Halloween events in Fort Lauderdale 2026

Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. This page is updated each year at the same address. Dates and times come from each organizer’s own page, linked below. Questions about city events: 954-828-8000.

Looking for trick-or-treat hours on Halloween night? See our trick-or-treat hours guide. Pumpkin patches and fall festivals are in our fall festivals and pumpkin patches guide.

Halloween is Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. The season at a glance:

Who to call

• City events (LauderBOO, Pumpkins and Palm Trees): City of Fort Lauderdale, 954-828-8000
• Police, non-emergency: Fort Lauderdale Police Department, 954-764-4357
• Emergency: 911

City events in Fort Lauderdale

LauderBOO, Saturday, Oct. 24, 1 to 4 p.m. The city’s free Halloween festival at Snyder Park, 3299 SW 4th Ave., has trick-or-treat stations and carnival games around the park, plus crafts, bounce houses, candy, contests and prizes, music and the Native Village animal exhibit. Details are on the city’s LauderBOO page.

Pumpkins and Palm Trees, Saturday, Oct. 24, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A free fall festival at Las Olas Oceanside Park, 3000 E. Las Olas Blvd., with a pumpkin patch, live music, market vendors, kids’ crafts and photo stations. The city invites families, and pets, to come in costume. See the city’s event page.

Two neighborhood parks, Croissant Park and Riverland Park, hold their own afternoon events the same day; times are in our trick-or-treat guide.

Riverwalk Fall Festival, Saturday, Oct. 17, noon to 4 p.m. Pumpkin painting, themed games and food trucks at Esplanade Park on the New River. Details are in our fall festivals guide.

Halloween Family Fun Day at Bonnet House, Saturday, Oct. 31, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The historic estate at 900 N. Birch Road, between the Intracoastal and the beach, holds a family Halloween day with a Trick-or-Treat Trail run with the Fort Lauderdale Garden Club, a costume runway for pets, adults and children with prizes, a live DJ, a photo booth and food trucks. Pets are welcome. Tickets are sold for adults and ages 6 to 17; children 5 and under are free. Details: Halloween Fest at Bonnet House.

Haunted houses

Nightmare Village at Xtreme Action Park, Oct. 2 to Nov. 1. Three haunted houses inside Xtreme Action Park, 5300 N. Powerline Road. The park lists its 2026 dates as Oct. 2-18, Oct. 23-25 and Oct. 29-31, with a Day of the Dead night on Sunday, Nov. 1. Tickets are sold online, and the price rises closer to Halloween. The park says the haunts are not recommended for children under 13, every guest signs a waiver, minors need a signed parental waiver and must be with an adult, and refunds are not given. Schedule and tickets: Nightmare Village.

No ghost tours at Stranahan House. The Historic Stranahan House Museum, the city’s oldest surviving home, says on its ghost tours page that it no longer offers ghost tours and will not bring them back. Its regular daytime tours continue.

Street parties for adults

Hollyweird Halloween, Saturday, Oct. 24, 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. A free street festival on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, south of Fort Lauderdale, with live music stages, drink specials from the bars and restaurants on the strip, and adult and kids’ costume contests. The organizer says the prize pool is more than $10,000. The adult costume stage is on Hollywood Boulevard about halfway between 19th and 20th avenues. Details: Hollyweird Festival.

Wicked Manors, Saturday, Oct. 31, 6 to 11 p.m. Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors, about a mile north of downtown Fort Lauderdale, closes to traffic from NE 21st Court to N. Dixie Highway for the Halloween street festival, held since 2007. It is produced by The Pride Center at Equality Park with the City of Wilton Manors, and proceeds support the center. Wicked Manors is ticketed and cashless, with no cash taken at the entry points or street bars, and it runs rain or shine with no refunds. Tickets and the code of conduct: Wicked Manors.

Trunk-or-treats

We have not confirmed a 2026 trunk-or-treat in Fort Lauderdale from an organizer’s own page. We list each one once the church, school or group publishes a date, time and address. Holding one? Send the details through our contact page.

Getting around on Halloween weekend

• Halloween is on a Saturday this year, so the street parties and trick-or-treating fall on the same night.
• Wicked Manors closes Wilton Drive for the evening of Oct. 31; plan another route north through Wilton Manors.
• Drivers: watch for children crossing mid-block and between parked cars after dark.

Also this season

• Trick-or-treat hours
• Fall festivals and pumpkin patches
• Things to do this month
• Thanksgiving in Fort Lauderdale

Frequently asked questions

What Halloween events does the City of Fort Lauderdale hold in 2026?

The city holds LauderBOO from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at Snyder Park, and Pumpkins and Palm Trees from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. the same day at Las Olas Oceanside Park. Both are free.

When is Wicked Manors 2026?

Wicked Manors is 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, on Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors, from NE 21st Court to N. Dixie Highway. It is ticketed, cashless and rain or shine.

Is there a haunted house in Fort Lauderdale?

Nightmare Village, three haunted houses at Xtreme Action Park, 5300 N. Powerline Road, runs on set dates from Oct. 2 to Nov. 1, 2026. It is not recommended for children under 13.

When is Hollyweird Halloween 2026?

Hollyweird is 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood. Admission is free, with adult and kids’ costume contests.

What day is Halloween in 2026?

Halloween falls on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. The city’s own Halloween events are a week earlier, on Saturday, Oct. 24.