Pumpkin Patch Express
Unleash the kids in a Pumpkin Patch full of games, hayrides and spooky tunes. Trick-or-treating on a “Trick or Treat Street” and pick out a pumpkin for jack-o-lantern creating every Saturday in October. www.texasstaterailroad.net/events/pumpkin-patch
Texas State Railroad, Rusk depot to the Maydelle Turntable.
535 Park Rd 76, Rusk, TX 75785
October 5, 12, 19, and 26
Pumpkin Patch opens 9:00am. Trains depart at 10:00am, 1:00pm, 4:00pm
All ages, $10+
Zoo Boo
Dress up in your spookiest costume and get ready to trick-or-treat, learn about bats, paint pumpkins, and play carnival games. www.houstonzoo.org
Houston Zoo
Every Friday, Saturday, Sunday until October 28
All ages, $22.95+
Boo on the Boardwalk
Stroll to the dark side at the Dungeon of Doom Haunted House or the Little Boo Haunted Fun House. Attractions include pumpkin decorating, live entertainment, and costume contests. www.kemahboardwalk.com
Kemah Boardwalk
Fri.-Sun. throughout October. All ages
Katy Rice Harvest Festival
Family fun with live entertainment and music, craft and food booths, a carnival and more. www.katyricefestival.com
October 11-13
Downtown Historic Katy, 910 Avenue C, Katy.
All ages, $5 on Saturday and Sunday, children have free admission
31st Annual St. Andrew’s Craft Fair and Pumpkin Patch
Get a jump start on holiday shopping with local vendors and artisans. Don’t forget to stop by the pumpkin patch. www.pumpkinchurch.com/2019-craft-fair.html
All Ages, October 11-12
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 2535 East Broadway, Pearland
Zomball in Tomball
Tomball’s annual Halloween-style event for families. Giant trunk-or-treat and entertainment, activities and a movie at dusk. Come in costume! www.tomballtx.gov
Tomball’s Historic 1907 Railroad Depot
October 12, 5-9pm. All ages. FREE
Orbis Festivalis
This festival is packed full of fun for family and friends. There will be live music, a pumpkin patch, a petting zoo plus, games and rides for everyone! www.stcsfestival.org
St-Theresa Catholic School Campus, Sugarland
October 12-13, All ages
2019 KBR Kids Day
Activity stations will include numerous hands-on activities from over 20 Houston partners, local entertainment and performers, Dia de los Muertos face painters, balloon artists, a rock climbing wall, and so much more! Costumes encouraged!
Guadalupe Plaza Park
October 12, 11am-3pm. All ages. FREE
Freight Train Food Truck Festival
The annual Freight Train Food Truck Festival in Tomball is 20 rolling kitchens with a wide variety of food options from some of the top food trucks in southeast Texas. Live music from Folk Family Revival and the Mambo Jazz Kings. Vendors, kids zone, wine and beer garten and more. www.tomballtx.gov
Tomball’s Historic 1907 Railroad Depot
October 19, 11am-5pm. All ages. FREE
Nature Discovery Center’s Pumpkin Patch & Fall Festival
Pick out the perfect pumpkin, take a ride in a horse and buggy, or bounce, spin and climb your way through the attractions. www.naturediscoverycenter.org/event/pumpkin-patch
October 19-20, Russ Pitman Park
All ages
ARToberFest in Galveston
Peruse an open-air gallery bursting with color and culture from all over the United States. Enjoy live music performances, artist demonstrations and a local island farmers market. www.artoberfest.com
October 19-20. All ages. $5 adult, children’s admission is free
Halloween at the Y Presented by Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands
Family Fun featuring trunk or treat stops, carnival type games, concessions and much more. www.ymcahouston.org/smc-shadowbend
YMCA at Shadowbend, The Woodlands
October 19, 3-5pm
All ages, free with a non-perishable donation for the local food pantry
Scarecrow Fest at Cross Creek Ranch
Bring family and friends to enjoy the festivities, hay- rides and the scarecrow contest. www.crosscreektexas.com/scarecrowfest
6450 Cross Creek Bend Lane, Fulshear
October 20, 1-6pm. All ages
The Great Pumpkin Hunt
Come dressed in your Halloween best and hunt for toys, candy, & prize filled pumpkins! www.bellairetx.gov/901/The-Great-Pumpkin-Hunt
Bellaire Great Lawn, 7008 S. Rice Ave.
October 24, 4-5:30pm. Age: 10 and under
Clear Lake City Rec Center’s Pumpkin Palooza
Join the scavenger hunt and collect all the pumpkins for a special prize! www.clcca.org
October 25, 6-9pm All ages. FREE
Tomball Bluegrass Festival
Scheduled to perform are the Lone Star Bluegrass Band, The Coleman Brothers, and Travers Chandler and Avery County. Food, vendors, kids zone and more. A “Shade Tree Jam” for pickers to sit back and perform with other musicians, too. www.tomballtx.gov
Tomball’s Historic 1907 Railroad Depot
October 26, Gates open at 11am
All ages. FREE
PumpkinFest
Bring family and friends for a chili cook-off with a bounce house for the kids and a bake sale. www.discoverspringtexas.com
Faith United Methodist, 2403 Rayford Road, Spring
October 26, 9am-4pm. Chili cook-off from 11am-2pm
All ages
Market Street Pumpkin Patch (The Woodlands)
Pick of the patch to carve the family jack-o-lantern or capture an adorable photo. www.shopatmarketstreet.com
October 26, 10am-9pm
All ages
3rd Annual ARTumn Fest at CityCentre
Stop by to enjoy this art festival for live music, family fun, and a variety of artistic vendors. citycentrehouston.com
City Centre
October 26-27, All ages
Halloween Kids Fest
Have a spook-tacular time! Families can enjoy pumpkin picking and fall-themed activities. www.aquariumrestaurants.com
Downtown Aquarium
October 26-27, All ages
Spooky Saturday Halloween Party
Pumpkin decorating, costume parade, pumpkin patch, and of course trick or treating. www.thewoodlandsmall.com
The Woodlands Mall
October 26, Noon-2pm. Ages: 4 – 12
Cochran’s Crossing Fall Festival
Bring the kids for free, family friendly fun at the Fall Festival at Shadowbend Park! www.hellowoodlands.com/calendar
Shadowbend Park, 4192 Lake Woodlands Dr, The Woodlands
October 27, 1-4pm. All ages
BooFest
Join the Festivities and savor candy at every booth, enjoy 2 bobbing for apples tubs, a mini pumpkin patch, bouncy house, shopping and music and a costume contest. www.facebook.com/events/854405474734289
Kingwood Town Center Park, 8 N. main St. Kingwood Dr.
October 27, 4-9pm. All ages
Tomball Depot Day
A National Model Railroad Month Event. Three scales of model railways, memorabilia and artifacts, railroad art, music and more. At Tomball’s Depot Museum. www.tomballtx.gov
Tomball’s Historic 1907 Railroad Depot
Doors open at 11am
November 9, All ages. FREE
Tomball Christmas Tree Lighting
Kick-off the holiday season at the lighting of Tomball’s Christmas tree at Depot Plaza. Live music, sweet snacks and hot chocolate, activities, Santa and Mrs. Claus along with their elf buddy. www.tomballtx.gov
Tomball’s Historic 1907 Railroad Depot
November 22, 6:30-9pm
All ages. FREE
