Sep 25 – Oct 30All day
Halloween Events Near Indianapolis
Trunk-or-treats, costume parades, haunted hayrides and sensory-friendly trick-or-treat trails: these Halloween events around Indianapolis come straight from our family event calendar, listed by date.
Saturdays have the most to choose from, especially the last two before Halloween. Free and sensory-friendly events carry a badge on the photo. Trick-or-treating hours for the night itself are in our Indianapolis-area trick-or-treat times, and our guide to kid-friendly haunted houses, hayrides and trails sorts haunts by scare level. For farms and pumpkins, see our pumpkin patches near Indianapolis.
2026 Halloween Events by Date
Oct 8 – Nov 7Hours vary
Hanna Haunted Acres
Today10 a.m.–noon
Michaels In-Store Craft: Lil’ Witching Hours
Tue–Sun, Oct 9–31Hours vary
The Children’s Museum Guild’s Haunted House: Fright Academy
Oct 1011 a.m.–3 p.m.
Fall Funfest at The Farm at Prophetstown
Oct 1011 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
Goblins Weekend at Lieber State Recreation Area
Sep 25 – Oct 25Hours vary
Kelsay Farms Fall Season
Wed–Sun, Sep 23 – Nov 1Hours vary
ZooBoo at the Indianapolis Zoo
Today6 p.m.–8 p.m.
Monon Station Pop Up Parties
Today6 p.m.–8:40 p.m.
Public Hayrides at Eagle Creek Park
Today7 p.m.–11 p.m.
Indiana Fear Farm Haunted Hayride
Oct 118 a.m.–11 a.m.
Spooky Sprint Indianapolis
Oct 125 p.m.–8 p.m.
Monster Putt-Putt
Oct 135:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Mini Spooky Scene Painting at Indianapolis World Sports Park
Oct 145:30 p.m.–7 p.m.
Bingo Night at Krannert Park
Oct 1510:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Read with a Witch Storytime at the Irvington Library
Oct 155 p.m.–7 p.m.
Jack-o-Lantern Craft at McCloud Nature Park
Oct 155 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Little Haunt on the Prairie
Oct 156 p.m.–9 p.m.
Broad Ripple Spooktacular Third Thursday
Oct 156:30 p.m.–10 p.m.
Art or Treat at Harvest Nights
Oct 157:30 p.m.–10 p.m.
Prime’s Haunted Car Wash
Oct 166 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Monster Mash at Craig Park
Oct 166 p.m.–9 p.m.
Phantoms of the Canal Road Motorcar Ride
Oct 166 p.m.
Terror in Transylvania
Oct 167 p.m.
The Addams Family Musical
Oct 179 a.m.–2 p.m.
Fall Hallows Market at W.S. Gibbs Memorial Park
Oct 1710 a.m.–noon
Autism Community Connection Trunk or Treat
Oct 1710 a.m.–noon
Painting at Pecar: The Great Pumpkin
Oct 1710 a.m.–noon
Sensory-Friendly Trunk-or-Treat at Bierman Autism Centers in Westfield
Oct 1710 a.m.–1 p.m.
Truck-or-Treat at Summit Lake State Park
Oct 1710:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Scarecrow Weekend at Spring Mill State Park
Oct 1711 a.m.–2 p.m.
Monster Bash at Borgmann Family Farm
Oct 17noon–9 p.m.
Fall Festival at Brown County State Park
Oct 17noon–1 p.m.
Halloween Extravaganza at Indianapolis World Sports Park
Oct 17noon–3 p.m.
New Palestine Harvest Fest
Oct 171 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Young Explorers: Ghost Detectives
Oct 172 p.m.–6 p.m.
Boo ‘N Brew Fall Festival
Oct 172 p.m.–4 p.m.
Cornerstone Lutheran Church Indy Trunk Fest
Oct 172 p.m.–4 p.m.
Halloween at the Scareport
Oct 174 p.m.–7 p.m.
Fort Harrison State Park’s Trunk or Treat
Oct 176 p.m.–7 p.m.
Plants with a Haunted History Hike at Cool Creek Park
Oct 176 p.m.–8 p.m.
Trick-or-Treat Trail at Mounds State Park
Oct 177 p.m.
After Dark: Sports and Spells
Oct 177:30 p.m.–10 p.m.
Movies Under the Stars at Umbarger Plaza
Oct 217 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Twilight Tales: Strange Encounters
Oct 225:30 p.m.–8 p.m.
Hauntless Halloween
Oct 226 p.m.–10 p.m.
Kan-Kan Outdoor Film Series: Ghostbusters at the Indianapolis Art Center
Oct 226 p.m.–9 p.m.
Villain’s Painting Party
Oct 226:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Halloween Harvest History at the Bronnenberg Home, Mounds State Park
Oct 23 – Nov 1All day
Ghoulish Gathering Scavenger Hunt at Summit Lake State Park
Oct 2310 a.m.–11 a.m.
Creepy Creatures at Garfield Park Conservatory
Oct 234 p.m.–9 p.m.
Family Fun Fall Night at McCormick’s Creek State Park
Oct 234:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Halloween at Forest Park in Noblesville
Oct 234:30 p.m.–8 p.m.
Trick or Treating in the Plaza
Oct 235:45 p.m.–10 p.m.
Luminary Trail and Halloween Night at Shades State Park
Oct 236 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Halloween Festival at Christian Park
Oct 236 p.m.–8:40 p.m.
