Pumpkin Palooza at Boca Center Saturday, Oct. 24, the city's Monster Mash pumpkin dive Oct. 25, Delray Beach's Kidsfest and no Mizner Park pumpkin fest this year.

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. This page is updated each fall. Events come from the organizers’ own pages, linked below. We list only events with 2026 dates the organizer has published.

South Florida’s fall is still hot, but Boca Raton does pumpkins anyway. For 2026, the confirmed events are a one-afternoon pumpkin patch at Boca Center and the city’s Boo-ca Boo Days, plus weekly evening markets. The big amphitheater pumpkin festival of recent years does not appear to be returning this fall.

Updated Oct. 19: Boca Center added fall crafts, cookie decorating and a sunflower truck to Pumpkin Palooza; Pumpkin Pals (Oct. 17) has passed.

Plan ahead

Pumpkin Palooza at Boca Center: Saturday, Oct. 24

2 to 5 p.m., in the courtyard between Tap42 and Rocco’s Tacos at Boca Center. There is a pumpkin patch to pick from, a kids’ pumpkin decorating station, fall crafts, cookie decorating, photo spots and a sunflower truck, and all proceeds from pumpkin sales go to Cason United Methodist Church, according to Boca Center.

City of Boca Raton fall programs

From the city’s Halloween season announcement:

When What Where Cost (resident/nonresident)
Saturday, Oct. 24, 9 a.m. to noon Howl-O-Ween: dog show, wiener dog race, costume contest Countess de Hoernle Park Free
Sunday, Oct. 25, noon to 2 p.m. Monster Mash: face painting, deck games and a pumpkin dive in the pool The Swim Center Free
Friday, Oct. 30, 6:30 p.m. Outdoor movie: “Hocus Pocus” (1993) Spanish River Library patio Free

Evening markets

  • Friday Artisan Market at Boca Center: local artisan vendors, 5 to 10 p.m. on Fridays, Oct. 23 and 30 and into December, in the same courtyard, according to Boca Center.
  • City Night Market: the fall series continues Thursday, Nov. 5, and a holiday market Thursday, Dec. 10, 6 to 9 p.m. in Sanborn Square, 72 N. Federal Highway.
  • Sunday farmers markets: see our farmers markets guide.

Nearby: Halloween Kidsfest in Delray Beach

Saturday, Oct. 24, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Old School Square, Delray Beach, about six miles north. The City of Delray Beach Parks and Recreation Department’s festival has food, vendors, crafts and entertainment, according to Old School Square.

Not on this year

The Boca Pumpkin Patch Festival at the Mizner Park Amphitheater ran Oct. 11-12, 2025, with carnival rides and thousands of pumpkins, according to its website. On Oct. 12, 2026, the site still showed only the 2025 dates, the same mid-October weekend this year had passed, and the city’s October calendar listed no pumpkin festival at the amphitheater. We will update this page if the organizer announces a later date.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a pumpkin patch in Boca Raton in 2026? Yes, at Boca Center’s Pumpkin Palooza, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2 to 5 p.m.

Is the Mizner Park pumpkin festival happening in 2026? It does not appear to be: no 2026 dates were posted and its usual mid-October weekend has passed.

What fall events does the city have? Boo-ca Boo Days all October; still to come is the Monster Mash pumpkin dive on Oct. 25.

Related: things to do this month and trick-or-treat hours.