From Trick or Treat Events to Puppet Shows, Spooky Storytimes to Halloween Concerts, Mad Science Demonstrations to Living History Events... we have the scoop on Halloween in KC this year!
Tips:
- Please keep in mind that some events may be canceled in the event of inclement weather, or other circumstances. Please be sure to verify with the venue before you go.
- Some events require advanced registration as noted below.
- Costumes are encouraged at most events!
Note: This is your guide to family-friendly Halloween Fun in Kansas City 2022. This list was compiled by the staff of KC Parent Magazine and may not be reproduced in print or online without permission. If you know of changes or additions to this guide, please email kristina@kcparent.com
Pumpkin Patches!
Visit the Pumpkin Patch Kansas City is rich with local pumpkin patches, each with its own theme and fall attractions. Jumping Pillows, Moonbounces, Petting Zoos, Pumpkin Cannons, Barrel Train Rides, Live Entertainment, Corn Mazes, and more are just a few of the attractions your family will enjoy. Read our Kansas City Pumpkin Patch Guide for information.
Special Events!
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Sep 17, 2022
The Great Pumpkin Fest at Worlds of Fun
Hooray for fall! Hop on your tractor, pirate ship or witch’s broom and hurry on over for a super-sized celebration of all things fall at Worlds of Fun’s Great Pumpkin Fest.
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LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Kansas City
Sep 30, 2022 - Oct 31, 2022
Brick or Treat Monster Party at Legoland
Scary fun awaits at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City during our Brick-or-Treat event beginning September 30 - October 31! During this time when guests say "Brick-or-Treat", our 'monster hosts' get into the Halloween spirit with all types of ...
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SEA LIFE Aquarium Kansas City
Sep 30, 2022 - Oct 31, 2022
Tricks and Treats at Sea Life
This Halloween season, join Serafina the Sea Witch for a frighteningly fun time! She loves looking after her ocean home and keeping her fellow sea creatures safe. She's created some magical challenges to find those who are worthy to join her army...
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Halloween at Science City
This year, Science City at Union Station is celebrating Halloween all month long with themed decorations, activities, and a NEW Virtual Reality Ride kids love!
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Sep 3, 2022 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Movie Night on the Lawn at Legends Outlets
Family-friendly movies will be playing on the big screen every Saturday night. Kick back and settle in, or stop by during your evening shopping trip to catch one of these flicks:
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Sep 22, 2022
Fall Cemetery Tours
Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm
Fall Cemetery Tours take place at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery. Parking is at Northview Elementary (905 N. Walker, Olathe, 66061). The theme this year is The Civil War. Tours last about an hour.
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Kansas City Zoo
Oct 1, 2022 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Hoots and Howls - Fairies, Mermaids & Dragons, OH MY!
It's a magically mythical weekend at the Kansas City Zoo! All mythical creatures are welcome as our fairy friends fly around the zoo meeting with guests. Keep your eyes open for mythical beasts as you venture through our pint-size hay maze, and d...
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Union Station KC
Oct 1, 2022
Harry Potter Day
Are you ready for a magical day at Science City? Prepare your robes and ready your wands for a magic filled day celebrating Harry Potter! Spend the day making your own wands, discover how to care for magical creatures, read the stars, and so much...
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Oct 1, 2022 9:00 a.m. - noon
Scarecrow Festival
Scarecrow Festival is a children's focused fall crafting event hosted in downtown Shawnee in the parking lot at City Hall! Children are able to decorate pumpkins and complete other fall-related crafts.
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Oct 1, 2022 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Macabre: Lee's Summit Symphony
Enjoy a spooky concert courtesy of Lee's Summit Sympony!
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Oct 7, 2022
Pony Express Pumpkinfest
Our family focused festival sponsored by the Pony Express Museum in St. Joseph, MO starts Friday night at 5pm. It runs all day Saturday from 10am to 9pm, and Sunday from noon to 5pm.
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Camille Sumrall
Oct 7, 2022 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Into The Night Fall Festival
Enjoy fabulous fall experiences including a petting zoo, performances, crafts, strolling entertainment, s’mores, family photo op, food vendors, and more! All Ages • $5 per person Tickets on sale starting September 2nd. Advanced registration...
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Alexander Majors House
Oct 7, 2022 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Kid Friendly Ghost Tours
Kick off your spooky season with our ghost tours for the whole family. Families will enjoy a ghost tour of the Alexander Majors House led by the museums’ junior volunteers. Participants will also make Halloween crafts and enjoy a thematic snack. ...
