Fall is almost here and we've got a head start listing all the area's family-friendly fall festivals and Halloween events. Be sure to bookmark this page as events and activities will be added daily as businesses announce them!
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Festivals
Fox Squirrel Corn Maze Weekends 10/15 - 10/30
Corn Maze, Hayride, Duck races, Corn Box, Horseshoes, Cornhole, Dummy Steer Ropin', Cracker Country will be demonstrating the "old ways" of doing things
Hunsader Farms Pumpkin Festival Weekends 10/15 - 10/30
100+ Craft Booths, Live Music, Live Shows, Pumpkins, Pumpkin cannon & much more!
Hillsborough County Fair 10/20 - 10/23 & 10/27 - 10/30
With new attractions and events, you can be sure the whole family is in for a lot of fun!
Ongoing Events
Creatures of the Night at Lowry Park Zoo Fridays & Saturdays, 10/7 - 10/29
Wander into scare zones or encounter animals at night. Party the night away at a ghoulish dance party. No horror or gore, just scares and startles for one & all.
Wolfe's Family Halloween Hayrides 10/14-16, 10/21-23 & 10/28-30
Come in fall spirit and take a ride through our 13 acre wooded "spooky" trail
Wolfe's Family Halloween Hayrides 10/14-16, 10/21-23 & 10/28-30
Come in fall spirit and take a ride through our 13 acre wooded "spooky" trail
Boo & Goo at Glazer Children's Museum 10/22 - 10/30
Halloween can be a little scary for young kids so the Museum debunks scary things that go boo and feel like goo!
Fall Fun
Hyde Park Fall Festival 10/8
Celebrating the autumn season with Fall Fest. Fall Fest marks the opening of the famous Hyde Park Village pumpkin patch.
Delicious food, bounce houses, pony rides, bungee trampoline, games, prizes, contests and more
A family-friendly, free and FUN event at the Campo YMCA. Fresh Produce, arts & crafts, live music, food trucks and more!Join us for this special one day event!
Haunted Woods 10/21 & 10/22
Haunted Woods Trail, Coloring Contests, and Family Tram Ride,Costume Contest & more. It is a safe alternative to Trick-Or-Treating!
Face painting, rock climbing wall, photo booth, scavenger hunt, pumpkin contest (anyone can submit one!) and lots more!
Face painting, rock climbing wall, photo booth, scavenger hunt, pumpkin contest (anyone can submit one!) and lots more!
Halloween-themed walk & spooky family boot camp
FREE fun and educational activities with an Old Florida theme centered around the Fishing Cabins.
All children get a pie pumpkin and they can decorate their pumpkins and make many earth friendly crafts and play games.
Pumpkin patch, free fun, hay rides, and you can purchase a yummy barbeque lunch too!
Fall Festival & Concerts for a Cause -- Waterset 10/22
Be a part of our fall concert series and help make a difference as we support Feeding America Tampa Bay with Concerts for a Cause.
Pumpkin Patch Express 10/29 & 10/30
All Aboard! Enjoy a two hour excursion including a stop at our Pumpkin Patch!
Collect special treats, play games, and have fun!
Fall Festival & Concerts for a Cause -- FishHawk 10/29
Be a part of our fall concert series and help make a difference as we support Feeding America Tampa Bay with Concerts for a Cause.
Halloween Comicfest 10/29
Celebrate the Halloween season with free comic books & fun
Pumpkin Patches
Wolfe's Produce Market
St. Andrews UMC
Southern Heritage Farms Produce Market
Hyde Park
Spooky Stories and Arts & Crafts
Make It & Take It 10/13
Make something! Take it home! Explore art with a free, fun craft at the library. Seasonal crafts, holiday crafts, and crafts just for fun are all part of this creative program.
Harry Potter Halloween Party 10/14
Come one, Come ALL to a magical night of fun and fantasy. Enjoy Table Top Quidditch, Create your own Potions Book, Meet our very own 'Dobby' (The Duck) and More!
Harry Potter Halloween Party 10/14
Come one, Come ALL to a magical night of fun and fantasy. Enjoy Table Top Quidditch, Create your own Potions Book, Meet our very own 'Dobby' (The Duck) and More!
Halloween Dress Rehearsal at Disney Store 10/15 & 10/22
Come dressed as your favorite character and join us for games, crafts, a costume parade, free give-aways and more!
Come dressed as your favorite character and join us for games, crafts, a costume parade, free give-aways and more!
It's spooky and it's creepy! It's definitely freaky! Bubbling and glowing! Let's get the party going! In this scary science party!
Halloween Storytime 10/22
Beep! Beep! It's Halloween! Little Blue Truck is back and picking up his animal friends for a costume party, I Need My Monster, a unique under-the-bed story
Look for even MORE ideas in next week's edition of Macaroni Kid Brandon!
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