Updated for 2022! Will continue to update throughout the month.
Our Halloween and Fall MEGA Fun Guide for Greater Lowell has everything your family needs to make the season fun! Things to do, farms, Halloween events, Fall and Halloween recipes, crafts and events and so much more!
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First, visit our list of plan-ahead Halloween events -- many of these require advance ticket purchases.
Second, check out the smaller local and online Halloween events from our event calendar.
Note that some of these events require registration in advance
Halloween Events:
September 30: Hocus Pocus 2 Releases on Disney+
October 4: Mini Pumpkin Decorating at Reuben Hoar Library
October 6: Super Simple Craft Chelmsford Library: Sugar Skull Collage
October 7-October 31: Classic Halloween movies (Beetlejuice, Halloween, Poltergeist, etc.) playing at Showcase Lowell
October 9: Luna Theater: Beetlejuice
October 12: Spooky Tea Party at Tewksbury Library
October 13: Teen Program Billerica Library: DIY Jack Skellington Clothespin Wreath
October 14: Movie Night at Centerstage Dance Academy: "Hocus Pocus 2"
October 15: Billerica Halloween Bash & Touch-A-Truck
October 15: Parents Night Out Spooktacular at One Stop Fun
October 18: Teen Event Tewksbury Library: Halloween Peeps Houses
October 18: Teen Program Billerica Library: Ceramic Day of the Dead Skull Painting
October 21: The Spooky Halloween Virtual Show with Mr. Matt
October 21: Free Fall-O-Ween Children’s Festival at Boston Common Frog Pond
October 22: Trunk or Treat at Chelmsford Bible Church
October 22: TikTok Halloween Party
October 22 & 23: Safe Trick or Treat Hayride at Krochmal Farms
October 23: Westford Trunk or Treat
October 23: Tyngsboro Trunk or Treat
October 23: Chelmsford Trunk or Treat
October 23: Trunk or Treat Presented by Shawsheen Tech Billerica
October 24: Teen Program at Billerica Library: Halloween Paint Pouring
October 25-29: Pumpkin Decorating for All Ages at Tewksbury Library
October 25: Take Home Teen Program: Day of the Dead Clay Skulls
October 26-31: Children's Halloween Scavenger Hunt at J.V. Fletcher Library
October 26: Teen: Haunted Candy House Party at Chelmsford Library
October 26: Interactive Halloween Movie at Dracut Library
October 26: PumpkinFest '22 by RiverCourt Residences (pumpkin pick up 10/19)
October 27: Toddler Halloween Bash at Altitude Trampoline
October 27: Teen Program Billerica Library: Halloween Pumpkin Carving
October 28: 16th Annual Littleton Trunk or Treat and Halloween Parade
October 28: Spooky Story Celebration (Age 5-18) at Chelmsford Library
October 29 & 30: Safe Trick or Treat Hayride at Krochmal Farms
October 29 & 30: Trick or Treat at the National Street Car Museum
October 29: North Chelmsford Halloween Parade & Trunk or Treat Party
October 29: Family "Tent or Treat" Halloween Event in Billerica
October 29: Halloween Boo Bash at Billerica Library
October 29: Halloween Party at Dracut Library
October 29: Haunted House Storytime and Craft
October 29: Teen Tween Halloween at J.V. Fletcher Library
October 29: Halloween Magic Show at Tewksbury Library
October 29: Outdoor (Slightly) Spooky Storytime (Age 2-8) Chelmsford Library
October 29: Ghostly Gathering at APEX Entertainment
October 29: Lowell Halloween Craft Fair at Shedd Park
October 29: Lowell Annual Monster Bash & Halloween Stroll
October 29: Spooky Stuffie Sleepover at Tewksbury Library
October 29: Fright Night and Trunk or Treat at The Fitz
October 29: Halloween Hoopla at Prescott School Community Center
October 29: Annual Pumpkin Armada
October 29: 3rd Annual Trunk-or-Treat at Trinity Lutheran Church
October 29: Luna Theater: Halloween Magical Mystery Movie Club
October 29: Trunk 'or' Treat Spooky Car Show
October 30: Roudenbush Halloween Costume Parade
October 30: Halloween Family Lane Party at Wamesit Lanes
October 30: Good Pickin' Farm's Not So Haunted Halloween Farm Day
October 30: Trick-or-Treat Lowell Small Business Stroll
October 30: Luna Theater: Halloween Magical Mystery Movie Club
October 30: Carve for Carson Pumpkin Carving & Activities
October 30: Creepy and Kooky Halloween Event at Valley Wild Books
October 30: Kids Halloween Party at Roller Kingdom
October 31: Tiny Tykes Spooktacular Story Time at Tewksbury Library
October 31: Teen Program at Billerica Library: Boo Book Dioramas
October 31: Town of Dracut Trick or Treat from 6 to 8 PM
October 31: Town of Billerica Trick or Treat from 5:30 to 8:30 PM
October 31: Town of Chelmsford Trick or Treat from 6 to 8 PM
Know of another local family-friendly Halloween event? Email the details to me!
