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Sept 26 – October 24
Ghost Hunt. A legitimately spooky activity as you investigate Fort Lauderdale’s oldest fire station, which is said to be haunted. Work with a real paranormal team, which will provide ghost-hunting equipment — or feel free to bring your own. 7-9:30 pm or 9:30pm-midnight. Harvest Festival & Great Scarecrow Competition Enter your own interpretation of the classic scarecrow or come cast a vote for your favorite. Music, games and hayrides for the whole family. 09:30 am - 04:30 pm The River Ghost Tour Sunday nights only. Journey into the past with a water taxi tour on the New River. Peek into the shadows and hear fascinating tales of spooky spirits. Runs all year. 07:30 pm - N/A Snyder Park Fall Fest. Celebrate fall with costume contests, a not-so-scary trail, horse-drawn hayrides, children’s games and more. 10:00 am - 01:00 pm Boo Banners. Make an artistic Boo Banner decoration in this fun workshop. 03:00 pm - N/A
Fort Lauderdale Fire & Safety Museum - 1022 W. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL Flamingo Gardens 3750 S. Flamingo Rd., Davie, FL http://www.flamingogardens.org Stranahan House 335 SE Sixth Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL http://www.stranahanhouse.org Snyder Park , 3299 SW Fourth Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL Coral Springs Museum of Art , 2855 Coral Spgs Dr., Coral Spgs Flamingo Gardens , 3750 S. Flamingo Rd., Davie, FL http://www.flamingogardens.org Sugar Sand Park Community Ctr. 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton, FL Hampton Pines Park , 7800 Hamptons Blvd., N. Lauderdale. nlauderdale.org Gumbo Limbo Nature Center , 1801 N Ocean Blvd, Boca Raton, FL 33432 http://gumbolimbo.org Welleby Park 11100 NW 44 St., Sunrise, FL http://www.sunrisefl.gov Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital 1005 Joe DiMaggio Dr. Hollywood, FL Tamarac Park 7501 N. University Dr., Tamarac http://www.tamarac.org Coconut Creek Community Center. 1100 Lyons Rd., Coconut Creek, FL http://coconutcreek.net/webtrac
$40/pp. Space ltd, reservations sug.
October 3 – October 4 October 4 – October 25 October 10 October 10 October 16 – October 24 October 16 – October 24 October 16 – October 30 October 17
October 18
October 22
October 23
October 23
October 23
October 23
Haunted Nights. Fridays & Saturdays only. Spooky things happen when live actors and animatronic props take over the gardens. 07:30 pm - 09:30 pm. Not recommended for children under 10. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Shriek Week. Spooky events galore with games, a trick or treat trail, kids’ film festival, and more. Haunted house for ages 7 and up. Oct 22 is Lite Nite, a less intense haunted house. Haunted Hamptons. Ghosts, monsters and other creatures of the dark haunt the woods of this spooky trail. Visitors are chaperoned by ghost hosts, who make sure no one gets lost during the chilling experience. 07:00 pm - 09:00 pm Halloween In The Hammock - Kids of all ages can take a spooky nighttime nature walk with a ghostly guide to see what creatures can be found. 06:30 pm - 09:00 pm Fall Harvest Festival. An afternoon of hayrides, face painting, games, a costume contest, food vendors and more. Pick out a pumpkin from the old-fashioned pumpkin patch for an additional fee. 12:30 pm - 04:00 pm Halloween Open House Get dressed up and enjoy safe trick-or-treating, arts and crafts, a pumpkin patch, ghoulish food, bounce house and inflatables, characters, refreshments and more. 03:00 pm - 05:00 pm Halloween Hoopla! Freaky festivities with music, arts & crafts, bounce houses, BSO exhibits and demonstrations, face painting, carnival games, prizes, candy, and more. 06:00 pm - 08:00 pm Halloween Spooktacular Enjoy a costume party with games, activities, trick-or-treat bag decorating and a screening of It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown. 06:00 pm - 07:30 pm ArtsPark Boo Bash Safe trick-or-treating, costume contest and a concert. 