Food & festivals
Tomorrow
Founding Families Fall Festival
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT · Historic Stranahan House Museum, Fort Lauderdale · 45–55 min away
$5 · Ages 0+
Sat
Sunrise Fall Harvest Festival 2026
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM EDT · Sunrise Amphitheater, Sunrise · 25–35 min away
Free · Ages 0+ · Just turn up
Sat, Oct 3
Bow Wow Ween
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT · Officer Craig Rupp K-9 Dog Park, Pembroke Pines
Tue, Oct 6
Fall Time Tots
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT · Pahokee Library, Pahokee
Free · Toddlers
Launchpad Makerspace: Light-Sensing Wristband
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT · Lantana Library, Lake Worth
Free · Adults, Teens
Sat, Oct 10
Deerfield Beach Fall Festival 2026
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT · Pioneer Park, Deerfield Beach · 30–40 min away
Free · Ages 2–17 · Just turn up
Sun, Oct 11
Disney Daze: Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM EDT · Jupiter Library, Jupiter
Free · Ages 3–7
Sat, Oct 17
Trick or Trot 5K — Sunrise
7:30 AM EDT · Sunrise Civic Center Amphitheater, Sunrise · 30–35 min away
$15–$30 · Ages 10+ · Just turn up
Trick or Trot Kids' Dash 2026
8:15 AM EDT · Sunrise Civic Center Amphitheater, Sunrise · 25–35 min away
$10–$30 · Ages 0–10 · Just turn up
Thrills & Chills
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT · Coral Springs Gymnasium, Coral Springs · 18 min away
$5–$8 · Ages 0+ · Book ahead
10th Annual Riverwalk Fall Festival
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT · Esplanade Park, Fort Lauderdale · 45–55 min away
Sun, Oct 18
Halloween by the Sea
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM EDT · Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton · 40 min away
$13 · Ages 2–6 · Book ahead
Tue, Oct 20
Spooky Sensory Cakes
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT · Belleglade Library, Belle Glade
Free · Children, Teens
Spooky Season With Scooby-Doo
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT · Jupiter Library, Jupiter
Free · Ages 6–9
Fri, Oct 23
The Vampire Circus
7:30 PM EDT · The Parker, Fort Lauderdale · 35–40 min away
Paid · Book ahead
Sat, Oct 24
Howl-O-Ween — Boca Raton
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT · Countess de Hoernle Park / Spanish River Athletic Facility, Boca Raton · 25–35 min away
Free · Ages 2–12 · Just turn up
Family Fun Day — Spooky Chigiri-e
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT · Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens — Kamiya Room, Delray Beach · 30–40 min away
$12–$18 · All ages · Just turn up
Boo Bash — Pompano Beach
4:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT · Community Park, Pompano Beach · 30–40 min away
Free · Ages 0+
Parkland Trunk or Treat 2026
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM EDT · Equestrian Center Field at Temple Park, Parkland · 5–10 min away
Ages 2–12
Sun, Oct 25
Monster Mash
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT · The Swim Center, Boca Raton · 40 min away
Free · Just turn up
Fri, Oct 30
Creepy Crawlies at the Chickee Lab
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM EDT · Children's Science Explorium, Boca Raton · 40 min away
$3–$12.50 · Ages 5–12 · Book ahead
Sat, Oct 31
10th Annual Spooky Science Monster Mash presented by Miami DDA
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM EDT · Frost Science Museum
Fri, Nov 6
Movies in the Park + Pumpkin Smash: The Wild Robot
7:00 PM EST · Quiet Waters Athletic Complex, Deerfield Beach · 15–20 min away
Free · Ages 5+ · Just turn up
