Need options for weekend fun? We’ve got ’em! Fall festivals, trunk or treats, Witches rides and More!!
Alabaster YMCA Trunk or Treat
Join the Alabaster YMCA for their Annual Trunk or Treat. Enjoy Trick or Treating from each amazing Trunk Display, Food Trucks, Fun, and Games. Free to the public.
WHEN: Friday, October 28th | 5pm – 7pm
WHERE: Alasbaster YMCA
The Pumpkin Junction
Ride the Train to the Pumpkin Junction! Enjoy a variety of free family-friendly activities, games, and seasonal crafts.
WHEN: Saturday, October 29th | 10:00 a.m, 1:00 p.m, 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 30th 1:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum
Hoots and Howls at the Birmingham Zoo
Calling all ghouls and goblins!
Trick-or-treat around the Zoo on the Candy Trail!
Join the Birmingham Zoo for the Hoots & Howls daytime Halloween festival of events. Wear your costumes and trick-or-treat through the Candy Trail, join in the Monster Mash dance party with the DJ, take a ride on the Red Diamond Express Train and Protective Life Carousel, meet animals of all shapes and sizes, and play yard games on Henley Lawn!
WHEN: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Saturday and Sunday (29th-30th)
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Alpha Charlie Car Show and Trunk or Treat
The Southern Museum of Flight has partnered with Alpha Charlie Grill to bring you our Trunk-or-Treat and Alpha Charlie Car Show! Bring the kiddos and your ride if you would like to enter the contest! Festivities start at 10am at the Southern Museum of Flight!
WHEN: Saturday, October 29th | 10am – 3pm
WHERE: Southern Museum of Flight
Owl-O-Ween
Encounter and learn about our birds of prey, get your picture taken with a live owl, and witness a rehabilitated owl’s release back into the wild.
Free with paid admission to Oak Mountain State Park
WHEN: Saturday, October 29th | 12pm – 2pm
WHERE: Oak Mountain State Park
ArtPlay Presents ArtPlay Family Halloween Party
Get the whole family dressed up in your favorite costumes and join other families for fun Halloween activities, food and music at the ArtPlay house.
WHEN: Saturday, October 29th | 1pm – 4pm
WHERE: UAB’s ArtPlay
Halloween in the Heights
Trick or Treat with the Cahaba Heights Businesses all day. The Businesses will be full of Treats for the entire family.
WHEN: Saturday, October 29th | 10am -5pm
WHERE: Cahaba Heights
Trunk or Treat at Monday Night Brewing
Family-friendly Halloween fun at the Social Club! Candy, face-painting for kiddos and adults, and delicious seasonal slushees. Games will be abound for a night of fall festivities.
WHEN: Saturday, October 29th | 5-10pm
WHERE: Monday Night Brewing
Fall Fest on Buck Creek Trail
Over 100 Arts & Crafts Vendors and Food Vendors, Live Music, Trick-or-Treat Trail, Carnival Rides, Inflatables, and more!
WHEN: Saturday, October 29th | 10am – 3pm
WHERE: Buck Creek Park
Avondale Trunk or Treat
Come in costume to this FREE family fun event, the 1st Annual Avondale Trunk or Treat! Don’t forget to bring a candy bag! Treats, Games, Trunk decorating contest, Costume contest, Not-so-scary Haunted house, Music, photo Booth, Family friendly halloween movies, Raffles, Cake walk
WHEN: Saturday October, 29th | 2pm – 6pm
WHERE: 3800 3rd Ave South
Shades Valley YMCA
Put your costumes on, bring your family and join us for some Halloween fun! Free and open to the public.
WHEN: Saturday, October 29th | 5pm – 7pm
WHERE: Shades Valley YMCA
Hueytown Church of God
Marvel Themed Trunk or Treat
WHEN: Sunday, October 30th | 5:30pm
WHERE: Hueytown Church of God
Saint Stephens Episcopal Church
Decorated trunks, games, and candy
WHEN: Sunday, October 30th | 3-4:30pm
WHERE: Saint Stephens Episcopal
Double Oak Mt Laurel
We know you are never too old for candy, or great fellowship and fun…that’s why Trunk or Treat is for everyone! No matter your life stage, Trunk or Treat is a great event to experience—enjoy meeting the community, inflatables for the kids, popcorn, candy and more. The kids love walking around to the decorated cars to collect their candy (and the adults may enjoy dressing up and handing out candy at their cars even more!)
WHEN: Sunday, October 30th | 3pm – 5pm
WHERE: Mt Laurel Square
Barktoberfest
Dog-friendly activities, food trucks, vendors, hay rides, children’s activities, microchip clinic and more.
WHEN: Sunday, October 30th | 11am
WHERE Helena Amphitheater
Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat
An evening of family-friendly fun! With free food, inflatables, games, candy, and a giveaway!
WHEN: Sunday, October 30th | 4:30pm – 6:30pm
WHERE: Lakeside Baptist Church
Bluff Park Witches Ride
WHEN: Sunday, October 30th | 4pm – 7pm
WHERE: The streets of Bluff Park
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Homewood Witches Ride
Fall Festival with Homewood Parks and Rec starts at 2 pm
2pm to 5pm Food Truck (Uncle G’s Pizza , Hero Doughnuts, Pandys , and Urban Pops)
5:15 pm Performance by Homewood Spangles HHS Drumline
5:30pm Line up on Parkridge
5:45pm Witches Fly
WHEN: Sunday, October 30th
WHERE: Homewood Central Park
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Starlake Witches Ride
Dress in your witchiest attire—and decorate your bike, too!—for the Star Lake Witch Ride in Hoover.
WHEN: Sunday, October 30th |5:45pm
WHERE: Starlake Hoover
MORE INFO
Thank you to the YMCA of Birmingham for sponsoring this activity guide. For information about their summer and kids programs make sure to 
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