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Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party at the Magic Kingdom isn't the only Halloween celebration in the Orlando area. Many other facilities, including the area's other major theme parks, are having Halloween festivities.
HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS
Considering one of the best Halloween events in the nation, Universal Studios holds Halloween Horror Nights for its 11th straight year. The celebration has five new haunted houses to experience, screamingly frightful live shows, and hundreds of mutants and monsters out to get you all around the park. Jack is back from last year's ghastly party and he's going to show you that no matter where you turn, there's no clowning around!
Haunted Houses
* The Mummy Returns: The Curse Continues - Based on the hit movie, you venture through the Temple of the Scorpion King.
* Pitch Black - Investigate a mysterious zone of darkness and experience weird disturbances.
* Run - Try to escape from this game with no questions, no prizes, and only one rule - to escape without losing your mind.
* Scary Tales - There is no happy ending to this abandoned fairy tale carnival ride.
* Superstitions - Believe in the supernatural after exploring a hidden warehouse filled with ancient relics and urban legends.
Entertainment
* Bill and Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure - Party with the two excellent dudes, Bill and Ted, as they parody pop culture icons.
* Boogeyman - See some of the scariest film madmen ever to scare the silver screen.
* Dangerous D'Illusions - Illusionist Franz Harary performs mind-bending magic.
* The Ooze Zone - Fright Club - Emerge in a dance hall full of fun and foam (Friday and Saturday nights only).
* Midway of the Bizarre - Venture through the grounds of a sinister carnival. You'll never know what is hiding in the fog!
* Nightmare Alley - Go into the "hacklot" and meet the most notorious screen maniacs.
* The Unknown - Make your way past zombie hordes who feast for a living.
* Nightmares on Parade - Watch ghoulish floats past you by on the street. Catch the flying beads!
Remember to ride the movies with Terminator 2: 3-D, Back to the Future, Men in Black: Alien Attack, Jaws, Twister, and the Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera.
Halloween Horror Nights is a separate ticketed event. Day tickets and annual passes are not valid for admission.
Event dates: October 5-7, 11-13, 17-21, 25-28, 30-31, November 2-3
Event hours: 7 pm to 2 am: Friday and Saturday nights, 7 pm to midnight: All other event nights
No costumes allowed. Halloween Horror Nights may be too intense for young children.
For more information and prices, please visit www.halloweenhorrornights.com.
HOWL-O-SCREAM
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay takes on Halloween again for the second time, riding off its very successful first year in 2000. Five haunted houses await your visit. Two new shows will have you howling for more. Which will be louder: the roar of the roller coasters or the screams from terrified guests?
Haunted Houses
* Screaming Reality - Come face to face with Poppa Bug and his demented kin, all out of touch with the real world and fascinated with popular horror movies.
* Escape from Insanity - Welcome to Sunny Meadows. The staff is dying to keep you!
* Creeper's Crypt - Hang on for a ride through the underbelly of the Crypt!
* Nightstalker in 3D - Journey into a three-dimensional experience in the Night Stalker's lair.
* Curse of Tut's Tomb - A twisting maze of crypt chambers await as you uncover the mysteries and frights of Egyptian pharaoh King Tutankhamun.
Shows
* RIP-TV - Come and see the underworld's most hippest and most demented cable channel. Who might appear? Perhaps Ricky Martin, Christina Aguilera, or Britney Spears?
* Friends - You are invited to the wildest party outside of Transylvania! The ghoulish rock and roll concert will blow the roof off the Stanleyville Theater.
Also experience Busch Gardens' wildest rides, as most of the roller coasters and rides are open during Howl-O-Scream. This event is a separate-ticketed event. Day tickets and annual passes are not valid for Howl-O-Scream.
Event dates: September 28, 29; October 5, 6, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31
Event times: 7:30 pm to 2:00 am: Fridays, Saturdays, and Halloween night; 7:30 pm to 1:00 am: Thursdays and Sunday nights
This year, Howl-O-Scream may not be suitable for young children.
For more information and prices, visit www.Howl-O-Scream.com.
SHAMU'S HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR
Halloween Horror Nights may be the best Halloween celebration in Orlando, but it may be too intense for kids. For the younger folk or for those who scare easily, visit Shamu's Halloween Spooktacular at Sea World Florida. Come in costume and join gypsy fortune tellers and face painters for trick or treating, pumpkin carving, a costume parade, and photo opportunities!
Events
* Three-time WWF wrestling champion and New York Times #1 best-selling author Mick Foley (aka Mankind) reads his favorite scary tales.
* Line up for Shamu's Costume Parade at Nautilus Theater.
* Party at Wild Arctic's Magical Monster Mash Show.
* See creepy crawlers at the all-new Creepy Creature Feature at Nautilus Theater.
