Houston family events
Family-friendly events across the Houston metro, curated for kids and parents
Fri, Oct 16 to Sun, Oct 18
Fri, Oct 23 to Sun, Oct 25
Fri, Oct 30 to Sun, Nov 1
Fri, Nov 6 to Sun, Nov 8
Saturday, October 31
9am to 5pm, one of 22 dates
Houston ZooKids explore a glowing pumpkin lantern tunnel, pose with talking pumpkins, and watch elephants, tapirs and lions get pumpkin-themed enrichment treats.
9am to 8pm, through Nov 1
Texas Renaissance Festival fairgroundsA 52nd-season 70-acre 16th-century village with jousting, 25 stages, 400 artisan shops, themed costume contests and camping. Kids 5-12 enter free on Sundays.
9am to 5pm, through Oct 31
Children's Museum HoustonThe children's museum turns spooky all October with costume parades, candy stations, creepy hands-on science labs and Halloween crafts.
10am to 4pm, one of 3 dates
Space Center HoustonKids in costume trick-or-treat at candy stations, hear real astronauts share scary mission stories, and join spooky pop-up science labs.
10am to 12:30pm
Jones HallThe costumed Houston Symphony plays spooky favorites in two short morning concerts (10:00 and 11:30), with in-hall trick-or-treating and sensory-inclusive features.
11:30am to 1:30pm
Houston Food Bank East BranchA free daytime parking-lot party with trunk-or-treating, a bouncy house, face painting, balloon twisters, yard games and a costume contest.
All day
George Ranch Historical ParkKids trick-or-treat house to house across a historic working ranch while costumed interpreters share how Texans marked All Hallows Eve.
All day, through Oct 31
Froberg's FarmA 1936 Alvin farm with a strategic corn maze, giant pumpkin patch, bee coaster and tractor rides, duck races and fried pies from the bakery.
All day, through Nov 8
Discovery GreenA pumpkin-filled downtown takeover with a 30-foot slide, carousel rides, a bouncing Jumpkin pumpkin, hay maze and photo ops against the skyline.
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