Get ready for Halloween sweets and treats with our list of special events to go trick or treating in Orlando! These are kid-friendly events that include trick or treating around town. What are you going to be for Halloween?

Please be sure to check with each venue, as times and dates may change.

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Listed in no particular order.
Please be sure to check with each venue, as times and dates may change.

TRICK OR TREATING

Trick or Treating

Gatorland

Gatorland’s Gators, Ghosts and Goblins, Spooky Fun For Everyone Is Back Weekends October 10 Through November 1

Come out in costume to Gators, Ghosts & Goblins, featuring Gatorland’s famous Social Distancing Skunk Ape, costumed characters,  multiple photo opportunities, a trick-or-treat trail from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and a spooky train ride!  Enjoy “undead” music and fun at Frank & Stein’s Octoberfest, as well as German beer and food for purchase!

And there’s even more, including a kids costume parade, a variety of specialty vendors, games, and giveaways.  And a chance each weekend to meet  personalities from School of Croc and Gatorland’s Vlog team!

All this fun and excitement is included with your regular park admission! 

Gatorland’s “Gators, Ghosts and Goblins takes place starting Saturday, October 10th,  and Sunday, October 11th, and continues on October 17th and 18th, 24th and 25th, Oct. 31st and Nov. 1st.

COSTUMES

Children and adults can wear family-friendly costumes if they like.  Nothing scary or gory, please – Bubba and Cooter are easily spooked.

Face masks are required per Orange County Executive Order #2020-23 regarding COVID 19, and must be visible at all times and not covered by costume masks.

Universal Studios & Islands of Adventure

This Fall Is Gonna Be Scary Good at Universal Studios & Islands of Adventure

Sept. 26-27 and Oct. 3-Nov. 1

It’s time to start screaming. With fiendish delight. Because you can still get your Universal fright fix this fall. And it’s included with your daytime admission to Universal Studios Florida and Universal’s Islands of Adventure. There are two heart-pounding haunted houses in Universal Studios—Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives and Revenge of the Tooth Fairy—so you can get your scream on. You can take your kids trick-or-treating in Islands of Adventure. Plus, you can all dress in costumes to get in the sinister spirit of the season.

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Boardwalk Bowl to host Halloween events!

Are you ready to get into the spooky spirit? Join Boardwalk Bowl in Orlando for Haunted Alley, a socially-distanced experience featuring a series of Halloween-themed events for all ages.

Kids Halloween Party

Kick off the holiday with Boardwalk Bowl’s Haunted Alley Kids Halloween Party from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31. The whole family can enjoy haunted bowling with Brunswick Sync’s Creature Feature, specialty themed mock-tails and costume and Covid mask contests. Prizes include Wild Florida Drive-Thru Safari Park admissions, Crayola Experience Orlando admissions and Boardwalk Bowl Arcade Cards.

Adult Halloween Party

Once the kids are tucked in bed, it’s the grown-ups turn to party! From 8 p.m. to midnight, Boardwalk Bowl’s Haunted Alley Adult Halloween Party is the perfect place for friends to gather and celebrate the spookiest night of the year. Enjoy live entertainment by DJ Cierra, indulge in creepy cocktails and enter the costume and Covid mask contests. The grand prize winner will win a two-night stay at Hilton Garden Inn – East UCF, a $260 value. Runners up prizes include Wild Florida Drive-Thru Safari Park admissions and Boardwalk Bowl gift certificates.
Guests are invited to capture all of the BOO-wl-tastic memories this month with the Share the Scare! Haunted Selfie Stations. Snap selfies in front of these fun Halloween-themed photo ops and use a free spooky Snapchat filter or Facebook frame to dress them up.
All events will adhere to state and local guidelines including capacity limitations, requiring masks, social-distancing and continued sanitization practices.

Fun Spot America's HUGE Halloween

Fun Spot’s HUGE Halloween

October 1st – November 1st

Orlando

  • Trick-or-Treating
    • Every Saturday in October (Oct 3, 10, 17, 24, 31) .
    • There will be 6 Candy Spot locations
    • Trick-or-treating will be from 4pm-7pm only.
    • Ages 12 and under can participate.
    • No costume masks, but face coverings required.
  • Seasonal food & drink
    • Frightfully delicious choices located throughout the park
    • Cotton Cobwebs (white cotton candy with a spider ring) and Candy corn Popcorn (candy corn and M&Ms)
  • The Real Escape Room – located in the old SkyCoaster area inside the SkyDiner
    • The Real Escape Room will be open Thursday October 1st – Sunday November 1st . This is a separate ticketed event that will be $15 per person.
    • Season Passholders will get to experience The Real Escape Room from Wednesday, September 30th through Sunday October 4th for a discounted price of $10.

