The Best Family Friendly Fall Events in Orlando
It’s almost fall, y’all! Even if it doesn’t quite feel like it outside, our favorite fall festivals in Orlando will help put you into the spirit of the season.
Get ready to inhale as much pumpkin spice as you can get your hands on! We’ve got something for everyone including trick or treating, fun on the farm, fall themed movies, and Insta-worthy photo opportunities to capture those fall family photos!
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Cowboy Adventure Park at Westgate Resorts
Thursdays-Mondays, starting at 10am
Get ready for an unforgettable fall season at Cowboy Adventure Park with activities for everyone! Step into the legendary Fort Kicco with their Gel Tag Experience, a thrilling game that’s fun for all ages. Capture the essence of autumn in their Pumpkin Patch, where you can pick the perfect pumpkin and enjoy delightful seasonal photo opportunities throughout the park.
For a touch of Halloween without the scares, venture into their Not So Spooky Halloween Maze—a family-friendly adventure that delivers just the right amount of fun for younger guests.
Celebrate fall at Cowboy Adventure Park! Tickets starting at $15.
AMBER BROOKE FARMS FALL FESTIVAL
LAST WEEKEND! Saturday, September 21 – Sunday, November 3, 2024 (Saturdays and Sundays)
36111 N CR 44A Eustis, FL 32736
3250 NE 140th Ave, Williston, FL 32696
$16.30 – Saturday & Sunday (ages 3 and older)
Celebrate the essence of autumn at Amber Brooke Farm’s biggest festival of the year! Immerse yourself in the season’s wonders with pumpkin picking, navigate their brand-new crop maze, and bask in the beauty of their sunflower and zinnia fields.
Rediscover cherished farm traditions like sliding down the hill, cow train rides, and wagon adventures.
Plus, they’ve added thrilling archery and gel blaster ranges to the mix!
There is a lot to do at Amber Brooke Farms. The sunflower picking is $2 a flower or buy a mason jar for $15 and fill it up as much as you want.
There is not much shade so be sure to wear sunscreen and comfortable clothing. Adorable photo opportunities are everywhere, including a decorated farm pick-up truck.
Happy Frights
ENDING SOON! Select dates through Halloween October 31, 2024
Harry P. Leu Gardens
1920 N. Forest Avenue, Orlando, FL 32803
Gather the entire family for a fun, family-friendly Halloween adventure throughout Orlando’s Leu Gardens featuring exciting immersive worlds, live characters, food, and trick-or-treating.
Guests will meet a dancing witch puppet, walk through a labyrinth, explore a neon-light dance party, climb up a giant hay-pyramid, celebrate Dia de Muertos and so much more – all while visiting trick-or-treat stations along the way.
$29 tickets
Happy Frights is great for younger kids, and if you’re looking for Haunted Houses That Are Okay for Kids then consider the Haunting Nights version of the event.
Annual Great Scott Farms Corn Maze
September 28 – November 24, 2024, 10am-5pm (Saturdays and Sundays )
26216 County Rd 448A, Mt Dora, FL 32757
$18 per person, Advance ticket purchase recommended.
Great Scott Farms has a new name, but the annual tradition of the corn maze continues. Welcome to one of the largest corn mazes in Orlando.
Other event highlights include a cafe, market, food vendors, and fun activities. Highlights include the Castle Playground and charming Hay Rides.
Important tip – There is the main corn maze and a smaller easier path if you prefer. At least give the longer one a try. You can always raise your flag in the air if you decide to call it quits.
A LOT OF PUMPKINS
LAST WEEKEND! Sunday, September 29 – Sunday, November 2, 2024
Santa’s Christmas Tree Forest, Eustis
Fall activities, hayride and maze, plus fresh pumpkins to take home
$17.95 (tickets often sell out)
This is one of our favorite Orlando pumpkin patches due to the amount of shade, plus all the activities that are already included in the admission. The tractor hayride takes you through the Christmas tree forest.
Spend a few extra dollars to get a bag of feed so you can feed the goats and donkeys. How fun is it to pair a pumpkin patch with feeding farm animals?
Getting a 10am arrival timeslot will help you avoid crowds.
Pumpkin Patch at AJ Chocolate House
LAST WEEKEND! October 4 – November 1, 2024
552 S. Park Ave., Winter Park
Enjoy games, a photo booth, and get creative with pumpkin-themed events at AJ’s Chocolate House.
Bonus idea: Jeni’s Ice Creams
Also in Winter Park, you can savor some incredible fall-flavored ice cream. Jeni’s Ice Creams at Winter Park Village has four limited time fall flavors that are chef-crafted and much different than your average pumpkin spice treat.
- Bay Leaf Cheesecake: Cream cheese ice cream with herbaceous bay leaf notes and graham cracker swirl.
- Sweet Potato Marshmallow Praline: Spiced sweet potato ice cream with marshmallow-scented cream & candied pecans.
- Pumpkin Seed & Rye Cookie: roasted pumpkin seed cream with soft rye cookie crumbles.
- Miso Butterscotch Brownie: Dark chocolate fudge brownies in a buttery, miso ice cream.
