Trick-or-treat! See dates, times for Halloween, fall events in Central Louisiana
It's fall, ya'll! And with it comes Halloween and fall festivals. Here's a list of Halloween and fall festivals that are planned around the area. The list will be updated with more events so keep checking back.
Halloween is not an event sponsored by the cities of Pineville or Alexandria. The City of Pineville recommends trick-or-treating from 5-8 p.m. Oct. 31. The City of Alexandria will observed trick-or-treating from 5-8 p.m.
Oct. 5-7
Ghosts, Goblins and Ghouls Nights
Where: Fighting Hand Brewing Company, 1600 Military Highway, Pineville
Ages: 21 and older
Saturday, Oct. 7 from 5-7 p.m, PunkyDoodle Designs will host a spooky bookmark class. Pre-registration required. Call (318) 704-0272, Jerrica Jae Franklin will present Liquid Courage and Lyrics Saturday, Oct. 7 from 6-9 p.m. $10 cover charge and $7 sign-up fee.
Oct. 7
Miniature Pumpkin Painting
Where: Rapides Library, Martin Luther King Jr., Branch., 1115 Broadway Ave., Alexandria
Time: 2 p.m.
Call: (318) 445-3912 to reserve a seat
Fall Family Fun Day
Where: Fads & Frames of Alexandria, 1415 Wimbledon Blvd., Alexandria
Time: 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Activities and crafts for the whole family.
Oct. 9
Halloween Pet Patio Party
Where: PJ's Coffee, 4108 Coliseum Blvd., Alexandria
Time: 6-8:30 p.m.
Bring pet for treats. Get 10 percent off drinks.
Hocus Pocus Trivia
Where: Rotolo's Craft and Crust, 112 Versailles Blvd., Suite A, Alexandria
Time: Arrive by 6:30 p.m.
All ages welcomed. Sanderson Sister cocktails, tricks and treats, photo booth and costume contest.
Oct. 10
Creepy Critters Stroller Safari
Where: Alexandria Zoo, 3016 Masonic Drive, Alexandria
Time: 10 a.m.
Cost: Non-members: $10 per a group (1 child and up to two adults) and $2 for additional child, birth to 5 years old. Members: $5 per a group (1 child and up to two adults) no fee for additional children.
Register: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ejz744n7f660761a&oseq=&c=&ch=
A 45-minute experience that includes story time, a craft, nature play, and a guided habitat visit with animals.
Oct. 12-14
Vintage/Old School Halloween
Where: Fighting Hand Brewing Company, 1600 Military Highway, Pineville,
Ages: 21 and older
Magick-n-Moonlight's Mystique Bazaar's Munsters & Addams Monster Mashup will be Saturday, Oct. 14 from 5-9p.m.
Oct. 13
First Guaranty Bank, Alexandria Branch Trunk or Treat
Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Where: 1701 Metro Dr, Alexandria
Trunk or treat for children of all ages. Visit each "trunk" or booth from the safety of your own vehicle as you "drive-thru" around the bank. Costumes encouraged.
Oct.13-14
Gothic Jail After Dark Haunted Attraction
Where: 205 W. 1st Street, Deridder
Time: 7:30-11:30 p.m.
Cost: $20
Oct. 14
Pumpkins with Puppies
Where: 485 Richardson Drive, Colfax
Time: 9-11 a.m.
Grant Parish Sheriff's Office Animal Control is hosting an adoption event. Free puppy breath kisses, photo ops, and waived adoption fees for fully vetted dogs that have been with animal control over 100 days.
Flatwoods VFD 2023 Trunk or Treat
Time: 5-8 p.m.
Where: Pine Coupee Pentecostal Church, 229 Pine Coupee Road, Flatwoods
There will be a drawing for the fire trucks for the kids and a drawing for 2 gift cards for the young adults ages 13-18. Games, food and goodies will be handed out.
First United Methodist Church of Alexandria Pumpkin Patch
Time: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon-6 p.m. Sunday
Where: FUMA parking lot, 2727 Jackson St., Alexandria
Open until Oct. 31 at 6 p.m.
