Show off your costumes at more than 30 sweet—and a few scary—family-friendly Halloween events around Houston in 2025.
Get the kiddos in their best Halloween looks and take them out to trick-or-treat or enjoy concerts and fall festivals in celebration of the spookiest holiday of the year.
Whether you’re on the hunt for tricks or treats, these Halloween events in Houston are fun for the whole family.
If you’re looking for a 21 and up experience, then check out our guide to 2025 Halloween parties, concerts and events for adults happening in Houston.
Halloween 2025 Events for Kids & Families in Houston
Ongoing Halloween Events in Houston 2025
Zoo Boo at Houston Zoo | Daily through Halloween, Friday, October 31 – Bring little ghouls and goblins for age-appropriate Halloween fun, including the giant pumpkin, scary-go-round, photo ops, lantern tunnel, and more. Costumes encouraged. Included with general admission, which varies by day of the week. 9am to 5pm daily. Get tickets.
Pumpkins After Dark 2025 at Big Rivers Amusement Park | Ends Sunday, November 2 | Ongoing – Journey down a magical road adorned with 10,000 hand-carved lit pumpkin sculptures and displays, complete with full access to Big Rivers Amusement Park. $23. 6pm to 10pm nightly. Get tickets.
Pre-Halloween Weekend Events in Houston 2025
Halloween Happy House at Children’s Museum Houston | Thursday, October 23 | FREE – The Children’s Museum morphs into the Halloween Happy House for a free, safe, and friendly trick-or-treat party. 5pm to 8pm. Learn more.
Houston Symphony: Hocus Pocus Pops at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | Friday, October 24 | FREE – Enjoy some trick or treating, games, and costumes as the symphony performs some spooky season favorites. 6pm. Learn more.
Trunk or Treat at Ellington Field | Friday, October 24 | FREE – Bring the kiddos in costume for treats and family-friendly fun at Ellington Field. 6pm to 8pm. Learn more.
Monster Mash Run at Karbach Brewing Co. | Saturday, October 25 – The Halloween-themed run event sends pavement pounders in costume through the neighborhood around Karbach in Spring Branch. $59 for 5K; $71 for 10K; and $30.87 for Kids K. 7:30am. Register.
Little Wranglers Trick or Treat at The George Ranch | Saturday, October 25 – Learn how people celebrated All Hallows Eve as you trick or treat from historic house to house. $16; $11 for ages 4 to 11; free for 3 and under. 9am to 5pm. Get tickets.
Barc-O-Ween at BARC Animal Shelter | Saturday, October 25 | FREE – BARC Animal Shelter offers reduced pet adoption fees, vendors, food, games, and fun for the whole family. 10am to 5pm. Learn more.
Halloween in Old Town Spring | Saturday, October 25 | FREE – Participating shops in Old Town Spring will be passing out candy to all the costumed kiddos at this annual event. 11am to 3pm. Learn more.
Halloween Classic Car Show at National Museum of Funeral History | Saturday, October 25 – Arrive in costume and bring a trick-or-treat bag for a trunk-or-treat experience amongst costumed classic cars. $10; $15 per family. 11am to 4pm. Learn more.
Halloween Party at Truck Yard | Saturday, October 25 | FREE – The EaDo hot spot hosts an all-day Halloween celebration open to families until 9pm, with all-day cocktails for parents, dog and human costume contests, fortune tellers, and more. Noon to 9pm for under 21. Learn more.
Halloween Kids Fest at Kemah Aquarium | Saturday, October 25 – Join Sharkey and his friends in Sting Ray Reef for a haunted scavenger hunt, an education station, and exhibit keeper chats with pumpkin enrichment for elasmobranchs in Kemah. $6.99. 1pm to 5pm. Get tickets.
11th Annual Special Needs Halloween Trick or Treat at City of League City Community Center | Saturday, October 25 –Open to all individuals with disabilities, the indoor Halloween event will feature toys of all sizes and types instead of candy, plus arts, crafts, and carnival games with prizes. 1:30pm to 3pm. Learn more.
Deer Park Halloween Carnival at Jimmy Burke Center | Saturday, October 25 – Deer Park Parks & Recreation hosts a Halloween carnival, complete with games, a costume contest, a monster maze, inflatable slides, and more. $10+. 2pm to 5pm. Learn more.
Trunk or Treat! in the Pumpkin Patch at Westminster UMC | Saturday, October 25 | FREE – Westminster UMC hosts its annual Trunk or Treat event, featuring trick-or-treating, face painting, music, and family fun. 4pm to 6pm. Learn more.
Island Boo Fest Trunk or Treat at Saengerfest Park | Saturday, October 25 | FREE – The family-friendly, pre-Halloween celebration in downtown Galveston will include trick-or-treating, a costume contest, and more. 4pm to 6pm. Learn more.
Boofest Kingwood at Town Center Park | Saturday, October 25 | FREE – The family-friendly fest will feature seasonal shopping, a mini pumpkin patch, trick or treating, live performances, and free train rides. 4pm to 9pm. Learn more.
