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Fall & Halloween Family Fun Guide 2022

Events, Crafts & Recipes

By Jennifer Ercoli - Publisher, Macaroni Kid Lafayette September 15, 2022

Halloween is a fun and exciting time for spooky enthusiasts of all ages. And the best part is you can find it all right here   Bake Halloween-themed treats, turn ordinary food into creepy fun, decorate the house with new craft projects, make homemade costumes, and plan your outings all from information in this guide. And please, don't keep this to yourself, share it with other local parents. They will thank you, we promise!

When it comes to children's safety we are always on top of all recommendations. Click here to follow our easy tips when costume planning, carving pumpkins, and trick-or-treating! 

*Click on the hyperlinked words for complete details. New additions will be added as they arrive throughout the month. 


Local Fall and Halloween Events - 2022

All of October - Boo at the Zoo 2022

All of October (Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays) - NVYAA Pumpkin Patch (Maurice)

All of October (Friday & Saturday nights) - Fright Trail

All of October (Monday - Sunday minus October 31st) - Poche's Patch & Maze

Saturdays in October - Corn Maze at Burden (Baton Rouge)

10/1 - Healthy Fall Festival - Willow Charter Academy, Lafayette

10/1 - Trunk N' Treat - Quest Pediatric Dentistry, Lafayette

10/6- 10/8 - Pumpkin Patch in Loreauville

10/7 - 10/31 - Pumpkin Patch at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Lafayette

10/8 - Pumpkin Painting, Lafayette

10/9 - Patch at the Pond - Sugar Mill Pond in Youngsville

10/10 - Silly Spooky Sensory Lab - East Regional Library, Youngsville

10/13 - Silly Spooky Sensory Lab - West Regional Library, Scott

10/14 - Pumpkin Decorating - West Regional Library, Scott

10/15 - Pumpkin Patch - Veteran's Park, Breaux Bridge

10/17 - Pumpkin Oobleck - Main Library, Lafayette

10/17 - Design Your Own Haunted House (Teens) - East Regional Library, Youngsville

10/18 - Treats at the Village - Acadian Village

10/18 - Bubbling Cauldron Bath Bombs (Teens) - East Regional Library, Youngsville

10/18 - Bubbling Cauldron Bath Bombs (Teens) - South Regional Library, Lafayette

10/18 - Haunted Gingerbread Houses - South Regional Library, Lafayette

10/18 - Design Your Own Haunted House (Teens) - Main Library

10/18 - Pumpkin Decorating - East Regional Library, Youngsville

10/19 - Bubbling Cauldron Bath Bombs (Teens) - Main Library

10/21, 10/28, 10/29 - Great Pumpkin Patch Express Train Ride - Sugar Mill Pond

10/21 - Pumpkin Decorating - Main Library

10/22 - Boo Bayou - Vermilionville

10/22 - Car Show and Trunk or Treat - Broussard

10/22 - Fall Festival - Vineyard Church of Lafayette

10/22 - Spooktacular Bookmark Party - Book Rack of Acadiana, Lafayette

10/22 - Trunk or Treat - Vermilion Martial Arts Academy, Abbeville

10/22 - Trunk or Treat - Judice Park, Duson

10/22 - Trunk or Treat - Ricky Smith's Audio in South College Shopping Center, Lafayette

10/22 - Trunk or Treat - St. Julien Park (A Macaroni Kid Lafayette Special Event!)

10/22 - Sky Zone Halloween Lock-In - Sky Zone Lafayette

10/22 - Trunk or Treat, Acadiana Fitness, Carencro

10/22 - AHS First Annual Trunk or Treat, Acadiana High School, Lafayette

10/23 - Fallin' Into Fun - Moncus Park

10/25 - Spooky Jar Luminary (Teens) - North Regional Library, Carencro

10/25 - Monster Hunter Academy - Main Library

10/26 - Trunk or Treat by Service Chevrolet Cadillac - Lafayette

10/26 - Haunted Cave Crawl - Main Library

10/26 - Ghosts, Goblins and Gumbo Cookoff, Parc International

10/27 - Boo Bash, West Regional Library, Scott

10/28 - Boo Bash, Main Library

10/28 - Trunk or Treat - Lafayette Community Honda

10/29 - Crow Fest, Carencro

10/29 - Halloween Art & Nature Festival 2022 - Arnaudville

10/29 - Harvest Fest at Fightingville Fresh Market

10/29 - Trunk or Treat Family Fun Day - Broussard

10/29 - 7th Annual Trunk or Treat - Hub City Ford (A Macaroni Kid Lafayette Special Event!)

10/29 -Spooky STEM Event for Kids! - Code Ninjas in Broussard

10/29 - BK Designs Trunk or Treat - Lafayette

10/29 - Trunk or Treat, First United Methodist Church, Lafayette

10/29 - Acadiana Eats Festival - Scott

10/29 - Autumn in the Oaks, Moncus Park

10/29 & 10/30 - Spooktacular Parties - The Children's Museum of Acadiana

10/30 - Trick or Treat Event, Mire

10/30 - Trunk or Treat, Delcambre

10/30 and 10/31 - Haunted House, Delcambre

10/31 - Trunk or Treat - Willow Charter Academy, Lafayette

10/31 - Bootiful Halloween in the Neighborhood, Northgate Mall


Halloween Recipes & Other Fun Food Ideas

 


Halloween Books, Costume Ideas, & Fun New Traditions

Halloween Crafts



Did you know that Iberia Parish and Acadia-St. Landry also have Macaroni Kid publishers and local editions? Yep, they do! And they have each put together a guide of local Fall and Halloween fun in their area. Check them out  

Iberia Parish - Halloween & Fall Family Fun Guide

Acadia - St. Landry - Fall Family Fun Guide



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