Halloween Festivities in Ocala/Marion County

Drink in the Spooky Spirit with These Halloween Happenings!

AFTER DARK IN THE PARK MOVIE SERIES

On Friday, October 6, spend the evening at Citizens’ Circle for a free movie showing of T Hotel Transylvania at 7 pm! The movie is sure to get you into the Halloween mood as it is about monsters including Dracula and Frankenstein staying at Hotel Transylvania. The movie is rated PG. For a full list of the movie series line up, visit OcalaFL.org.

Marion County Parks and Recreation's Annual Carnival

Kick off the Halloween season at the Marion County Parks & Recreation’s 5th Annual Carnival on Saturday, Oct. 8! Have some family-fun with games, music, food trucks, face painting and a haunted maze. Make sure to come in your best costume as there will be a contest! This 5th annual event takes place at the Southeastern Livestock Pavilion in Ocala and is completely free to attend thanks to Marion County Parks and Recreation. The carnival festivities fall between 5-9pm.

Phantoms in the Fort

On Saturday, October 21, head over to the Fort King National Historic Landmark from 7-9pm for a spooky evening full of spine-tingling tales. Please bring your own chairs, blankets and treats. Experience spooky tales under the stars, this Halloween.

Two people waling to Fort King for Stories Under the Stars during Halloween in Ocala / Marion County — Experience spooky tales under the stars, this Halloween.

HAPI Harvest Day

Saturday, Oct. 28, from 1-4pm, visit Sholom Park in Ocala for Hapi Harvest Day. The afternoon will feature live music, a painted pumpkin hunt, interactive and educational trick or treat stations, food trucks and a Monster Mash Dance Party. Come in costume for a chance to win the costume contest. The event is hosted by Horticultural Arts and Park Institute, Inc.

Halloween Run

ANNUAL FAST FALL FESTIVAL

Another fun event on the Saturday before Halloween, Oct 28 is the 2nd Annual FAST Fall Festival at the Florida Aquatics Swimming & Training (FAST) venue in Ocala. Celebrate Halloween from 4-7pm with a candy crawl, costume contest, swimming and spray ground fun, special guest K-Country Radio and more. For more information, click HERE.

This family-friendly festival is free and open to the public. To attend you must sign a facility waiver, you can pre-register to skip the line HERE or register in person the day of the event.

Trunk or Treat

Both Silver Springs State Park and the City of Belleview are offering safe ways to trick-or-treat this Halloween with fun trunk-or-treat events!

Make trick-or-treating a weekend affair with Silver Springs’ Trunk-or-Treat celebration on Sunday, Oct. 22, from 11am-6 pm. The entire family is welcome to enjoy trunk or treating. Listen to music play Halloween games, go on hay rides and grab food from the food trucks! This not too scary event encourages costumes.
On Oct.28, from 4-7 pm at Lake Lillian in Belleview, there will be a free family-friendly trunk-or-treat where kids can visit various trunks and collect sweets to bring home in a safe way.

A girl in a Halloween costume sits in the trunk of a car posing with pumpkins during Trunk or Treat

Boo Bash

The Boo Bash at the E.D. Croskey Recreation Center is a free, family-friendly event on Halloween Day hosted by the City of Ocala! The celebration is from 5:30-7:30 pm and will offer face-painting, spooky activities, candy and more for a safe and fun time. Costumes for all ages are encouraged!

Howl-o-ween Paw-ty

Halloween fun is for the whole family, including the pets too! On Wednesday, Oct. 25, from 5-7:30pm, bring the kids and pets to the Southeastern Livestock Pavilion for the 5th Annual Howl-O-Ween Pawty. The event features trunk or treat for the kids, vendors, games and costume contests for everyone. It has a $5 entry for adults. Free hotdog, drink and snack included with entry. Kids (12 and under) and pets get in free.

Nightmare on Pine Street

Brave the annual Nightmare on Pine Street Haunted Trail and have a fright for a good cause at Wayne’s World of Paintball. Every year the scary trail provides a fun way to celebrate Halloween through a guided tour full of ghostly and frightening characters. The trail is open the last three Fridays and Saturdays of October!