Treats on the Trail: A Halloween Spooktacular at Little Cedar Bayou Park | Saturday, October 25 | FREE – Put on your best costume for a night of trick or treating on the trail and a haunted bridge at La Porte’s Little Cedar Bayou Park. 5pm to 8pm Learn more.
Scream on the Green at Discovery Green | Saturday, October 25 | FREE (Canceled) – Scream on the Green returns with a costume contest, living sculptures, palm readers and psychics, games, music, and a screening of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (PG-13, 2024) at 7pm. 6pm to 9pm. Learn more.
Galaxy Frights at Space Center Houston | Saturday, October 25 to Sunday, October 26 – Explore the wonders of space with a spooky twist with trick-or-treating throughout the Space Center, photo stations, a new kinetic light show, a black hole inflatable maze, and more. $29.95; $24.95 ages 4 to 11; free ages 3 and under. 10am to 6pm daily. Get tickets.
Pumpkin Patch Fall Festival 2025 at Nature Discovery Center | Saturday, October 25 & Sunday, October 26 | No Cover – The annual festival includes games, crafts and activities, treats, informal family photo ops, animals, and plenty of pumpkins. Wristbands required to participate in activities start at $22. Times vary. Get wristbands.
Halloween Spooktacular at Galveston’s Own Farmers Market | Sunday, October 26 | FREE – The weekly farmers market celebrates the spooky with a costume parade, eerie and soulful live music from Raa’ Tansiel, tarot readings, and more all ages activities. 9am to noon. Learn more.
Howl-O-Ween Market: Pups & Pumpkins at Karbach Brewing Company | Sunday, October 26 | FREE – Dogs are welcome at the family-friendly local market, with a dog costume contest, pumpkin patch, face-painting, and more. Noon to 5pm. Learn more.
6th Annual Hike, Bike & Fright Fest at M-K-T in the Heights | Sunday, October 26 | FREE – All ages are welcome on an adventure through 30+ stops on the free family- and dog-friendly Trick-Or-Treat Trail, and shop from artisan vendors at a sitewide HallowGreen Houston Plant Market. Noon to 6pm. Learn more.
Happy Haunts Spooktacular at Jubilee | Sunday, October 26 | FREE – The Hockley community invites families out for a safe and exciting trick-or-treat trail winding through 9 model homes, complete with games, Halloween crafts, a live DJ, inflatables, food and drink, photo opportunities, and more. RSVP requested. 1pm to 4pm. Learn more or RSVP.
Trick or Treat Trail featuring Monster Mash at The Recreation Center at Rob Fleming Park | Sunday, October 26 | FREE – Princesses, pirates, ghosts and goblins are invited to enjoy strolling entertainment, carnival games, costume contests, photo areas, food trucks and more in The Woodlands. 1pm to 5pm. Learn more.
Beetlejuice Movie Screening at Post Houston | Thursday, October 30 | FREE – Head to Post Houston’s rooftop park, Skylawn, for a screening of Tim Burton’s 1988, Beetlejuice (PG). 8pm to 10pm. Learn more.
Halloween Day, Friday, October 31, 2025
Halloween at Downtown Aquarium – Bring the kiddos in costume and get a half price exhibit ticket with adult exhibit purchase at the Downtown Aquarium. $26.99; $24.99 for kids under 42″. 9am to 6pm. Get tickets.
Happy Halloween! at Children’s Museum Houston – Bring the kids to the museum district for a K-Pop Demon Hunter Meet & Greet, a Beetlejuice DJ, arts and crafts, and more. $19.95. 9am to 8pm. Get tickets.
Sloomooween at Sloomoo Institute – For one last day, kids and families can enjoy special trick-or-treating, costume contests, make your own slime, meet and greets with Sloomoo, getting slimed at Spooky Falls, and more at the top slime experience in the U.S. $29+. 9am to 9pm. Get tickets.
Happy Halloween! at Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center – Celebrate Halloween with a live DJ, face painters, DIY workshops, and trick-or-treating in Fort Bend. $15. 10am to 5pm. Get tickets.
Trick or Treat at 1838 Menard House | FREE – Galveston’s oldest residence opens its gates to trick-or-treaters offering individual bags of candy for young guests. The house itself will be closed. 5pm to 6:30pm. Learn more.
Boo Bash at Katy Mills Mall | FREE – Bring your ghouls, goblins, and little monsters to the AMC Plaza as Katy Mills Mall hosts a Boo Bash with trick or treating in a family-friendly environment. 5pm to 7pm. Learn more.
Halloween Trick-or-Treat at CityCentre | FREE – Go on a spooky stroll through CityCentre in your costume for tricks and treats, and then head to the plaza for spooky DJ tunes, a witchy Halloween performance, and other fun activities. 5pm to 8pm. Learn more.
Pumpkins After Dark 2025 at Big Rivers Amusement Park | Ongoing – Journey down a magical road adorned with 10,000 hand-carved lit pumpkin sculptures and displays, complete with full access to Big Rivers Amusement Park. $27. 6pm to 11pm nightly. Final night is Sunday, November 2. Get tickets.
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