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Halloween & Fall MEGA Fun Guide

Events, activities, crafts, recipes and more for Halloween and Fall in Greater Lowell!

By Barbara Evangelista, Publisher September 19, 2025

Lots of new events added! 

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 (usually indicated in the title of the event)

This list will be automatically updated as new events are added! 


Know of another local family-friendly Halloween event?  Email the details to me!


Halloween Trick or Treat Hours for Greater Lowell


Tips

Best Halloween Movies for Kids, Tweens & Teens

Boo! Here are Halloween Books Your Kids Will Love

No Tricks, Just Treats: 9 Ideas to Make Your Own Boo Basket

13 Spooktacularly Creative Trunk or Treat Ideas

Halloween Episodes From Your Kids Favorite Shows!

Kid-Friendly Halloween Costumes: Fun, Creative & Easy

10 Ways to be More Inclusive to Trick or Treaters This Halloween

The Switch Witch Can Switch it Up For You

Ways to Use That Leftover Halloween Candy

Crafts

How To Make Puffy Candy Corn Slime

A Creepy Crawly Spider Web Craft

Six Easy Halloween Crafts

Recipes 

Want to Get Rid of That Halloween Candy?  Make These Cookies!

Foodie Fun: Jack O'Lantern Stuffed Peppers are Scarily Delicious

Cookie Dough Graveyard

Don't Toss Those Pumpkin Seeds! Here's How to Roast Them

13 Easy Halloween Lunchbox Treats

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!


Check our event calendar below for fun Fall events!  This list is automatically updated as new events are added.



Tips

Ways to Celebrate Autumn

Find Your Fall Family Fun with our A to Z Fall Bucket List!

Learning about Diwali: A Festival of Lights and Unity

5 Tips for Going Apple Picking with Kids

Crafts

5 Easy Upcycled and Recycled Crafts for Fall

Discover, Learn & Create: 3 Fall Crafts for a Curious Preschooler

4 Fall Fun Sensory Projects for Toddlers

Pumpkin Play Dough With Just 5 Ingredients

Three Autumn Leaf Crafts

DIY Pinecone Flowers

Recipes

Caramel Apple Cookies

Easy 5 Ingredient Applesauce Bake

4 Of Our Favorite Macaroni KID Apple Recipes

Paper Bag Apple Pie

Homemade Applesauce



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