* Shamu has a ghoulishly good time planned at the special "Say Boo to Shamu Show" at Shamu Stadium.
* End the evening at Bayside Stadium with the Bayside Haunted Circus and Fireworks Finale!
The first 2,500 costume kids each day will receive a complimentary Pumpkin Masters pumpkin-carving pattern courtesy of Sea World. The Halloween events are included with your day's admission.
Event dates: October 27-28
Event time: 1:00 pm to close
For more information, visit http://www.seaworld.com/seaworld/fla/parkinfo/events_oct_Spook.html.
GATORS, GHOSTS, AND GOBLINS
Gatorland hosts this family-friendly event for the 4th year. Ride the haunted trail or explore the spooky swamps of Gatorland. Face spooks galore in the dangerous Jungle Croc territory, which young trick or treaters can enjoy the alligator breeding marsh boardwalk and collect goodies and prizes. For adults who want to shake their bootie, a live DJ will provide music all night long. The whole family can see up-close animal encounters, night tours, and special entertainment.
This event is a separate ticketed event. Day tickets and annual passes are not valid for admission. Admission is $7.00 per person.
Event dates: October 26-27
Event time: 7-10 pm
For more information, visit www.gatorland.com or call 1-800-393-JAWS.
HALLOWEEN AT GHOSTLY GARDENS
When the sun sets at Cypress Gardens, the spooks come out and turn the place into Ghostly Gardens. Safe and fun for kids, Ghostly Gardens presents special entertainment, "Moscow on Ice presents Skate the Skates," Trick or Treat Trail, and Monster Mash Bash. Ghostly Gardens is designed for children aged 3-12. This is a separate ticketed event. Day tickets and annual passes are not valid for admission.
Cost:
Children ages 6-17 in costume: $6.00
Children ages 6-17 out of costume: $7.00
Adults: $5.00
Children under 2: Free
Event dates: October 26, 27, 31
Event time: 6-9:30 pm
TERROR ON CHURCH STREET
Creatures invade Church Street Station in downtown Orlando! "Terror on Church Street" event runs throughout October and ends with a Halloween Party. The event will have a Halloween Street Party and a Costume Contest with live entertainment and creatures dancing and Monster Mashing in the streets all night long. When the clock strikes the bewitching hour, the most creative costumes complete for cash and prizes.
Admission to the Halloween Street Party allows guest into the Street Party, Costume Contest, and all nightclubs and showrooms at Church Street Station.
For more information, please call (407) 422-2434.
And there's more!
Ghost Stories
Date: 10/12
Time: 7:30 pm - 10 pm
Venue: Leu Gardens
Area: Orlando
Cost: $7 Adult, $5 Garden Member, $3 Kids (K-12)
Contact: tmicciche@cityoforlando.net or (407) 246-2620
Harry P. Leu Gardens and Storytellers of Central Florida present Ghost Stories, Friday, October 12, 2001. You will be frightened listening to tall tales of ghost and goblins in a dark haunted garden. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. and stories run from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Don't forget to bring a blanket. Hot dogs, soda, and popcorn will be for sale. This event is spooky fun for all ages. Admission: $7.00 per Adult, $5.00 per Garden Member and $3.00 Kids K-12. Leu Gardens is located at 1920 North Forest Avenue. For more information, call (407) 246-2620.
The Great Pumpkin Limited
Date: 10/12 - 10/13
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Venue: Dora Doodlebug
Cost: $8.00
Contact: 352.383.4368
Depart Mount Dora for the "Big Ole' Pumpkin Patch." Kids will ride the Doodlebug train and be met by the Scarecrow and go out into the field to "pick" a pumpkin to take home. Space is limited to 48 seats each night.
Date: 10/19 - 10/20
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Venue: Dora Doodlebug
Cost: $8.00
Contact: 352.383.4368
Depart Mount Dora for the "Big Ole' Pumpkin Patch." Kids will ride the Doodlebug train and be met by the Scarecrow and go out into the field to "pick" a pumpkin to take home. Space is limited to 48 seats each night.
Halloween Spooktacular
Date: 10/26
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Venue: Sanford City Hall
Area: Sanford
Cost: Admission is the donation of one canned good for the under-privileged.
Contact: 407.330.5697
Halloween party for children ages 12 and under will be held on the first floor of City Hall. Call Lisa Jones for more information.
Halloween Spooktacular
Date: 10/26
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Venue: Downtown Sanford
Area: Sanford
Cost: Donation of one canned good
Contact: 407-330-5697
Halloween party for ages 12 and under on the first floor of Sanford City Hall. Canned good donation goes towards helping the underpriviliged. Contact Lisa Jones for more information.
Magnolia Park's Halloween Hoedown!
Date: 10/26
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Venue: Magnolia Park, Apopka
Cost: $1.00 per child or free with a canned good.