After trying each flavor, the Pumpkin Seed & Rye Cookie as well as the Miso Butterscotch Brownie are top favorites.
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Annual Fall Fiesta in the Park
Saturday and Sunday, November 2 – 3, 2024, 10am – 5pm
Lake Eola Park, Downtown Orlando
FREE
Celebrate 51 years of Fall Fiesta in the Park! Admission is free for the entire family to enjoy over 300 artists, crafters, and food vendors around beautiful Lake Eola Park! Come see why Fall Fiesta is Central Florida’s longest-running tradition!
Movie Night
Bring a blanket, chair, and some snacks and snuggle up for a spooktacular movie night with friends and family on the East Lawn at Lake Eola Park.
Hocus Pocus Movie: 7:30 p.m.
Activities: 4:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Put on the calendar for next year…
Fall on the Farm
Sunday, September 22, 10am – 2pm
Lil’ Bit of Life Farm
2920 Robie Ave, Mt Dora, FL 32757
$12, 1 and under are FREE
Enjoy the farm decked out in festive decor, guided tours by amazing 4H members, and plenty of chances to meet their friendly animals. Capture those perfect family moments with fall-themed photo setups—their furry friends just might join in! Plus, enjoy pony rides and barrel train rides available for purchase.
Rockledge Gardens Fall Market
Sunday, October 6, 11am – 4pm
Rockledge Gardens
FREE
Fall market with local vendors, FL produce, live music, food, ice cream, happy hour on beer & wine all day, kids crafts, face painting, and more!
Oviedo YMCA Fall Festival
Friday, October 11, 4-7pm
Oviedo YMCA
7900 Red Bug Lake Rd, Oviedo, FL
FREE
This free event is open to all in our community. Enjoy an evening filled with family friendly activities, pumpkin decorating, trick-or-treating with vendors, giveaways, games, crafts, and so much more!
Fall at Grande Lakes
Saturday and Sunday, October 12 – 13, 2024
Da Vinci Lawn
4040 Central Florida Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32837
Everyone is invited to enjoy a beautiful fall day at the gorgeous Grande Lakes Orlando. The Da Vinci Lawn is located between the Ritz-Carlton and the JW Marriott.
There will be carnival games, laser skeet shooting, fall crafts, a scavenger hunt, face painting, hayrides, farm animals, and cottages set up selling seasonal food and beverages.
Fall Festival at The Ranch
Saturday and Sunday, October 12 – 13, 2024
The Ranch at St. Cloud
5452 Jones Rd, St Cloud, FL 34771
$10
Head to The Ranch at St. Cloud Oct. 12-13 for their annual Fall Festival. They’ll have vendors, music, crafts, a corn maze, rides, food, craft beer and wine, games, and plenty of Fall-themed fun for the whole family.
Fall Festival + Pumpkin Patch at Sunsational Farms
October 19, 2024, 11am – 3pm
40541 Roger Giles Rd, Umatilla, Fl 32784
FREE
Games, bounce houses, face painting, music, food trucks, pumpkin patch, and more
(Small town farm feel just a short drive from other Orlando pumpkin patches)
Lukas Fall Festival
Saturday & Sunday, October 19 – 20, 10:00 am – 4:00pm
Lukas Nursery Oviedo
1909 Slavia Rd, Oviedo, FL 32765
$10 for hayride only – $20 for all activities wristband
One of our favorite things to do with toddlers in Orlando is to visit Lukas Nursery for the butterfly encounter. And their annual fall festival is not to be missed!
Partin Ranch Corn Maze
October 5 – 27, 2024 from 10 am-5 pm
5601 N Canoe Creek Rd, Kenansville
$15 per adult (ages 2 and under are free)
Wander through the 5-acre corn maze, check out the pumpkin patch, browse goods from local vendors, take advantage of fall photo ops, and stock up on fall goodies at this annual corn maze and festival.
The Night Market with Zombietoberfest
Saturday, October 26, 2024, 5-10pm
Audubon Park
3000 Corrine Drive, Orlando, FL, 32803
FREE
Visitors will enjoy a night market with the best in local and regional artists, food trucks, multiple craft beer gardens, DJ, costume contests for humans and puppers, storytellers from Phantasmagoria, free outdoor showing of The Mummy (the Brendan Fraser one we all love), fine wine, craft cocktails, kids Halloween crafts and games, and more!
Spooknona Graveyard Smash
Saturday, October 26, 5pm – 10pm
Lake Nona Town Center
FREE
Tricks, treats, and festive beats! Grab your creepiest costume and join us for a night of ghoulish good times at Lake Nona’s annual Spooknona Graveyard Smash. Monsters and mummies of all ages are welcome to trick-or-treat around Lake Nona Town Center.
If candy is not your sweet of choice, take your pick from a menu of hauntingly good Halloween treats, like candy corn cupcakes, chocolate mummy cookies and Halloween ice-cream sundaes, sure to satisfy any sweet tooth.
After you’ve visited each of our interactive trick-or-treat stops, dance the night away with DJ KD Queen or take your costume to the next level with the help of our face painters and airbrush tattoo artist.
MORE: Lots more events can be found in our guide to Trick or Treating in Orlando.