Autumn Market
Where: 8269 Highway 1, Mansura
Time: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Oct. 19-21
Humorous Halloween
Where: Fighting Hand Brewing Company, 1600 Military Highway, Pineville
Ages: 21 and older
Wear the funniest costume you can come up with to Comedy Night Friday, Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m. Cover charge to be announced at later date.
Oct. 20
Pumpkin Painting contest
Where: Wayback's Arcade, 1305 Military Hwy., Pineville
Oct. 20-21
3rd Annual Long Leat Steam Up & Fall Festival
Time: 7-9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday
Where: 77 Long Leaf Road, Long Leaf
Cost: $10 per vehicle. $6 for train rides. Free for ages 5 and under.
Demonstrations of model steam engines, food trucks, vendors and children’s activities.
Gothic Jail After Dark Haunted Attraction
Where: 205 W. 1st Street, Deridder
Time: 7:30-11:30 p.m.
Cost: $20
Oct. 21
Murder Mystery at Forts Randolph & Buhlow State Historic Site
Where: Forts Randolph & Buhlow State Historic Site, 135 Riverfront Street, Pineville
Time: 2:30-5 p.m.
Cost: $10 for meal and admission
Reservations required: Call (318) 484-2390 to reserve spot and character.
Catch the killer of Lilia Bradshaw. Set in 1960s era museum. Dress up in character (not required) while looking for clues. Characters include Blake Drake, museum staff member or Nelly Blys, a private collector from Germany. Must have 6 people to register and maximum of 13.
Howl-o-Ween Pet Adoption Day
Where: Home2Suites by Hilton, 3800 Alexandria Mall Drive, Alexandria
Time: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Zoo Boo
Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Where: Alexandria Zoo, 3016 Masonic Dr., Alexandria
Cost: $10 general admission. $20 Fast Pass.
Move Bunkie Forward Pumpkin Patch and Bike Rodeo
Time: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Where: Haas Walking Track, Lake Street, Bunkie
Free community event with pumpkin patch, hay rides and more.
Boo at Bringhurst
Where: Bringhurst Field, Babe Ruth Drive, Alexandria
Time: 4-8 p.m.
Children's activities include game truck, foam machine, inflatables, food and music.
Monster Ball
Where: Paragon Casino Restort, 711 Paragon Place, Marksville
Time: 8 p.m. to midnight
Cost: $10 general admission, $20 VIP table seat
Ages: 21 and up
Live music and DJ, ladies drink free until 9 p.m., costume contest with prizes, free slot play and prize drawings and free liquor with table of 10.
Oct. 26
Nachman Track-or-Treat
Where: J.B. Nachman Elementary School, 4102 Wakefield Blvd., Alexandria
Time: 5-7:30 p.m.
Cost: $5 per trick-or-treater
Treats handed out to children. Bags provided. Jumpers will be on hand.
LSUA Trick or Treat Street
Where: On the LSUA campus, 8100 Hwy 71 South, Alexandria
Time: 5-7 p.m.
Cost: Tickets are $5 and can be purchased on Eventbrite.com
Over 30 organizations will be handing out treats and playing games at booths around the campus.
Cindy Seaton Dance Academy & Mid-State Gymnastics Trunk or Treat
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Where: 1608 Military Highway, Pineville
Trunk or Treat at Wayback’s Arcade
Time: 4-8 p.m.
Where: 1305 Military Hwy., Pineville
Come in costume and get 10 percent off total admission.
Ball Boo Walk
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Where: Town of Ball Walking Trail, 101-199 Municipal Dr., Ball
Vendors will set up booths along the walking trail and hand out candy to children ages 13 and younger.
City of Pineville Fall Fest
Where: Kees Park, 2450 Louisiana Highway 28 East, Pineville
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Businesses and organizations with booths set up along walking trail and giving out candy and other goodies.
Oct. 27
2nd Annual Community Trunk or Treat
Where: Woodworth Community Center on Robinson Bridge Road
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Alexandria Country Day School Monster Bash Fall Festival
Where: Alexandria Country Day School, 5603 Bayou Rapides Road, Alexandria
Time: Starts at 4:30 p.m. Trunk or Treat starts at 6:30 p.m.
Carnival games, 8th grade haunted house, inflatable costume race, chili cook-off and live music.