Contact: 407.886.4231
Traditional holiday activities that include: Halloween games, costume contest, jack o' lantern judging, arts n' crafts, and hayrides. This is a "not scary" Halloween event that is suitable for all ages. This event will be held at Magnolia Park's mainside.
Fall Fun Nights
Date: 10/6 - 10/27
Time: Will be posted at a later date
Venue: Uncle Donald's Farm
Cost: Will be posted at a later date
Contact: 352.753.2882
Gather the family and go to Uncle Donald's Farm where you can enjoy hayrides, nocturnal wildlife, a hay maze, and a "creepy and crawly" barn. Rides will be available.
2nd Annual Haunted House
Date: 10/26 - 10/27
Venue: Riverside Park - Oviedo
Cost: $3.00
Contact: 407-977-6082
Bring your family and friends and get ready to be scared! Tickets on sale at the door. Contact Karen Gulash for more information.
2nd Annual Haunted House
Date: 10/26 - 10/27
Time: 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Venue: Riverside Park - Oviedo
Cost: $3.00
Contact: 407.977.6082
Bring your family and friends and get ready to be scared! Tickets on sale at the door.
Boo at the Zoo
(More info)
Date: 10/26 - 10/27
Time: 5:30-9:30 p.m.
Venue: Brevard Zoo
Area: Melbourne
Cost: $5 for Adults, $4 for children (Zoo members get $1 off)
Contact: stodd@brevardzoo.org or 321-254-9453 x 18
Its time to get spooky at the zoo again. Brevard Zoo will once again be transformed into the Space Coasts best haunt for all the little area ghouls and goblins. Boo at the Zoo presented by WA1A 107.1 and WHKR 102.7 FM, is in its eight year at the local community built zoo in Melbourne. Started as in 1994 as a small community activity run by area girl scouts, Boo at the Zoo has has become the premier site for trick-or-treating and Halloween fun. Attended by over 12,000 people last year, the event is projected to draw big crowds again this fall.
Over 30 treat stations manned by area businesses will be located around the park. A spooky train ride around Lemur Island, a Haunted Hay Ride around the future site for Africa the zoos big expansion next year, and special live entertainment in the Serengeti Pavilion. Surf Express Travel Agency will once again be holding a raffle at the event to benefit the zoo - $1 tickets for a chance at a complete trip (airfare, car, hotel, etc.) to Costa Rica. New to Boo this year will be a Haunted House run by the zoos award winning Teen Volunteers and nightly visits from local radio celebrities from WA1A and WHKR.
A large team of community volunteers and zoo docents man the event, which is held after regular zoo hours from 5:30-9:30 PM on all four nights. Sponsors and donors make the event possible and major contributions this year have come from Publix Supermarkets, Space Coast Area Transit, Cumulus Broadcasting, Events To Go, Surf Express, The Highland Mint, and Kids Camp. Treat Station table sponsors can sign up until one week prior to the event start date.
Park and Ride service is being provided by Space Coast Area Transit and will be available from the Viera Government Center. For those wishing to avoid the lines on event nights advance tickets will be on sale at the zoo starting on October 5th.
Haunted History Halloween Camp-In
Date: 10/26 - 10/27
Time: 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Venue: Regional History CenterArea: Downtown Orlando
Cost: $25.00
Contact: 407.836.8545
During a frightfully fun night of spooky entertainment including a costume contest, storytelling, and a fright shop filled with activities, children uncover how Halloween really began. Remember, once you enter, there's no turning back..
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The Great Pumpkin Limited
Date: 10/26 - 10/27
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Venue: Dora Doodlebug
Contact: 352.383.4368
Depart Mount Dora for the "Big Ole' Pumpkin Patch." Kids will ride the Doodlebug train and be met by the Scarecrow and go out into the field to "pick" a pumpkin to take home. Space is limited to 48 seats each night.
11th Annual Jack-O-Lando's Pumpkin Palace
Date: 10/27
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Venue: Dover Shores Community Center
Area: Orlando
Cost: one baby item and $2/person
Contact: 407.246.3818
Safe, non-scary, trick-or-treat theme rooms, costume parade, hayrides for newborns to 11 years old.
Boo Ball
Date: 10/27
Time: 9:00 pm to close
Venue: Hard Rock Live
Area: Universal Studios
Cost: $30.00 in advance, $40.00 day of show.
Contact: 407.351.7625
Event details in progress. Please check back soon for updated information.
The Haunting
Date: 10/27
Time: 9:00 p.m. to close
Venue: Tabu Nightclub
Cost: $8.00 for women, $10.00 for men
Contact: 407.648.8519
In 1884, Orlando erected the Old County Jail where Tabu now stands. For the 37 years of the prison's existence, there were innumerable hangings and acts of violence by the unjust. Since most of their deeds were so vengeful, it is our belief that spirits are trapped here. The souls of those criminals still roam the halls and underground corridors to this day. Many people have witnessed a mass of haze we believe are ghosts traveling throughout the premise. Join Tabu as we resurrect those malicious spirits and re-enact some of the scariest scenes in THE OLD COUNTY JAIL. Costume contest at midnight.
