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:
Tuesday, September 19
Ghosts and Legends of New England with Jeff Balanger at Reuben Hoar Library (register)
October 1 - October 31
Watch the "31 Nights of Halloween" on Freeform
Sunday, October 1
Sunday Makebreak: Halloween Pumpkin Fest at Michaels Chelmsford
Friday, October 6
Family Paint Night at Prescott Community Center (register)
Saturday, October 7
Oktoberfest at The Rustic Barn
Halloween Craft Party with the Craft Girls at Groton Library (register)
Sunday, October 8
WPD Movie Night: "Hocus Pocus"
Tuesday, October 10
Story Time & Paint a Pumpkin at Kimball Fruit Farm
Halloween Family Fun Dance at St. Anne's Episcopal Church
Halloween Jars (Grades 6-12) at Tewksbury Library (register)
Wednesday, October 11
Room on the Broom Storytime at Little Bee Bookshop (register)
Thursday, October 12
Billerica Library Teen Program: Halloween Door Sign (register)
Saturday, October 14
Trunk or Treat: Abbot Elementary, Westford
Scarecrow Festival in Townsend Common
Daley Middle School Halloween Craft & Vendor Fair
Good Catch Book Club! "How To Catch A Witch" (register)
Felting Craft at Tyngsboro Library: Pumpkins and Jack-o'-Lanterns (register)
Sunday, October 15
Billerica Halloween Bash (register)
Wednesday, October 18
A Halloween Hootenanny at Little Bee Bookshop (register)
Discovery Kids: Spooky Science at Billerica Library (Age 4-9, register)
Halloween Movie at Dracut Library: "Scooby-Doo and the Curse of the 13th Ghost" (register)
Friday, October 20
Children's Halloween Make-N-Take at Billerica Library
A not-too-spooky Storytime at lala books, Lowell
Saturday, October 21
Westford Trunk or Treat (register)
Trunk or Treat at Shawsheen Tech Billerica
Safe Trick or Treat Hayride at Krochmal Farms (register)
Children's Halloween Make-N-Take at Billerica Library
Halloween Bash at SpringDell Farm
Hocus Pocus Movie Night at Chelmsford Center for the Arts
Costume Storytime at Parlee Farms
Children's Pumpkin Painting Contest at Dracut Library
Parents Night Out: Trick-or-Treat at MPower Athletics (register)
Sunday, October 22
Halloween Dance at Roller Kingdom
Safe Trick or Treat Hayride at Krochmal Farms (register)
Sunday Makebreak: Witch Silhouette Painting at Michaels (register)
Trunk or Treat North Chelmsford
Tuesday, October 24
Unscary Halloween at Pollard Memorial Library (register)
Story Time & Halloween Activities at Kimball Fruit Farm
Wednesday, October 25
Halloween Felting Class with Rachel Benson: Make an Eyeball Monster at Groton Library (register)
Tricks and Treats with Robert Rivest and a Library Spooky Walk at J.V. Fletcher Library
Thursday, October 26
Preschool Halloween Storytime at Dracut Library
Make & Take: Personalized Mini Pumpkins at Groton Library (register)
October Movie Night: Hocus Pocus 2 at Hollis Hills Farm
Friday, October 27
Littleton Annual Trunk-or-Treat and Costume Parade
Trunk or Treat at New Colony Baptist Church
Saturday, October 28
Fright Night & Trunk or Treat at The Fitz
Halloween Boo Bash at Billerica Library (register)
Children's Halloween Party at Dracut Library (register)
Safe Trick or Treat Hayride at Krochmal Farms (register)
Lowell Annual Monster Bash & Halloween Stroll
Halloween Hoopla at Prescott Community Center
Trunk or Treat at The Learning Experience
Ghostly Gathering at APEX Entertainment
Annual Pumpkin Armada at Heart Pond
Sweet & Scary Halloween at La Vita Dolce
Parent's Night Out: Halloween Robotics Workshop at Snapology Chelmsford (register)
Sunday, October 29
Fall Fest & Trunk or Treat at GracePoint Church
Halloween 6th Annual Craft & Vendor Fair at Chelmsford Elks
Not-So Haunted Family Farm Day at Good Pickin' Farm (register)
Great Road Farm Trick or Treat
Lowell Halloween Craft Fair at Shedd Park
Roudenbush Halloween Costume Parade (register)
Halloween Family Lane Party at Wamesit Lanes (register)
Safe Trick or Treat Hayride at Krochmal Farms (register)
Carve for Carson Pumpkin Carving & Activities At Roudenbush (register)
This is Halloween! at Valley Wild Books
Sunday Makebreak: Mandala Pumpkin Art at Michaels (register)
Billerica Library Teen Program: DIY Beaded Spiders (register)
Sensory Sensitive Halloween at Chuck E. Cheese
Tuesday, October 31
Toddler Halloween Bash at Altitude Trampoline Park (Age 2-6)
Trunk or Treat at Lowell First Church of Nazarene
Trick or Treat at the Tewksbury Library
Halloween Party at YWCA of Lowell
The Great Pumpkin Light at Drew Farm
Spooky Story Time at Tewksbury Library
Teen Halloween at the Chelmsford Library
Teen Crafternoon Chelmsford Library: Candy Wrapper Bracelets (register)
Town of Chelmsford Trick or Treating Hours
Town of Dracut Trick or Treating Hours
Town of Tewksbury Trick or Treating Hours
Know of another local family-friendly Halloween event? Email the details to me!
