Southern Maryland Weekend Halloween/Fall Events

Fit for Toddlers

October 24-26

We are wrapping up the last two weeks of fall festivals, Halloween events and participating in outdoor events. Take some time this weekend to enjoy one of the many things happening in the area.

 

 

Fall Carnival at Westfield Annapolis Mall

The Fall Carnival is back at Westfield Annapolis in the Sears Auto lot.
October 22 – 26
Carnival Hours:
o Wed Oct 22: 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
o Thu Oct 23: 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
o Fri Oct 24: 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
o Sat Oct 25: 1:00 pm – 11:00 pm
o Sun Oct 26: 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The Keva Works Carnival is presented by Fantasy Amusements. Hours are subject to change.

Parents Night Out @ Henson Community Center
Waldorf, MD
October 24
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Parent’s Night Out: Don’t worry about who can watch the kids Friday night bring them to us! Kids will make a craft, play games, watch a movie, and enjoy a snack.
Ages: 5 – 14
Space is limited, advanced registration recommended.

Not-So-Scary Halloween @ Hanson Community Center
Waldorf, MD
October 24
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Put on your Halloween costume and join us for a day of fun! Create a cool craft and make some fun treats to take home and enjoy at this not-so -scary Halloween event. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Ages: 2-12
Registration Deadline: Oct. 17

CCPR Halloween Extravaganza-Costume Contest & Monster Mash Bingo
Southern Community Center, 20 Appeal Lane, Lusby, MD 20657
October 24
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
COST: Free
Come dressed in your scariest, cutest, funniest or most original costume for our costume judging contest. Check-in 5:30-6:00 p.m., all ages, infant-adult. Prizes for winners in each category. Following the costume contest join us for Monster Mash Bingo at SCC. Enjoy Halloween party music, Halloween-themed “minute-to-win-it” style games, challenges, hula hoop & dance contests, great prizes and audience participation.

Celebrate Charles Fall Fest @ Regency Furniture
Waldorf, MD
October 25
12:00pm – 4:00 pm
Local artisans and crafters will showcase their talents in the Celebrate Charles Marketplace. Kids of all ages can test out their Halloween costumes on the Trick-or-Treat Trail and can play all day in the Family Fun Zone. Live music to be performed by Sam Grow (2:30 p.m.) and the Sara Gray Band (12:00 p.m.). Free. Fees for food and marketplace purchases. Event held rain or shine.

Kidgets Halloween Event
October 25
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
St. Charles Towne Center, Waldorf, MD
COST: $5 to join.

This Kidgets Halloween Spooktacular event will be fun and exciting for the little ones.

Annual Monster Mash Cruise
October 25, 2014
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, MD
COST: Adults$8, children 5-7 $7, children 4 and under $5

Bring the family out for an evening on the Monster Mash Cruise! This cruise is for the little goblins and their families. Play, dance, sing at this at this great event!
Registration required by Wednesday, October 22

Ghoulish Gala @ Carver Recreation Center
October 25
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Lexington Park, MD
COST: $5

Come do the Monster Mash with us on October 25th at Carver Recreation Center for an evening of family fun at the Ghoulish Gala! This Not-So-Scary event is for little monsters of all ages. Children & Parents will dance their energy away on the dance floor with our DJ! There will be many Halloween themed activities and games for the children to participate in too. Prizes will be awarded for the best costumes, get creative!
All Ages Welcome
Must Register

Halloween in the Gardens@ Annmarie Garden
October 25
11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Dowell, Maryland
COST: $1

Looking for something SPOOKtackular to do for Halloween? Annmarie Garden will host the 15th Annual Halloween in the Garden. Join the daytime trick-or-treating parade (bags provided)! More than 70 community organizations and businesses will decorate booths, don costumes, and hand out candy and treats to all the children. Free ooky, spooky art activities will be provided and devilishly delicious food vendors will be present.

