Your Guide To Halloween In Central Florida + Tampa
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party - Select Nights
Get ready for a spooktacular celebration with plenty of tricks and treats when this year's Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party returns to Magic Kingdom. Enjoy spellbinding entertainment including shows, a parade, fireworks, Disney characters dressed in their Halloween best, and so much more. This limited-capacity, nighttime event starts at 7 pm and allows guests to experience shorter wait times on attractions, themed food and beverage and more.
Halloween Horror Nights At Universal Orlando Resort - Select Nights August 30 - November 3, 2024
Halloween Horror Nights (HHN) at Universal Orlando Resort is huge, its one of the biggest Halloween events in Florida, and features horror of all genres, from cinematic greats and crazed cult favorites to the park’s original abominations, and each year the legend grows and the experience reaches beyond your wildest nightmares.Halloween Horror Nights 32 includes 10 terrifying haunted houses, 5 sinister scare zones and live entertainment. This year's haunted houses include Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Universal Monsters: Eternal Bloodlines, A Quiet Place and more
Howl-O-Scream At Busch Gardens Tampa - Select Nights, September 6 - November 2, 2024
Tampa’s premier Halloween event returns earlier than ever with new frights & scares taking over the entire park with haunted houses, scare zones, sinister shows and more. Until October 31st, unspeakable horror lives in every dark corner, including on Busch Gardens’ pulse-pounding thrill rides. Howl-O-Scream is bringing fear to the next level and once you’re in there’s nothing to fear but everything. Haunted houses include fan favorite, The Residence: Home For The Holidays, plus Ms. Stranglewood is back for more haunts this spooky season, year, and has something sinister waiting behind every corner. plus, new this year is D.H. Baggums, Circus of Fear.
Howl-O-Scream At SeaWorld Orlando - Select Nights, September 6 - November 2, 2024
Howl-O-Scream resurfaces at SeaWorld Orlando and this year you will have nowhere to hide. Howl-O-Scream has washed ashore, and this time, the fear is everywhere. Returning for its third year on September 8, Howl-O-Scream runs select nights through October 31, and this year Howl-O-Scream isn’t just back at SeaWorld. It’s bigger and better than ever with ALL-NEW terrors.
Busch Garden’s Halloween Harvest - Select Days, September 7 - October 27, 2024
Busch Gardens Halloween Harvest captures the essence of fall. Immerse yourself in the rich colors and pumpkin-filled excitement. Fun for the whole family is waiting on Saturday's & Sunday's when you visit Kandy the Witch and her magical friends at Kandy's Sweetacular Celebration on the Festival Walkway. Enjoy even more Halloween festivities with your favorite Sesame Street friends! Each Saturday & Sunday in October, stop by Sesame Street Safari of Fun for even more activities.
Busch Garden’s Kandy's Sweetacular Celebration - Select Days, September 7 - October 27, 2024
Guests will step into a whimsical world full of enchantment with Kandy, a witch-in-training! A costume parade, story time and trick or treating are some of the activities guests will find in this immersive Halloween experience. Busch Gardens’ Kandy's Sweetacular Celebration will be casting magical spells from 12 – 4 PM each Saturday & Sunday at the Festival Walkway.
SeaWorld Halloween Spooktacular - Select Dates, August 31 - November 3, 2024
SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular is back with fun surprises, candy, costumes and more! Kids love trick-or-treating (with purchase of reusable bag) during this daytime event as they explore the decorated trail and meet colorful characters. This year be sure to check out all their immersive family Spooktacular Festivities and plan your visit this fall. SeaWorld Spooktacular runs select days, August 31 – November 3, 2024, and is included with park admission.
LEGOLAND Florida Brick-or-Treat - Select Nights, September 13 - October 27, 2024
Families will be screaming in excitement at LEGOLAND Florida Brick-or-Treat this year, with more candy, more LEGO characters and more spell-binding surprises than ever before. This Halloween spectacular will bewitch families with so many amazing experiences. Enjoy live shows, costume contests, meet and greets, spooky LEGO decorations and Monster mischief around every corner!
All Passholders, Guests, and Monsters are Invited to Start the Party a Day Early on a BRAND-NEW Date - Friday the 13th!
