Austin family events
Family-friendly events across the Austin metro: fall festivals, pumpkin patches, concerts, and museum days.
Fri, Oct 16 to Sun, Oct 18
Fri, Oct 23 to Sun, Oct 25
Saturday, October 31
9am to 7pm, through Nov 1
CreedmoorVisit the farm in Creedmoor for animals, a hay maze, hay ride, tractor tire playground, and rubber duck races, plus the pumpkin patch.
10amFree
Walnut Creek Metropolitan ParkAustin Parks Foundation's free Art in the Park pop-up brings guided art activities for kids to Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park.
10am to 3pm
Pins & Wheels At PlaylandPins & Wheels opens its whole skating rink, arcade, bowling lanes, and karaoke rooms for a kids Halloween party with trick-or-treating, a costume contest, and face painting; advance tickets required.
10am to 7pm, through Oct 31$12
Round RockRound Rock's fall festival at Old Settlers Park: bounce houses, corn pit, barrel train, yard games, and pumpkin patch. $10 before Oct 2, $12 after.
10am to 7pm, through Nov 1$20
KyleSix-weekend fall festival on a shady 15-acre farmstead south of Austin: pumpkins, games, Wild Things Zoofari animal shows, free petting zoo, School of Rock instrument try-outs, and a Saturday Colored Smoke Show. Kids 5 and under free; parking free.
10am to 5pm, through Nov 1Free
ElginFree-admission pumpkin hunt in Elgin: ride a wagon into rows of Fraser firs where pie pumpkins hide in the branches, then decorate your pumpkin at the pavilion. Pumpkin launcher, train ride, zip line, and mazes $3.50 per activity.
10am to 5pm, through Nov 1$10
ManorFall festival at the 100-acre Crowe's Nest Farm animal rescue sanctuary in Manor: 250-plus rescue animals, raptor and reptile shows, cow-milking demos, hayride and barrel-train ride, pumpkin patch, and live Austin music. Starts at $10 adults, $8 kids 2-12.
10am to 9pm, through Nov 1$15
Texas Pumpkin FestLeander's pumpkin festival packs in a pumpkin patch, corn maze, hayrides, a petting zoo, and live music across four October weekends.
11am$15
Long CenterThe Austin Symphony's Halloween children's concert invites costumed kids to hear spooky classical favorites in a relaxed family setting at the Long Center.
11am to 2pmFree
Hill Country GalleriaCostumed kids collect treats from Hill Country Galleria retailers along Hill Country Boulevard; pick up a pumpkin bag at the Central Plaza while supplies last.
11am to 7pm, through Nov 1
DriftwoodThree weeks of family-friendly fall fun at Vista Brewing (Wednesdays through Sundays): photo ops, hay maze and hay mountain, pumpkin patch, farm animal experiences, petting zoo, artisan market, and food and drinks.
4 to 7pm
Q2 StadiumQ2 Stadium's parking lots fill with decorated trunks and food trucks for a big Halloween truck-or-treat night.
4 to 6pm
IKEA Round RockIKEA Round Rock's Swedish Restaurant hosts a Halloween party for kids with costumes, games, and treats.
All day, through Nov 1
ManchacaPumpkin patch plus exotic-animal encounters at Indian Springs Ranch: buffalo, camels, yak, alpacas, and Texas longhorns, with a giant spider web, corn pit, weekend jumping pillow, face painting, and food and craft vendors. $12 Thu-Fri, $17 Sat-Sun; free under 2.
6 to 9:30pm, through Oct 31
AustinWalk through thousands of carved and illuminated pumpkins arranged into glowing art scenes at Pioneer Farms, a family-friendly nighttime tradition.
9am to 6pm, through Nov 8
GeorgetownFull day of fall fun at Sweet Eats Adventure Farm in Georgetown: pumpkin patch and pumpkin house photo spots, apple cannons, big bounce pad, tire mountain slides, and petting and feeding farm animals.
All day, through Dec 31
AustinImmersive fort-building exhibition at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center where kids build and explore imaginative forts along the garden trails, included with garden admission.
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