Halloween Trick or Treat Hours for Greater Lowell 2022
2021 List (updated version coming soon) See our list of 2021 Halloween decorated home in Greater Lowell!
Make Halloween extra-special by "Boo'ing" your friends and neighbors!
Tips
Boo! Here are Halloween Books Your Kids Will Love
Halloween Episodes From Your Kids Favorite Shows!
31 Halloween Family Movies for Kids, Tweens, & Teens
The Switch Witch Can Switch it Up For You
Ways to Use That Leftover Halloween Candy
Why Teal Pumpkins Mean Halloween Fun for All Kids
Crafts
How To Make Puffy Candy Corn Slime
A Creepy Crawly Spider Web Craft
No Knives Needed: Here are 4 No-Carve Pumpkin Ideas Your Kids Can Do
Recipes
13 Easy Halloween Lunchbox Treats
An Easy Halloween Treat For Your Little Goblins: Monster Apple Bites
Four Kooky Halloween Recipes Your Kids Will Love
Check out our Fall Farm Guide for information on apple-picking, corn mazes, hay rides and pumpkin patches!
Print out our Fall Fun List for more ideas!
Fall Family Events:
September 24 & 25: Pumpkin Festival at Krochmal Farms
September 30 - October 10: Topsfield Fair
October 1: Chelmsford Fall Festival on the Commons
October 1 & 2: Tewksbury Fall Harvest Festival Weekend
October 1 & 2: Pumpkin Festival at Krochmal Farms
October 2: Strongwater Farm Annual Hoedown
October 8 & 9: Pumpkin Festival at Krochmal Farms
October 9: Fall Farm Days at Good Pickin' Farm
October 15: Oktoberfest! at Good Pickin' Farm
October 15: Littleton Country Fair
October 15: All Saint's Fall Carnival
October 15: Chelmsford Fire Prevention Week Open House
October 15: Littleton Fire Department Open House
October 15: Tyngsborough Safey Day with Touch-A-Truck
October 15: South Tow Elementary's Annual Pumpkin Fair
October 15: Trucktober in Burlington
October 15 & 16: Pumpkin Festival at Krochmal Farms
October 18: Pumpkin Palooza
October 21: Free Fall-O-Ween Children’s Festival at Boston Common Frog Pond
October 22 & 23: Pumpkin Festival at Krochmal Farms
October 29: Billerica Fall Harvest Festival
October 29: 34th Annual Tewksbury Applefest Craft Fair
October 29: Littleton Police Open House
October 29: Billerica Fall Harvest Festival
October 29: Harvest Festival at North Common Park
October 29 & 30: Pumpkin Festival at Krochmal Farms
October 29 & 30: Fall Farm Days at Good Pickin' Farm
Tips
Find Your Fall Family Fun with our A to Z Fall Bucket List!
5 Tips for Going Apple Picking with Kids
Crafts
5 Easy Upcycled and Recycled Crafts for Fall
4 Fall Fun Sensory Projects for Toddlers
Pumpkin Play Dough With Just 5 Ingredients
Recipes
4 Of Our Favorite Macaroni KID Apple Recipes
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