Chills & Thrills at Secret Lake
Date: 10/27
Time: 6 pm - 9 pm
Venue: Secret Lake Park
Cost: Free for children 12 and under
Contact: 407-262-7720
Sponsored by the City of Casselberry. A safe alternative to trick or treating! Event will feature a haunted house, trail of terror, hayrides, ghost stories, free candy, DJ, entertainment and a costume contest. Call for more information.
Oktoberfest
Date: 10/6 - 10/28
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Venue: Cypress Gardens
Area: Orlando
Cost: Adults $34.95 + tax, Children 6-17 $19.95 + tax, Children 5 and under free
Contact: 863-324-2111
A bit of Bavaria is in the air when Cypress Gardens hosts Oktoberfest October 6-28. Feast on traditional German knackwurst, bratwurst, German potato salad, sauerkraut, pumpernickel roll, and beverage.
Pumpkin Harvest
Date: 10/1 - 10/31
Time: 9:30 am to 4:00 p.m.
Venue: Green Meadows Petting Farm
Cost: $13.00
Contact: 407.846.0770
Take a ride on the train or a tractor drawn hayride. Everyone picks their own pumpkin from the Patch during the month of October.
The Haunted Grimm Hose
Date: 10/1 - 10/31
Time: Please call
Venue: The Haunted Grimm House of Old Town
Area: Kissimmee
Cost: $7.49 for 11 and up, $5.35 for 10 and under
Contact: 407.397.2231
A year round haunted house attraction at the Old Town complex. There are 20 rooms and hallways to see the ghosts and spirits of Old Town. You will walk through 4,000 square feet of ground to make sure that all those who enter experience the spooktacular effects of Halloween.
95.3 Party Haunted Mansion
Date: 10/6 - 10/31
Time: 7-10 p.m. M-F, 7-11 p.m. Sat. & Sun.
Venue: Townsend Plantation
Cost: Adults $10.00, Children $8.00
Contact: 407-880-1403
Not recommended for young children. Tour the private mansion of the Great Gravestone and a mad magician from the 1800s can be seen for spooks and surprises.
Halloween Event
Date: 10/31
Venue: Riverside Park - Oviedo
Cost: One bag of individually wrapped candy per child
Contact: 407-977-6082
Ages 1-5 may attend this friendly Halloween program. Contact Karen Gulash for more information.
Halloween at Crane's Roost
Date: 10/31
Time: 4 pm - 8 pm
Venue: Cranes Roost Park
Area: Altamonte Springs
Contact: 407-263-0539
Sponsored by the Altamonte Springs Police Department. Call for more information.
Trick or Treat
Date: 10/31
Time: 5 pm - 7 pm
Venue: Seminole Towne Center
Area: Sanford
Cost: Free
Contact: 407-323-1843 Ext. 14
Come out to the mall for a safe and fun halloween. Contact the Seminole Towne Center Mall for more information.
Trick or Treat Around the Marketplace
Date: 10/31
Venue: Oviedo Marketplace
Cost: Free
Contact: 407-977-2400
Call the Oviedo Marketplace for more information.
Trick or Treat on Main Street
Date: 10/31
Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Venue: Leesburg
Contact: (352) 365-0053
Enjoy Halloween in Downtown Leesburg on Main Street. There will be a kids carnival, rides, live entertainment, costume contest, trick or treating down Main Street. For more information please call (352) 365-0053.
Trick or Treat with Historic Downtown Sanford Merchants
Date: 10/31
Time: 6pm
Venue: Downtown Sanford
Area: Sanford
Cost: Free
Contact: 407-322-5600
That's right. Bring the kids for a safe and fun Halloween trick or treat! Costume contest for all ages. Be sure to enter the carved pumpkin contest! Sponsored by Sanford Main Street, Inc., call for more information.
Halloween at Cranes Roost
Date: 10/31
Time: 4:00pm - 8:00pm
Venue: Cranes Roost Park
Area: Altamonte Springs
Cost: Free
Contact: cranesroostpark@altamonte.org or 407-571-8291
Bring your scary little ghosts, ghouls, goblins, witches and other ghastly creatures to Spooky Cranes Roost Park for plenty of Tricks and Treats.
Fall Fun Fest
Date: 10/31
Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Venue: Sumter County Fairgrounds
Cost: Free
Contact: Pastor Daniel Richwine (352) 793-5922
Music, Food, Games, Popcorn, Cotton Candy, Cool Prizes, Lots and Lots of FUN!!!
Safe fun for the kids, an alternative to Halloween.
