48 free & family-friendly Halloween events in Las Vegas
No trick! These free Las Vegas Valley and Henderson Halloween events are a sweet treat for the whole family.
Despite its frightening reputation, Halloween is a family-favorite holiday in Las Vegas. Locally, Halloween events and fall activities cater to people of all ages throughout the month.
If you’re looking for more kid-friendly, less hair-raising ways to celebrate Halloween, read on. From parades and festivals to storytime and trunk-or-treating, this guide to safe Las Vegas Halloween events is not only good for families, but also no trick, everything is free.
What a treat!
Parades
Halloween Parade of Mischief
Where: Downtown Summerlin, 1980 Festival Plaza
When: 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Oct. 3-25
The annual Parade of Mischief is back for a march of madness down Park Centre Drive at Downtown Summerlin. Universal Horror Unleashed is organizing this year’s parade.
Halloween Golf Cart Parade
Where: Lake Las Vegas, Henderson
When: 6-10 p.m., Oct. 31
Celebrate Halloween lakeside with the annual Halloween Golf Cart Parade and other festivities at Lake Las Vegas in Henderson. Come early with kids (4 p.m.) for carnival games, a pumpkin patch, and a trunk-or-treat.
Carnivals, fairs, and festivals
19th Annual Safe Night (Halloween)
Where: UNR Extension, 2280 McDaniel Street, North Las Vegas,
When: Oct. 1, 6-9 pm.
Halloween Safe Night will have trick-or-treating, storytime, live music, a Halloween costume contest with prizes, and chef-made treats.
Fall-O-Ween Fair
Where: Enterprise Library
When: Oct. 18, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
The Fall-O-Ween Fair is a fun and festive event featuring games, prizes, live performers, crafts, costumes, a costume contest, a roving magician, balloon twisting, face painting, and cotton candy.
Spooktacular Halloween Carnival
Where: Whitney Library
When: Oct. 18, 2-5 p.m.
Enjoy crafts, costumes, carnival games, slime making, prizes, and other Halloween excitement at this Spooktacular Halloween Carnival.
Halloween Carnival
Where: Paseo Verde Library
When: Oct. 24, 6-7:30 p.m.
Dress up in costume for a fun Halloween Carnival full of spooky stories, games, and activities in the library lobby.
Asteroid M Halloween Block Party
Where: Carolyn G. Goodman Plaza, Las Vegas Civic Center, 525 S. Main St.
When: Friday, Oct. 24, 6-10 p.m.
You’re invited to a block party with live music, visual artists, food trucks, and a Halloween costume contest with prizes.
Parktober Fest
Where: Silverado Ranch Community Center
When: Oct. 25, 4-8 p.m.
Enjoy bounce houses, face painting, carnival games, and onsite food trucks (for a fee), followed by a movie after the sun goes down at Parktober Fest.
Harvest Festival
Where: Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, Las Vegas, 6670 W. Cheyenne Ave.
When: Oct. 25, 3-6 p.m.
Held annually in the northwest part of Las Vegas, the church Harvest Festival includes a trunk and treat, games, food, music, a photo booth, and a magic show.
Halloween Bash
Where: 123 S. Water Street, Henderson
When: Oct. 25, 6-8 p.m.
Water Street Halloween Bash activities include pumpkin painting, a costume contest, cookie decorating, a dance party, Halloween games, and a screening of the family film, “Casper.”
Boo Bridge
Where: Cambridge Recreation Center
When: Oct. 27, 4-6 p.m.
The family-friendly Boo Bridge event includes games, a trunk-or-treat, and other fun Halloween activities.
Once Upon a Walnut
Where: Walnut Recreation Center
When: Oct. 28, 6-8 p.m.
Once Upon a Walnut fun includes a candy trail, games, prizes, and inflatables for jumping.
Haunted Harvest
Where: Centennial Hills Library
When: Oct. 29, 4-7:30 p.m.
At this event, you can investigate a murder with Detective Finn Fox and solve it to win a prize. Dress up like a detective or in Victorian wear. There will also be a haunted conservatory maze, creepy crafts, movies with a ghost, trunk-or-treating, and face painting.
Third Annual Fall Festival
Where: East Las Vegas Community Center
When: Oct. 30, 5-8 p.m.
This is a community celebration with a pumpkin patch, performances, train rides, games, music, crafts, costumes, and vendors.
Ready, Set, Spook Festival
Where: Meadows Library
When: Oct. 30, 3-5 p.m.
Get ready for the Ready, Set, Spook Festival with events like pumpkin decorating, crafts, and a trunk-or-treat in the parking lot.
Hallow Harvest Festival
Where: Bob Price Recreation Center
When: Oct. 30, 6-8:30 p.m.
Celebrate the season at Hallow Harvest Festival with a trick-or-treat trail, costume contests, bounce houses, games, and food.
Halloween Safe Night
Where: Pearson Community Center
When: Oct. 31, 5-8:30 p.m.