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Kansas City Zoo
Oct 8, 2022 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Hoots and Howls - Beastly Bash
Let your inner beast ROAR! Join us at the Kansas City Zoo in your most wild costumes for a weekend of animal-themed Halloween fun! Enjoy fun fall activities for the whole family, including a dance party with DJ Joe, a pint-sized hay maze, and mor...
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Grandview Parks & Recreation
Oct 8, 2022 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Pumpkin Painting Party
Show your creativity at our Pumpkin Painting Party! Each registrant will receive a pumpkin & a paint kit. $10 per painter.
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St. Joseph Museums, Inc.
Oct 9, 2022 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Imagineer Club - Spooktacular Science
In honor of Halloween we will be hosting our annual program to explore Spook-tacular Science, including mummies, arachnids, things that glow, haunted houses and much more. Activities are geared towards grades K-6, but other students are welcome. ...
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JCPRD
Oct 14, 2022 10:00 a.m. - noon
JCPRD's Trick-or-Cache - 3 sessions!
A Halloween event the entire family will enjoy! Search for hidden caches around the park with the provided GPS device. Receive Halloween candy for each cache found. Costumes encouraged! Meet at Shelter #2 of Antioch Park. One GPS device loaned p...
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Kansas City Zoo
Oct 15, 2022 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Hoots and Howls - Friends of the Force
Find the droids you are looking for this weekend only at the Kansas City Zoo as the 501st Legion joins us from a galaxy far, far away. Enjoy fun fall activities for the whole family, including a pint-sized hay maze, photo ops, and more! Our anima...
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Louisburg Cider Mill
Oct 15, 2022 6:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Zombie Forest Night
Dress up for this fun night of spooks and thrills!! Live music, bonfire, hayrides, and more! Bring your flashlight to go through the maze in the dark! Zombie Forest is a fundraiser for our local Paola High School Robotics group.
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JCPRD
Oct 15, 2022 1:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
JCPRD's Whimsical Woods
There’s nothing scary about this enchanted forest. Costumed characters will delight and entertain audiences of all ages. Meet with the Good Fairy and Forest Friends. Live animals, stories, and surprises will highlight childhood favorites. Group s...
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Oct 15, 2022 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
HOWLoween
Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center
HOWLoween is back and we want you to join the fun! The Discovery Center and KCPD along with several neighborhood partners will provide nighttime fun for all ages.
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Steve Round
Oct 15, 2022 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
A Chilling Halloween: A Halloween Variety Show on Ice
Local figure skaters from across the metro perform in a Halloween themed skating spectacular. Performed at Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence, MO, this show promises thrills and chills! Sanctioned by United States Figure Skate, this show is a fun...
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Oct 24, 2022 4:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
FREE Scary Face Pancakes at IHOP
FREE Scary Face Pancake (dine-in only, kids 12 and under with purchase of an adult entree), 10/24-10/31 from 4-10pm all IHOP locations.
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Oct 16, 2022 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Trunk or Treat with the Kansas City Police Department
The Kansas City Police Department and Lakeside Nature Center staff and volunteers will partner together again this year for the 2nd Annual Trunk or Treat Drive Thru Event.
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Oct 18, 2022 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Harry Potter Painting Night
It’s almost time for Harry to go to Hogwarts for the first time! Join us to celebrate his first day at school by painting, snacking, and having a blast with trivia and fellow wizards!
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Oct 20, 2022
Tell-Tale Electric Poe
One actor…one musician delivering Poe stories and poems with musical lines and retorts from a reactive electric guitar! This show overflows with poetry, riffs, ghosts and morbid prose floating in an atmospheric setting.
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Oct 20, 2022 5:30 p.m.
Fairy Tale Forest
Martha LaFite Thompson Nature Sanctuary
Meet fantastically fun native animal characters and a few goofy fairy tale folk who are more than willing to give away some treats and maybe a trick or two.
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Oct 21, 2022
Enchanted Forest: Independence
The Enchanted Forest is a non-scary alternative to haunted houses and a fun experience for younger children (accompanied by an adult). Groups are led by guides down the paved trail.
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City of Lenexa
Oct 21, 2022 - Oct 31, 2022
Fall-O-Ween Yard Tour
Welcome the beauty of fall and the playfulness of Halloween. Residents and businesses will decorate their properties for your delight and enjoyment. Grab some treats, load up the car, and take a self-guided tour of boo-tiful Lenexa using our inte...
