It's spooky season! Here is a list of family-friendly Halloween events happening in and around Takoma Park and Silver Spring and Montgomery County, MD. Many of these events require pre-registration and may cost a fee to attend, so check the links for all the information.
This list will be updated as more events are found!
Last Updated 10/4/2024
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October 5 |
Halloween Eye Spy Train at Wheaton Regional
Halloween Eye Spy Train at Cabin John Regional Park
Fall Special Events: Apple Cider Pressing at Maydale Nature Classroom (Registration Required)
October 6 |
Halloween Eye Spy Train at Wheaton Regional
Halloween Eye Spy Train at Cabin John Regional Park
Halloween Pumpkin Decorating Workshop at Loehmann's Plaza
October 11 |
Discover Long Branch: Picture Show & Pupusas
October 12 |
Halloween Eye Spy Train at Wheaton Regional
Halloween Eye Spy Train at Cabin John Regional Park
Pumpkin Bird Feeders at Maydale Nature Classroom (Registration Required)
Scarecrow Making at Maydale Nature Classroom (Registration Required)
Movie Night at The Collection Chevy Chase: Hotel Transylvania 3
October 13 |
Halloween Eye Spy Train at Wheaton Regional
Halloween Eye Spy Train at Cabin John Regional Park
Haunted Storytime at People's Book
Autumn Crafts at Wheaton Library (Presented by the Wheaton Arts Parade)
October 18 |
Pumpkin Decorating at Meadowside Nature Center (Registration Required)
Little Pumpkins Fall Festival at The Tot Space (Reservations Required)
Ghost Pirates of Rock Creek Trail Treasure Hunt at Meadowside Nature Center (Registration Required)
Floating Pumpkin Patch at Martin Luther King Jr. Pool (Registration Required)
Park in the Dark at Brookside Nature Center (Registration Required)
Full Moon Fridays at Locust Grove Nature Center (Registration Required)
Boo at the Zoo (Tickets Required)
October 19 |
Halloween Eye Spy Train at Wheaton Regional
Halloween Eye Spy Train at Cabin John Regional Park
Spooky Skull Hike at Maydale Nature Classroom (Registration Required)
Halloween Animal Creepy Crawlies at Maydale Nature Classroom (Registration Required)
Fall Festival at the Shops at Wisconsin Place
Movie Night at The Collection Chevy Chase: Bedknobs & Broomsticks
Boo at the Zoo (Tickets Required)
October 20 |
Halloween Eye Spy Train at Wheaton Regional
Halloween Eye Spy Train at Cabin John Regional Park
Harvest Festival at Cabin John Village
Boo at the Zoo (Tickets Required)
October 25 |
Not so Spooky Skate at Wheaton Ice Arena (Registration Required)
Not So Spooky Skate at Cabin John Ice Rink (Registration Required)
Haunted House at Long Branch Community Center (Registration Required)
Fall Foliage Frolic at Meadowside Nature Center (Registration Required)
Halloween Party at My Gym Potomac
Spooktacular Party: An ASL Event for All
Mystery Mansion at the Women's Club of Chevy Chase (Tickets Required)
October 26 |
Halloween Eye Spy Train at Wheaton Regional
Halloween Eye Spy Train at Cabin John Regional Park
Monsters, Inc. at Wheaton Library
Trolly-ween at the National Capital Trolley Museum
Halloween Family Storytime at Kensington Park Library
Takoma Park Monster Bash (Trunk or Treat and Costume Parade)
Little Creepy Critters Costume Campfire at Locust Grove Nature Center (Registration Required)
10th Annual Pumpkin Rock 'n' Roll at Warner Circle Park in Kensington
Movie Night at the Collection Chevy Chase - Halloweentown
Mystery Mansion at the Women's Club of Chevy Chase (Tickets Required)
October 27 |
Halloween Eye Spy Train at Wheaton Regional
All Ages HalloWHEEL Bike Party at North Four Corners Park
Silver Spring Holiday Crafts & Treats Fair in Downtown Silver Spring
Fall on the Farm - Children's Craft Workshop & Farm Celebration (Registration Required)
Boo Bash at Create Arts (Reservations Required)
Little Creepy Critters Costume Campfire at Locust Grove Nature Center (Registration Required)
Bootanica at Brookside Gardens (Registration Required)
Floating Pumpkin Patch at Silver Spring Aquatic Center (Registration Required)
October 29 |
Halloween Playdate at Chevy Chase (instead of Family Storytime)
October 30 |
October 31 |
Rock Creek Palisades Boo on the View Halloween Parade
November 1 |
Candy and Costumes Community Skate at White Oak Community Center Skate Park
Mystery Mansion at the Women's Club of Chevy Chase(Tickets Required)
November 2 |
Mystery Mansion at the Women's Club of Chevy Chase (Tickets Required)
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