Updated for 2021!
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:
October 7-October 31: Classic Halloween movies (Beetlejuice, Halloween, Poltergeist, etc.) playing at Showcase Lowell
October 9: Michael's Kids Club Take & Make: Halloween Treat Bags
October 9: Michael's Kids Club Halloween T-Shirts
October 10: Michael's Kids Club Halloween Tassel
October 15: Drive In Movie Night "Goose Bumps"
October 15: Outdoor Movie Night "Scoob!"
October 16-17: Safe Trick or Treat Hayride
October 17: Michael's Kids Club Halloween Pennant
October 20: Pumpkin Decorating for Kids
October 21: Halloween Crafts for Kids
October 22: Drive In Movie Night "Monster House"
October 23: Halloween Boo Bash! [Virtual]
October 23: Family Pumpkin Decorating
October 23: Haunted Halloween Hip Hop Dance Open House
October 23: Halloween Parade & Trunk or Treat Party
October 23: Annual Pumpkin Armada
October 23: Halloween Bash 2021
October 23-24: Safe Trick or Treat Hayride
October 25: Toddler Trick or Treat & Jumping Party
October 26: Pumpkin Palooza
October 26: Unscary Halloween Celebration
October 28: No Tricks, All Treats
October 28: Pumpkin Palooza
October 29: Virtual Spooky Story Celebration
October 29: Halloween Concert & Costume Contest
October 29: Fright Night Friendzy
October 29: 15th Annual Littleton Trunk or Treat and Halloween Parade
October 29: Drive-in Movie: Hotel Transylvania 2
October 30: "Witch Matilda & the Fright Contest" Virtual Puppet Show
October 30: Annual Monster Bash & Halloween Stroll
October 30: Halloween Hoopla
October 30: Halloween Car Scavenger Hunt
October 30: Trunk or Treat (Chelmsford)
October 30: Trunk or Treat Fundraiser (Billerica)
October 30: Fright Night at the Fitz
October 30: Trunk or Treat (Pepperell)
October 31: Good Pickin' Farm's Not So Haunted Halloween Farm Day
October 31: Trunk or Treat (Dunstable)
October 31: Drive-through Trick or Treat
October 31: Outdoor Halloween Spooktacular with the Toe Jam Puppet Band
October 31: Trunk or Treat (Chelmsford)
October 31: [Virtual] Laurie Berkner Halloween Mini Concert
October 31: Annual Community Safe Halloween
November 6: Trunk or Treat (Chelmsford)
Halloween Trick or Treat Hours for Greater Lowell
Know of another local family-friendly Halloween event? Email the details to me!
New! See our list of Halloween decorated home in Greater Lowell!
Make Halloween extra-special by "Boo'ing" your friends and neighbors!
Tips
Safer Halloween Fun: You've Been Boo'd!
31 Halloween Family Movies for Kids, Tweens, & Teens
12 Ideas for Halloween Fun in COVID Times
Boo! Here are 9 Halloween Books Your Kids Will Love
15 Safety Tips to Follow This Halloween
The Switch Witch Can Switch it Up For You
Best Halloween Movies for Kids, Tweens, & Teens
A Hands-On Search for Halloween Treats
Crafts
A Creepy Crawly Spider Web Craft
Easy Halloween Bat Craft for Kids
8 Ideas to Decorate Wagons, Wheelchairs, & Strollers This Halloween
No Knives Needed: Here are 4 No-Carve Pumpkin Ideas Your Kids Can Do
13 Family Costume Ideas for Halloween
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
Two Easy Halloween Party Plates
"Day After Halloween" Brownies
13 Spooktacular Lunchbox Treats – Eat, Drink and Be Scary!
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:
October 1-11: Topsfield Fair
October 9-10: Pumpkin Festival at Krochmal Farms
October 16: Annual Littleton Country Fair
October 16-17: Pumpkin Festival at Krochmal Farms
October 16: Tyngsborough Safety Day with Touch a Truck
October 17: Pop-Up Museum: Westford Fire Engines
October 23-24: Pumpkin Festival at Krochmal Farms
October 30: 33rd Annual Tewksbury Applefest Craft Fair
Tips
10 Ways to Celebrate Autumn...From a Safer Distance
Find Your Fall Family Fun with our A to Z Fall Bucket List!
5 Tips for Going Apple Picking with Kids
Crafts
Turkey Family Hand Print Painting
Fall Craft: Leaf Man & Fall Fox
Recipes
Apple Season: Recipes, Crafts and Tips!
Fall Treat: Apple Cider Floats
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