Macaroni KID Bradenton Fall Events Fun Guide 2023

It's time for fall family fun and we can hardly wait! We are lucky to have so many fall attractions and events in Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch and Sarasota where families have been making fall memories for years. From Fall Festivals to corn mazes, pumpkin patches to trick or treating ... Macaroni KID Bradenton has rounded up the best places to Find Your Family Fun®! Be sure to check back often as we will be adding more events as they come up.

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Sep 25 - Oct 29 ~ Themed Weekends at Sun Outdoors Sarasota: Take part in holiday themed arts and crafts, charitable drives, food and dining, live entertainment, sports and recreation and more.

Sep 25 - Oct 1 ~ Oktoberfest Week
Oct 2-8 ~ Not Too Scary Week
Oct 9-15 ~ Festival of Fright Week
Oct 16-22 ~ Monster Mash Week
Oct 23-29 ~ Spookfest Week

Weekends Sep 30 - Oct 29 ~ Fruitville Grove 35th Annual Pumpkin Festival: Enjoy a petting zoo, playground, Torres Family Circus show, holiday themed photo spots, bounce houses, rock walls, pumpkin painting, vendors, games, crafts, train rides, butterfly garden, a food truck rally, live music and so much more! FREE admission / $5 parking. 10AM to 5PM.

Oct 7-27 ~ Pumpkin Patch at UTC: Pumpkin Patch Hours: Monday - Friday 3PM to 6PM || Saturday 10AM to 6PM || Sunday 12PM to 5PM. All proceeds benefit Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue.

Weekends Oct 14-29 ~ Hunsader Farms 32nd Annual Pumpkin Festival: Enjoy a pumpkin patch, live music and shows, fall decorations and photo opps, games, crafts, vendors, hayrides, pony rides, train rides, a petting zoo, playground, corn maze and so much more. Admission is $15 and parking is $5. Ages 10 and under are free. Cash ONLY. 9AM to 5PM.

Oct 15-29 ~ The Great Pumpkin Patch: Fundraiser hosted by Forward Community Church of God! Buy a pumpkin and Feed Empty Little Tummies. Monday through Thursday 1PM to 8PM | Friday through Sunday 1PM to 9PM. They are also hosting a bunch of FREE fun events during this time:

Oct 15 ~ Grand Opening Fall Festival: We will have carnival games, hayrides, food trucks, and a Candy Maze! 5PM to 7PM.
Oct 20 ~ The Mystery Maze: Come get a picture with Scooby, see if you can solve the mystery, and purchase a pumpkin to help Feed Empty Little Tummies! 5PM to 7PM.
Oct 21 ~ Characters and Cars: Come get a picture with some of your favorite characters and some really cool cars as well. 2PM to 4PM.
Oct 22 ~ Pirates and Princesses: Our pumpkin patch will be visited by some of your favorite fairytale princesses, as well as that mean old pirate, Captain Hook. 2PM to 4PM.
Oct 27 ~ Drive-In Movie: We will be showing an outdoor movie! Popcorn and snacks will be sold. 8PM to 10PM.
Oct 28 ~ Tailgate Party: There will be food vendors, corn hole toss, and more as the Gators verses the Bulldogs. 3PM to 5PM.

Oct 16-31 ~ Elwood Pumpkin Patch: Come find your pumpkin plus enjoy family friendly events. 12PM to 8PM.

Oct 21 ~ Pumpkin Splash: Take a swim and pick out your favorite pumpkin from the floating pumpkin patch. Bring your own supplies or use the decorations and carving tools provided. Each participant gets to take their pumpkin home! Registration required. $10 per participant/pumpkin, $2 for additional children. Times available between 11AM to 1PM.

Oct 21 ~ Annual Fall Festival: Hosted by Phoenix Lodge 346. Enjoy a day of fun games, crafts, candy and mini carnival games. FREE. 11AM to 3PM.

Oct 21 ~ Trunk or Treat at Kaizen Dojo Martial Arts: Enjoy a trunk or treat, candy, games and prizes. FREE. 2PM to 4PM.

Oct 21 ~ Halloween Trunk or Treat: Hosted by Awesome Youth Sports. Enjoy candy, games and prizes in a safe and fun environment. FREE. 2PM to 4PM.

Oct 21 ~ Fall Festival at The Learning Experience: Enjoy our "Touch-A-Truck" event and get ready for a fun day filled with games and prizes. FREE. 3PM to 5PM.

