Austin area Halloween Happenings

Boos of 2023!

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By Heather Rivera

BOO Y'all! Enjoy the season of tricks, treats and scares in the Austin area! Have a Happy Spooktacular Halloween!

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FEATURED BOOS!

Allendale HalloweenHouse
Corner of Shoal Creek & Pinecrest Drive / 5-p-10p
It's a family affair

Home Haunt
Haunted house in a Hutto located at 1628 Augusta Bend Drive.
FREE! Halloween with a Christmas Twist!

The Annual Dia de Los Muertos Fireworks Celebration
Tuesday 10/31 Austin Halloween / Behind Krieg Field
Planet K Fireworks More here!

Phantom Fest Austin's Halloween Festival!
Tuesday 10/31 Halloween Grains and Brains Trivia & Michael Myers Movie Marathon' / Halloween movies @ 8p

Austin Boos

Pumpkin Nights / Pioneer Farms - Austin
Family friendly trail of hundreds of hand-carved pumpkins
10621 Pioneer Farms Drive, ATX 78754 / 9/21 - 10/30

Neighborhood Halloween Haunts!
@AllendaleHalloweenHouse
Barrington Halloween
Ford Street / Zilker Neighborhood

Boo at the Zoo Nights / Austin Zoo
10/7 & 10/8, 10/13 & 10/14, 10/20 & 10/21, 10/27 & 10/28
10808 Rawhide Tr., ATX 78736
See the animals at night, Haunted Train & Haunted House

The Arboretum / Boo & Brew
Candy Crawl Trick or Treat, costumes welcome, DJ & more
Saturday 10/28 / 4p-6p

Boo at the Farm 2023! Austin Farm Sanctuary
Saturday 10/28 / 4p-9p
1165 Old Pin Oak Rd, Paige TX, 78659
Self-guided tours, 'Trick or Treater', activities w/ animals,
family friendly movie, market/ food

Halloween @ Punch Bowl Social
Saturday 10/28 @ 9p @ The Domain / 11310 Domain Drive ATX 78758
Ghoulish games, live DJ, a costume contest & themed cocktails -What Up Witches! No cover! Reservations encouraged!

Mexic-Arte Museum’s 40th Annual Viva La Vida Festival and Parade
Saturday 10/28 @ 4th & Congress Avenue
Grand Procession @ 12p. Festival activities 12p-6p.
Austin’s largest Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) event. Free Admission!

Austin Ghosts
Tours meet at the front entrance of Downtown Omni Hotel at 205 E 8th St., at the corner of 8th and Brazos. 7p & 9p tours! 10/31 - 4:45p & 7p tours!

Diagen Alley Austin / Harry Potter House on hiatus during 2023 to reimagine for 2024. Slaughter Lane and Bungalow in Vintage Place across from the park.

Escape Hour Austin / Escape Room
2113 Wells Branch Pkwy Suite 4300, ATX

Fatal Fear Haunted House / Back to the Slashers
3509 Cowden Dr. ATX 78732

House of Torment
2632 Ridgepoint Dr, ATX 78754

Horror for the Holidays / BOT
Saturday 12/2 & Sunday 12/3
Palmer Events Center 900 Barton Springs Road, ATX 78704
Holiday Art & Gift Bazaar for horror fans with hordes of vendors

Howl-O-Ween Boo-tackular Ear Candy

Bee Cave

The Haunted Trail & Tunnel
A haunted house outside. Bee Cave Trail starting behind Chick-fil-A
3600 Ranch Road 620 S, Bee Cave / 10/27 & 10/28

Belton Boos

The Beltonian Theatre Haunted House
219 East Central Ave Belton, TX 76513
Adult & Kid friendly Haunts

Buda Boos

Boo-da Halloween
Saturday 10/28 @ TBA @ Buda Amphitheater & City Park
100 San Antonio St., Buda,TX

Cedar Park Boos

Hill Country Halloween Half Marathon
Saturday 10/28. Details coming!

Georgetown Boos

Ghosts of the Georetown Square 2022
10/6 & 10/7, 10/13 & 10/14 & 10/27
Williamson Museum Georgetown Square
716 S. Austin Ave.Georgetown, TX 78626

Hutto Boos

Home Haunt
Haunted house in a Hutto located at 1628 Augusta Bend Drive.
FREE! Halloween with a Christmas Twist!

Kyle Boos

Halloween October Contests
Pet Costume / Pumpkin Carving / Children Costume / Costume Contest
Dates vary starting October 1

Halloween Boogie - Dances for Individuals with Disabilities
Friday 10/27 @ Gemstone Palace / 5:30p - 8p
1101 Bunton Creek Rd, Kyle, TX 78640

Center Street Trick-or-Treat
Saturday 10/28 @ Mary Kyle Hartson City "Scare" Park
101 S. Burleson Rd., Kyle, TX / Costume contest / 12p-3p

Leander

Texas Pumpkin Fest
8760 FM 2243, Leander TX 78641
9/30 - 10/29

Manor

Scare For A Cure #GOPINKATX
Raising $ Breast Cancer Resource Center & local charities
14219 Littig Road, Manor, TX 7865

J. Lorraine, TX Ghost Town
Amusement Center
14219 Littig Road, Manor, TX 78653

Marble Falls Boos

Movie in the Park / Casper
Johnson Park Amphitheater 230 Avenue J.
Starts at dark. Free! Friday 10/27