07:00 pm - 10:30 pm Boo Bash. Have a howling good time with live performances, music, a costume contest and more. 06:00 pm - 09:00 pm
ArtsPark at Young Circle , Hollywood Boulevard and Federal Highway, Hollywood, FL Community Park , 850 NE 18 Ave., Pompano Beach, FL
$9.95/adult, $6.45/child
$25, reservations required. $5/pp over 5 $5. Space limited; reservations req. $8
sugarsandpark.org $5/person
Ages 6 and up. Space is limited. $15/advance, $20/walk-ins $5 admission
http://www.jdch.com
Pre-registration required. Ages 3-6, with caregiver. $15/resident, $20/nonresident Free. hollywoodfl.org
pompanobeachfl.gov
Date
Event
Where
Details
October 23 – October 24
Trick-or-Treat through the Trees Participate in Halloween games, activities, crafts and a trick-or-treat adventure through the forest. 06:00 pm - 09:00 pm A safe, friendly event for elementary ages. Join costumed trick-or-treaters and explore the various Haunted House rooms, slides and bounce houses5-8pm Friday, 2-6:30pm Saturday. Hallo-Green. Celebrate Halloween with a green theme, featuring environmentally friendly activities, games, arts & crafts and more. 11:00 am - 03:00 pm Fall-O-Ween. Fall fun with a costume contest, trunk or treating, interactive stage show, entertainment and more. 04:00 pm - 09:00 pm Halloween & Safety Festival A children’s carnival, inflatable rides, face painting, police and fire exhibits, games, activities for the whole family and free Halloween bags and candy for the kids. 10:00 am - 02:00 pm Halloween Movie. Bring your friends to enjoy popcorn, drinks and a fun Halloween-themed movie. 02:00 pm - N/A Halloween Craft @ 2pm Have some fun making a boo-tiful hand-made Halloween decoration at the library.
Long Key Nature Center 3501 SW 130th Ave, Davie, FL
Ages 3-10. $5
Coral Springs Gymnasium. 2501 Coral Springs Dr., Coral Springs Anne Kolb Nature Center 751 Sheridan St., Hollywood, FL Jaco Pastorius Park . 4000 N. Dixie Hwy, Oakland Park, FL Volunteer Park - 12050 W. Sunrise Blvd., Plantation, Florida
$5/child, $2/adult coralsprings.org $2
West Regional Library , 8601 W. Broward Blvd., Plantation, FL http://broward.org/library Broward County South Regional/BC Library 7300 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines Countryside Shops of Cooper City corner of Flamingo & Stirling roads, Cooper City, FL Mills Pond Park , 2201 NW Ninth Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL http://fortlauderdale.gov Gumbo Limbo Nature Center 1801 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton, FL Robbins Lodge - N/A 4005 Hiatus Rd., Davie, FL http://www.davie-fl.gov Flamingo Gardens 3750 S. Flamingo Rd., Davie, FL http://www.flamingogardens.org Historic Stranahan House Museum. 335 SE Sixth Ave., Fort Lauderdale, http://www.stranahanhouse.org Deerfield Beach Percy White Library 837 E. Hillsboro Blvd., Deerfield Bch Broward County South Reg/BC Lib West Regional Library , 8601 W. Broward Blvd., Plantation Parkland Library 6620 University Dr., Parkland http://cityofparkland.org/library Parkland Library 6620 University Dr., Parkland http://cityofparkland.org/library
Ages 6-11. Free
October 23 – October 24 October 24 October 24 October 24