Instead of going door-to-door, safe activities at this event on Halloween include trunk-or-treating, bouncing on inflatables, games, live music, face painting, and arts and crafts, plus a costume contest.
Movie screenings
Halloween “Hocus Pocus”
Where: Huckleberry Park, 10325 Farm Rd.
When: Oct. 4, 5 p.m.
The Hocus Pocus fest is a mixed bag of Halloween activities and food trucks, culminating in a showing of Disney’s “Hocus Pocus” on the grassy field at dusk.
Halloween “Hocus Pocus” II
Where: Bruce Trent Park, 8851 Vegas Drive
When: Oct. 10, 6 p.m.
Enjoy an evening filled with Halloween activities and food trucks, including a showing of Disney’s “Hocus Pocus” at dusk.
Tween spooky movie: “The Halloween Tree”
Where: Clark County Library
When: Oct. 10, 4-5:15 p.m.
A classic for the spooky season, “The Halloween Tree,” will be screened for children and teens, ages eight and up.
“Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!”
Where: Gibson Library
When: Oct. 19, 5-7 p.m.
Grab some Scooby Snacks and the family for “Happy Halloween Scooby-Doo!”
Movie in the park: “Hotel Transylvania”
Where: Mountain Crest Park
When: Oct. 24, 8-10 p.m.
This is a free movie night with Clark County Commissioner April Becker.
Arts and crafts
Halloween Craft Cafe
Where: Sunrise Library
When: Oct. 20, 3-5 p.m.
The Halloween edition of Craft Cafe will offer Halloween-themed crafts for kids and teens, ages 8-17.
Teen Fridays: Halloween Crafts
Where: Walnut Recreation Center
When: Every first and third Friday in October
Check out Halloween Teen Fridays for workshops, recreation, social activities, special events, and field trips for teens aged 13-17. Snacks included. Dress casually for crafting and painting.
Halloween Craft Buffet
Where: Clark County Library
When: Oct. 24, 4-5 p.m.
Get your fill of spooky crafts at the Halloween Craft Buffet, for ages six and up.
Toddler Crafty-ween
Where: Sunrise Library
When: Oct. 28, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Catering to young ones between 18 months and three years, Toddler Crafty-ween provides an hour of Halloween crafts. Costumes are encouraged.
Critters and Crafts
Where: Clark County Wetlands Park, 7050 Wetlands Park Ln.
When: Oct. 31, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Hang out with a live tarantula and other creepy crawly animals at this drop-in family event. There will also be a storytime, and kids can make a bat craft to take home.
Trunk-or-Treat events
- Results Martial Arts: 2549 Wigwam Pkwy., Henderson; Oct 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
- Las Vegas Church of the Nazarene: 825 Pecos McLeod; Oct. 18, 5-7 p.m.
- Whitney Recreation Center: Oct. 23, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
- Melvin Ennis Recreation Center: Oct. 24, 4-7 p.m.
- Paradise Recreation Center: Oct. 25, 6-8 p.m.
- Henderson Equality Center: 1490 W Sunset Rd, Suite 120, Henderson; Oct. 27, 6-8:30 p.m.
- Helen Meyer Community Center: Oct. 29, 6-8 p.m.
- The Crossing Church: 7950 W. Windmill Lane; Oct.30, 5:-8:30 p.m.
- Stupak Community Center: 251 W. Boston Ave.; Oct. 30, 5-7:30 p.m.
- Mirabelli Community Center: 6200 Hargrove Ave.; Oct. 30, 5-8 p.m.
- Town Square: 6605 Las Vegas Blvd S.; Oct. 31, 1-4 p.m.
- Parkdale Recreation Center: Oct. 31, 6-9 p.m
Other Halloween events
Spooky Birds 2025
Where: Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
When: Oct. 18
Gather your flock and head to the Bird Viewing Preserve for Spooky Birds 2025, an evening of feathered frights, crafts, trick-or-treating, and a ride on a Bird Mobile. Costumes are encouraged.
A Not-So-Creepy Puppet Show
Where: Rainbow Library
When: Oct. 30, 4-5 p.m.
Kids of all ages are invited to attend A Not-So-Creepy Puppet Show, a whimsical evening of puppetry, quirky characters, and Halloween magic.
Candyland Halloween
Where: Sahara West Library
When: Oct. 22, 11 a.m.-noon; 4-5:30 p.m.
Candyland Halloween is fun for babies and kids, ages 0-5.
Halloween library storytimes
- West Henderson Library: Oct. 24, 10:15-10:45 a.m.
- Green Valley Library: Oct. 24, 10:15-10:45 a.m.
- Clark County Library: Oct. 27, 11:30 a.m.-noon
- Gibson Library: Oct. 29, 9:30-11 a.m.
- Paseo Verde Library: Oct 30, 9:30-10 a.m.
- Whitney Library: Oct. 30, 11-11:30 a.m.
For more information, contact Henderson Libraries or the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District.
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