# Halloween Story Hour at Nature Coast Botanical Gardens — Spring Hill > Event for families in the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater area (FL). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Sat, Oct 31 · 10:30 AM - Where: Nature Coast Botanical Gardens (The Reading Garden), 1489 Parker Ave, Spring Hill, FL 34606 - Ages: Kids and their families - Price: Check official pricing - Status: Ended (last date Sat, Oct 31). - Organizer: Nature Coast Botanical Gardens - Official page: https://www.facebook.com/naturecoastgardensspringhillfl - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/tampa/activities/halloween-story-hour-at-nature-coast-botanical-gardens-spring-hill--listing-d978f0dc94cb8f080b75adf4 ## About Nature Coast Botanical Gardens in Spring Hill brings back its Halloween Story Hour on Saturday, October 31, at 10:30 a.m. The story hour takes place in the Reading Garden, an area filled with kid-friendly statues that families reach by following the pathway around the gardens. 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