Halloween season is here and there is plenty of fun to be had near Maryland’s Route 1 corridor! Will it be the Halloween bash at Hyattsville’s Vigilante Coffee; Spookyville in Mount Rainier; Costume Contest and Parade in Greenbelt; Pumpkin carving in Brentwood; or…the list continues! Covering kid-friendly events from now through Halloween, October 31st – consider this your official guide to the spookiest and best activities for 2019!
Traverse a path lit up with creative pumpkins at Greenbelt’s Pumpkin Walk! Photo: Greenbelt Recreation.
* This spectacular Guide is in place of Route One Fun’s Kids Weekend Guide for this weekend.
Friday, October 25
Pumpkin Carving
Come on out & decorate a pumpkin for the annual Pumpkin Walk. A popular community event!
When: 5-7pm
Where: Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt
Cost: Free!
Trunk or Treat
Wear your costumes and collect treats from your community policing officers and local partners!
When: 6:30-8pm
Where: 5700 Riverdale Road, Riverdale
Cost: Free!
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Halloween-themed movie under the stars. Bring chairs, blankets & snacks!
When: Heurich Park, Hyattsville
Where: 7pm
Cost: Free!
Trunk & Treat (Ages 10 & under w/families)
Enjoy costume & trunk decorating contests, hay rides, s’mores, spooky spaces to walk thru & carnival rides!
When: 7-8:30pm
Where: Baden Community Center, Brandywine
Cost: $5-$7
Halloween Movie Event
Celebrate the spooky season w/ a family-friendly Halloween movie. Trunk-or-Treat w/ Greenbelt Police & trick o’ treat bags. Don’t forget your costume!
When: 7-9pm
Where: Springhill Lake Recreation, Greenbelt
Cost: Free!
Xtreme Teens: All Things Go Halloween Party (Ages 10 to 16)
Calling all ghouls & goblins! Enjoy dancing, a costume contest, & ghoulish food & drinks! Come dressed in your favorite costume for a chance to win a prize!
When: 7-10pm
Where: Mount Rainier Nature Center, Mount Rainier
Cost: Free!, w/ MNCPPC youth ID
Station 7 Terror Trail
Spooky fun for everyone. Proceeds benefit Arundel Volunteer Fire Department. $2 discount if you bring a canned food item for donation!
When: 7:30-10pm
Where: 2380 Davidsonville Road, Gambrills
Cost: $25 for the Terror Trail, $8 for the Boo Loop & Kids Games & Activities
Kids Eat Free at these Route 1 Restaurants!
Saturday, October 26
Halloween Thing
Haunted hallways, costume parade, arts & crafts, face painting, games, moon bounce, raffe & so much more!
When: 10am-12pm
Where: College Park Youth & Family Services, College Park
Cost: Free!
Spookyville: A Halloween Kids Costume Contest
Dress in your best costume for a spooktacular costume contest & Halloween parade! Categories include scariest, cutest, most original & more!
When: 11am-2pm
Where: Joe’s Movement Emporium
Cost: Free!
Hard Bargain Fall Farm Day
Explore a 330-acre riverfront working farm. Activities include hayrides, wetland exploration, farm animals, children’s garden & arts & crafts. Pack a trash-free lunch for a picnic!
When: 11am-4pm
Where: Hard Bargain Farm Environmental Campus, Accokeek
Cost: $0-$5, concessions for purchase
1st Anniversary Halloween Party
Kids can get in on the celebration at Maryland Meadworks with bobbing for apples at 3pm, Dog costume contest at 4pm, cake at 5pm, Brass quintet and costume contest from 7-10pm!
When: 12pm-10pm (see above for kids activites)
Where: Maryland Meadworks, Hyattsville
Cost: Free!
Halloweenie Roast Campfire (Ages 2+)
A non-scary Halloween event! Sit around a campfire & enjoy hot dogs, cider & s’mores. See live animals, play games & do crafts. Costume contests @ 1pm & 2pm.
When: 12-3pm
Where: Clearwater Nature Center, Clinton
Cost: $5-$7, register here
Trick-or-Treat
Trick-or-treat stops at participating stores! In addition, balloon twisting, strolling magic & kid-friendly walk through ‘The Haunt’.
When: 1-3pm
Where: Laurel Shopping Center, Laurel
Cost: Free!
Spooky Fest Halloween Party (All Ages)
Spooky crafts, costume contests (up to age 12), fun photos & kid-friendly music!
When: 1-3pm
Where: University Town Center, Hyattsville
Cost: Free!
Halloween on Ice Party (All Ages)
Costume contest, treat bags, door prizes, skating fun, costume gets free admission, canned good gets you free skate rental too! Food donations given to Bowie’s Interfaith food pantry.
