Where Kids Can Trick or Treat in Orlando

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It just isn’t the Halloween season without those yummy treats!

Whether you’ve been enjoying the season for many weeks or just now jumping into the spooky festivities, there are still many great places to get some Halloween treats.

So, get the kids dressed up in their best Halloween costumes and head out for trick-or-treating in Orlando!

You can find even more spooky fun at these Fall Events in Orlando. Plus, there are trunk or treating events if you want to take the kids to see decorated cars while also collecting candy.

Featured Halloween Trick or Treating Events in Orlando

Gators, Ghosts & Goblins

  • Dates: October 10-11, 17-18, 24-25, 2026
  • Location: Gatorland Florida, 14501 S Orange Blossom Trl, Orlando

Gatorland’s Gators, Ghosts & Goblins returns for its 8th year of family-friendly Halloween fun! Enjoy the Swamp Ghost’s Museum, meet Skunk Ape and Eddie the Yeti, hunt for legendary creatures aboard the Cryptid Express, visit Frank N’ Steins Oktoberfest, and brave the Gatorland Graveyard.

Plus, enjoy animal encounters, live entertainment, a DJ, specialty vendors, games, candy giveaways, photo ops, and a Children’s Costume Parade. Included with regular park admission!

Performers at Gators, Goblins, and Ghosts greet guests on walkway
Performers at Gators, Goblins, and Ghosts – image by Terri Peters

READ: What to Expect at Gatorland’s Halloween Event

Where Kids Can Trick or Treat in Orlando 2026

Boo at the Zoo

  • Dates: Select Saturdays and Sundays in October 2026, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
  • Location: Brevard Zoo, 8225 N. Wickham Rd.

Trick or treat at stations, marvel at Halloween-themed decorations, and snap the perfect spooky photos. Enjoy the eerie ambiance with music and special performances that will leave you thrilled. Participate in engaging activities and, of course, visit your favorite Zoo animals dressed in your Halloween best!

Zoo Boo Bash at Central Florida Zoo

  • Dates: October 17-18, 24-25, and 31, 2026
  • Location: Central Florida Zoo, 3755 W Seminole Blvd, Sanford

Zoo Boo Bash is the perfect way for children and families to safely show off those Halloween costumes and trick-or-treat while enjoying the fun of the Zoo. The Zoo will have plenty of not-so-scary decorations and activities, including trick-or-treat stations.

City of Apopka’s Halloween in the Park

  • Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
  • Location: Kit Land Nelson Park, 10 S Forest Avenue, Apopka

This is a free, family-friendly Trick-or-Treating event with kid activities, vendors, and more.

Spooknona Graveyard Smash 

  • Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026, 5-8 p.m.
  • Location: Lake Nona Town Center

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 Boxi Park.

Maitland Fall-O-Ween

  • Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
  • Location: Maitland City Hall, 1776 Independence Lane, Maitland

The City of Maitland hosts a fantastic Falloween festival, combining seasonal fun with Halloween festivities. Activities include a kids’ costume contest, carnival games, candy, train rides, and more.

Wekiva Island Tooting Otter Trick or Treat

  • Date: October 24, 2026, 2-3 p.m.
  • Location: Wekiva River

From 2–3 p.m., kids can trick-or-treat their way beneath our Solar Array, stopping along the way to fill their buckets with candy. Then at 3 p.m., all the tiny monsters gather for the Wekiva Island Halloween Costume Parade!

Scaremont – Halloween on the Trail

  • Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
  • Location: Waterfront Park, 330 3rd St, Clermont

This free event will have the Clermont Police Department, along with participating organizations, offering trick-or-treat stations to encourage a safe environment for families to enjoy Halloween together. Be sure to participate in the Creepy Clermont Costume Contest, enjoy Halloween-themed activities, trick-or-treating, and a showing of the movie “Hotel Transylvania” starting at 7 p.m.

Halloween Highway

  • Date: October 28, 2026
  • Location: E. Station Street, Apopka

Join the Apopka Police Department for this free drive-thru trick-or-treating event!

IKEA Trick-Or-Treat

  • Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
  • Location: 4092 Eastgate Dr, Orlando, FL 32839

Kids (12 & under) can enjoy a candy scavenger hunt around the showroom. Check in at the Welcome table in the Store Lobby anytime between 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Don’t forget to end with dinner in the Swedish Restaurant! Get up to two free kid’s meals with the purchase of one adult entrée. Must scan IKEA Family membership.

Space is limited, so register today!

