12 Halloween events in Scottsdale
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Grab your costume and candy bucket. Scottsdale's getting spooky!
- Here are 12 Halloween events to attend around town.
For little monsters
🚂 Spook-Track-Ula: Haunted train and carousel rides, plus a spookier walkthrough for older children. All month long. 6–9:30pm. $15; free for ages 2 and younger. McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park.
🎉 Scottsdale Fall Festival: Trick-or-treating, carnival games, crafts, music, food trucks and a cocktail garden. Saturday, 5–9pm. Free. Scottsdale Civic Center.
🎈 Spooktacular Balloon Festival: Glowing balloons become trick-or-treat stations, with a kids zone, haunted trail and costume contests. Oct. 23–25, 5–9pm. Rides start at $30 for adults and $20 for children 10 and younger. Salt River Fields.
🦇 Eek! At the Peak!: Costumes, treats, nature activities and a Junior Ranger program. Oct. 24, beginning at 9am. Free; registration required. Pinnacle Peak Park.
🍬 Candy Crawl: Treats, characters, face painting, crafts and cotton candy. Oct. 24, 1–4pm. Free; kids can have a superhero experience for $18. Scottsdale Quarter.
Pick of the patch
🤠 Pumpkin Patch: A petting zoo, hay-bale maze, gold panning and games. Most of the month, 9am–5pm. $15; free for ages 1 and younger. Pumpkins and some rides cost extra. MacDonald's Ranch.
🎃 Dunkin' for Pumpkins: Pick a floating pumpkin, then decorate it between games and crafts. Oct. 25, 1–3pm or 3:30–5:30pm. $15 per pumpkin; registration required. McDowell Mountain Ranch Aquatic Center.
Shop Spooky
🕯️ Scottsdale Sparkle Halloween Market: Buy handcrafted gifts, collectibles, costumes and more. Saturday and Sunday, 10am-4pm. Free. Arizona Boardwalk.
For grown-up ghouls
🏚️ Boo Arizona: A two-night electronic music festival. Expect fire twirlers and oversized art installations. Oct. 30–31, starts at 6pm. Single-day passes start at $84; two-day pass go for $133. WestWorld.
🍭 Candy Coated Halloween: A candy-themed rooftop pool party by day and a dance party by night. Oct. 31, 10am-6pm and 9pm–2am. Tickets start at $50. Allegra at The Remi.
🎪 Funhouse: A late-night party with a DJ, costumes and creepy carnival decor. Oct. 31, 9pm–2am. Tickets start at $50. W Scottsdale.
Grab the popcorn
🔪 Harkins Fright Nights: "Beetlejuice" screens at 4pm on Oct. 30. Ticket prices vary. Harkins Camelview at Fashion Square.