Presented by local Assembly of God Churches and sponsered by local businesses.
HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS
Considering one of the best Halloween events in the nation, Universal Studios holds Halloween Horror Nights for its 11th straight year. The celebration has five new haunted houses to experience, screamingly frightful live shows, and hundreds of mutants and monsters out to get you all around the park. Jack is back from last year's ghastly party and he's going to show you that no matter where you turn, there's no clowning around!
Haunted Houses
* The Mummy Returns: The Curse Continues - Based on the hit movie, you venture through the Temple of the Scorpion King.
* Pitch Black - Investigate a mysterious zone of darkness and experience weird disturbances.
* Run - Try to escape from this game with no questions, no prizes, and only one rule - to escape without losing your mind.
* Scary Tales - There is no happy ending to this abandoned fairy tale carnival ride.
* Superstitions - Believe in the supernatural after exploring a hidden warehouse filled with ancient relics and urban legends.
Entertainment
* Bill and Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure - Party with the two excellent dudes, Bill and Ted, as they parody pop culture icons.
* Boogeyman - See some of the scariest film madmen ever to scare the silver screen.
* Dangerous D'Illusions - Illusionist Franz Harary performs mind-bending magic.
* The Ooze Zone - Fright Club - Emerge in a dance hall full of fun and foam (Friday and Saturday nights only).
* Midway of the Bizarre - Venture through the grounds of a sinister carnival. You'll never know what is hiding in the fog!
* Nightmare Alley - Go into the "hacklot" and meet the most notorious screen maniacs.
* The Unknown - Make your way past zombie hordes who feast for a living.
* Nightmares on Parade - Watch ghoulish floats past you by on the street. Catch the flying beads!
Remember to ride the movies with Terminator 2: 3-D, Back to the Future, Men in Black: Alien Attack, Jaws, Twister, and the Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera.
Halloween Horror Nights is a separate ticketed event. Day tickets and annual passes are not valid for admission.
Event dates: October 5-7, 11-13, 17-21, 25-28, 30-31, November 2-3
Event hours: 7 pm to 2 am: Friday and Saturday nights, 7 pm to midnight: All other event nights
No costumes allowed. Halloween Horror Nights may be too intense for young children.
For more information and prices, please visit www.halloweenhorrornights.com.
HOWL-O-SCREAM
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay takes on Halloween again for the second time, riding off its very successful first year in 2000. Five haunted houses await your visit. Two new shows will have you howling for more. Which will be louder: the roar of the roller coasters or the screams from terrified guests?
Haunted Houses
* Screaming Reality - Come face to face with Poppa Bug and his demented kin, all out of touch with the real world and fascinated with popular horror movies.
* Escape from Insanity - Welcome to Sunny Meadows. The staff is dying to keep you!
* Creeper's Crypt - Hang on for a ride through the underbelly of the Crypt!
* Nightstalker in 3D - Journey into a three-dimensional experience in the Night Stalker's lair.
* Curse of Tut's Tomb - A twisting maze of crypt chambers await as you uncover the mysteries and frights of Egyptian pharaoh King Tutankhamun.
Shows
* RIP-TV - Come and see the underworld's most hippest and most demented cable channel. Who might appear? Perhaps Ricky Martin, Christina Aguilera, or Britney Spears?
* Friends - You are invited to the wildest party outside of Transylvania! The ghoulish rock and roll concert will blow the roof off the Stanleyville Theater.
Also experience Busch Gardens' wildest rides, as most of the roller coasters and rides are open during Howl-O-Scream. This event is a separate-ticketed event. Day tickets and annual passes are not valid for Howl-O-Scream.
Event dates: September 28, 29; October 5, 6, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31
Event times: 7:30 pm to 2:00 am: Fridays, Saturdays, and Halloween night; 7:30 pm to 1:00 am: Thursdays and Sunday nights
This year, Howl-O-Scream may not be suitable for young children.
For more information and prices, visit www.Howl-O-Scream.com.
SHAMU'S HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR
Halloween Horror Nights may be the best Halloween celebration in Orlando, but it may be too intense for kids. For the younger folk or for those who scare easily, visit Shamu's Halloween Spooktacular at Sea World Florida. Come in costume and join gypsy fortune tellers and face painters for trick or treating, pumpkin carving, a costume parade, and photo opportunities!
Events
* Three-time WWF wrestling champion and New York Times #1 best-selling author Mick Foley (aka Mankind) reads his favorite scary tales.
* Line up for Shamu's Costume Parade at Nautilus Theater.
* Party at Wild Arctic's Magical Monster Mash Show.
* See creepy crawlers at the all-new Creepy Creature Feature at Nautilus Theater.
* Shamu has a ghoulishly good time planned at the special "Say Boo to Shamu Show" at Shamu Stadium.