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Oct 21, 2022 5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Dark Forest at Powell Gardens
Presented in partnership with Quixotic, Powell Gardens ushers in fall with an immersive, multimedia walk-through installation in the woods.
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Dayna Meyer
Oct 21, 2022 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Ghost Light 2022
Westport Roanoke Community Center Midtown Play Place
Ghost Light: A Haunted Night of Songs and Stories from KC’s Cultural Crossroads returns! This free hybrid concert and ghost-story event weaves together local storytellers and musicians to share frighteningly fun tales from KC’s cultural crossroad...
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Oct 22, 2022 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Halloween on The Lawn
Save the date for Halloween on The Lawn at Legends Outlets! Get your costume ready and get in the Halloween spirit with a free, family-friendly event.
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Kansas City Zoo
Oct 22, 2022 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Hoots and Howls - Ghostbusters
Join us at the Kansas City Zoo as the Midwest Ghostbusters take over, they'll be meeting guests and getting rid of ghosts from 10 AM - 3 PM. Stop by to explore the Ecto-car, Family-friendly costumes are encouraged!
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Louisburg Cider Mill
Oct 22, 2022 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Burning Scarecrow at Louisburg Cider Mill Family Farm
11th Annual Burning Scarecrow Event at 7 p.m. Live music, bonfire, hayrides, and more! Bring your flashlight to go through the maze in the dark! Zombie Forest continues
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Dayna Meyer
Oct 22, 2022 4:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Ghost Light 2022
Ghost Light: A Haunted Night of Songs and Stories from KC’s Cultural Crossroads returns! This hybrid concert and ghost-story event weaves together local storytellers and musicians to share frighteningly fun tales from KC’s cultural crossroads tha...
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images by Brad Passow - Photography Models: Amber Harvey, Heather Robinson, and Brian Hampel
Oct 22, 2022 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Station 9 3/4
Wands Ready! Great Overland Station’s Halloween celebration, Station 9 ¾, is an immersive family friendly experience allowing guests to interact with fairy tale and fictional characters, play in Wizard games, and hunt Dragon Eggs. Imagine a renai...
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Oct 22, 2022 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Howl-O-Ween
Bring your furry friends out to Tails & Trails Dog Park on Saturday, October 22, for dog park fun, costume contests, vendors & more!
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Oct 22, 2022 noon - 4:00 p.m.
9th Annual Day of the Dead Celebration
9th Annual Dia de los Muertos Celebration in partnership with Mattie Rhodes Art Center and Crossroads Hotel!
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Oct 28, 2022 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Haunted Heights
Drop off the ghouls and goblins with our climbing instructors any time during the event for a costume climb, candy, and all the haunted fun up in our party rooms!
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Merriam Community Center
Oct 22, 2022 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Halloween Happenings
It's our favorite time of year to get dressed up in funny gear. We'll decorate with spooky things and celebrate Halloween. Grab your favorite costume and come celebrate Halloween with us!
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Oct 22, 2022 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Halloween Howl Puppet Show
A Spook-tacular Variety show. Puppets share trick and treat fun! Meet Dracula, Wolfman, Frankenstein, Punky the Pumpkin and more.
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City of Lenexa
Oct 22, 2022 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Truck or Treat
Lenexa Municipal Services Service Center
This event is a Halloween machine. Watch monstrous equipment demolish pumpkins and learn how City workers keep Lenexa in fang-tastic shape with fun, hands-on activities. Don’t forget to have the kids wear a costume and bring a treat bag. Free adm...
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Oct 22, 2022 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Haunted Swamp and Pumpkin Dive
You'll have a spooktacular time swimming in our Haunted Swamp! The fun starts at 6:30 with pumpkin decorating and lifeguard trick-or-treating then at 6:45 we will have a pumpkin dive followed by open swim in the swamp. Preregistration required fo...
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Oct 26, 2022 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Trunk or Treat: Grandview
Put on your costumes and head to The View for a FREE, family friendly night of music, games, and candy! We'll have the West Parking lot blocked off for our Trunk-Or-Treat vendors, with games in the courtyard. This is an all-outdoor event!
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Oct 21, 2022 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Gladstone Fright Night
Kids 12 & under will get to "trick or treat" local vendors and enjoy a hotdog and hot chocolate at Happy Rock Park. Cost: $2 per child or 2 canned goods. Donations benefit The Northland Christmas Store.