Join the Halloween party of the year September 13, 14, 21, 28 and October 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 26-27
Scream-A-Geddon - September 6 - November 2, 2024
If you go down to the woods this spooky season your in for a horrific surprise... Scream-A-Geddon in Dade City is BACK! Spread across 20 acres in a remote corner of Pasco County, the scariest of horror parks, Scream-A-Geddon Horror Park has five haunted houses, a zombie paintball fight and monsters who can and will grab you! Scream-A-Geddon is only a miserable 1 hour, 30 minute drive from Orlando, and it is so worth it, if you dare....
Haunting Nights at Leu Gardens - Select Nights from September 27 - October 31, 2024
Creative City Arts presents Haunting Nights, an artful, exciting Halloween experience that will take place in the forests of Leu Gardens. Guests enter an immersive Haunting Nights experience will be welcomed by a 10’ tall jack-o-lantern, before making your way past the bridge troll and into the forest of eyes. You will then walk through a garden of sunflowers, journey through a neon-light maze, climb up a giant hay-pyramid, meet La Catrina in our Dia de Muertos world, and so much more. Creative City Arts promises some jump-scares, but say it won't be too scary with the event recommended for guests 13 and up. Get tickets here.
Happy Frights - Select dates between September 27 - October 31, 2024
Gather the entire family for a fun, family-friendly Halloween adventure throughout Orlando’s Leu Gardens during Happy Frights. This new experience from Creative City Arts features exciting immersive worlds, live characters, food and trick-or-treating. Guests will meet a dancing bridge-troll, walk through a garden of sunflowers, explore a neon-light maze, climb up a giant hay-pyramid, celebrate Dia de Muertos and so much more – all while visiting nine trick-or-treat stations along the way. Get tickets here.
Gaylord Palms Goblins & Giggles Weekends - TBA
Bewitching thrills, chills and laughter will once again fill fall weekends as guests are treated to family-friendly Halloween fun beginning Sept. 9, 2023, when Gaylord Palms Resort kicks off its annual Goblins & Giggles Weekends celebration. The much loved event which runs through Oct. 29, will feature live shows, interactive events, dance and costume parties, character experiences, spooky animal encounters, a themed scavenger hunt and escape room, and plenty of sweet treats.
Screamin' Green Hauntoween at Crayola Experience - September 21 - October 31, 2024
Screamin' Green Hauntoween is back and more colorful than ever! Join Crayola Experience Orlando on a quest to discover rare, Halloween colors and meet monster-ific characters as you go! To find them all, you’ll journey into an ancient Pharaoh’s tomb, creep through a spooktacular forest and more all while creating WITCHtacular crafts! This event is CHALK-full of spooky happenings: a themed scavenger hunt, spook-tastic crafts, character photo ops, and more! ALL included with admission. Plus every weekend enjoy trick-or-treating and a DJ dance party.
Zoo Boo Bash at Central Florida Zoo 2024
Zoo Boo Bash is the perfect way for children and families to safely show off those Halloween costumes and trick-or-treat while enjoying the fun of the Zoo. The Zoo will have plenty of not-so-scary decorations and activities, including trick-or-treat stations. This year, the event will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on October 12-13, October 19-20, and October 26-27. Last admission is at 3:15 p.m.
ZooTamps CREATURES OF THE NIGHT - Select Nights Sept 27 - October 27, 2024
Join Tampa Bay’s number one family Halloween event, Creatures of the Night at ZooTampa for a night of eerie family frights! Ghouls and goblins of all ages can enjoy howling outdoor experiences, spooky characters, creepy culinary treats, and much more! ZooTampa Members and Pay For A Day ticket holders get admission to seasonal events like Creatures of the Night.
A Petrified Forest - Select Nights, October 4 - November 2, 2024
A Petrified Forest is a home grown community attraction, offering three intensely horrifying scare trails set in a genuinely spooky forest location covering around 2 acres, and is not recommended for little kids, but the popular halloween attraction offers for one day only, a kids day that is perfect for the whole family to enjoy! Make-A-Wish Kid's Day offers family fun in the spooky sun for your little ones from 9 am - 12 pm. The event includes a trick or treat trail, bounce house, costume parade, games, prizes & more. All proceeds go towards Make-A-Wish of Northern & Central FL date is TBA.
Pirates of the Haunted Seas at SEA LIFE Orlando - October 4 - November 1, 2024
Shiver me timbers! This October, prepare for a swashbuckling Halloween experience like no other as the all new “Pirates of the Haunted Seas” event invades SEA LIFE Orlando Aquarium. Running from October 4 through November 1, this spine-chilling event promises a treasure trove of thrills for the entire family. Families with young buccaneers are invited to embark on a thrilling adventure of scales and scares throughout the aquarium, featuring meet-and-greets with Pirate Captain Sebastian, trick-or-treating opportunities, and educational stations that offer a glimpse into pirate lore and nautical history. Guests can also enjoy festive decorations that set the scene for an eerie, unforgettable experience. Throughout weekdays, watch as aquarists dive underwater in the Indian Ocean Exhibit to carve up some pumpkins adding to the Halloween fun.