* End the evening at Bayside Stadium with the Bayside Haunted Circus and Fireworks Finale!
The first 2,500 costume kids each day will receive a complimentary Pumpkin Masters pumpkin-carving pattern courtesy of Sea World. The Halloween events are included with your day's admission.
Event dates: October 27-28
Event time: 1:00 pm to close
For more information, visit http://www.seaworld.com/seaworld/fla/parkinfo/events_oct_Spook.html.
GATORS, GHOSTS, AND GOBLINS
Gatorland hosts this family-friendly event for the 4th year. Ride the haunted trail or explore the spooky swamps of Gatorland. Face spooks galore in the dangerous Jungle Croc territory, which young trick or treaters can enjoy the alligator breeding marsh boardwalk and collect goodies and prizes. For adults who want to shake their bootie, a live DJ will provide music all night long. The whole family can see up-close animal encounters, night tours, and special entertainment.
This event is a separate ticketed event. Day tickets and annual passes are not valid for admission. Admission is $7.00 per person.
Event dates: October 26-27
Event time: 7-10 pm
For more information, visit www.gatorland.com or call 1-800-393-JAWS.
HALLOWEEN AT GHOSTLY GARDENS
When the sun sets at Cypress Gardens, the spooks come out and turn the place into Ghostly Gardens. Safe and fun for kids, Ghostly Gardens presents special entertainment, "Moscow on Ice presents Skate the Skates," Trick or Treat Trail, and Monster Mash Bash. Ghostly Gardens is designed for children aged 3-12. This is a separate ticketed event. Day tickets and annual passes are not valid for admission.
Cost:
Children ages 6-17 in costume: $6.00
Children ages 6-17 out of costume: $7.00
Adults: $5.00
Children under 2: Free
Event dates: October 26, 27, 31
Event time: 6-9:30 pm
TERROR ON CHURCH STREET
Creatures invade Church Street Station in downtown Orlando! "Terror on Church Street" event runs throughout October and ends with a Halloween Party. The event will have a Halloween Street Party and a Costume Contest with live entertainment and creatures dancing and Monster Mashing in the streets all night long. When the clock strikes the bewitching hour, the most creative costumes complete for cash and prizes.
Admission to the Halloween Street Party allows guest into the Street Party, Costume Contest, and all nightclubs and showrooms at Church Street Station.
For more information, please call (407) 422-2434.
And there's more!
Ghost Stories
Date: 10/12
Time: 7:30 pm - 10 pm
Venue: Leu Gardens
Area: Orlando
Cost: $7 Adult, $5 Garden Member, $3 Kids (K-12)
Contact: tmicciche@cityoforlando.net or (407) 246-2620
Harry P. Leu Gardens and Storytellers of Central Florida present Ghost Stories, Friday, October 12, 2001. You will be frightened listening to tall tales of ghost and goblins in a dark haunted garden. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. and stories run from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Don't forget to bring a blanket. Hot dogs, soda, and popcorn will be for sale. This event is spooky fun for all ages. Admission: $7.00 per Adult, $5.00 per Garden Member and $3.00 Kids K-12. Leu Gardens is located at 1920 North Forest Avenue. For more information, call (407) 246-2620.
The Great Pumpkin Limited
Date: 10/12 - 10/13
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Venue: Dora Doodlebug
Cost: $8.00
Contact: 352.383.4368
Depart Mount Dora for the "Big Ole' Pumpkin Patch." Kids will ride the Doodlebug train and be met by the Scarecrow and go out into the field to "pick" a pumpkin to take home. Space is limited to 48 seats each night.
Date: 10/19 - 10/20
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Venue: Dora Doodlebug
Cost: $8.00
Contact: 352.383.4368
Depart Mount Dora for the "Big Ole' Pumpkin Patch." Kids will ride the Doodlebug train and be met by the Scarecrow and go out into the field to "pick" a pumpkin to take home. Space is limited to 48 seats each night.
Halloween Spooktacular
Date: 10/26
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Venue: Sanford City Hall
Area: Sanford
Cost: Admission is the donation of one canned good for the under-privileged.
Contact: 407.330.5697
Halloween party for children ages 12 and under will be held on the first floor of City Hall. Call Lisa Jones for more information.
Halloween Spooktacular
Date: 10/26
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Venue: Downtown Sanford
Area: Sanford
Cost: Donation of one canned good
Contact: 407-330-5697
Halloween party for ages 12 and under on the first floor of Sanford City Hall. Canned good donation goes towards helping the underpriviliged. Contact Lisa Jones for more information.
Magnolia Park's Halloween Hoedown!
Date: 10/26
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Venue: Magnolia Park, Apopka
Cost: $1.00 per child or free with a canned good.