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Oct 26, 2022 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Curse of the Werewolf
Buzz Halliburton, an entertainer fallen on hard times, is summoned to Gargoyle House, a spooky castle on a lonely New England island. And there’s a werewolf in the house! The laughs never stop and there are plenty of chills. All performances at 7 pm.
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Oct 27, 2022 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Enchanted Forest: Lenexa
For one night only, Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park is transformed into The Enchanted Forest, where there is something to delight even the smallest of Halloween revelers.
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Oct 27, 2022 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Boo Bash
Join us for an evening of ghastly games and rides, spooktacular activities, lots of candy, prizes, a haunted walking trail along the playground and much, much more.
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Louisburg Cider Mill
Oct 28, 2022 - Oct 30, 2022
Costume Weekend at Louisburg Cider Mill Family Farm
Wear your Halloween costume for $2 off admission ticket to the Family Farm.
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JCPRD
Oct 28, 2022 5:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
JCPRD JamBOOree
Join us for a BOO-tastic family night in Heritage Park featuring Halloween-themed activities, thrills, chills, treats, and a feature movie presentation of “Monsters, Inc.” at sunset. This is a free event that encourages participants to make a don...
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Oct 28, 2022 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Kearney's Halloween Blast
Our annual Halloween Blast features a trunk or treat, costume contest, games, prizes, and lots of candy! The fun begins at 4 pm on Friday, October 28th in Lion's Park.
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Oct 28, 2022 5:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Downtown Grain Valley Spooktacular
Something BIG is brewing in Grain Valley! Join us for the 1st Annual Downtown Spooktacular (FREE EVENT). Witches, ghouls and other Halloween critters are invited to join us for candy collecting, photo opportunities, and more!
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Canva
Oct 28, 2022 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Spooktacular
Join Turner Recreation Commission for Spooktacular! Break out the costumes and enjoy Trick or Treating around the track at Swartz, hotdogs and more! Where: Swartz Field When: October 28, 2022, 6PM-8PM https://www.turnerrecreation.org/departmen...
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City of Lenexa
Oct 28, 2022 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday Night Sound Bites Costume Contest
Come in costume, gobble up grub and enjoy thrilling music at our Halloween-inspired Friday Night Sound Bites. Listen to local band Faded Stranger and try a bite from guest food truck KB's Smokehouse. Children’s costume contest at 6:45 p.m. Adult ...
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KC Crew
Oct 28, 2022 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Halloween Costume Party
Join us for an Exclusive Halloween Costume Party on October 28th at Parlor KC! Costumes, Live DJ, Games, Raffle, and the night of your life! BEST COSTUME PRIZE - Bring your spookiest or your sexiest costume to the party for a cha...
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Oct 29, 2022 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Boo at the Zoo
Celebrate Halloween with a not-so-scary, safe trick-or-treating experience. Bring the kiddos in their family-friendly costumes and join the fun. Trick-or-treat bags will be provided. Enjoy fun fall activities for the whole family, including a pin...
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Oct 29, 2022 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Halloween Party Ride at Kansas City Northern Miniature Railroad
Costume Contest 1 pm gifts by Kansas City Railroad, Spooky Skate 2-4 pm hosted by KC Parks Community Center, free admission for children in costume and goody bags for first 75.
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Louisburg Cider Mill
Oct 29, 2022 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Cider & Spider, Tricks & Treats at Louisburg Cider Mill Family Farm
A fun-filled event filled with trick or treating, games, and a costume contest
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Union Station KC
Oct 29, 2022 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Spookfest 2022
Science City at Union Station Kansas City invites you to celebrate our annual Spookfest. Featuring a night of educator-led activities, hands-on demonstrations, and a special laser Spooktacular Music Show. Show up dressed in your best costume to b...
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Oct 29, 2022 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Trick or Treat OFF the Street
Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm
Dress in your Halloween costume, collect candy, make crafts and experience life on an 1860s farm!
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Oct 29, 2022 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
BOO & BREW
Boo-gie at this live concert event with performances by Michael Jackson and Bruno Mars tribute band, JAM, with Thriller dances happening hourly. Spectacular aerial performances by KC Aerial Arts are a not-to-be-missed attraction.
