From the Museum of Leonardo da Vinci in Italy comes this exciting exhibit highlighting both science and history through hands-on activities including puzzle solving. Included with paid admission of $17/adult, $14/child. 

Use pom-poms, pipe cleaners, googly eyes and shapes to make your own finger puppet. Free with paid admission of $12/Broward resident.

Calling all Mummies, Daddies, creepers, crawlers and little tricksters to a costume party with munchies, mayhem, games and more. Ages 2-5. $5.

An art program especially for little ones designed to foster new discoveries in sensory awareness, creativity, and pre-literacy skills through hands-on activities. $10. Ages 2-4.

Kick-off the harvest season with a host of Halloween activities in addition to the attraction’s regular exhibits and shows. $46.99/adult, $36.99/child.

Put on your favorite costume for a night of artful, frightful fun for the entire family. This museum-wide party features Halloween-themed Art Activities, Monster Mash Music Time, Colorful Costume Parade, Family Costume Contest and more. Free with admission of $12/Broward resident.

Art Class with Sandi Levy! Enjoy a live demonstration! Afterwards, Sandi will tell you the art supplies you will need to complete the artwork yourself. Then, bring in your completed work on the day of the next art class!

Fridays only. Bring the kids for some wholesome outdoor fun featuring a bounce house, face painters and more followed by an outdoor movie.

Come in costume for a haunted house, slides, candy and bounce houses. Elementary ages. $5/child, $2/adult. Friday, 5-8pm; Saturday, 2-7pm.

Come in costume for an exciting night of trunk-or-treating, music, a pumpkin patch and more. Free.

Fall fun at Music on Main with a costume contest, trunk-or-treating, music, entertainment and more. Free.

Elmo, Abby and other Sesame Street friends fill the stage with lots of magical moments during this fun-filled show. $15-$70.

Halloween games, activities, crafts and a trick-or-treat adventure through the forest. Ages 3-10. $5.

Guests of all ages can enjoy extended hours of exploration at the Science Center with interactive science crafts, activities, entertainment, exhibits, planetarium shows, and a chance to view the night sky in Palm Beach County’s only public observatory. Food and beverages available. $13.95/adult, $9.95/child.

Have a howling good time with costume contest, fortune teller, inflatables and more. 

Games, storytime, costume parade and, for a nominal fee, photo opportunities and arts and crafts. Ages 2-11.

Celebrate Halloween a little early at this annual indoor event featuring trick-or-treating, a costume contest, arts & crafts and other activities followed by a movie in the park. Registration required. $2/resident, $5/non-resident.

Wander through historic Old Davie School, Viele House and Pioneer Home by the light of your flashlight. $10. 7-9pm; last entry at 8:15pm.

Ghosts, monsters and other creatures of the dark haunt the woods of this spooky trail. Visitors are chaperoned by ghost hosts, who make sure no one gets lost during the chilling experience. $5/person, $10/fast pass.