Contact: 407.886.4231
Traditional holiday activities that include: Halloween games, costume contest, jack o' lantern judging, arts n' crafts, and hayrides. This is a "not scary" Halloween event that is suitable for all ages. This event will be held at Magnolia Park's mainside.
Fall Fun Nights
Date: 10/6 - 10/27
Time: Will be posted at a later date
Venue: Uncle Donald's Farm
Cost: Will be posted at a later date
Contact: 352.753.2882
Gather the family and go to Uncle Donald's Farm where you can enjoy hayrides, nocturnal wildlife, a hay maze, and a "creepy and crawly" barn. Rides will be available.
2nd Annual Haunted House
Date: 10/26 - 10/27
Venue: Riverside Park - Oviedo
Cost: $3.00
Contact: 407-977-6082
Bring your family and friends and get ready to be scared! Tickets on sale at the door. Contact Karen Gulash for more information.
2nd Annual Haunted House
Date: 10/26 - 10/27
Time: 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Venue: Riverside Park - Oviedo
Cost: $3.00
Contact: 407.977.6082
Bring your family and friends and get ready to be scared! Tickets on sale at the door.
Boo at the Zoo
(More info)
Date: 10/26 - 10/27
Time: 5:30-9:30 p.m.
Venue: Brevard Zoo
Area: Melbourne
Cost: $5 for Adults, $4 for children (Zoo members get $1 off)
Contact: stodd@brevardzoo.org or 321-254-9453 x 18
Its time to get spooky at the zoo again. Brevard Zoo will once again be transformed into the Space Coasts best haunt for all the little area ghouls and goblins. Boo at the Zoo presented by WA1A 107.1 and WHKR 102.7 FM, is in its eight year at the local community built zoo in Melbourne. Started as in 1994 as a small community activity run by area girl scouts, Boo at the Zoo has has become the premier site for trick-or-treating and Halloween fun. Attended by over 12,000 people last year, the event is projected to draw big crowds again this fall.
Over 30 treat stations manned by area businesses will be located around the park. A spooky train ride around Lemur Island, a Haunted Hay Ride around the future site for Africa the zoos big expansion next year, and special live entertainment in the Serengeti Pavilion. Surf Express Travel Agency will once again be holding a raffle at the event to benefit the zoo - $1 tickets for a chance at a complete trip (airfare, car, hotel, etc.) to Costa Rica. New to Boo this year will be a Haunted House run by the zoos award winning Teen Volunteers and nightly visits from local radio celebrities from WA1A and WHKR.
A large team of community volunteers and zoo docents man the event, which is held after regular zoo hours from 5:30-9:30 PM on all four nights. Sponsors and donors make the event possible and major contributions this year have come from Publix Supermarkets, Space Coast Area Transit, Cumulus Broadcasting, Events To Go, Surf Express, The Highland Mint, and Kids Camp. Treat Station table sponsors can sign up until one week prior to the event start date.
Park and Ride service is being provided by Space Coast Area Transit and will be available from the Viera Government Center. For those wishing to avoid the lines on event nights advance tickets will be on sale at the zoo starting on October 5th.
Haunted History Halloween Camp-In
Date: 10/26 - 10/27
Time: 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Venue: Regional History CenterArea: Downtown Orlando
Cost: $25.00
Contact: 407.836.8545
During a frightfully fun night of spooky entertainment including a costume contest, storytelling, and a fright shop filled with activities, children uncover how Halloween really began. Remember, once you enter, there's no turning back..
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The Great Pumpkin Limited
Date: 10/26 - 10/27
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Venue: Dora Doodlebug
Contact: 352.383.4368
Depart Mount Dora for the "Big Ole' Pumpkin Patch." Kids will ride the Doodlebug train and be met by the Scarecrow and go out into the field to "pick" a pumpkin to take home. Space is limited to 48 seats each night.
11th Annual Jack-O-Lando's Pumpkin Palace
Date: 10/27
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Venue: Dover Shores Community Center
Area: Orlando
Cost: one baby item and $2/person
Contact: 407.246.3818
Safe, non-scary, trick-or-treat theme rooms, costume parade, hayrides for newborns to 11 years old.
Boo Ball
Date: 10/27
Time: 9:00 pm to close
Venue: Hard Rock Live
Area: Universal Studios
Cost: $30.00 in advance, $40.00 day of show.
Contact: 407.351.7625
Event details in progress. Please check back soon for updated information.
The Haunting
Date: 10/27
Time: 9:00 p.m. to close
Venue: Tabu Nightclub
Cost: $8.00 for women, $10.00 for men
Contact: 407.648.8519
In 1884, Orlando erected the Old County Jail where Tabu now stands. For the 37 years of the prison's existence, there were innumerable hangings and acts of violence by the unjust. Since most of their deeds were so vengeful, it is our belief that spirits are trapped here. The souls of those criminals still roam the halls and underground corridors to this day. Many people have witnessed a mass of haze we believe are ghosts traveling throughout the premise. Join Tabu as we resurrect those malicious spirits and re-enact some of the scariest scenes in THE OLD COUNTY JAIL. Costume contest at midnight.