Oct 21 ~ Trunk or Treat: Enjoy a trunk or treat, pulled pork sandwiches and a 40-foot inflatable obstacle course. FREE. 4PM to 6PM. Hosted by Old Miakka Church.

Oct 21 ~ Harvest Round Up with Trunks: Event hosted by Palma Sola Elementary School to include a trunk or treat, food trucks, Kona Ice, games, a dunk tank, a cake walk, auctions, raffles and more. FREE admission. 4:30PM to 7PM.

Oct 21 ~ Trunk or Treat: Hosted by St Frances X Cabrini Church. Enjoy a trunk or treat, fall photo booth, games, food, raffles and more. FREE. 5PM to 6:30PM.

Oct 21 ~ 7th Annual Inside Trick or Treat: Hosted by Learning Unlimited and Manatee Learning Academy. Enjoy over 20 stations of themed, indoor, safe candy stations. FREE. 5PM to 7PM.

Oct 21 ~ Trunk or Treat at Gulf Coast Church: Trunk or treat through decorated cars. Lots of candy! FREE. 5PM to 7PM.

Oct 21 ~ Trunk or Treat at Ascension Lutheran Church and School: This event is full of fun games, decorated vehicles of all kinds of crazy styles, and lots of CANDY! FREE. 5PM to 7PM.

Oct 21 ~ Frightfully Fun Trick or Treat: Trick or treat through the UTC stores, plus enjoy character meet and greets, a dance party, bounce houses, games, crafts and more. FREE. 5:30PM to 7:30PM.

Oct 21-22 ~ 3rd Annual Fall Festival at UTC: The festival features a carnival with rides, a pumpkin patch, trick or treating (Oct 22 ONLY), a pet costume, vendors, food trucks, fall themed photo opps and activities. FREE admission. 11AM to 6PM.

Oct 21-22 and 28-29 ~ Pumpkin Patch Express: Take a 2.5-hour train ride and enjoy a pumpkin patch where you can pick out your own pumpkin to take home, hayrides, arts and crafts, Lincoln log building, games and more. Ticket prices vary according to seat. 11AM and 3PM train rides.

Oct 22 ~ Boo Bash and Splash: Hosted by Goldfish Swim School. Enjoy a Halloween-themed family swim, pictures with Bubbles, games, music, raffles and more. $10 per child or $30 for the whole family. 3PM to 5PM.

Oct 22 ~ Pumpkin Patch Party: Enjoy all new games and activities, yummy food, multiple bounce houses and more. FREE. 3PM to 6PM.

Oct 22 ~ Fall-A-Palooza: Enjoy a candy trail, face painting, entertainment, hot dogs, photo opps and lots more. Hosted by Woodland Community Church. FREE. 5PM to 8PM.

Oct 25 ~ Trunk or Treat at the Robert L Taylor Complex: Enjoy a night of trick or treating, games and candy. There is a contest for best costume and decorated trunk. FREE. 5PM to 7PM.

Oct 25 ~ Candy Fest: Hosted by Christ Church of Bradenton. Join us for an evening of good fun with activities including a Trunk or Treat Contest, a bounce house, exciting games, and awesome prizes. FREE. 5PM to 7:30PM.

Oct 25 ~ Trunk or Treat: Hosted by Faith Sarasota. Join us for a FREE fun filled evening of fellowship, food, and activities for all ages groups. FREE. 6PM to 8PM.

Oct 25 ~ Trunk or Treat: Hosted by Manatee PAL. Enjoy a bounce house, trunk or treat, candy, food trucks and more. FREE. 6PM to 8PM.

Oct 25 ~ TFC Harvest: Hosted by The Family Church at Christian Retreat. Enjoy games, live music, hayrides, sack races, a chili cook-off, inflatables, axe-throwing, pumpkin painting and lots more! Bring a perishable item per person for admission. 6PM to 9PM.

Oct 26 ~ UMR Trunk or Treat: Enjoy trunk or treating, games, food trucks and more. FREE. 5PM to 8PM.

Oct 26 ~ NBP Trick or Treat on the Lake: Come dressed in your costumes for an evening of trick-or-treating along a candy trail of not-too-spooky themed booths, plus enjoy an area for interactive play, storytelling, live music, and a Halloween movie will play on our large video screen. FREE but $10 to park on Regatta Island. 5:30PM to 8PM.

Oct 26 ~ Annual Trunk or Treat: Hosted by SCF Bradenton. Enjoy a trunk or treat, music, candy and more. FREE. 6PM to 8PM.