Kissimmee

  • Trick-or-Treating
    • Every Saturday in October (Oct 3, 10, 17, 24, 31) .
    • There will be 6 Candy Spot locations
    • Trick-or-treating will be from 4pm-7pm only.
    • Ages 12 and under can participate.
    • No costume masks, but face coverings required.
  • Seasonal food & drink
    • Frightfully delicious choices different than Orlando located throughout the park
    • Cotton Cobwebs (green & purple cotton candy with a spider ring)

Legoland's Brick or Treat

Brick or Treat at Legoland!

This October experience the spooky, kooky fun of one of the only kid-friendly Halloween Events in Central Florida! Enjoy neighborhood-style Trick or Treating with plenty of spooktacular sweets plus seasonal shows and exclusive creepy-cool LEGO characters in the ultimate kids Halloween celebration– all included with regular day admission.

Trick or Treat

Our neighborhood- style Trick or treat will open from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. and will be available for contactless candy distribution throughout the park in the following areas:

  • Rockin Roadie Treats- Near Pepper N Roni’s
  • Ghoulish Graveyard Sweets- Fun Town near Pizza and Pasta
  • Happy Harvest Candy Patch- DUPLO Valley
  • Critter Candy -LEGO Kingdoms
  • Cauldron of Candy- Near LEGO City Burger Kitchen
  • Shipwreck Treats- Pirates’ Cove

Walt Disney World

We have made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, however there’s still HALLOWEEN FUN FOR EVERYONE, ENCHANTING ENTERTAINMENT, CANDY, COSTUMES & CHARACTERS, GHOULISHLY GOOD EATS, and more!

Trick-or-Treat Throughout the Park

Get your fill of Halloween sweets and snacks as you gather up goodies from land to land.

Allergy-Friendly Fun
If you have a food allergy, please see a Cast Member to pick up a teal-colored treat bag. When you trick-or-treat with your teal bag, you’ll receive a teal token at our treat stations. Later on, you can redeem these teal tokens at our Allergy-Friendly Centers for your special treats!

SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular

SeaWorld’s Family Halloween Fun in Orlando

Have no fear. Halloween’s still here! Get the costumes ready for the kids and kids at heart, because SeaWorld’s Spooktacular is back with all-new safety procedures. The trick-or-treat trail is stocked with candy and adventure. Kids can enjoy not-so-spooky fun with their Sesame Street friends and join them for a special Halloween breakfast! The park is alive with amazing animals and thrilling coasters. It’s a tricky year for Halloween. Treat your family to fall at SeaWorld. SeaWorld Spooktacular is on Saturdays and Sundays, through November 1, and is included in park admission.

Your safety is important to us

SeaWorld is committed to the health and safety of our guests, employees, and the animals in our care. We have worked diligently with state and local health officials, outside consultants and attraction industry leaders to enhance our already strict health, safety and cleanliness standards. These protocols and guidelines will be modified based on evolving industry standards and methodologies, public health and governmental directives, and advancing scientific knowledge on the transmissibility of COVID-19.

Central Florida Zoo’s Zoo Boo Bash

Central Florida Zoo’s Zoo Boo Bash

Ghosts, goblins, and ghouls of all kinds will gear up to celebrate Halloween safely at the fan-favorite Zoo Boo Bash.

This year, the event will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on October 17-18 and October 24-25.

Zoo Boo Bash is the perfect way for children and families to safely show off those Halloween costumes and trick-or-treat, while enjoying the fun of the Zoo.

The Zoo will have plenty of not-so-scary decorations and activities, including trick-or-treat stations in a designated area to ensure social distancing.

Costumes are encouraged for all guests and face masks or coverings are required for guests over the age of 13—an easy requirement for many costumes!

All activities are included with Zoo admission; annual pass holders should note this is a blackout date. Special discounted event admission for annual pass holders will be $5 per individual named on their valid annual pass card.

MORE FALL GUIDES!

From pumpkin patches, mazes and farms, trick or treating and Oktoberfest, this will be your BEST resource for all things Fall and Halloween! Did we miss an event? Let us know by emailing [email protected].

Please be sure to check with each venue, as times and dates may change.

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2 COMMENTS

  1. Great article! Just a quick update: Mickey s not so scary is not included with park admission. It is a separate ticketed event.

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