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Oct 29, 2022 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Westbrooke's Great Pumpkin Derby
Spectators and Racers are invited to cheer on their favorite Pumpkin Race cars, enjoy a hot dog lunch, yard games, face painting, a moon bounce, and more!
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City of Shawnee Volunteer Photographer
Oct 29, 2022 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Historical Hauntings
Historical Hauntings is a real scream! Slither by Shawnee Town Museum on Saturday, October 29 from 6:00 pm-8:30 pm for a family-friendly evening of trick-or-treating, tractor hayrides, Farmstead house tours, photo ops, and costume contests with f...
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Oct 29, 2022 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Spooky Cosmic Bowling at Mission Bowl
Join us for a spooky cosmic bowling $20 a person 3 hours of bowling and shoes $100 gift certificate to our pro shop for the best Halloween costume
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Oct 29, 2022 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Pumpkin Palooza
Join us for Pumpkin Palooza on Saturday, October 29th 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm in Memorial Park. Get your costume and get ready for a night of fun outdoor games, music & a Trunk or Treat with local businesses and organizations! FREE for all ages!
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Blue Springs Parks and Recreation
Oct 29, 2022 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Spooky Springs
Spooky Springs is designed as the City of Blue Springs Annual Halloween Event. This growing family, community event encourages everyone to dress up and enjoy many of our vendors passing out candy, haunted trails, pumpkin painting, ghost & ghouls ...
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Oct 30, 2022 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Piff the Magic Dragon and Puddles Pity Party 'The Misery Loves Company' tour
These satin-adorned down-and-outers have been pals since meeting ages ago at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Now, they’re world-famous and traveling the world. Not bad for two “losers” from “America’s Got Talent.”
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Hope Chapel
Oct 30, 2022 noon - 2:00 p.m.
Fall Fest @ Hope Chapel
Fall. Food. Fun! Join us at our Olathe location on Sunday, October 30th, for our 10:30 gathering followed by a family-friendly fall party on our parking lot. There will be food trucks, games, inflatables, face painting, and, don't worry, we'l...
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Hope Chapel
Oct 30, 2022 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Trunk or Treat
Hope Chapel Legends is excited to host our annual Trunk or Treat at Giving Hope KC! Join us on Sunday night, October 30th, 5-7pm
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Oct 31, 2022 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
TRICK OR TREAT ~ Halloween Trail
The City of Greenwood, Greenwood High School, along with some area businesses and organizations will be giving back to the community by passing out candy on the “Halloween Trail”!
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Oct 31, 2022 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Scare-It Halloween : An Annual Historic Northeast Tradition
Scare-It Halloween has been providing a safe and fun event for children and families of Kansas City, MO since 1993.
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The Brookside Business Association
Oct 31, 2022 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Brookside Trick or Treat Street
Bring your little witches, ghosts, goblins, pirates, princesses and superheroes to the Brookside Shops Monday, October 31, 2022 from 4 to 6 pm for a fun evening of trick-or-treating. Brookside’s annual Trick-or-Treat Street event provides a great...
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adobe express
Oct 31, 2022 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Trunk or Treat
First Baptist Church of Shawnee
Trunk or Treat Monday, October 31 from 5-7 p.m. in our west parking lot. Join us for family fun and treats.
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Oct 28, 2022 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Haunted Heights
Drop off the ghouls and goblins with our climbing instructors any time during the event for a costume climb, candy, and all the haunted fun up in our party rooms!
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Amy Oleson
Oct 29, 2022 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Knox Trunk-n-Treat
Knox Church will be hosting our annual Trunk-N-Treat on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 5:30pm-7:30pm. Bring your kids to collect candy from all the wonderfully decorated trunks. This is one of our favorite events of the year! The event is free and din...
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Easterseals Midwest
Oct 29, 2022 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Trunk-or-Treat with Easterseals Midwest
1508 NW Vivion Road | Kansas City, MO 64118
The Individual Engagement Committee of Kansas City is hosting Trunk-or-Treat at 1508 NW Vivion Road, Kansas City, MO from 2 to 5 PM on October 29! Put on your costumes, grab your candy bucket, and join us for trick or treating in a sensory-friend...
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City of Shawnee/Canva
Oct 31, 2022 10:00 a.m. - noon
Spookfest
Join us at Pflumm-Bichelmeyer Park for Treats on the Trail! Children ages 5 and under are invited for this spooky good time. Wear your costumes and trick-or-treat along the trail for treats and goodies. Each child wanting to participate does need...
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