October Calendar of Events
Ghost Tours, Corn Mazes, Live Music, Parties! Oh My!
Halloween Drag Brunch
Celebrate the season by overlooking Austin’s beautiful skyline while enjoying specialty cuisine and cocktails. The brunch – hosted by the city’s favorite Extragram queens – will feature opportunities to win prizes for bingo and best costume, so be sure to attend in your best Halloween glam! EVENT DETAILS
PRESENTED BY: Fairmont Austin
DATES: October 30, 2022
LOCATION: Fairmont Austin
TIME: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
PRICE: Book on OpenTable
Polkapocalypse!
Texas Folklife and the Elisabet Ney Museum are proud to present the Eighth First Annual Polkapocalypse! with Brave Combo & Friends!
Come celebrate Oktoberfest the Elisabet Ney way with incredible Polka bands including a mix of Tejano, Czech, German, and more! The program will feature a costume contest, German eats, dance floor, and activities for all ages.
This event is FREE and open to the public. TEXASFOLKLIKE.ORG
Emancipet ‘Pulling for Pets’
This one-day event features teams of ghosts and goblins (and pet lovers!) competing to pull a truck over 20 feet in the fastest time. But speed isn’t the only thing that counts in this tournament – awards will be given out for best costumes, top individual and team fundraisers, and more.
Every dollar raised at Pulling for Pets goes to support Emancipet’s mission to make veterinary care affordable and accessible for everyone. Your life-changing support at this event goes directly to ensuring pet owners have access to low-cost vet care. You can carry the weight, even if just for one day, for a person who feels like vet care is out of reach because of financial barriers. Sign up!
Ventana Ballet
UNDEAD is an immersive, adults-only Halloween show.
Encounter the shadows of the night, where only the undead gather.
Featuring local professional dance and theater artists EVENT DETAILS
Spooky Silent Disco
👻 Get together with friends and celebrate Halloween with a spooky silent disco party
🎵 3 live DJs playing a mix of Dance hits, throwbacks, Hip Hop and R&B
💀 Costumes strongly encouraged
🌟 Light up the night with glow in the dark gear
🍺 Drinks available for purchase
Austin Symphony Orchestra Children’s Halloween Concert
CHILLS AND THRILLS!
It’s creepy, crawly and so much fun it’s spooky! Your little ghost or goblin will help haunt Long Center’s Dell Hall for Austin Symphony Orchestra’s annual Halloween Children’s Concert. This exciting concert will feature frightfully fun symphonic music from John Williams and Danny Elfman. This event is stimulating for young eyes and ears (ages 2-10) and the entire family is invited to dress up in their favorite costume. Come enjoy “boo-tiful” music with YOUR Austin Symphony Orchestra! Buy Tickets
Spooky Sprint
Join us for the annual Spooky Sprint, a Halloween themed run that is perfect for the whole family. The fun includes great swag (designer shirt, custom medal), chip-timing, live results and awards, free photos, costumes, free kids' dash, great post-race food, and plenty of fun activities. Grab your friends and family, because you are not going to want to miss this one! This year's event is at the beautiful TBA. It's going to be a great day! EVENT DETAILS
Boo at the Zoo
Austin Zoo
Bring the kids in full costume to Boo at the Zoo (Friday and Saturday nights in October), where they can experience the Austin Zoo in a whole new way: in the dark. Train rides, musical entertainment and unlimited Haunted House visits are also included in the fun. Tickets are limited; call 512-288-1490 to make your reservation in advance.
austinzoo.org
SPOOKY MARKET
Calling all certified freaks, creeps, ghouls to goblins, and misfits… all are welcome!! The Gallery brings you Art in ATX: A Spooky Market!
We're taking over Moontower Cider Co’s parking lot with 20+ vendors offering hand crafted goods, art, food, and one of a kind unique gifts!
Musical performances by Kiki Machine, Avara, and DJ La Morena.
Interested in vending with us or volunteering?
Sign up at https://thegalleryatx.org/art-in-atx
Candlelight
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Austin. Get your tickets now to discover the spookiest Halloween inspired music at The Mansion under the gentle glow of candlelight. EVENT DETAILS
Haunted Houses of Austin!
Local Austin haunted houses are some of the scariest in Texas. Enjoy a great night out with your spouse, date, or friends. Expect to be terrified at these haunted houses. For the price of a movie ticket you can be part of the action as you come face to face with terror. Most haunts use animatronics, great props, Hollywood-worthy sets, sound FX and actors with makeup beyond belief. You will be frightened. Find all the local haunted houses, haunted trails, haunted corn mazes, haunted hayrides, haunted house near me, and other Halloween fun attractions in the Austin area. Visit FUNTOBER!
Bat City Scaregrounds
Bat City Scaregrounds is a fully immersive, 15 acre entertainment complex dedicated to all things Halloween and horror!
3 incredibly produced and terrifying haunted houses
Vegas-style stage performances
Live music
Seasonal treats and eats
Visit BAT CITY SCAREGROUNDS
Austin Ghost Tours
Year- Round Ghost Tours. The only Ghost Tour Company born and raised in Austin. All of our stories are original and thoroughly researched by our team. We are also the longest running tour company in the city of Austin. We have been keeping history alive through our friends - the spirits - who have remained to tell their stories. We are published authors and the executive producers of Haunted Texas on PBS. Tours leave from three different locations around downtown. https://austinghosttours.com
Pumpkin Nights
A 40-foot long dragon. A ghostly pirate ship. An undersea wonderland.
Explore fantastical lands, built using over 5,000 hand-carved real and synthetic pumpkins. LEARN MORE
Field of Light
Austin’s own C3 Presents, in collaboration with the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin is proud to announce highly-acclaimed British artist Bruce Munro’s Field of Light will debut on September 9, 2022 at the Wildflower Center.
Illuminating 16 acres in the Texas Arboretum at the Wildflower Center, Field of Light is a stunning display of 28,000 vibrant solar-powered, fiber-optic light pods that showcase the intersection of art, technology, and nature. The installation unites with the outdoors, celebrating the natural topography of the landscape and creating an immersive and emotional experience for guests. The exhibit runs September through December 2022. Get social media updates on Instagram and Facebook.
A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales benefit the Wildflower Center.
Halloween By Design Past Events!
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Halloween By Design takes over Doc's Drive-in for some safe and spooky Halloween fun.
October 2020, Filmed and edited by Creative Focus Video
Halloween By Design
2019 Costume & Casino Party!