Haunted Hayride at Eagle Creek Park
Oct 236 p.m.–9 p.m.
Villain’s Painting Party
Oct 236 p.m.–9 p.m.
Villain’s Painting Party
Oct 236 p.m.–9 p.m.
Villain’s Painting Party
Oct 236:30 p.m.–9 p.m.
Hendricks Regional Health YMCA Fall Fest
Oct 237 p.m.–9 p.m.
Ghostly Gathering at Monroe Lake
Oct 237 p.m.–10 p.m.
Maplelawn Farmstead Fright Nights
Oct 238 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Fall Fest at Prophetstown State Park
Oct 249 a.m.–10 a.m.
Toddler Time: Halloween Hullabaloo
Oct 249 a.m.–noon
Zionsville Trick or Trees
Oct 249:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
Falloween at McCormick’s Creek State Park
Oct 2410 a.m.–noon
Sensory-Friendly Trunk-or-Treat at Bierman Autism Centers in Broad Ripple
Oct 2411 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Plainfield Sat-Terror Day
Oct 24noon
Greenwood Halloween Parade & Halloween Fest
Oct 24noon–2 p.m.
Spooktacular 5K at Summit Lake State Park
Oct 24noon–2 p.m.
Trunk or Treat at Krannert Park
Oct 241 p.m.–5 p.m.
Ghosts and Goblins
Oct 241 p.m.–2 p.m.
Halloween Pumpkin Carving at Franklin Township Community Park
Oct 241 p.m.–9 p.m.
Halloween Weekend at Turkey Run State Park
Oct 241 p.m.–3 p.m.
Sensory Friendly Trick-or-Treat Trail at River Heritage Park
Oct 241 p.m.–3 p.m.
Vegan Trunk or Treat at Brookside Park
Oct 242 p.m.–3 p.m.
Cookie Creatures at Ellenberger Park
Oct 242 p.m.–5 p.m.
Sensory-Friendly Halloween Trick-or-Treat at Building Independence through ABA
Oct 243 p.m.–6 p.m.
Midtown Church Indy Fall Fest
Oct 244 p.m.–6 p.m.
Eagle Church Trunk or Treat
Oct 244 p.m.–8 p.m.
Halloween Trick-or-Treat Trail
Oct 244 p.m.–7 p.m.
Southminster Presbyterian Church Autumn Jubilee
Oct 245 p.m.–7 p.m.
Spooktacular Trick-or-Treating at Summit Lake State Park
Oct 245 p.m.–7 p.m.
Trail & Treat at Williams Park
Oct 245 p.m.–9 p.m.
World’s Largest Trunk or Treat in Martinsville
Oct 245:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Franklin Halloween Town
Oct 246 p.m.–8 p.m.
Monster Mash Family Dance Party at Broad Ripple Park
Oct 246 p.m.–8 p.m.
Scares on the Square in Danville
Oct 246 p.m.–10 p.m.
Skates & Screams at Ellenberger Park
Oct 246:30 p.m.–9 p.m.
Twilight Fright
Oct 257 p.m.–9 p.m.
Festival of Jack-o-Lanterns
Oct 275 p.m.–8 p.m.
Halloween Celebration at Pride Park
Oct 2810 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Spooky Soiree Homeschool Program at Grassy Creek Regional Park
Oct 282 p.m.–7 p.m.
ZooBoo Sensory-Friendly Days
Oct 286 p.m.–8 p.m.
Shelbyville Community Trunk or Treat
Oct 286 p.m.–7 p.m.
Spookie Cookie Decorating at Krannert Park
Oct 295 p.m.–7 p.m.
Fall Festival at Rhodius Park
Oct 295 p.m.–7 p.m.
Spooktacular Treat Fest at Garfield Park
Oct 295:30 p.m.–7 p.m.
Archery for Beginners (Halloween Themed)
Oct 295:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Halloween Fair at Washington Park
Oct 295:30 p.m.–9 p.m.
Haunted Conservatory
Oct 295:30 p.m.–7 p.m.
Sensory-Friendly Trunk-or-Treat at BACA Zionsville
Oct 296 p.m.–8 p.m.
Nightmare at Elm Street: A Luminary Walk
Oct 305 p.m.–8 p.m.
Halloween Pajama Jam at Brookside Park
Oct 306 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Live Bat Presentation with Wild Birds Unlimited
Oct 306 p.m.–8 p.m.
Riverside Halloween Bash
Oct 306:30 p.m.–9 p.m.
Brownsburg’s Movies in the Park: The Addams Family
Oct 307 p.m.–8 p.m.
Halloween Night Hike at McCloud Nature Park
Oct 3110 a.m.–2 p.m.
Fishers Boo Bash
Oct 3110 a.m.–2 p.m.
Halloween Costume Contest at Krannert Park
Oct 3110:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Halloween Story & Craft at the Nora Library
Oct 3111:30 a.m.
Trick or Treat on the Rails
Oct 311 p.m.–3 p.m.
Trick or Treating with Animals at The Farm at Prophetstown
Oct 314 p.m.–5 p.m.
Not So Scary Scavengers at Eagle Creek Park
Oct 315 p.m.–9 p.m.
Haunting of Waverly
Oct 315 p.m.–7 p.m.
Safe Night Halloween at the Indiana State Fairgrounds
Nov 2310 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
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