Wayback's Arcade Halloween
Where: 1305 Military Hwy, Pineville
Costume contest, spooky tunes, trivia and more.
Tales Along the Bayou
Where: Kent Plantation House, 3601 Bayou Rapides Rd, Alexandria
With storytellers Sylvia Yancy Davis, telling Not So Scary Stories and Oba William King telling Scary Stories. Brian and Terri Kinder providing musical entertainment.
Oct. 27-28
Gothic Jail After Dark Haunted Attraction
Where: 205 W. 1st Street, Deridder
Time: 7:30-11:30 p.m.
Cost: $20
Oct. 26-29
Spectral Sisters' Spooky Spectacular
Where: Kress Theatre, 1102 3rd Street, Alexandria
Time: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26-28 and 2:30 p.m. Oct. 29
Cost: $10
Includes works by Edgar Allen Poe such as "The Raven" and "The Telltale Heart", a few spooky plays from the ten-minute play festivals, new plays, and an original ghost story told by storyteller Sylvia Davis.Costumes welcomed.
Halloween Horror Movie Night
Where: Fighting Hand Brewing Company, 1600 Military Highway, Pineville
Ages: 21 and older
Trivia starts at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. Rocky Horror Picture Show and audience participation starts at 8 p.m.
Oct. 28
Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treating
Where: The Josephine, 7071 Highway 28 East, Pineville
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Carts & Candy
Where: The Reservation Golf & Country Club, 427 Western Hills Road, Pineville
Time: 5-7 p.m.
Cost: $3
Fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Hospital. Decorate golf carts, ATVs or UTVs for Halloween fun.
Pineville High School Track or Treat
Where: Pineville High School, 1511 Line Street, Pineville
Time: 5-7 p.m.
Cost: $3 or 3 canned goods per trick-or-treater.
Come out for a night of fun and safe trick-or-treating presented by the PHS Anchor Club.
LAC's First Amateur Halloween Pickleball Tournament
Where: Louisiana Athletic Club, 1135 Expressway Drive, Pineville
Time: Starts at 9 a.m.
All proceeds go directly to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Registration will open this Saturday and will close Oct. 21. Sixteen team max. Plot twist: one eliminated team will have the opportunity to buy back into the tournament before the final championship game - the spot will go to the highest bidding team
Home Instead Trick-or-Treat Event
Where: At Home Instead, 4012 Parliament Drive, Alexandria
Time: 10 a.m.
Dress in costumes to trick-or-treat. First 150 trick-or-treaters get free Halloween bucket. Free hot dogs and drinks.
St. Rita Church 2nd Annual Trunk or Treat
Where: St. Rita Church, 4401 Bayou Rapides Road, Alexandria
Time: 5:30-7 p.m.
Treats handed out in parking. There will be games for children.
Cryptid Crawl Boo-th Walk
Where: Tasting Room of Louisiana, 3rd and Desoto Streets, Alexandria
Time: Event starts at 5 p.m. Candy passed out starting at 5 p.m. by vendors of Magick 'n Moonlight's Mystique Bazaar at Boo-th Walk.
Food and craft vendors and costume contests for all ages. After party for 21 and up at the Tasting Room.
Town of Pollock's Spooktacular Halloween
Where: LaCroix Park, 3168 Highway 8, Pollock
Time: 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Trick-or-treating, hayrides, hotdogs, chips, drinks and popcorn. Costume contest at 7:30 p.m. Disney's "Halloweentown" to be shown at dark.
Trunk or Treat
Where: Taboo Harley-Davidson, 2030 North Mall Drive, Alexandria
Time: Starts at 11 a.m.
Fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Face Painting by Corky and children's activities.
Trick or Treat
Where: Indian Creek Recreation Area, 100 Campground Road, Woodworth
Time: 10 a.m. pet costume contest. 1 p.m. costume judging. 2-4 p.m. campsite judging. 5-7 p.m. trick-or-treat.
Cost: $7 per vehicle
2nd Annual Many Fall Festival
Time: 3-7 p.m.
Where: Many Square and Main Street, Many
Music, food and craft vendors, children's activities, carnival and more. Rose Down Rockers at 7 p.m. at Many Community Center.
