Halloween season might be on the distant horizon, but that’s not going to stop us from outlining our itineraries this fall in Houston. In addition for kicking off the holiday season, October is a time of year to binge-watch scary movies, spin your favorite niche goth playlist, paint the town red (literally), and eat all the candy your pillowcase can hold.
To get the most out of this spooky season in the city, sink your fangs into our list of 18 spellbinding Houston Halloween events 2024!
1. Trick or Drink Halloween Pub Crawl
Prepare yourself for a thrilling journey of Houston’s finest bars, all in a single evening! Take a nostalgic journey back to the days of trick-or-treating, but with a grown-up twist on three nights this Halloween in Houston.
Instead of candy, you’ll be treated to a variety of enticing libations. Throughout the night, you can revel in exclusive drink deals that won’t dent your wallet, ensuring an unforgettable experience.
📅 October 25, 26 & 31
📍1006 McGowen St, Houston, TX 77002
2. Chilling Candlelight Concerts
In celebration of the most hallowed time of the year, Candlelight presents a series of spellbinding concerts coming to cast a spell on audiences in Houston this fall. For these magically macabre performances, some of the city’s most magnificent venues will be lit up with the enchanting glow of candlelight including the Lone Star Flight Museum with Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics.
📅 October 18 & October 24
📍11551 Aerospace Ave, Houston, TX 77034, 77034
3. Binge Watch Horror Movies
If you’re like us and spend the entirety of October watching exclusively horror movies, you’re in the right place. While there will be numerous cinemas in and around Houston screening horror flicks – including the reopening of River Oaks Theatre – Rooftop Cinema Club in Uptown is a mainstay that regularly screenings cult-classics, horror classics, and the latest and greatest in scary movies.
While the venue hasn’t yet released their fall program, stay tuned for a full list of horror screenings.
📅 TBA
📍1700 Post Oak Blvd 5th Level
4. Scream your Head Off at Texas’s Largest Horror Amusement Park
Scream Fest Houston stands apart from your typical amusement park. While others may offer occasional frights with specific rides and experiences that can provoke a few screams, akin to the scream canister moments from Monsters, Inc., Scream Fest Houston takes things to a whole new level, making other theme parks seem as gentle as a beloved Pixar film.
📅 Fridays & Saturdays in October
📍1500 Elton St.
5-7. Enter the Scariest Haunted Houses in Houston
If you’re looking for a hair-raising Halloween experience, visit the most spine-chilling haunted houses in Houston.
- 13th House: Rated one of the “top 5 most terrifying haunted houses in the U.S.A.” 13th House is an essential Halloween experience in Houston. Opening September 16, 13th House is celebrating 5 years of fear with three thrilling attractions: Chop House, Legends of the Deep, and All Hallow’s Eve. 📅 September 16 – November 9📍7075 Farm to Market 1960 Rd W Ste 20
- Houston Terror Dome: Once heralded as the “scariest haunted house in Houston”, Houston Terror Dome is back for another year this fall with all killer no filler. Featuring haunted houses, pumpkin patches, paintball, axe-throwing, escape rooms, live DJs, and carnival games, Houston Terror Dome is a sure-fire way to get your thrill this spooky season! 📅 September 20 – November 3📍16030 East Freeway in Channelview
8. Zoo Boo
Among over 5,000 animals, over a dozen exhibits, and numerous dining, drinking, and shopping establishments, Zoo Boo hosts a variety of amazing seasonal events including the Halloween-themed Zoo Boo. Usually beginning late September, the Houston Zoo is set to reprise its thrilling Zoo Boo event, this year with some new spooky installations including a pumpkin tree, pumpkin arch, and spooky forest!
📅 Now – October 31
📍6200 Hermann Park Dr
9. Venture out to Texas’s Most Haunted Places
To kick off the eerie festivities, we’ve put together a compilation of the most haunted locations in and around Houston, along with the chilling stories that surround them.
📅 N/A
📍Multiple locations
10. Enter the Meow Portal in Houston
This October, step into the weird world that is Meow Wolf. After long anticipation, the surreal immersive experience is opening its doors to Radio Tave. Here, Houstonians can explore fantastically unique art pieces, tunnel through secret passageways, and solve mysteries. Opening this Halloween in Houston, Meow Wolf will also feature a hidden honky tonk inside its venue.
