Are you ready for spooktacular Halloween fun in Kansas City? Here is our list of 2026 Kansas City Halloween parades, parties, and other events for kids.
This roundup of family-friendly Halloween activities focuses on fun, candy, and cute costumes. In other words, nothing too scary.
You’ll want to read carefully and follow the links. Some are all-ages Halloween activities, while others are better suited for kids of a certain age.
If you’re looking for thrilling costume parties, pulse-quickening corn mazes, and terror-filled haunted houses in Kansa City, we’ve got you covered. We’ve divided these into separate lists so you can more easily find what interests you most.
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Kansas City Pumpkin Patches, Corn Mazes & Hayrides
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2026 Kansas City Halloween Parties & Events for Kids
Get your little ghosts and goblins dressed up for these Kansas City Halloween activities for kids. Scroll through to find something that fits in your schedule.
We’ve listed everything by date. Read carefully and scroll down because some events are happening on multiple days or weekends during the month.
Worlds of Fun Tricks and Treats
Saturdays and Sundays, September 19 through November 1, 2026
Location: Worlds of Fun
Hours: Noon to 5 p.m.
Admission: Included with paid park admission
Family-friendly (not scary) Halloween-themed activities. Kids can enjoy rides, a costume contest, trick-or-treating and entertainment. See here for Worlds of Fun Fall and Halloween information.
Night of the Living Farm
October 16-17 and 23-24, 2026
Location: Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead
Hours: 5:30 to 9 p.m.
Admission: $15
Kansas City’s favorite farmstead goes dark with a variety of scary and non-scary Halloween activities for families. Tickets must be purchased in advance online.
Halloween Happenings
October 17, 2026
Location: Merriam Marketplace, Merriam, KS
Hours: 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Admission: FREE
Ages 10 and under are invited to join for Halloween fun that includes costumes, games, candy and trunk-or-treat.
Spooky Skate 2026
October 22, 2026
Location: Cable Dahmer Arena, Independence, MO
Hours: 4 to 8 p.m.
Admission: Free admission, $10 for skating and bounce houses.
Enjoy Halloween fun for the whole family at Cable Dahmer Arena. And it’s only $10 to skate!
Boo at the Zoo
October 24-25, 2026
Location: Kansas City Zoo
Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Admission: FREE with Zoo admission
Boo at the Zoo offers trick-or-treating and activities for kids at the Kansas City Zoo. Costumes are encouraged.
Trick-or-Treat OFF the Street
October 24, 2026
Location: Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm – Olathe, KS
Hours: 3 to 6 p.m.
Admission: $4 at the gate, $3 in advance, and under 3 are FREE
Enjoy a horse-drawn wagon ride along with trick-or-treating and pioneer fall fun during Trick-or-Treat OFF the Street at Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm.
Spooky Skate in KCMO
October 27, 2026
Location: Line Creek Community Center, 5940 NW Waukomis Drive, Kansas City, MO 64151
Hours: 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Admission: $8 Admission, $2 Skate Rental. Admission is free if you come in costume.
Enjoy Halloween fun for the whole family at Line Creek Community Center. And it’s only $10 to skate! Read full details here.
Gardner Boo Bash!
October 29, 2026 (rain date October 30)
Location: Celebration Park
Hours: 6 to 8 p.m.
Admission: $4-$5
A costumer parade, games, rides and more make up this year’s Gardner Boo Bash.
Enchanted Forest
October 29, 2026
Location: Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park
Hours: 4 to 8 p.m.
Admission: FREE
Enjoy puppets, musicians, hayrides and singers along the trail around Rose’s Pond and fun photos in the photo booth. Costumes optional.
Haunted Swamp Swim
October 24, 2026
Hours: 7:30 to 9 p.m.
Location: Olathe Community Center, 1205 E. Kansas City Rd.
Halloween costumes aren’t allowed for this event, but you can expect a spooktacular time swimming in the Haunted Swamp (otherwise known as the Olathe Community Center pool).
Spring Hill Spooktacular
October 30, 2026
Location: Spring Hill Sports Complex
Hours: 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Admission: FREE
Costumes are encouraged at the annual Spring Hill Spooktacular offering face painting, photo booth, balloons, games, and FREE trick-or-treating.
Teen Monster Mash
October 30, 2026
Location: Olathe Indian Creek Library
Hours: 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Admission: FREE
This after-hours teen event is FREE, but registration is required. Enjoy an evening of karaoke, games, crafts, and treats. There will also be a costume contest. Dinner will be provided. The event is for youth in grades 6-12.
Independence Halloween Parade
October 31, 2026
Location: Independence Square
Hours: 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Admission: FREE
Dress up and join the 78th Annual Halloween Parade in Independence. This is a big and longest-running Halloween parade in Kansas City.
Trunk or Treat at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Grandview, MO
Sunday, Oct 27th
4pm-6pm