5th Annual Boo Bash @ North Beach
October 25
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
North Beach, MD
COST: Free

Children’s costume contest, drive in movie at dusk, register for the costume parade and go trick or treating at local businesses.

Fall Festival – Trunk or Treat @ Dunkirk Baptist Church
October 25
Dunkirk, MD
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm,

Dunkirk Baptist Church will host our annual free Fall Festival & Trunk or Treat. Join us for an evening fun for all ages.
All are welcome! Rain or Shine!
Hay Rides, Kids Games, Prizes, Snacks & Soup and Hot Chocolate & Cider
7:00- 9:00 pm – Family Movie Showing: God’s Not Dead

Trick or Treat on the Square
October 25
Leonardtown, MD
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Kids and grown-ups stroll from store to store collecting Halloween goodies. Pumpkin painting and pet costume contest in the Square. Event Co-sponsored by the Leonardtown Business Association, St. Mary’s Animal Welfare League, Friends of Cedar Lane, and Wine & Design.

Boo At The Zoo
October 25
5:30-8:30 PM
The National Zoo, Washington, DC
COST: $20 FONZ members, $30 nonmembers – Purchase Tickets

Boo at the Zoo is Washington DC’s favorite Halloween treat. With nearly 40 not-so-spooky treat stations, animal demonstrations, keeper chats, and decorated trails, this event is frightfully fun for the whole family. With traditional chocolates, as well as good for you snacks, souvenirs, and other items, thousands of Boo treat bags will be brimming with goodies at the end of the evening. Don’t forget your costume!

Harvest Festival @ National Geographic
October 25
1145 17th Street NW, Washington, D.C
COST: Free

Celebrate all things food at the Harvest Festival, DC’s official Food Day celebration and part of the National Geographic Museum’s Food: Our Global Kitchen exhibition!

Watch demonstrations by local chefs for both kids and adults, ride a smoothie-bike, taste healthy and delicious treats, explore a mini-farmers market complete with a produce scavenger hunt, explore your inner artist with fruit and veggie watercolor painting, and much more.

Food Day is a nationwide celebration and a movement for healthy, affordable, and sustainable food.

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*Fall Festivals We Love*

Montpelier Farms
1720 Crain Hwy North
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774

7 ACRE CORN MAZE, “JACK AND THE CORNSTALK” CORN MAZE, HAY RIDES, ANIMALS, COW BELLY BOUNCE, PUMPKIN BOUNCE, PEDAL KARTS, HAY & PLAY, KIDS CORRAL, ROPING RANGE, CUB CORRAL, HILL SLIDES, KORN KRIB, GRAZIN’ GRASS MAZE, STRAW BALE MAZE, PIGGY PILE-UP, CORN TEPEE, FARM FOOTBALL LOUNGE, “SPOOKLEY THE SQUARE PUMPKIN” MOVIE SCREENING, AND PUMPKIN DAYCARE.
ADMISSION: Adults (13+ yrs): $10.00, Youth (3-12 yrs): $8.00, Kiddies (2 and under): Free

Forest Hall Farm Crazy Corn Maze
Forrest Hall Farm & Orchard
39136 Avie Lane
Mechanicsville, MD

Family farm fun. Ticket to corn maze includes hayride, farm animals, play and picnic area. Free small pumpkin or apple with ticket purchase. Group discounts available. Farm shop on site featuring farm-grown produce, flowers, meat, and a variety of baked goods and snacks.
Open Weekends on dates and times above. Open weekdays by appointment. Tickets $7 per person, Free if under 3 years of age with paying adult, $6.00 each for groups of 10 or more

Bowles Farms
22880 Budd’s Creek Road
Clements, MD 20624

We invite you to come spend the day with us down on the farm. While you here enjoy the following: Kids Play Area, Ride the Corn Maze Express, Kids Barrel Ride, Kids Corn Boxes, Petting Zoo, Straw Jumping Pits, Kids Slides and more. Farm Admission (Children 3 & Under – Free) = $10.00 per person. Pumpkins are not provided with admission