Halloween Trick or Treat Hours for Greater Lowell 2022 (2023 COMING SOON)
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:
Thursday, September 21
Fall Equinox Celebration with Groton Conservation Trust (register)
Saturday, September 23
Fall Farm Days at Good Pickin' Farm
Pumpkin Festival at Krochmal Farms
Billerica Yankee Doodle Homecoming Parade, Fair and Fireworks
Annual KidsFest at Wachusett Mountain
Tewksbury Fall Harvest Festival Weekend
Harvest Day at the Farm - Mill City Grows
Chelmsford Mothers' Club Kids Consignment Sale
Sunday, September 24
Fall Farm Days at Good Pickin' Farm
Pumpkin Festival at Krochmal Farms
Tewksbury Fall Harvest Festival Weekend
Sunday Makebreak: Pumpkin Fest at Michaels (register)
Tuesday, September 26
Story Time & Apple Nature Walk at Kimball Fruit Farm
Friday, September 29
Saturday, September 30
Fall Farm Days at Good Pickin' Farm
Pumpkin Festival at Krochmal Farms
Chelmsford Fall Festival on the Commons
Sunday, October 1
Fall Farm Days at Good Pickin' Farm
Colonial Craft Day at the Garrison House (All ages)
Saturday & Sunday, October 7
All Saint's Fall Carnival (Saturday Only)
Fall Farm Days at Good Pickin' Farm
Hollis Hills Farm Fall Festival
Oktoberfest at The Rustic Barn
Pumpkin Festival at Krochmal Farms
Saturday, October 14
Pumpkin Festival at Krochmal Farms
50th Annual South Row Pumpkin Fair
Oktoberfest at Good Pickin' Farms ~ tickets in advance
Scarecrow Festival in Townsend Common
Sunday, October 15
Billerica Halloween Bash & Trunk or Treat ~ register in advance
Fall Farm Days at Good Pickin' Farm
Pumpkin Festival at Krochmal Farms
Saturday, October 21
Parlee Farms End of Fall Festival
Fall Farm Days at Good Pickin' Farm
Pumpkin Festival at Krochmal Farms
Tyngsborough Public Library Book Sale (All ages)
Friends of the J.V. Fletcher Library Book Sale (All ages)
A Festival Day in India (Ages 16 and up) ~ Register in advance
Downtown Groton Ceili Dance (All ages) ~ Register in advance
Sunday, October 22
Parlee Farms End of Fall Festival
Pumpkin Festival at Krochmal Farms
2nd Annual Fall Harvest Sip & Shop at Chelmsford Elks
Fall Farm Days at Good Pickin' Farm
Westford Remembers International Block Party
Friday, October 27
Saturday, October 28
35th Annual Tewksbury Applefest Craft Fair
Pumpkin Festival at Krochmal Farms
Fall Farm Days at Good Pickin' Farm
Billerica Kids' Clothing Swap (All ages)
Sunday, October 29
Fall Fest & Trunk or Treat at GracePoint Church
Open House Dunstable Fire Station
Sunday, November 5
Chelmsford Fall Festival Craft & Vendor Fair
Princess Harvest Ball in Tewksbury ~ purchase tickets in advance
Tuesday, November 7
Story Time & Leaf Rubbings at Kimball Fruit Farm
Saturday, November 11
Friday, November 17
lala books' A Thankful Story Time (Ages 3-7)
Saturday, November 18
Annual Fall Fair at Shawsheen Valley Tech
Burlington Community Scholarship Foundation Thanksgiving Craft Fair (All ages)
Thanksgiving Make-N-Take (Age 3 and up)
Parent's Night Out: Thanksgiving Themed Workshop at Snapology (Ages 5-12) ~ Register in advance
Tuesday, November 21
Story Time & Gratitude Tree Craft at Kimball Fruit Farm
Saturday, November 25
Chelmsford Small Business Saturday
Holiday Lights Fest at Good Pickin' Farm (register)
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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