Halloween 2026 in Boca Raton: Howl-O-Ween and Pumpkin Palooza Saturday, Oct. 24, the Monster Mash pool party Oct. 25, then a movie and night hike Oct. 30.

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. This page is updated each year at the same address. Dates come from the City of Boca Raton’s Boo-ca Boo Days page, its Fall 2026 Recreator program guide (PDF) and the organizers linked below.

Halloween falls on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, and Boca Raton’s Halloween season is mostly run by the city. The Recreation Services Department’s Boo-ca Boo Days fill October with events at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Sugar Sand Park, the Spanish River Library and the Swim Center. What is left is mostly on the weekend of Oct. 24-25 and on Friday, Oct. 30.

Updated Oct. 19: the Oct. 17-18 events have passed; Boca Center added crafts, cookie decorating and a sunflower truck to Pumpkin Palooza; the Howl-O-Ween schedule is added.

For trick-or-treat times, safety tips and who to call on Halloween night, see our separate trick-or-treat hours page. Pumpkin patches and markets are in our fall festivals and pumpkin patches guide.

Plan ahead

  • City programs and registration: Boo-ca Boo Days; Recreation Services, 561-393-7810
  • Paid programs need advance registration and some close a few days early.
  • Gumbo Limbo parking is limited; the city asks families to carpool.

For the youngest

Little Boos Storytime, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sugar Sand Park Community Center. A storyteller, craft and snack for 18 months to 4 years ($5 residents, $6.25 nonresidents). Preregistration closed Oct. 17 (city calendar).

Past: Pumpkin Pals Make & Take (Oct. 17), Ghostly Glows and Ghoulish Gases (Oct. 17-18) and Halloween by the Sea at Gumbo Limbo (Oct. 18).

Family weekends

Howl-O-Ween, Saturday, Oct. 24, 9 a.m. to noon, Countess de Hoernle Park, 1000 Spanish River Blvd. Free, no RSVP. The dog show is at 9:30 a.m., the wiener dog race at 10:30 a.m. and the costume contest at 11:30 a.m., with a Trail of Treats, a photo booth and crafts. Dachshunds in the race must be registered in advance. Dogs stay on a leash (Howl-O-Ween page).

Pumpkin Palooza, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2 to 5 p.m., Boca Center, in the courtyard between Tap42 and Rocco’s Tacos. A pumpkin patch, a kids’ decorating station, fall crafts, cookie decorating and a sunflower truck; pumpkin sales benefit Cason United Methodist Church, according to Boca Center.

Halloween Kidsfest, 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.

Monster Mash, Sunday, Oct. 25, noon to 2 p.m., the Swim Center. Free. Face painting, games on deck and a pumpkin dive, where children collect pumpkins from the pool and trade them for prizes.

The Friday before Halloween: Oct. 30

Time What Where Cost (resident/nonresident)
4:30 or 6 p.m. Creepy Crawlies at the Chickee Lab, ages 5-12 Children’s Science Explorium $10/$12.50
6 p.m. Spooky Tennis costumed round robin, ages 7-12 The Racquet Center $30/$37.50
6:30 p.m. Outdoor movie: “Hocus Pocus” (1993) Spanish River Library patio Free
7 p.m. Night Explorers nocturnal hike, ages 7 and up Gumbo Limbo Nature Center $12/$15

The nocturnal hike follows the accessible boardwalk and observation tower and visits the lighted aquariums; the city recommends insect repellent. Register through Boo-ca Boo Days.

For teens and adults

Past: The Witch’s Lair: A Halloween Escape Room ran Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Spanish River Library.

The History Behind: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Spanish River Library. A free talk for adults on the storm-struck summer that produced the novel. Registration opens Sept. 23 and is required.

Haunted houses and trunk-or-treats

We found no haunted house in Boca Raton with 2026 dates on its organizer’s own page. No public trunk-or-treat in the city had posted 2026 details either when we checked on Oct. 19. We will add them here as organizers publish them.

Frequently asked questions

What Halloween events are in Boca Raton in 2026? Still to come: Howl-O-Ween on Oct. 24, the Monster Mash on Oct. 25 and “Hocus Pocus” outdoors on Oct. 30. Boca Center’s Pumpkin Palooza is Oct. 24.

Is there a Halloween event for older kids? Spooky Tennis for ages 7 to 12 and the Night Explorers hike, both Friday, Oct. 30. The teen escape room ran Oct. 10.

Is there a haunted house in Boca Raton? None with 2026 dates posted. The Night Explorers hike at Gumbo Limbo on Oct. 30 is the nearest after-dark outing.

Can I take my dog? Yes, to Howl-O-Ween, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 24, at Countess de Hoernle Park.

When is trick-or-treating? No official hours; Halloween is Saturday, Oct. 31. See our trick-or-treat hours page.

What this means for you

  • The busiest stretch is Oct. 24-25 and Friday, Oct. 30.
  • Paid city programs are small and fill early; register now through the city’s portal.
  • Halloween night is a Saturday, so expect more children out and about after dark.

Related: trick-or-treat hours, fall festivals and pumpkin patches, things to do this month and kids’ activities in Boca Raton.