October 24
October 24
October 24
October 24
October 25 October 25
October 25
October 25 – Nov. 1 October 27 October 27 October 27 October 27
October 27
Trick-or-Treat Shop to Shop In a safe alternative to trick-or-treating, little ghouls and goblins can gather goodies from shop to shop and compete in a costume contest. 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Mills Pond Fall Festival Dress in costume and celebrate fall with a free, fun-filled day jam-packed with hayrides, arts and crafts, face painting, and pumpkin decorating. 03:00 pm - 06:00 pm Halloween in the Garden - Little ones can wear costumes and have some fall fun with crafts, games, face painting and more. 10am - 12pm Halloween Happenings Spooky games, costume contest, family-friendly haunted house, pumpkin patch, bounce houses, climbing wall and petting farm. 01:00 pm Stories with the Good Witch Meet friendly witches and their pets, and enjoy a costume parade, hayrides and other fun tricks and treats. 11:30 am - 04:00 pm Spirits of Stranahan House. See if the spirits are near while touring the historic Victorian home guided by mourners who will share tales of spirits and legends. 07:30 pm - 08:30 pm Magic Show. What better way to celebrate Halloween than with a bit of magic? Magician Mike Winters presents fun illusions for the whole family. 06:30 pm - N/A Halloween Carnival @ 6pm. Slightly spooky games, treats and activities. Great Halloween Spooktacular Crafts, treats, stories, music, dancing and a costume parade. 06:30 pm - N/A Halloween with Grizelda the Witch. Come in costume and having a haunting good time with storytelling, magic and treats. Ages 3-7. 04:00 pm - 05:00 pm Ghostly Gathering. Get the goosebumps while listening to scary stories, playing games and making spooky decorations to take home. 06:00 pm - 07:00 pm
Free - oaklandparkfl.org $5 - www.plantation.org
Ages 3 and up
Free www.coopercityfl.org Free
Ages 2-6. Space is ltd. $10/advance, $14/door Free
$19.95/adult, $12.95/child, half-price for those in costume $25/person
Free Ages 3 - 9 http://www.broward.org/ library FREE Parkland Library card required. Pre-register online. Parkland Library card required. Pre-register online. Ages 8 and up.
Date
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October 28
Happy Halloween Stories - Enjoy silly, not-so-scary stories and a trick-or-treat parade. Costumes optional. 10:30 am - N/A Spooky Woods. See a spooky side of Secret Woods with a slightly chilling tour highlighting some of the area’s natural history. 07:00 pm - 08:00 pm
NSU Alvin Sherman Library , 3100 Ray Ferrero Jr. Blvd., Davie, FL Secret Woods Nature Center 2701 W. State Rd. 84, Dania Beach, FL
Ages 3-5 with caregiver.
Halloween Trunk or Treat Spooktacular festival featuring music, dancing, stilt walkers, trick-or-treating, pumpkin patch, food trucks and more. 04:00 pm - 07:00 pm Spooky Halloween Dance Party Get in the Halloween spirit with spooky games, crafts, food and music for ages 5-11. 06:30 pm - 08:30 pm Boo-ville. Costume contests, a pumpkin patch with prizes, spooky activities, rides, food trucks and more. 06:00 pm - 09:00 pm
Equestrian Center 8350 Ranch Rd., Parkland, FL http://cityofparkland.org Bass Park , 2750 NW 19 St., Fort Lauderdale, FL
October 29 – October 30 October 29
October 29
October 30
$2
Young At Art Museum , 751 SE 121 Ave., Davie, FL http://youngatartmuseum.org Patch Reef Park , 2000 NW 51 St., Boca Raton, FL http://www.patchreefpark.org Fern Forest Nature Center 201 Lyons Rd. South, Coconut Crk
$5/per pumpkin, plus museum admission of $12/Broward resident. Ages 2-5, $5/child.