When: 1-3pm
Where: Bowie Ice Arena, Bowie
Cost: Free!, w/ costume and canned food donation
Calabash Carnage Pumpkin Carving Workshop
It’s a pumpkin carving workshop & you’re invited! Use your imagination, create your own designs. They’ll clean up the mess!
When: 2-4pm
Where: Gateway Arts Center, Brentwood
Cost: $5/pumpkin
Fall Fest
Stroll over to Schrom Hills Park & join the city for hay rides, games, amusements, pumpkin patch, pumpkin carving & live music.
When: 2-5pm
Where: Schrom Hills Recreation Center, Greenbelt
Cost: Free admission!, fee for activities & concessions
Greenbelt Police Trunk or Treat
Meet your Greenbelt Police officers & have a scary good time as you trick or treat from their Halloween inspired Greenbelt Police cruisers!
When: 2-5pm
Where: Schrom Hills Recreation Center, Greenbelt
Cost: Free!
Paint & Pour Costume Party
Let’s get spooky! Create your own personal abstract art masterpiece in costume (required)! All materials provided. Best Costume wins a prize!
When: 4-7pm
Where: Allen Pond Park, Bowie (if raining, indoor location TBA)
Cost: $10-$30
Trunk or Treat on Main Street
Join your community for some candy, games, a costume parade & more family fun. Decorate your car & participate in “Trunk or Treat”! Sign up here
When: 6-8pm
Where: 14211 School Lane, Upper Marlboro
Cost: Free!
Trunk-or-Treat
Join the City of Hyattsville Police Department for our First Annual Trunk or Treat! Come dressed in your Halloween costume and get treats from our Officers. We look forward to seeing you there.
When: 6-8pm
Where: 4310 Gallatin Street, Hyattsville
Cost: Free!
Pumpkin Walk
A Greenbelt tradition! Come out & enjoy the beautiful decorated pumpkins on Greenbelt trails at night. An illuminated site not to be missed!
When: 6-9pm
Where: Northway Fields, Greenbelt
Cost: Free!
Halloween Bash @ Vigilante Coffee
Magic show for the little ghouls, prizes for best costumes, DJ w/ great dance tunes & lots more. Dress up, party & have a great time w/ the community!
When: 6-11pm
Where: Vigilante Coffee, Hyattsville
Cost: Free!, food and beverage for sale
Pumpkin Walk
A Greenbelt tradition! Come out & enjoy the beautiful decorated pumpkins on Greenbelt trails at night. An illuminated site not to be missed!
When: 7:30-9pm
Where: Schrom Hill Recreation, Greenbelt
Cost: Free!
Sunday, October 27
Octoberfest!
Scarecrow making & pumpkin painting while you shop for fresh farm goods. Bring your own long sleeve shirt, pantyhose & trousers for the scarecrow & your pumpkin (or buy one at the market)!
When: 10am-12pm
Where: Bowie Farmers Market, Bowie
Cost: Free!, bring your own
Hungry? Head to MOD Pizza in Riverdale Park today (Sunday), order up and a portion of your purchase goes to support University Park Elementary School!
Trunk or Treat!
A family-friendly alternative to Halloween. Dress up (or not) & go from car to car getting treats, playing games, riding ponies, seeing our petting zoo & having a blast!
When: 3-5pm
Where: University Christain Church, Hyattsville
Cost: Free!
Wednesday, October 30
Costume Contest & Parade
Come dressed in your finest Halloween costume for a parade & chance to win prizes. Refreshments & spooky film to wrap up the night!
When: 4:00-8:30pm
4:30pm – Parade begins (Lineup as early as 4:00pm)
5:30pm – Costume awards given in Old Greenbelt Theatre
6:00pm – Movie begins in Old Greenbelt Theatre
Where: Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt
Cost: Free!
Halloween Trick~or~Treat (Ages 13 and under)
Grab a friend and come join us at Towne Centre Laurel for some spooky Trick~or~Treating fun!
When: 5:30pm
Where: Towne Center at Laurel, Laurel
Cost: Free!
Thursday, October 31
Halloween Fun! (Ages 12 & under)
Take the kids to the mall & get treats from stores (while supplies last). Store list should be posted prior to the event!
When: 6-8pm
Where: The Mall @ Prince Georges
Cost: Free!
Halloween Family Fun Night
Experience Halloween in a friendly & safe environment with games, arts & crafts, candy, costumes & more! Prize for the most creative costume!
When: 6:30-9pm
Where: Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex, Landover
Cost: $8-$12, ages 2 and under free w/ paying adult!
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The one for the Town Center of Laurel wasn’t included for the 30th of October at 5:30 It is still scheduled??
Just updated to include this fun event! Thanks for reaching out to let us know, Kim! Appreciate it.