Chills & Thrills at Secret Lake
Date: 10/27
Time: 6 pm - 9 pm
Venue: Secret Lake Park
Cost: Free for children 12 and under
Contact: 407-262-7720
Sponsored by the City of Casselberry. A safe alternative to trick or treating! Event will feature a haunted house, trail of terror, hayrides, ghost stories, free candy, DJ, entertainment and a costume contest. Call for more information.
Oktoberfest
Date: 10/6 - 10/28
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Venue: Cypress Gardens
Area: Orlando
Cost: Adults $34.95 + tax, Children 6-17 $19.95 + tax, Children 5 and under free
Contact: 863-324-2111
A bit of Bavaria is in the air when Cypress Gardens hosts Oktoberfest October 6-28. Feast on traditional German knackwurst, bratwurst, German potato salad, sauerkraut, pumpernickel roll, and beverage.
Pumpkin Harvest
Date: 10/1 - 10/31
Time: 9:30 am to 4:00 p.m.
Venue: Green Meadows Petting Farm
Cost: $13.00
Contact: 407.846.0770
Take a ride on the train or a tractor drawn hayride. Everyone picks their own pumpkin from the Patch during the month of October.
The Haunted Grimm Hose
Date: 10/1 - 10/31
Time: Please call
Venue: The Haunted Grimm House of Old Town
Area: Kissimmee
Cost: $7.49 for 11 and up, $5.35 for 10 and under
Contact: 407.397.2231
A year round haunted house attraction at the Old Town complex. There are 20 rooms and hallways to see the ghosts and spirits of Old Town. You will walk through 4,000 square feet of ground to make sure that all those who enter experience the spooktacular effects of Halloween.
95.3 Party Haunted Mansion
Date: 10/6 - 10/31
Time: 7-10 p.m. M-F, 7-11 p.m. Sat. & Sun.
Venue: Townsend Plantation
Cost: Adults $10.00, Children $8.00
Contact: 407-880-1403
Not recommended for young children. Tour the private mansion of the Great Gravestone and a mad magician from the 1800s can be seen for spooks and surprises.
Halloween Event
Date: 10/31
Venue: Riverside Park - Oviedo
Cost: One bag of individually wrapped candy per child
Contact: 407-977-6082
Ages 1-5 may attend this friendly Halloween program. Contact Karen Gulash for more information.
Halloween at Crane's Roost
Date: 10/31
Time: 4 pm - 8 pm
Venue: Cranes Roost Park
Area: Altamonte Springs
Contact: 407-263-0539
Sponsored by the Altamonte Springs Police Department. Call for more information.
Trick or Treat
Date: 10/31
Time: 5 pm - 7 pm
Venue: Seminole Towne Center
Area: Sanford
Cost: Free
Contact: 407-323-1843 Ext. 14
Come out to the mall for a safe and fun halloween. Contact the Seminole Towne Center Mall for more information.
Trick or Treat Around the Marketplace
Date: 10/31
Venue: Oviedo Marketplace
Cost: Free
Contact: 407-977-2400
Call the Oviedo Marketplace for more information.
Trick or Treat on Main Street
Date: 10/31
Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Venue: Leesburg
Contact: (352) 365-0053
Enjoy Halloween in Downtown Leesburg on Main Street. There will be a kids carnival, rides, live entertainment, costume contest, trick or treating down Main Street. For more information please call (352) 365-0053.
Trick or Treat with Historic Downtown Sanford Merchants
Date: 10/31
Time: 6pm
Venue: Downtown Sanford
Area: Sanford
Cost: Free
Contact: 407-322-5600
That's right. Bring the kids for a safe and fun Halloween trick or treat! Costume contest for all ages. Be sure to enter the carved pumpkin contest! Sponsored by Sanford Main Street, Inc., call for more information.
Halloween at Cranes Roost
Date: 10/31
Time: 4:00pm - 8:00pm
Venue: Cranes Roost Park
Area: Altamonte Springs
Cost: Free
Contact: cranesroostpark@altamonte.org or 407-571-8291
Bring your scary little ghosts, ghouls, goblins, witches and other ghastly creatures to Spooky Cranes Roost Park for plenty of Tricks and Treats.
Fall Fun Fest
Date: 10/31
Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Venue: Sumter County Fairgrounds
Cost: Free
Contact: Pastor Daniel Richwine (352) 793-5922
Music, Food, Games, Popcorn, Cotton Candy, Cool Prizes, Lots and Lots of FUN!!!
Safe fun for the kids, an alternative to Halloween.
Presented by local Assembly of God Churches and sponsered by local businesses.