📅 October 31
📍2103 Lyons Ave Bldg 2
11. Houston Horror Market & Music Fest
Houston’s terrific Horror Film Fest will return their annual Haunted Halloween Horror Market & Music Fest this October. Hosted at The Wildcatter Saloon, the horror market and music festival will feature a performance from CROSSBREED industrial metal band as well as a vendor market, artists, filmmakers, celebrity meet and greets, and more! The organization will roll out more details up until the event.
📅 October 26
📍26913 Katy Fwy, Katy
12. The Black Lagoon at Nickel City
The continent-wide Halloween pop-up known as Black Lagoon is making its way into Houston this year. Much like the Sippin’ Santa and Miracle pop-ups that happen over Christmastime, Black Lagoon is an immersive Halloween pop-up taking over Nickel City with sinister sips and a dash of metal flair.
📅 October 11 – 31
📍2910 McKinney
13. Boo at the Boardwalk
Boo on the Boardwalk returns for another year this October, bringing a treat-filled experience for all age groups. Every weekend in October, the Kemah Boardwalk will host themed evenings filled with Halloween-themed activities. Whether you visit for Freaky Fridays, Scary Saturdays, or Spooky Sundays, you’re in for a delightfully eerie time, complete with live music, mesmerizing magic shows, and festive entertainment.
📅 TBA
📍215 Kipp Ave
14. Pop into this Over-The-Top Halloween Bar
Amidst the array of exciting and celebratory activities this season, make sure to include the Wonder Bar on your must-visit list. Renowned for its ever-changing photo-op exhibits, the bar regularly transforms into one of the most festive Halloween haunts in Houston during the month of October and this year is no different.
📅 Now – October 31
📍2416 Brazos St
15. The Cursed Cauldron
Summed for its second year, Cursed Cauldron is a spellbinding Houston Halloween pop-up that weaves enticing cocktails with witchy hi-jinx. While its location has still yet to be announced, visitors can expect to enjoy themed libations conjured by the resident cocktail coven, themed music, fortune tellers, and bewitching burlesque dancers – all inside an immersive interior that transports patrons to an otherworldly realm. The Cursed Cauldron materializes in Houston October 4th.
📅 October 4 – November 2
📍TBA
16. Scream on the Green
Houston’s beloved Downtown green space, Discovery Green, will reprise its annual Scream on the Green this October. Scheduled for October 25th, Scream on the Green is a family affair that welcomes all the little ghouls and goblins to enjoy a Halloween-themed bash that features games, music, palm readers, costume contests, and more!
📅 October 25
📍1500 McKinney Street
17. Go Medieval at The Texas Renaissance Festival
The 50th edition of the Texas Renaissance Festival, the biggest renaissance fair in the country, is poised for a grand comeback this weekend, starting on October 12h, offering a realm of entertainment suitable for the entire family. On the weekend of October 26 – October 27, the festival will feature a special All Hallows Eve weekend, with costume contests, Kettle Korn eating contests, and a Transylvanian court.
📅 October 26 – 27
📍21778 FM 1774
18. Haunted Hues at Color Factory
Houston’s most colorful immersive exhibition is reprising their annual Haunted Hues experience this September. Kicking off September 12, Haunted Hues is a special Halloween-themed attraction for all ages that offers bewitching photo-ops, seasonal treats, giveaways and more.
📅 September 12 – November 3
📍3303 Kirby Drive
19. Zombie Apocalypse pop-up at Popfancy Dessert Bar
Good news and bad news, Houston; bad news is that a Zombie Apocalypse is coming to Houston this October; the good news is is that it’s going to be a great time. This mid October, Popfancy Dessert Bar will debut its new The Outbreak: A Zombie Apocalypse Dining Experience – a free Halloween-themed event in Houston where visitors can enjoy immersive decor, themed eats and drinks, and more!
📅 October 11 to November 10
📍9393 Bellaire Blvd. a6.
20. Pumpkin Lights at Lagoonfest
Houston’s premier lagoon summer destination is morphing into a fall wonderland this October for Pumpkin Lights. Running Thursdays through Sundays from October 3 to October 27, Pumpkin Lights is a family-friendly event featuring walking trails through thousands of illuminated pumpkins. Pumpkin Lights will also feature Halloween-themed food and drink specials – all with the crystal lagoon as a backdrop.
📅 October 3 to October 27
📍12600 Crystal View Blvd. Texas City, TX 77568