Halloween in the Park / Lakeside Park
305 Buena Vista Drive
Vendors & trick-or-treating. Tuesday 5p-8p. 10/31

Moulton Boos

Rocky Creek Maze
784 County Road 251, Moulton, TX
10/7- 11/19

New Braunfels

Sylver Spoon Dinner Theater
6700 N Interstate 35,Ste. 201,New Braunfels, TX 78130
- Are You Afraid of the Dark? A Haunted Dining Experience in the Dark
Friday 10/20 7:30p-9p
- Haunted Halloween Murder Mystery Dinner
Friday 10/27, Saturday 10/28 & Tuesday 10/31 7p-9p

Fall Fun Festival
Old Settlers Park 3300 Palm Valley Blvd., Round Rock, TX 78665
9a-11:30 on 10/31

Round Rock

Round Rock Pumpkin Festival / Old Settlers Park
3300 Palm Valley Blvd., Round Rock, TX 78665 / 10a-7p
Portion of our proceeds will go to benefit the Williamson County Animal Shelter. 10/7 - 10/29 / Fall Festival, Food Trucks, Funnel Cakes, Face Painting, and Fifty thousand pounds of pumpkins! Closed Tuesdays for restocking

San Antonio Boos

Fright Fest at Six Flags
Six Flags Over Texas
17000 IH 10 W, San Antonio, TX
Kids Boos Fest by day Oktoberfest Food Festival 8/26-10/29

Howl-O-Scream at SeaWorld
10500 SeaWorld Drive, San Antonio, TX
9/15- 10/29
Spooktacular 9/14-10/29

Ripley's Believe It Or Not
329 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX

San Antonio Zoo Halloween Celebration Zoo Boo
3903 N. St. Mary’s Street, San Antonio, TX 78212
9/16 - 10/31

The Annual Dia de Los Muertos Fireworks Celebration
San Antonio Day of the Dead
Woodlawn Lake Park 11/2 @ 4p-8:30p

Smithville Boos

Scream Hallow Wicked Halloween Park
149 Split Rail Lane, Smithville, TX 78759
9/16-10/31

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Pumpkin Patches, Hayrides & More

Corn Mazes Near Austin

Dog-Friendly Pumpkin Patches

Crowe's Nest Farm / Family Fall Fest
Pumpkin patch, hayride, owl & hawk shows & more
10300 Taylor Lane, Manor, TX 78653

Dripping Springs Pumpkin Festival
Pumpkins & 5 shady acres packed with Fall Fun
419 Founders Park Road, Dripping Springs, TX 78620

E lgin Christmas Tree Farm Fall Fun / Pumpkin Patch
Pumpkin photo ops, crazy maze, animals and more
120 Natures Way, Elgin, Texas 78621
Saturdays & Sundays starting 10/7

Evergreen Farms Pumpkin Hunt
242 Monkey Road, Elgin, TX 78621
10/7 - 10/29

Indian Springs Ranch Pumpkin Patch
Pumpkin patch, exotic animals & more
403 Elm View Way Manchaca, TX 7865
9/23-10/29

Mama Mary's Farm & Pumpkin Patch
Pumpkin patch, hayrides, rubber duck races & lots more
5701 Williamson Rd Creedmoor, TX 78610
Opening 9/30

Pioneer Farms
Pumpkin Nights
10621 Pioneer Farms Drive, ATX 78754
9/21 - 10/30

Sweet Berry Farm
Pumpkin Patch & 4 Acre Maze
1801 FM 1980, Marble Falls, TX 78654
9/23-11/5

Sweet Eats Fruit Farm Pumpkin Patch / Fall Fesitval
Safari themed corn maze paired with a Texas sized pumpkin patch
14400 E. State Highway 29 Georgetown, TX. 78626

Texas Humane Heroes
Texas Pumpkin Fest
8760 FM 2243, Leander, TX 78641
9/30-10/29

The Robinson Family Farm
2651 Bob White Road, Temple, TX 76501
Fall Festival Starting 9/23

Disney Family Friendly Halloween Ear Candy

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Furbaby Fun

Dog-Friendly Pumpkin Patches

Pet-Tober Fest @ The Domain
Poodle Parade, live music, costume contest & more.
On the green space, Amy Donavon Plaza
Saturday 10/28 / 10a-4p

3rd Annual Howl-O-Ween @ Yard Bar with Love-A-Bull
Pit Bull Awareness Month celebration, Costume Contest and more!
6700 Burnet Road ATX 78757 / Saturday 10/28 / 1p-3p

Jo's Puppy Party with Austin Humane Society
Barks & Brews Puppy Party @ Jo's Coffee Red River
1000 E. 41st Street. ATX 78751 / Sunday 10/29 / 12p-3p

Phantom Fest Howl-O-Ween Dog Costume Contest
Central Machine Works Brewery 4824 East Cesar Chavez St., ATX 78702
Sunday 10/29 / 12p-5p / Phantom Fest 2023

21st Annual Pet Fest @ San Marcos Plaza Park
Free family friendly festival promoting responsible pet ownership
206 N C M Allen Pkwy, San Marcos, TX 78666
Sunday 10/29 / 10a-4p