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!
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Local Fall and Halloween Events - 2023
All of October - Boo at the Zoo 2023
All of October (Saturdays and Sundays, plus select Fridays) - Pumpkin Patch at Parc de Oaks
All of October (Friday & Saturday nights) - Fright Trail
All of October (Wednesdays through Sundays) - Poche's Patch & Maze
10/2 - Pumpkin Painting - South Regional Library
10/4 - Pumpkin Catapults - Main Library
10/6 - Spooktacular Sensory Play - West Regional Library, Scott
10/7 - Trunk N Treat - Lafayette
10/8 - Patch at the Pond - Sugar Mill Pond in Youngsville
10/11 - Second Chance Costumes - West Regional Library, Scott
10/12 - Monster Masterpieces - West Regional Library, Scott
10/13 - 10/31 - Pumpkin Patch at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Lafayette
10/13 - 10/31 - Spooktacular Halloween Drive-Thru Lights Show - Lafayette
10/14 - Trunk or Treat - Acadiana High School, Lafayette
10/14 - Boo Bash with the Belles - Youngsville
10/15 - Fall Fest - Abbeville
10/17 - Halloween Taste Test Challenge - East Regional Library, Youngsville
10/18 - Boo Bash - South Regional Library
10/21 - Trunk or Treat, Acadiana Fitness, Carencro
10/21 - Boo Bayou - Vermilionville
10/21 - Trunk or Treat - St. Julien Park (A Macaroni Kid Lafayette Special Event!)
10/23 - Halloween Taste Test Challenge - West Regional Library, Scott
10/23 - Pumpkin Catapults - South Regional Library
10/25 - Scarecrow Storytime - North Regional Library, Carencro
10/25 - Tween Halloween Taste Test - Main Library
10/25 - Teen Halloween Taste Test - Main Library
10/25 and 10/28 - Mystery Manor Escape Room - West Regional Library, Scott
10/26 - Boo Bash - West Regional Library, Scott
10/26 - Ghosts in the Library - South Regional Library
10/26 - Graveyard Terrarium - North Regional Library, Carencro
10/27 - Boo-bliobop - Main Library
10/27 and 10/28 - Spooktacular Parties - The Children's Museum of Acadiana
10/28 - 8th Annual Trunk or Treat - Hub City Ford (A Macaroni Kid Lafayette Special Event!)
10/28 - Trunk or Treat - Cajun Fitness Youngsville
10/28 - Fantasy Fun Day - Comeaux Rec Center
10/28 - Autumn in the Oaks, Moncus Park
10/28 - Chili Cook-off - Acadian Village
10/28 - Halloween Sk8 Party at Fun Nation, Lafayette
10/28 - Crow Fest, Carencro
10/28 - Trunk or Treat - Judice Park
10/28 - Trunk or Treat - Giles Nissan Lafayette
10/28 - Trunk or Treat Family Fun Day - Broussard
10/29 - Hocus Pocus Halloween Party at Candyland Cottage, Scott
10/29 - Spooky STEM Event for Kids! - Code Ninjas in Broussard
10/29 - Spooktacular Concert - Sugar Mill Pond, Youngsville
10/30 - Pumpkin Catapults - Milton Branch Library
10/30 - Boo Bash - Main Library
10/30 - Boooks and Bakes with Bonne Vie Macarons - East Regional Library, Youngsville
10/30 - Spooky Slime - East Regional Library, Youngsville
10/31 - Trunk or Treat and Resource Harvest - MLK Center
10/31 - Bootiful Halloween in the Neighborhood, Northgate Mall
10/31 - Trunk or Treat - Girard Park, Lafayette
10/31 - Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee, Abbeville
10/31 - Community Fun Night, Abbeville
10/31 - Halloween at Surge, Lafayette
11/11 - Ascend Wellness Fall Fest
Halloween Recipes & Other Fun Food Ideas
- An Easy Halloween Treat For Your Little Goblins: Monster Apple Bites
- 13 Easy Halloween Lunchbox Treats
- Four Kooky Halloween Recipes Your Kids Will Love
- Let Halloween Candy Take You Into Thanksgiving
- Halloween Bark
- Spooky Halloween 7 Layer Taco Dip
- Halloween Marshmallow Pops
- Two Easy Halloween Party Plates
- A Halloween Trick for Delicious Halloween Treats!
- Leftover Halloween Candy Brownies
- Yummy Witches and Spiders and Bats...Oh My
- Spooky Spider Web Hard-Boiled Eggs
- Yummy Jell-o Worms
Halloween Books, Costume Ideas, & Fun New Traditions
- Boo! Here are 9 Halloween Books Your Kids Will Love
- A Terrific Book to Coincide with this Spooky Time of the Year
- 8 Ideas to Decorate Wagons, Wheelchairs, & Strollers This Halloween
- 13 Family Costume Ideas for Halloween
- Invite the Switch Witch Over This Halloween
- 31 Halloween Family Movies for Kids, Tweens, & Teens
- Safer Halloween Fun: You've Been Boo'd!
Halloween Crafts
- Halloween Milk Jug Luminaries
- DIY Halloween Silhouettes
- Easy Halloween Bat Craft for Kids
- Halloween Hand Puppet: Frankenstein
- "Connect the Webs" Halloween Activity
- DIY Witch Hat for Halloween
- Creepy Stick Forest Craft
- 3 Fun Ideas to Make a Halloween Face Mask For Your Kids
- A Creepy, Crawly Spider Web Craft, Just in Time For Halloween
- Make This Homemade Pumpkin Play Dough With Just 5 Ingredients
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 - Fall Festival Guide
Acadia - St. Landry - Fall Family Fun Guide
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