Event Cost: $0
Halloween Face Art Complete your costume by having your face painted by a pro. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm Halloween Harvest - Kids of all ages are invited to come in costume to participate in the games, a Halloween maze and more. 01:00 pm - 04:00 pm
7425 Miami Lakes Drive, Miami Lakes, FL 33014 Weston Town Center 1675 Market St., Weston, FL Pompano Citi Centre , SW corner of Copans Rd & Federal Hwy, Pompano Bch NSU Alvin Sherman Library , 3100 Ray Ferrero, Jr. Blvd., Davie Aventura Community Rec Ctr 3375 NE 188 St., Aventura, FL http://www.cityofaventura.com
Halloween Festival Bring your family and friends to the park for a fun Halloween night with activities, entertainment and a costume contest starting at 7pm. Event time: 06:00 pm - 09:00 pm
Peter Bluesten Park , 501 SE First Ave., Hallandale Beach, http://www.hallandalebeach.org
Is it Haunted? Wander through the historic Old Davie School, Viele House and Pioneer Home by only the light of your flashlight, then roast marshmallows and tell spooky stories over a campfire. 7pm - 9pm
October 30
Halloween Party 3pm – 8pm. Celebrate with kid-friendly activities such as create-your-own Halloween decorations and accessories, trick or treating, dancing, costume parade, museum exploration and more. Pumpkin Art Create a colorful fall decoration by using dots, lines and drip art painting techniques. 10:00 am - 02:00 pm Trick'Em Treat'Em Costume Party Calling Mummies, Daddies, creepers, crawlers and little tricksters to a costume party with munchies, mayhem, games and more. 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Ghosts, Goblins & Family Fun Night Lots of ghoulish fun with a costume parade, games, arts and crafts, photos, pumpkin patch and a story-time at 8pm. 06:00 pm - 08:00 pm Blockbuster Halloween - Family Event @ 6pm
October 30
October 30
October 31 October 31 October 31
October 31 October 31
October 31
Free
Pines Recreation Center 7400 Pines Blvd. , Pembroke Pines ppines.com Old Davie School Historical Museum 6650 Griffin Road, Davie http://olddavieschool.org Young At Art Museum 751 SE 121 Ave., Davie, FL
October 30
October 30 – October 31
May not be suitable for young children. Ages 9 and up. $5
Halloween Spooktacular. Kids’ costume parade, music, interactive games and dances, bounce house, entertainment and trick-and-treating. @4pm – 8:30pm Not So Spooky Halloween Activities, entertainment, games, prizes, trick or treating and more. 05:00 pm - 08:00 pm
$10/adult, $7/child
Please call
Free, with fees for some activities. Ages 2-11.
Free http://pompanociticentre .com
Parking & shuttle at Harbour Centre on the corner of 29 Ave and NE 188 St.
Date
Event
Where
October 31
Halloween Costume Ball Dress in costume for lots of Halloween fun at this festive costume ball for all ages. 12pm -N/A
October 31
Halloween Magic Show Let the magic mystify you during this special Halloween performance. 11:30 am - N/A Animal Grossology Halloween Get creeped out examining owl pellets, tasting edible bugs, learning about arachnids and more. 12:00 pm - 04:00 pm Halloween Hoopla. Halloween fun with arts and crafts, games and a trick or treating trail. 10:00 am - 01:00 pm Trick or Treat on Second Street. A free spooktacular event for the whole family with bounce houses, carnival games, face painting, Halloween treats and more. 1pm - 5pm Halloween Party - Miramar Library Stop by the library for games, treats, a costume contest and a show by teen volunteers. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm Croissant Park Halloween Party Family activities, contests, prizes and food will bring smiles to everyone’s faces. 04:00 pm - 06:00 pm Spooktacular Road Race. A great way to work off all that candy, this annual event sponsored by the Greater Fort Lauderdale Road Runners Club includes a 5K run and walk. 7am - N/A Candy Day Celebration Fun for the whole family with costumes, chess, games and, of course, candy. 10:30 am - N/A
Lauderhill Mall Branch Library , 4257 NW 12 St., Lauderhill, FL http://Broward.org/library Weston Branch Library , 4205 Bonaventure Blvd., Weston Museum of Discovery and Science, 401 SW Second St. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 Hampton Pines Park , 7800 Hamptons Blvd., North Laud Esplanade Park , 400 SW Second St., Fort Lauderdale fortlauderdale.gov Miramar Library , 2050 Civic Center Place, Miramar, FL http://Broward.org/library Croissant Park 245 W. Park Dr., Ft. Lauderdale, FL fortlauderdale.gov T.Y. Park , 3300 N. Park Rd., Hollywood, FL Southwest Regional Library Pembroke Pines, FL
October 31
October 31 October 31 October 31
October 31
October 31 October 31
Details
$14/adult, $12/child http://www.mods.org $5/person http://nlauderdale.org
All ages. Free.
Free
www.gflrrc.org www.Broward.org/library