Keiser Scare Fair

  • Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 5-8 p.m.
  • Location: Orlando Campus, 5600 Lake Underhill Road

Explore the campus, trick-or-treating for kids. There will be bounce houses, face painting, balloon animals, and costume contests. This free community event is open to all.

Events on Halloween to Trick or Treat

Trick or Treat at Airport Lanes

  • When: October 31, 2026, 1-3 p.m.
  • Where: Airport Lanes, Sanford

Enjoy trick-or-treating inside at Airport Lanes with a Halloween event the entire family can enjoy.

Downtown Winter Garden’s Annual Halloween Trick-or-Treat

  • Date: Saturday, October 31, 2026, 2-4 p.m.
  • Location: Downtown Winter Garden

Get ready for a spooktacular afternoon of fun and kid-friendly frights. Bring your little ghouls and goblins for an afternoon of safe, family-friendly trick-or-treating from downtown businesses! 

OId Town Trick or Treating

  • Date: Saturday, October 31, 2026, 3-11 p.m.
  • Location: 5770 W Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, Kissimmee

Old Town will also get its scare on for Halloween on Oct. 31 with free trick-or-treating! Candy stations will be located throughout the streets of Old Town, with live entertainment and cool vintage cars.

Halloween at Cranes Roost Park

  • Cost: Saturday, October 31, 2026, 5-9 p.m.
  • Location: 274 Cranes Roost Blvd, Altamonte Springs

Halloween at Cranes Roost is a community-oriented, door-to-door trick-or-treat alternative for kids.

Trick or Treating at Theme Parks

Naturally, you can trick or treat at some of Orlando’s theme parks and attractions.

Family Halloween Fun at SeaWorld Orlando

  • Date: Select days, from August 29 to November 1, 2026, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

SeaWorld’s Spooktacular is one of our favorites! Families can enjoy daytime trick-or-treating (with purchase of reusable bag), festive décor, and colorful characters along a whimsical Halloween trail.

From treats and costumes to immersive seasonal activities, there’s something for every little ghost and goblin. Make lasting memories this fall at SeaWorld Orlando’s family-friendly Halloween Spooktacular, running on select dates from August 29–November 1, 2026, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Don’t miss Orlando’s sweetest Halloween tradition!

And more theme park fun:

Neighborhoods For Trick-or-Treat

The best way to ensure your kids have a great trick-or-treat experience is to attend one of the many events in town that we have listed. However, if you want some old-fashioned fun, a few neighborhoods in Orlando usually have great spots to trick-or-treat.

  • Baldwin Park
  • Avalon Park
  • Celebration
  • Historic Downtown Sanford
  • Lake Nona – near Town Center

Past Trick-or-Treat Events in Orlando

Petrified Forest Kids Day

  • Date: Saturday, October 10, 2026
  • Location: A Petrified Forest, Altamonte Springs

One day a year A Petrified Forest hosted a kids event. This kids day takes place in the morning and there are no spooks or scares. Everything is kid friendly!

Trick or treating is offered out on the open lawn as well as along one of the spooky trails. There are no scary actors, but you will be passing by some of the props and sets if you go along the trail – and some of them are not necessarily appropriate for little tykes.

There are plenty of activities and games, including free trinkets and prizes, without having to go along the trail.

kids trick or treating at petrified forest altamonte springs, florida
Petrified Forest Kid Day -image by Alayna Curry

Trick or Treat Safe Zone

  • Date: Sunday, October 11, 2026, 12–4 p.m.
  • Location: Orange County Regional History City, 65 E. Central Blvd. Orlando, FL 32801

Calling all ghosts and ghouls: it’s time Orlando’s annual Trick or Treat Safe Zone! Enjoy trick or treating throughout the History Center and the Orlando Public Library along with creepy crafts, candy, games, and more! Costumes encouraged but not required.

Free admission; children must be accompanied by an adult.

GSBC TRICK-OR-TREAT

  • Date: October 11, 2026, 2-6 p.m.
  • Location: The Great Southern Box Food Hall, Orlando

Enjoy an evening of family-friendly Halloween fun with trick-or-treating from local vendors, face painting, games, and a bounce house. Delicious food and drinks will be available from the food hall, making it a festive night for the whole community.

Hailea Boykin is a contributor and writer for Orlando Parenting and Director of Digital Content for Orlando Date Night Guide and Tampa Bay Date Night Guide. She helps publish and update Hooray Media's family and date-night sites and writes event and attractions coverage for Orlando and Tampa Bay parents. She earned a B.A. in Professional and Creative Writing from Central Washington University and has also written for Attractions Magazine.