Oct 27 ~ Fall Festival Trunk or Treat: Hosted by Trinity United Methodist Church. Enjoy a trunk or treat, food, games, bounce slides, a balloon twister and more. FREE. 5PM to 7PM.

Oct 27 ~ Trunk or Treat at Louis R Johnson School: Enjoy a trunk or treat, Kona Ice, a costume contest and more. FREE. 5:30PM to 7PM.

Oct 27 ~ Trunk or Treat: Hosted by Imagine School at North Manatee. Join in for a trunk or treat, candy, face painting, games, a dance party, bounce houses, steam stations, food trucks and more. $7 per family. 6PM to 8PM.

Oct 27 ~ LWR BooFest: Enjoy trick or treating, a children's costume parade and contest, vendors, children's activities, holiday-themed decorations and photo opps, food trucks and more. FREE. 6PM to 9PM.

Oct 27 ~ Virgil Mills Trunk or Treat: Dress up the kids (and you can too) and bring them to trunk or treat in a fun and safe environment. There will be food, drinks, and even Kona Ice to purchase. FREE. 6:30PM to 8:30PM.

Oct 27 ~ Parrish Charter Trunk or Treat: Join us for a spooktacular evening filled with a trunk or treat, candy, food, fun, prizes and more! FREE. 6:30PM to 9:30PM.

Oct 27 ~ Trunk or Treat: Hosted by CrossFit Megalodon. Enjoy a trunk or treat and a haunted walk through ($5). 7PM to 10:30PM.

Oct 28 ~ Halloween at the Bradenton Public Market: This is a family-friendly event that includes trick or treating, vendors, face painting Manatee School for the Arts Academic Team, a dance performance by Slick Motion Studios, and more. FREE. 9AM to 2PM.

Oct 28 ~ Halloween Dragon Egg Hunt: Join in a magical scavenger hunt and find your own dragon eggs with treasure and candy inside. Included with price of admission to the Children's Garden. 10AM until all eggs are found.

Oct 28 ~ Boo! at The Bazaar: Enjoy free trick or treating with the princesses from Belle's Princess Parties. FREE. Starts at 10AM.

Oct 28 ~ Fall Harvest Party: Hosted by City Life Church. Enjoy music, games, prizes, hayrides, bounce houses, food, fun and more! FREE. 10AM to 1PM.

Oct 28 ~ Trick or Treat Old Manatee: Walk around the neighborhood to collect your treats. Aside from treat-or-treating, additional celebrations will be scheduled all throughout the area. FREE. 11AM to 2PM.

Oct 28 ~ Trick or Treat at the Barn: Dress up your kids for Halloween treats at participating vendors at Red Barn Flea Market. FREE. 11AM to 2PM.

Oct 28 ~ Trunk or Treat at Faith United Methodist Church: Enjoy trunk or treating, games and food. FREE. 2PM to 4PM.

Oct 28 ~ Fall Festival: The fall festival includes food trucks, face painting, games, candy, a bounce house and tickets to see the production of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Adult-$25, Kid-$20 with a bracelet. Kids-$10 without a bracelet. Family 4 pack- $75. Bracelets at door $15. Starts at 3PM.

Oct 28 ~ Anna Maria Elementary Fall Festival: Enjoy a day of festival fun including carnival games, a pumpkin patch, bounce houses, laser tag, a costume contest and more. $10 per person. 4PM to 8PM.

Oct 28 ~ 4th Annual Trunk N Treat: Hosted by Central Christian Church. Have some fun and get some candy. FREE. 4:30PM to 7PM.

Oct 28 ~ Trunk or Treat: Hosted by Bayside Community Church (Manatee Avenue). A non-scary alternative for Halloween. Dress up and come join the fun: candy, giveaways, prizes and games. FREE. 5PM to 7PM.

Oct 28 ~ Trunk or Treat at Dakin Dairy Farms: Come out and join us for some Trick or Treating Farm style!! We will have Food trucks, Farm animals and all kinds of fun. Best costume and trunk contest with prizes. FREE. 5PM to 8PM.

Oct 28 ~ Howl-O-Ween Movie Spooktacular: Enjoy children's games, activities, sensory area and photo opportunities in the stadium concourse and on the baseball field from 5 PM to 6:45PM, followed by the costume parade lead by The Oriole Bird, mascot for the Baltimore Orioles. The movie begins at 7PM, featuring "The Nightmare Before Christmas". FREE. 5PM to 9PM.

