Boston–Cambridge–Newton · October 1 – November 1, 2026
Halloween events for kids in Boston
Halloween beyond your own block. This page collects every event and program in our Boston listings whose title names Halloween, trick-or-treating, pumpkins, costumes, ghosts or the like, dated between October 1 and November 1. 51 are still ahead. Each one opens its listing page, which links to the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. Dates are in Eastern Time.
This weekTue, Oct 13 – Thu, Oct 15
This weekendFri, Oct 16 – Sun, Oct 18
- Fri, Oct 16 · 3:30 PMScience Squad: Spooky Slime (October session)
- Fri, Oct 16 · 5:00 PMGhosts on the Banke at Strawbery Banke Museum
- Sat, Oct 17 · 10:00 AMBoo in the Barnyard at Weir River Farm
- Sat, Oct 17 · 10:00 AMPumpkin Carving (Friends of the Lower Mills Branch)
- Sat, Oct 17 · 10:00 AMSweet Halloween at Cider Hill Farm
- Sat, Oct 17 · 10:00 AMTrick-or-Treat Hayrides at Marini Farm
- Sat, Oct 17 · 11:00 AMHalloween Costumes for Stuffies (West Branch)
- Sat, Oct 17 · 11:00 AMPumpkin Fest at Boston Nature Center
- Sat, Oct 17 · 11:00 AMWitch Hats on the Wharf (Salem 400th anniversary photo)
- Sat, Oct 17 · 3:30 PMHalloween Hoot and Howl at Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary
- Sun, Oct 18 · 3:00 PMForestdale Halloween (Malden)
Next weekMon, Oct 19 – Sun, Oct 25
- Mon, Oct 19 · 6:00 PMFamily Costume Maker Night (ages 5+)
- Tue, Oct 20 · 4:00 PMHalloween Magic with Bonaparte the Magician
- Thu, Oct 22 · 5:30 PMTrunk or Treat at the Ingram Senior Center (Salem, NH)
- Fri, Oct 23 · 4:00 PMDowntown Trick or Treat 2026 (Newburyport)
- Fri, Oct 23 · 5:15 PMMoose Hill's Halloween Prowl
- Fri, Oct 23 · 6:00 PMBeyond Spooky: Discover Why Bats Are Cool and Important
- Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AMHalloween STEM Saturday
- Sat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PMHallow-Marini Party at Marini Farm
- Sat, Oct 24 · 6:00 PMHaunted Woods at Pine Banks Park (Malden)
- Sun, Oct 25 · 10:00 AMHalloween in the Morning Mist at deCordova
- Sun, Oct 25 · 1:30 PMTrunk or Treat at the Bike Kitchen (Malden)
Later in OctoberMon, Oct 26 – Thu, Oct 29
- Mon, Oct 26 · 6:00 PMTeen Halloween Party
- Tue, Oct 27 · 9:00 AMNot-So-Spooky Spectacular at the Children's Museum of New Hampshire
- Tue, Oct 27 · 10:30 AMMonster Mash (Halloween dance party)
- Thu, Oct 29 · 11:00 AMHalloween Puppet Show with Tom Knight
- Thu, Oct 29 · 1:30 PMEarly Release: Pumpkin Palooza (Grades K-8)
- Thu, Oct 29 · 7:00 PMSpooky Stories Around the Campfire (West Branch)
Halloween weekendFri, Oct 30 – Sun, Nov 1
- Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AMHalloween Hullabaloo at Discovery Museum
- Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AMMonster Mash Dance Party (ages 0-5)
- Fri, Oct 30 · 10:30 AMBitty Boo Bash (Coolidge Corner)
- Fri, Oct 30 · 10:30 AMHalloween Storytime (Wellesley Main Library)
- Fri, Oct 30 · 3:00 PM22nd Annual Halloween Trick or Treat on the Plaza (Malden)
- Fri, Oct 30 · 4:00 PMCitywide Trick-or-Treat (Rochester, NH)
- Fri, Oct 30 · 5:00 PMSensory-Friendly Halloween (Especially for Me) at Discovery Museum
- Fri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PMKids' Night Out: Spooky Snake Tote Bags (Grades K-8)
- Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AMFamily Dance with The Suite Studio (Halloween edition)
- Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AMFamily Halloween Party & Pumpkin Stroll at Boston Public Market
- Sat, Oct 31 · 10:30 AMHalloween Parade & Costume Contest (Exeter, NH)
- Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AMBoo in the Barnyard at Powisset Farm
- Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AMHalloween Planetarium Shows (Oct 31)
- Sat, Oct 31 · 12:00 PMMaplewood Halloween Festival at Trafton Park (Malden)
- Sat, Oct 31 · 12:00 PMSalem Halloween Night 2026: downtown live music and 400-drone finale
- Sat, Oct 31 · 12:00 PMWicked Plants: A Botanical Halloween at the Arnold Arboretum
- Sat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PMHalloween Party and Parade (Connolly Branch)
- Sat, Oct 31 · 3:00 PMHalloween Costume Parade & Dance Party at Central