Halloween Activities for Kids in Boston 2025

Best Halloween Events in Boston 2025 - Attractions

Incredible Naumkeag Pumpkin Show
Stockbridge
Wednesdays through Sundays in October 2025
Naumkeag's famous gardens in the Berkshires are adorned with 1,500 jack-o-lanterns, hundreds of mums, and exciting gourds. There will be hot cider and treats. Visit the website here.

Phantoms by Firelight at Old Sturbridge Village
Sturbridge
Fridays through Sundays in October 2025
This beloved living history museum comes to life after dark and puts a Colonial-times spin on Halloween with a haunted outdoor experience. Explore the wooded grounds and village green after hours to discover bats, bonfires, ghosts, hidden candy, and even a headless horseman. Visit the website here.

Pumpkintown USA
East Hampton, CT
Daily through Halloween 2025
One of New England's premier non-scary Halloween villages, Pumpkintown USA annually draws about 25,000 visitors. The Village at Pumpkintown USA is home to more than 70 Pumpkinhead people and their pets. The unique village includes a fast food restaurant called MacPumpkins, a saloon, a jail, a church, barbershop, country store, farm, and a fire station. Visit the website here.

Halloween On The Hill
Beverly
Wednesdays through Sundays in October 2025
Long Hill transforms into a celebration of autumn and the Halloween season. Follow their seasonal-themed trail that will feature over 1,500 hand-carved jack-o'-lanterns, hundreds of mums and pumpkins, elaborate Halloween sets, light displays, music, and more. Visit the website here.

Haunted Happenings Grand Parade
Salem
Thursday, October 2, 2025
This time honored kick off to the Halloween season is full of color, pageantry, music and the enthusiasm of thousands of Salem’s students from kindergarten to college and local business owners. Visit the website here.

Stories in Stone Graveyard Tours
Saturdays, October 4 - November 1, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, leaving from Buckman Tavern
Lexington
Bring the family or social bubble to a ghostly outdoor adventure! The spirits of the Old Burying Ground are eager to bring Lexington's past back to life and share the tales of what brought them to the grave on this special candlelight tour. Visit the website here.

Fall-o-Ween Children’s Festival
Boston
Friday, October 17, 2025
The fourth annual Fall-o-Ween Children’s Festival returns to the Boston Common Frog Pond. Visit the website here.

Halloween Hullabaloo at Discovery Museum
Acton
Saturday, October 25 - Sunday, October 26, 2025
Join a Halloween celebration weekend! Dress for the occasion and try a few holes of Pumpkin Putt Putt and other outdoor games with a frightfully fun twist. Or check out the Spooktacular Scavenger Hunt and expect other ghostly surprises to pop up around the Museum! Visit the website here.

Top Halloween Events in Boston 2025 - Farms, Parks, and Zoos

Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular
Providence, RI
Daily September. 26 - November 2, 2025
Celebrate the Halloween season with a visit to Roger Williams Zoo's Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular. Stroll through a path that features thousands of intricately carved pumpkins. Visit the website here.

Fall Festival Weekends at Smolak Farms
North Andover
Saturdays & Sundays through October 26, 2025
Every weekend during September and October, the farm hosts a fall festival featuring weekly themes, live entertainment, carnival games, storytime, hayrides and more. Visit the website here.

Sensory-Friendly Boo in the Barnyard
Southborough
Saturday, October 11 & 18, 2025
Take part in a festive scavenger hunt, create a seasonal craft, and enjoy a sweet treat. After your visit to the Barnyard, hike the woodland trails surrounding Weir River Farm to explore and experience all the beauty of Weir River Farm in the fall! Visit the website here.

Stone Zoo’s Boo at the Zoo
Stoneham
Saturday, October 18 - Sunday, October 19, 2025
Children are invited to trick-or-treat among the animals at Stone Zoo. Thrills, chills, and animals lurk around every corner on the trick-or-treat trail, while other haunted happenings include mystery animal encounters, costume contests and a scavenger hunt with prizes! Visit the website here.

Sweet Halloween at Cider Hill Farm
Amesbury
Saturday, October 18 - Sunday, October 26, 2025
Put on a Halloween costume and head to the farm for some sweet fun. Little monsters can roam the farm and trick or treat from Cider Hill staff dressed up in fun costumes, giving out little goodies at various stations. Visit the website here.

Zoo Howl at Franklin Park Zoo
Dorchester
Saturday, October 25 - Sunday, October 26, 2025
Thrills, chills, and animals await at Franklin Park Zoo’s annual Zoo Howl! During this popular Halloween event, children are invited to trick-or-treat among the animals at the Zoo. Visit the website here.

Best Halloween Events in Boston 2025 - Walks and Tours

Tales and Tombstones Tour of Salem
Salem
Most Thursdays - Sundays through October 30, 2025
See the spookier side of Salem in these one-hour nighttime trolley tours past graveyards, haunted houses, underground passageways, and more. Visit the website here.

Pumpkin People in the Park
Chatham
Daily Saturday, October 10 - Halloween 2025
This annual tradition down the Cape brings together local businesses that craft clever, funny, or awe-inspiring displays of people and activities out of pumpkins. Visit the website here.

Halloween Glow in the Park at TreeTop Adventures
Canton
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Wear a costume and enjoy colored lights and music while climbing through the tree tops on this zip-line obstacle course. Visit the website here.