Pumpkin patches. Trick-or-treating. Halloween events in greater Palm Beach offer lots of fun for youngsters, grown-ups & furry friends.
Some events are free. Happy Halloween!
Halloween Events in Palm Beach County

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Fountain Fun
Dancing water. Dancing lights. Music.
When: 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. Thursdays – Sundays in October, free
Where: Centennial Fountain FrankenFountain Halloween display, 100 N. Clematis Street, West Palm Beach 33401, 561- 822-1515
Fright Nights Attraction @ South Florida Fairgrounds, West Palm
Weekends in October, haunted house fun, rides & entertainment at South Florida Fairgrounds, 9067 Southern Blvd, West Palm Beach 33411, website
Fees for attractions, rides & parking apply.
Bryant Park, Lake Worth
Halloween fun 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. October 29 @ Bryant Park
- Trunk or Treat
- “Scoob!”movie
- Pet costume contests
- children's costume contests
- rock wall
- bounce house
Information online
Boynton Beach Haunted Pirate Fest
Entry is free for Boynton Beach Haunted Pirate Fest & Mermaid Splash 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. October 30 & October 31 features live entertainment, vendors & fun activities. Dressing up as pirates, superheros, ninjas or whomever or whatever you like is encouraged.
Festivities are at 100 East Ocean Avenue, Boynton Beach 33435, website

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Boca Pumpkin Patch Festival
October 30-31 Boca Pumpkin Patch Festival, includes pumpkins, rides, food vendors at Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton 33432, Entry is $25. Taxes & fees are additional, free for infants & toddlers, website
West Palm Beach GreenMarket with Pet Costume Contest
Registration for costume contest is 9 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. October 30, event @ 11 a.m., 100 N. Clematis, West Palm Beach, donations recommended, information online or 561-822-1515
Halloween @ Delray Beach Market
Events October 30 & 31 include Trick or Treating, face painting for kids & balloon art
Costume contests
5 p.m. October 30 & October 31 for kids
9 p.m. October 30 for adults
Delray Market, 33 SE 3rd Avenue, Delray Beach, 561-562-7000
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Parade, Trick or Treating On The Avenue & Kidsfest, Delray
Festivities on October 23
- 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Trick-or-Treating with participating shops on Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach, from East Fifth Avenue
- 1 p.m. Halloween parade. Wear your costume & join in. Line up on Atlantic Avenue at NE 5th Avenue. Free ice cream from Rotary Club of Delray Beach upon entering
- KidsFest 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. Delray Beach Tennis Center, 201 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. Event includes food, vendors, arts and crafts, entertainment
Information, website or 561-243-1077
Boo Bash
1 p.m. – 5 p.m. October 24, Hilton Palm Beach Airport West, 150 Australian Ave., West Palm Beach, includes trick-or-treating with vendors & other fun for youngsters, $10 per person, or $33.46 for family of up to 6, information online
Halloween, Gumbo Limbo nature center
Event includes outdoor games & crafts for youngsters ages 2-6, with adult. Costumes encouraged. No swords or pointy props please.
Prior registration is required via Webtrac. Fee is $10 per youngster for residents & members or $13 for non-residents.
Events are 4:30 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. October 24, Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
1801 North Ocean Boulevard
Boca Raton 33432, 561-544-8605, website
Clematis by Fright
West Palm Beach Waterfront, 100 N. Clematis Street, West Palm Beach, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. October 28, free entry, website
Fun includes
- Trunk or Treat
- live entertainment featuring The Spazmatics performing favorites from the 80s
- hayrides
- live music
- ‘ghoulish game' zone for youngsters
- costume contests with registration @ 6 p.m., events include 7 p.m. for youngsters & families; adults & pets @ 8 p.m.