Oct 28 ~ Trunk or Treat: Sponsored by Samoset First Baptist Church. Stop by for some sweet treats! FREE. 6PM to 7:30PM.

Oct 28 ~ Boo! at The Bishop: Trick or treat within the museum, plus enjoy fall-themed activities. Tickets are $5 / ages 2 and under are free. 6PM to 8PM.

Oct 28 ~ The Great Pumpkin Party: Hosted by Dream Church. There will be games, food, crafts, face painting, hayride, Photo Booth, and much more! FREE. 6PM to 8PM.

Oct 28 ~ Trunk or Treat at Bedfast Sarasota: Enjoy a rock wall, food truck, bounce house and of course…candy. Free. 6PM to 8PM.

Oct 28 ~ SCSO 4th Annual Halloween Drive-Thru: Due to popular demand and the success of the past three years, The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) is pleased to announce its Fourth Annual Halloween Drive-Thru. FREE. 6PM to 8PM.

Oct 28 ~ Venice YMCA Trunk or Treat: Enjoy an evening of candy, games, and community spirit! FREE. 6PM to 8PM.

Oct 28 ~ Westside Christian Church Trunk or Treat: Enjoy a trunk or treat, candy, games, food trucks and lots of fun! FREE. 6PM to 8PM.

Oct 28 ~ Sarasota Stake Trunk or Treat: Enjoy a great event with a lot of fun planned, including a chili cook-off, games, a spooky trail and more. FREE. 6PM to 8PM.

Oct 28 ~ Fall Fest at the LWR YMCA: Join in for a spooktacular night of Halloween fun! Enjoy a trunk or treat, learn the choreography to the Thriller dance, visit a Haunted House and enter the costume contest. FREE admission | $10 member/$15 nonmember for the Thriller choreography class. 6PM to 8:30PM.

Oct 28 ~ Trunk or Treat at Rusk Drive-In: Enjoy a trunk or treat plus two Halloween movies - Nightmare Before Christmas and Hocus Pocus. Doors open at 6PM | First movie starts at 7:30PM.

Oct 28-29 ~ Wild-O-Ween: Fun Halloween activities include Pumpkin Painting, Pumpkin Bowling, Mummy Wrapping, Costume Contests, Pony Rides, Wild Prizes and More! Trick-or-Treat stations will be placed throughout the park! Included in regular admission (Adult (12yrs and up): $25 | Child (3-12yrs): $10 | Toddler (2yrs and under): FREE). Hosted by Big Cat Habitat. 12PM to 4PM.

Oct 29 ~ Sarasota Alliance Church Fall Festival: Food and games for the kids. Come to our chili cook-off! FREE. 11AM to 1PM.

Oct 29 ~ Fall Fest at North River Church: There will be a trunk-or-treat, inflatables, games, food and more! FREE. 4PM to 6PM.

Oct 29 ~ Bethel Fall Fest: Enjoy trunk or treating, games, Kona Ice, and much more. FREE. 4PM to 6PM.

Oct 29 ~ Art in the Park and Trunk or Treat: Hosted by Palma Sola Botanical Park. Check out Art in the Park featuring the enchanting works of artist Joanne Pattison along with a trunk or treat for the kids. FREE. 4PM to 7PM.

Oct 29 ~ Fall Festival at Living Lord Lutheran Church: Enjoy a Trunk-or-Treat, games, crafts, prizes and free food. FREE. 4:30PM to 6PM.

Oct 29 ~ Fall Festival at Elwood Park: Bring the family out to the pumpkin patch to pick out a pumpkin and enjoy our fall festival featuring barrel carts, photo opps, pumpkin tic-tac-toe, face painting, cornhole, yard Jenga, a petting zoo, food trucks and more. FREE. 5PM to 7PM.

Oct 29 ~ Gulf Gate Church's Harvest Party: Enjoy a live band, food, bounce houses, family photo opps, trunk or treat and more. FREE. 5PM to 7PM.

Oct 29 ~ Trunk or Treat: Hosted by Forward Community COG. Trunk or treat and get some candy! FREE. 5PM to 8PM.

Oct 31 ~ Halloween Family Play and Trick or Treat: Join Acro Fit Gymnastics for a spooky fun open play followed by a safe trick or treat around the plaza. $10. For children ages 5 and under. 10:15AM to 11:30AM.

Oct 31 ~ Siesta Key Safe Treats: Bring your little ones to trick-or-treat with Siesta Key businesses. FREE. 3PM to 6PM.