Gators, Ghosts, and Goblins - Weekends, October 12 - 27 2024
The popular Gators, Ghosts, and Goblins Halloween event is returning to the “Alligator Capital of the World” for its sixth year of spooky fun for all the family! The daytime event that is included with park admission is taking place over three weekends in October, from Oct. 12 through 27, 2024. Meet Gravedigger, Florida Bigfoot and Skunk Ape, and more. There is so much for all the family to enjoy this year at Gators, Ghosts, and Goblins, including a children’s Halloween costume parade with treat bags for all kids who participate. Plus, the entire family will enjoy fun shows, a live DJ, specialty vendors, games, photo-ops, candy giveaways, and more.
Orlando Halloween Fest at Waterford Lakes - October 19, 2024
Join Halloween Fest on Sunday, October 19 from 11-3 pm at the Waterford Lakes Town Center! A fun trick-or-treating event with family-friendly businesses handing out candy and showcasing what they offer. When the candy runs out, don't forgot to enjoy the FREE balloon animals, crafts, temp tattoo scans, reptile petting zoo and more fun activities. Come dressed up as a family and you might win a prize!
Boo On Broadway - Historic Downtown Kissimmee - October 25, 2024
Join 10,000 plus people at this FREE trick or treating event in historic Downtown Kissimmee with road closures the safety of your children! Boo On Broadway is a beloved community event featuring trick-or-treating, costume contests, live entertainment, and local vendors. Everyone can join a FREE Thriller Flash Mob with a street performance in the middle of "Boo on Broadway." FREE practices every Saturday in October at 421 Main Street, Downtown Kissimmee OR learn yourself online and join the performance on October 25, 2024 on E. Dakin in Kissimmee.
FREE parking at 205 E. Dakin or 92 E. Pleasant Street Costumes welcomed but not required! Arrive by 5:30pm for easy parking!
Trunk Or Treat Car Show at Sunset Walk - October 26, 2024
Embrace the Halloween spirit at the 5th Annual Promenade at Sunset Walk “Trunk or Treat” – a Kid’s Trick-or-Treating Event & Car Show! Bring the whole family for sweet treats, fun, and non-stop entertainment! Featuring over 2 dozen candy locations, PLUS candy distributed by show car drivers, live music by DJ K1X, street performers, over 30 unique restaurants, shops, and experiences, plus more than 100 show cars and trucks! FREE admission and FREE parking.
Downtown Avalon Park Spooktacular - October 26, 2024
For Halloween, Avalon Park pull out all the stops and throw a family-friendly Spooktacular trick or treat in the heart of our hometown! Enjoy an evening of family Halloween fun, complete with Trick or Treating, Bounce Houses and more!
Sir Henry's Haunted Trail - September 27– November 1, 2024
For a truly unique Halloween experience, visit Sir Henry’s Haunted Trail in Plant City. This miniature horror theme park offers multiple haunted trails, escape games, laser tag, and more. Wander through the park’s common area, surrounded by wandering scare actors, and try your hand at axe throwing.
Spookala - October 4 – 6, 2024
Florida’s fastest-growing horror convention! Enjoy a weekend filled with celebrity meet-and-greets, vendors, panels, and live performances. This family-friendly event offers thrills and entertainment for all ages, making it a must-attend for horror fans in Tampa Bay.
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UnDEAD In The Water - Select Dates - September 27, November 2, 2024
UNDead in the Water is Tampa's premier authentic nautical haunted attraction. Traverse multiple decks of this historic WWII cargo ship armed only with nerves of steel and a will to survive. As you navigate the maze of passageways and decks aboard this ship, will you dare to challenge this ominous entity and its mysterious glow? It seeks to unleash chaos upon the ship and all who risk entering. The fate of all who board hangs in the balance.
Riverwalk Trick or Treat - Saturday, October 26, 2024, from 4 pm – 7 pm
This is a FREE community event! Children in costume and their families are invited to come and trick or treat along the Riverwalk as well as enjoy fun activities. We will have over 50 treat stations participating along the Riverwalk from Water Works Park to Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park.
