North Texas Venues Activate 200 Halloween Events

North Texas businesses have scheduled more than 200 distinct Halloween activities across the region. These events span six cities and include free community parades, paid cocktail pop-ups, and family-oriented festivals. The calendar fills the days between Oct. 24 and Nov. 1.

In The Colony, Stewart Creek Park hosts Family Fright Fest on Saturday. The free afternoon features hayrides, games, and trick-or-treating at booths. Truck Yard runs its annual Halloween party the same day at all six Dallas-Fort Worth locations. This includes the new Richardson outpost. The menu lists limited-time spooky drinks, costume contests, and fortune tellers. Grandscape offers Emo Night Brooklyn on Thursday. This DJ-led dance party plays emo and pop-punk tracks. A family Trick or Treat Extravaganza follows on Halloween evening.

Frisco venues host three major Saturday events. Halloween Par-Tee at the PGA District provides pumpkin putting on The Dance Floor. Participants collect treats from decorated golf carts. They also access carnival games and face painting. Heritage Halloween at the Frisco Heritage Center decorates historic buildings. Attendees engage in hands-on crafts, games, and a friendly fortune teller session. Trick or Treat the Square at Frisco Square runs from 1 to 4 p.m. This event includes carnival games, inflatables, and horse-drawn wagon rides. Costumed children collect treats from businesses along Coleman Boulevard.

Omni PGA Frisco Resort & Spa hosts the Spookeasy pop-up inside Lounge by Topgolf. It pours themed cocktails through Nov. 1. The menu includes the Blue Diablo Margarita and Pumpkin Spice White Russian. The Star’s Little Stars Halloween event returns to Tostitos Championship Plaza on Wednesday. This free morning targets children ages five and under. Decorated strollers enter a drawing for Nuna treats.

Plano venues activate the Downtown Plano Arts District and Haggard Park on Saturday. Rest in Plano Fest offers carnival rides, live performances, and creepy characters. Fillmore Pub sells themed cocktails and mocktails. Legacy Hall hosts a free Trick-or-Treatery Halloween Parade on Tuesday. The event opens with a screening of Hotel Transylvania. It continues with trick-or-treating and a costume parade for kids and pets.

McKinney businesses offer multiple options through the weekend. The Yard’s Halloween Haunt runs through Oct. 31. The restaurant features spiderwebs, pumpkins, and a seasonal menu. The Bobbing for Apples Old Fashioned and the S’mortuary are signature drinks. The S’mortuary benefits Cody’s Friends Dog Rescue. The Stix Icehouse holds a free Trunk or Treat with Macaroni Kid on Thursday. This takes place across its 14-acre property. Adults can try the Fridged Witch frozen green apple cocktail. Kids sip the nonalcoholic Slimy Slushy topped with gummy worms. The Spooktacular Brews and Boos Walk runs on Halloween. Costumed guests receive a signature taster cup and map. They visit more than 20 beverage stops in Historic Downtown McKinney.

Fort Worth Zoo runs Boo at the Zoo from Friday through Sunday. Admission covers six treat coupons per ticket or membership. It also includes a pumpkin patch, strolling characters, keeper chats, and a train ride. Klyde Warren Park in Dallas holds its sixth-annual Trick-or-Treating in the Park on Saturday. This free event adds children’s book giveaways from Book Drive for Kids. It features an outdoor screening of Toy Story 5. Downtown Celina hosts the Beware! of the Square festival on Saturday. This includes a haunted manor, a kids’ zone, Cirque sideshows, and a pumpkin decorating contest. More than 60 market vendors participate. The Grapevine Vintage Railroad runs the Witches’ Brew Train on Oct. 30 and 31. This two-hour round-trip excursion uses vintage 1920s coaches. It features Texas craft beer and spooky entertainment. Costumes are encouraged.