STMBC Fall Festival
Where: St. Matthew Baptist Church of Boyce, 5605 Old Boyce Road, Boyce
Time: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Food vendor, Walk the Plank, Cornhole, Jumbo Football TV, music and more.
Oct. 29
Fall Festival
Where: First Baptist Church Dry Prong, 920 US 167, Dry Prong
Time: 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Games, face painting, cake walk, food, hay rides and inflatable slide. Trick-or-treating starts at 6 p.m.
Trail of Treats
Where: First Baptist Church Pollock, 7956 Ridge Street, Pollock
Time: 5-7 p.m.
Dress in costume and walk Trail of Treats inside
Trunk or Treat at the Pumpkin Patch
Where: First United Methodist Church Alexandria, 2727 Jackson Street, Alexandria
Time: 4-6 p.m.
Oct. 30
Fall Carnival and Haunted House fundraiser
Where: 1001 Bayou Place, Alexandria (Heart of Hospice building)
Time: 5-8 p.m.
CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospice and Heart of Hospice Alexandria is hosting a Fall Carnival and Haunted House fundraiser for the Hospice Promise Foundation. Family event with games, candy, and a haunted house.
The Hospice Promise Foundation assists patients and families with non-hospice related expenses such as rent and utility bills, emergency repairs, personal care items and food assistance. The foundation also funds patients’ last wishes, burial assistance, and community projects like bereavement camps for children and educational outreach programs for end-of-life care.
Spooktacular Track-or-Treat
Where: J.I. Barron Elementary School Track, 3655 Trinity Church Rd, Pineville
Time: 5-7 p.m.
Cost: $5 per student or two canned goods
Students must be accompanied by adult. Walk around track to get treats from teachers.
Louisiana Department of Health Region 6 Trunk or Treat
Where: 5604 B Coliseum Blvd., Alexandria
Time: 5-7 p.m.
Fun, treats and health information will be given out. Door prizes for best trunk. RSVP jayln.mcneal@la.gov for trunk space.
Bolton Conservatory Trunk or Treat
Where: Bolton High School Football Stadium, 2101 Vance Avenue, Alexandria
Time: 5-7 p.m.
Cost: $5 or 5 canned goods
Games, candy, food vendors and more.
Oct. 31
Halloween at Aunt Julia's Garden
Where: Aunt Julia's, 2601 Messina Road, Boyce
Time: 5-7 p.m.
Trick-or-treat, food, photos and games.
Trick or Treat with the Alexandria Police Department
Where: Public Safety Complex parking lot, 1000 Bolton Avenue, Alexandria
Time: 5:30-8 p.m.
Haunted History Scavenger Hunt
Where: Starts at the Louisiana History Museum
Time: 5:30 p.m. Hunt ends at 9 p.m.
Cost: $25 per person
Call: (318) 769-2216
Meet at Loyd Hall for prizes, food and drinks at 9 p.m.
Halloween Costume Contest
Where: Alexandria Farmers Market, 2727 Jackson St., Alexandria
Time: 5 p.m.
Judging for best transportation or food costume for adults and children.
Ward One Community Foundation's Halloween "Walk-N-Treat"
Where: Effie Veterans Memorial Walkway, Highway 107/115, Effie
Time: 5-7 p.m.
Trick-or-treaters must be accompanied by an adult. Walk around track to get treats from area businesses, organizations
2nd Annual Glenmora Halloween Extravaganza
Time: 6:30-9 p.m.
Where: 1000 Turkey Creek Road, Glenmora Ball Park
Candy and food stations, games and prizes. Special guest DJ Karla.
La. Jeepers Creepers Trunk or Treat
Where: Searcy Y Stop, 14509 Highway 84, Trout
Time: 5-8 p.m.
Jeep night and trunk or treat. All Jeep Wranglers welcomed.
Trunk or Treat at Journey Church
Where: Journey Church, 2900 Donahue Ferry Road, Pineville
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Gothic Jail After Dark Haunted Attraction
Where: 205 W. 1st Street, Deridder
Time: 6-9:30 p.m.
Cost: $20
This article originally appeared on Alexandria Town Talk: Trick-or-treat! See dates, times for Halloween, fall events in Central Louisiana
