North Texas venues commit over 200 Halloween activities before Oct. 31

North Texas businesses have scheduled more than 200 Halloween activities for the final days of October. The events span six cities and include free community parades, paid cocktail experiences, and family-oriented festivals. These gatherings are set to take place between Oct. 24 and Nov. 1.

The Colony offers a dense schedule starting Saturday, Oct. 24. Stewart Creek Park hosts a free Family Fright Fest featuring hayrides and trick-or-treat booths. Truck Yard adds a limited-time spooky drink menu and costume contests to its six Dallas-Fort Worth locations. Grandscape concludes the week with an Emo Night Brooklyn dance party on Oct. 29 and a family Trick or Treat Extravaganza on Halloween evening.

Frisco venues focus on interactive experiences. The PGA District hosts Halloween Par-Tee with pumpkin putting and golf cart trick-or-treating. The Frisco Heritage Center decorates historic buildings for a family event with crafts and balloon animals. Frisco Square runs Trick or Treat the Square from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, offering carnival games and horse-drawn wagon rides. The Spookeasy pop-up at Omni PGA Frisco Resort & Spa serves themed cocktails through Nov. 1. The Star's Little Stars Halloween returns to Tostitos Championship Plaza on Oct. 28 for children ages five and under.

Plano hosts the Rest in Plano Fest in the Downtown Plano Arts District and Haggard Park on Saturday. This event includes carnival rides, live performances, and themed drinks from Fillmore Pub. Legacy Hall hosts a free Trick-or-Treatery Halloween Parade on Oct. 27. The event opens with a screening of Hotel Transylvania and continues with a costume parade for kids and pets.

McKinney businesses have extended their Halloween programming. The Yard's Halloween Haunt runs through Oct. 31, featuring a seasonal menu that includes a Bobbing for Apples Old Fashioned and the S'mortuary cold brew. The Stix Icehouse holds a free Trunk or Treat with Macaroni Kid on Oct. 29 across its 14-acre property. The Spooktacular Brews and Boos Walk takes place on Halloween, sending costumed guests to more than 20 beverage stops in Historic Downtown McKinney.

Other North Texas locations are hosting specific holiday events. The Fort Worth Zoo runs Boo at the Zoo from Friday through Sunday, including a pumpkin patch and animal presentations. Klyde Warren Park in Dallas holds its sixth-annual Trick-or-Treating in the Park on Saturday, featuring an outdoor screening of Toy Story 5. Downtown Celina's Beware! of the Square festival offers a haunted manor and more than 60 market vendors on Saturday. The Grapevine Vintage Railroad operates the Witches' Brew Train on Oct. 30 and 31, offering a two-hour round-trip ride in vintage 1920s coaches with Texas craft beer.