Oct 31 ~ AMI Trail of Treats: The trail will begin at the chamber and follow it through all three island cities, collecting candy as you go. There will also be a costume contest (ages 0 to 11) at 4PM. FREE. 4PM to 6:30PM.

Oct 31 ~ Children's Halloween Parade: Show off your costume in a parade followed by trick or treating throughout the stores in downtown Venice. FREE. 4:30PM to 6PM.

Oct 31 ~ Dining Room Treat and Costume Parade: Bring some joy to the senior residents of 81 Oaks Assisted Living. Bring your kids dressed in their Halloween costumes for a parade for the residents, who will be handing out candy in the dining room. FREE. 5PM to 7PM.

Oct 31 ~ Mote-A-scare-ium 2023: Enjoy family-friendly, spooky delights at Mote, including trick or treating, a scavenger hunt, underwater pumpkin carving, coloring tables, photo booths and more. Included in admission price. 5PM to 8PM.

Oct 31 ~ Calvary Chapel Venice Harvest Festival: Trunk and treat for the entire family! There will be free candy, games, live music and inflatables. FREE. 5PM to 8PM.

Oct 31 ~ 20th Annual Halloween Safe Kids Night: Trunk or treat, games, costume contest and more. FREE. 5:30PM to 8:30PM.

Oct 31 ~ Fall Festival: Hosted by First Baptist Church Palmetto. Enjoy inflatables, games, train rides, candy, door prizes, a costume contest and more. FREE. 6PM to 8PM.

Oct 31 ~ Fall Festival: Hosted by Bible Baptist Church Palmetto. Enjoy music, a bake-off, food, fun activities and more. FREE. 6PM to 8PM.

Oct 31 ~ Treat Street: Hosted by West Bradenton Baptist Church. Enjoy a trunk or treat, inflatables, a petting zoo, food trucks and more! FREE. 6PM to 8PM.

Oct 31 ~ Halloween Trick or Treat: Hosted by Village of the Arts. This frightfully fun evening will have candy, costumes, and community spirit. FREE. 6PM to 8PM.

Oct 31 ~ Alcover Massage's Halloween 1,000 Pieces of Candy Trick or Treat: At this family friendly event over 1,000+ pieces of candy will be handed out and a new twist has been added to an old tradition - children’s books will be handed out this year with candy to promote the joy of reading. FREE. 6PM to 8PM.

Oct 31 ~ Fright Night at St Armands: Enjoy trick or treating among the decorated stores and wandering characters. Enjoy candy, games and promotions. FREE. 6PM to 8:30PM.

Oct 31 ~ Candy Carnival at Oasis Church: This event for the whole family features trick or treating, candy, games, holiday photo opps, food and more. FREE. 6PM to 8:30PM.

Oct 31 ~ Around the Block Trick or Treating: Sponsored by Trinity United Methodist Church Sarasota. Candy bags, trick or treating, hayrides and fun for the whole family. FREE. 6:30PM to 8PM.

Nov 4 ~ Myakka City Elementary School Fall Festival: Join us for vendors, food trucks, silent auction, contests, prizes and other fall fun. $5 admission. 11AM to 2PM.

Nov 4 ~ NextHome Excellence's Fall Festival: Enjoy carnival games, food trucks, tattoos, arts and crafts, obstacle courses, axe throwing, live music, food trucks and more. All proceeds benefit Thanks for Giving, the Joshua Morris Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization that provides Christmas trees to local families in need. FREE admission / RSVP in advance. 11AM to 4PM.

Nov 4 ~ Fall Festival: Hosted by Mills Creek Baptist Church. Bring your family for fun, food, and games! FREE. 11:30AM to 2PM.

Nov 4 ~ Annual Wild West Bonaza at Calvary Chapel School: Enjoy food trucks, bounce houses, rock climbing walls, obstacle courses, face painting, raffles, prizes and more. FREE. 3:30PM to 7PM.

Nov 5 ~ Fall Festival at Palm View Baptist Church: Enjoy food, music, games and more. FREE. 5PM to 7PM.

Nov 11 ~ FBC Fall Family Festival: Enjoy a variety of bounce houses, face painting, a petting zoo with pony rides! A hayride, pie eating contest, a Kid Zone game area, food trucks, fire pits with s'mores and live music. FREE. 4:30PM to 7:30PM.

Nov 18 ~ Fall Festival: Hosted by Ward Temple AME Church. Enjoy food, music, games, bounce houses and more. FREE. 11AM to 3PM.

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