Houston Celebrates the Halloween Season

October 9, 2009

Contact Information:
Name: Lauren Braden
Phone: 713-437-5206
Email: Lbraden@ghcvb.org

Houston Celebrates the Halloween Season All Month Long

A Guide for Haunting Through Houston

Once upon a time, Halloween was a one-day event. Now the holiday is morphing into an entire season with ghost walks, haunted houses and pumpkin picking events held throughout October. Houston is definitely on the Halloween bandwagon. Events range from Zoo Boo, Oct. 17-31, to Ghost Walk Pub Crawls, which run through Oct. 31, to the Houston Symphony's Hocus Pocus Pops, Oct. 23.

HOUSTON'S 2009 HALLOWEEN GUIDE
Check out Houston's 2009 Halloween Guide for the ultimate list of Halloween events, festivals and haunted houses. 

TOUR HOUSTON'S MOST HAUNTED LOCATIONS
Discover a world of whispers, spooks and good old fashioned ghosts in Houston's most haunted spots.

For more info about Halloween events in Houston, read below...

09/23/2009 to 10/31/2009
Harvest Festival
Every year Matt family Orchard celebrates Autumn with a Harvest Festival featuring pumpkin picking, hay rides, camp fires, dressing scarecrows and much more. More...

09/23/2009 to 11/15/2009
Pumpkin Picking
Nothing can be more memorable than a great Fall day in the country, especially when you experience one of the best parts of coming out to Dewberry Farm—the hayride and pumpkin picking. More...
 
10/01/2009 to 10/31/2009
Boo on the Boardwalk!
Enjoy Kemah's "Boo on the Boardwalk" that features a Haunted House open daily and spooky fun including pumpkin decorating, the great pumpkin weight guessing contest, magic shows and spooktacular musical entertainment the entire month of October. More...

10/02/2009 to 10/31/2009
Ghost Walk Pub Crawls
Listen to true tales and urban legends on this night-time walking tour in the Downtown Historic District featuring: Ghosts of Spaghetti Warehouse, Ghosts of The Confederacy, Charlie Chaplin at the Isis, The Hanging Oak, and The Barmaid's Best Friend. More...

10/03/2009 to 10/31/2009
Broomstick Adventures
Bring your digital cameras, camcorders, audio equipment, light sensors and EMF meters as you attempt to capture evidence of ghosts on this three-hour driving tour to haunted Houston sites. More...

10/06/2009 to 11/01/2009
Siege of the Skeletons
Beware the siege this October at The Health Museum! First annual Siege of the Skeletons, a community art project featuring papier-mâché skeletons submitted by teams all over Houston. More...

10/17/2009 to 10/31/2009
Zoo Boo
Houston Zoo's kid-friendly Halloween celebration is back for 5 great days in October! Enjoy safe Halloween trick-or-treating, games and fun activities with a "naturally wild" twist October 17, 18, 24, 25 and on Halloween October 31. More...

10/20/2009 to 10/31/2009
McDonald's Halloween Mansion
Magic and mystery take over the Children's Museum of Houston as it morphs into the McDonald's(r) Halloween Mansion for two spine-tingling weeks, Oct. 20 through 31! More...

10/23/2009
Houston Symphony's Hocus Pocus Pops
Bring your family and friends to this "spooktacular" Halloween event. Hocus Pocus Pops is a night of tricks, treats and enchanting music as the Houston Symphony casts a magical spell on The Pavilion. More...

10/24/2009
Celebrity Mystery Theater
Welcome to an evening of History, Mystery, Mood & Food. Imagine a nice social gathering. People are enjoying drinks....talking...catching up...until.....a murder is committed!! More...

10/24/2009
ArBOOretum
Have a green Halloween at the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center's annual ArBOOretum. Designed as a family adventure, you can learn about animal predators on the trick-or-treat nature trail, see live snakes and owls, enjoy pony rides, petting zoo, pumpkin decorating and face-painting. More...
 
10/27/2009
A Nightmare in Venice
The season launches with the notorious renegade of the recorder, Piers Adams, and his famed UK-based group, Red Priest, who will present A Nightmare in Venice - just in time for Halloween! More...

10/30/2009
The Bash
THE BASH will be Houston's most outrageous costume event, benefiting United Cerebral Palsy, and featuring free flowing spirits, wall-to-wall music from SKYROCKET, and a one-of-a-kind costume contest judged by local Houston celebrities. More...

10/30/2009
Halloween Murder Mystery Dinner
A healthy alternative to the commonplace Halloween party, Messina Hof will be hosting a Halloween Murder Mystery Dinner, complete with a delicious Halloween feast, exceptional wine and a mysterious murder plot. More...

10/30/2009
Spirits and Skeletons 2009
Have a totally rad Halloween at Spirits & Skeletons with 80's revival band Molly and the Ringwalds! More...

10/31/2009
SCREAM on the Green
Houston's biggest city-wide costume party! Scarey-oke, games, a Living Mausoleum and much, much more. More...

10/31/2009
Wig Out for Unicef Halloween Party
Unicef, Hotel ZaZa and Houston Magazine present Wig Out! Dress up and get down this Halloween and all for a cause. More...

10/31/2009
McDonald's Monster Mash Bash
Howl at the moon while you bask in the McDonald's(r) Monster Mash Bash--Houston's ultimate Halloween party for kids taking place inside the all-new, twice as BIG McDonald's(r) Halloween Mansion. More...

10/31/2009
Halloween Pirate Dinner Cruise
Welcome aboard your very own ghost ship for the night, featuring an interactive Murder Mystery Dinner created by Murder by Chocolate. More...

10/31/2009
Funkotron Halloween Bash at Last Concert Café
The Last Concert Café will be hosting Funkotron Halloween Bash, featuring musical guests Subroutine. More...

10/31/2009
The Killdares at McGonigel's Mucky Duck
McGonigel's Mucky Duck is presenting The Killdares for Halloween. The alternative Celtic rock band is known to move people to tears and certain to put you in a brooding Halloween mood. More...

10/31/2009
11th Annual Halloween Boo Bash
Throw on your best Halloween costume and get ready to do the Monster Mash as Traders Village presents the annual Boo Bash, the biggest free spooktacular for kids in Houston. More...

10/31/2009
The 3rd Annual Montrose Crawl
A signature Houston Halloween event that combines a traditional pub crawl with the spirit of trick-or-treating and running it through the heart of Montrose. More...

10/31/2009
Tricks, Treats & T. Rex
Gather up your littlest ghosts and goblins and celebrate Halloween at Houston's very own dinosaur bone-yard--during Tricks, Treats & T. Rex at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. More...

10/31/2009
“All Hollow’s Eve” Bash at The Alden
The chills and thrills of “All Hollow’s Eve” will be in full force when Alden-Houston hosts its third annual haunted Halloween Soiree and costume contest on Saturday, October 31. More…

10/1/2009 to 11/07/2009
Haunted Houses