Halloween is coming up and there are lots of fun family-friendly events happening all over Maryland! Whether you’re looking for a chill movie in the park, or something bigger with more activities, here are the highlights to look out for:
1. Every Weekend: FrontFear Town’s Halloween Weekend (Berlin)
Frontier Town is putting on a great event with a costume contest for prizes, and a golf cart parade for a fun ride around the campground. There are also crafts and games that are sure to be fun for the whole family. They’re doing it every weekend in October, so definitely check it out!
2. 10/14: Spook-tacularly Wicked Cookie Platter Class (Ocean Pines)
Looking for something a bit more laid back? Take this spooky cookie making class! They provide all the tools, so you just show up and learn how to decorate cookies like a pro. The class is 13+ so nearly anyone can join, and it goes from 1-3pm.
3. 10/14: Thrills & Chills Halloween Fest (Hagerstown)
For the more festive crowd, you’ll love checking this event out! There’s a huge focus on family fun, with water duck races, cycle rides, a huge corn maze, and the opening band will be “The Little Mermen: NYC’s Premier Disney Cover Band”! There will also be a costume contest, along with local home made craft vendors, food trucks, distilleries (for the grown-ups), and more.
4. 10/14: Lil’ Pumpkins Festival (Germantown)
This one will be held at the BlackRock Center for the Arts and will run from 12pm – 4pm. It includes a bouncy house, trick-or-treating, lil’ pumpkin painting, costume parades, spooky dance parties, an Artisan’s Market, and a biergarten for the parents. We’ll cap off the evening with a free outdoor screening of the fun family film, Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween Movie around 6:30pm.
5. 10/19-10/22: OCtoberfest (Ocean City)
If you’re in the mood for something a bit more unique, check out OCtoberfest at Ocean City! They’ll have a big maze on the beach, a pumpkin race, drive in disguise, and trunk or treating! It’s 10am-5pm from 10/19-10/21, and then on the 22nd, it’s 10am-3pm.
6. 10/21: Halloween Movie Fest (Leonardtown)
This one goes from 4 pm—8:30 pm and you’ll be able to enjoy crafts, games, trunk-or-treating with area businesses, a Halloween costume contest and a family-friendly Halloween movie. This event is FREE and open to the public, but parking is limited.
7. 10/21: Casey’s Halloween Boo Bash (Gaithersburg)
Swing by in your costumes to enjoy spooky activities, trick or treating, crafts, photo opportunities, and a special musical and storytelling performance. This is the perfect, not so scary way to celebrate Halloween with little ones. It’s only an hour long, and there are two time slots to choose from (10-11am or 11-12pm), so you can join in on the fun and still have time for other stuff later in the day. Registration is $25 – click here to purchase!
8. 10/22: Halloween at the Harbor (Oxon Hill)
Here’s more family fun, but this time at National Harbor. It includes trick or treating, 1 free ride on the Capital Wheel, pumpkin carving contest, and they’ll be showing the movie, Hocus Pocus. They’ll also have a pet costume contest, which should be super cute!
9. 10/27: Halloween Spooktacular (Cockeysville)
This one is taking place at Stages Music Arts and includes trick or treating, demonstrations by The Science Guys of Baltimore, karaoke, food trucks, a movie, costume contest, and more. It’s from 5-9pm and tickets are $5.
10. 10/29: Halloween in Downtown Frederick
This free event in downtown Frederick should be really fun for Halloween as they’ll have trick-or-treating, Vintage VWs (some in costume), tarot card readings, and a free movie on the creek!