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Family-friendly events across the Austin metro: fall festivals, pumpkin patches, concerts, and museum days.

Next 4 weekends

Fri, Oct 16 to Sun, Oct 18

Friday evening
Saturday10aFloating Pumpkin Patch at Robin Bledsoe Pool10aKyle Founders' Day Parade12pHairy Man Festival
Sunday10aBlanton All Day: A Very Haas Halloween2pThe Very 'Rary 2026

Fri, Oct 23 to Sun, Oct 25

Friday evening5pSpooktacular at the Bullock Museum
SaturdayAustin Central Library Centennial PartyElgin Hogeye Festival10aCenter Street Trick-or-Treat in Kyle12pViva La Vida Fest1pRound Rock Diwali Festival4pAdaptive and Inclusive Trunk or Treat1 more3 more
Sunday8:45aHalloween Hustle at Lakeline Park10aFrightlandia11aStrawFest11aHalloween Carnival at the Neill-Cochran House Museum

Fri, Oct 30 to Sun, Nov 1

Friday evening
Saturday10aArt in the Park: Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park10aKids Halloween Party at Pins & Wheels11aAustin Symphony Halloween Children's Concert11aTrick or Treat at Hill Country Galleria4pTruck-Or-Treat at Q2 Stadium4pHalloween Party at IKEA Round Rock2 more
Sunday1pESB-MACC Dia de los Muertos1pDia de los Huesos (Day of the Bones)4pDia de los Muertos at Waterloo Park5pFort Night

Fri, Nov 6 to Sun, Nov 8

Friday evening
Saturday9aAustin Veterans Parade9aMorning Glories: Diwali11aSat SunThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Sensory-Friendly and ASL Performances at ZACH12pSat SunAustin Celtic Festival
Sunday11aFamily Day: Seeds of Change

Saturday

Sat SunIndian Springs Ranch Pumpkin Patch9aSat SunMama Mary's Farm and Pumpkin Patch10aSat SunEvergreen Farms Pumpkin Hunt10aSat SunFall Family Fun Days at Crowe's Nest Farm10aSat SunRound Rock Pumpkin Festival and Pumpkin Patch
all 910aSat SunTexas Pumpkin Fest10aSat SunUhland Fall Fest2pSat SunA Charlie Brown Christmas at the Kleberg (ZACH Theatre)5:45pBoo at the Zoo

Sunday

10aFree First Sunday at the Bullock Museum11aJudy Moody & Stink: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt1pH-E-B Free Fourth Sunday at Texas Science & Natural History Museum
Open all season A Christmas Carol at ZACH Theatre, Driftwood Fall Festival at Vista Brewing, Fortlandia, Pumpkin Nights, Sweet Eats Fall Festival

Saturday, November 7

Austin Veterans Parade
9am to 12pmFree
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Texas Capitol, Congress AvenueThe annual parade steps off at 9am from the Congress Avenue bridge with marching units and JROTC groups, then a resource fair and an 11am ceremony on the Capitol South Steps.OutdoorDrop-in
Morning Glories: Diwali
9am to 12pmFree
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Waterloo Park - Meredith Heritage Tree DeckWaterloo Park's morning program for young children celebrates Diwali with hands-on art, storytelling, and music under the heritage trees. Free.OutdoorDrop-in
Mama Mary's Farm and Pumpkin Patch
9am to 5pm, through Nov 8
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CreedmoorVisit the farm in Creedmoor for animals, a hay maze, hay ride, tractor tire playground, and rubber duck races, plus the pumpkin patch.FallOutdoorDrop-in
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Sensory-Friendly and ASL Performances at ZACH
11am to 12pm, through Nov 8$23
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The Whisenhunt at ZACH TheatreZACH's one-hour Narnia adventure, staged for ages 5 and up, gets a relaxed sensory-friendly performance on November 7 and an ASL performance on November 8.ChristmasIndoorRain or shine
Austin Celtic Festival
12 to 7pm, through Nov 8$25
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Pioneer FarmsPioneer Farms hosts Austin's Celtic Festival with Irish and Scottish music, dancing, Highland games, and heritage crafts; kids 5-16 are $12 and under 5 free.FallOutdoor
A Charlie Brown Christmas at the Kleberg (ZACH Theatre)
2 to 2:40pm, through Nov 8
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The Kleberg at ZACH TheatreCharlie Brown and the Peanuts gang learn what Christmas is really about in ZACH's 40-minute stage version for ages 5 and up, with daytime shows all season.ChristmasIndoorRain or shine
Sweet Eats Fall Festival
9am to 6pm, through Nov 8
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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.Fall
A Christmas Carol at ZACH Theatre
All day, through Dec 31
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ZACH TheatreZACH Theatre's 51st annual production of Dickens' A Christmas Carol brings Scrooge's redemption to life; recommended for ages 6 and up.ChristmasIndoorRain or shine
Fortlandia
All day, through Dec 31
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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.OutdoorDrop-in

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