Halloween means different things to different people, so our Ultimate Guide to Dallas Halloween covers all things Halloween.

Parties     Pop Ups     Bar Crawls     Out of the Ordinary Amusements    Rocky Horror Picture Show and Other Halloween Movies

Performing Arts    Haunted Houses     Halloween Chocolate and Treat Shops  – coming soon

Download the full guide in PDF.

If you don’t love Halloween, but DO love pumpkins, see our Ultimate Guide to All Things Pumpkin.

Trick or Treat, Trunk or Treat and More Family Fun for Halloween

All of these are specifically Halloween themed, but there are loads more pumpkin-focused events and fall festivals for families to enjoy in the Dallas area this season. See Pumpkin Season roundup and list of Fall Fesivals for those.

There are also family-friendly events in other sections of this Ultimate Guide to Dallas Halloween. See the Halloween Movies, Halloween Treats, Performing Arts, Out of the Ordinary Amusements sections or download the full guide in PDF format.

All Season Halloween Experiences

Sept 21- Oct 31 | Screamin’ Green Hauntoween at Crayola Experience, Plano

Prices and Activities vary. See website (linked above.)


Sept 27-Oct 31 | Brick or Treat: The Great Monster Chase at Legoland, Grapevine

Monster Garden, Seasonal Scavenger Hunt, Build a Pumpkin, and 4D LEGO® Movie, The Great Monster Chase

Open daily, hours vary. Tickets start at $21.99 per person.

Day-by-Day Halloween Events List

Oct 5 | Trunk or Treat at Keller Williams, Allen | 5-8 pm | FREE


Oct 12 | Halloween at the Heard at Heard Museum, McKinney | 6-10 pm  | $10-15

Limited tickets available. Trick or treat among the animatronic dinosaurs. See Encanto at the amphitheater stage.


Oct 18 Boo Bash at Walnut Hill Recreation Center | 5-7 pm

Trunk or Treat, Games


Oct 19 | Trunk Or Treat at First United Methodist, Grapevine | 2-4 pm | FREE


Oct 20 | Trick or Treat at the Meadows Museum | 2-4 pm | FREE


Oct 23, 28, 29 | Goblins in the Garden at Dallas Arboretum | 5:30-7:30 pm | FREE


Oct 25-26 | Spooktacular Nights at the Dallas Arboretum | 6pm-8pm | $14-22

 Candy stops, glow activities, black light bubble dance party


Oct 25-27 | Boo at the Zoo at Fort Worth Zoo | 10 am-5 pm  | Online tickets $19 Adults/$13 ages 3-12


Oct 26 | Halloween Family Weekend at Sammons Park (DallasArts District) | 10 am-1 pm | FREE


Oct 26 | Trick or Treating at Klyde Warren Park | 5-7 pm | FREE

Free movie in the park, The Nightmare Before Christmas, follows this event. See the Movies page for (lots) more Halloween Movies.


Oct 26 | Tunes or Treats at The Sound at Cypress Waters | 5-10 pm | FREE

Trunk or Treat for kids and adults, live music, lightsaber show, pet adoptions


Oct 26 | Kids Haunted Experience at Ambi Place, Garland | FREE Admission for Kids, $5 Adults; $10 Kids Activities Pass


Oct 26 |  Jimmy’s Haunted Hike at Samuell Farm, Mesquite |6-9 pm | FREE

Costume Walk and Trick or Treat


Oct 26 | Kiddie Fall Festival at Kiddie Academy of Mercer Crossing | 10 am-1 pm | FREE

Haunted House | Halloween Costume Competition | Pumpkin Decorating | Face Painting | Bouncy House | Food 


Oct 26 Halloween Par-Tee at PGA Frisco | 6-9 pm | $17 kids, free adult chaperones and non-participating kids

Pumpkin putting patch, trick-or-treating, carnival games, face painting, photo opportunities, concessions, movie


Oct 26 | Trunk or Treat at The Learning Experience, Frisco | 11 am-1 pm | FREE


Oct 27 | Trick ‘r Treat Train at Vintage Railroad, Grapevine | Depart at 11:50 am & 1:50 om  | $20 (ages 1 and over)


Oct 27 | Haunted Halloween Hop at The Shops at Highland Village | 10 am-1 pm | FREE


Oct 31 | Trick or Treat on Downtown Streets at Main Street Garden | 4 pm-7 pm | FREE All Age Trick or Treating


Oct 31 | Sweet + Spooky at The Village Glen Lawn | 4-7 pm | FREE


Oct 31 | Trunk or Treat at Texican Court (Las Colinas), Irving | 5-9 pm | FREE


Oct 31 | Treat Street: Spooktacular Halloween Festival at The Stockyards, Fort Worth | 5-7 pm | FREE