Kansas City Halloween Parades, Parties & Events for Kids

Are you ready for spooktacular Halloween fun in Kansas City?

Here is our list of 2022 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.

Many of these local Halloween activities include some sort of trick-or-treating, but we’re also updating a list of trick-or-treating events, trunk or treat gatherings and places where kids do (almost) nothing but dress up and get candy. See more about Kansas City trick-or-treating.

If you’re looking for thrilling costume parties and 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.

Scroll down to see our full list of Kansas City Fall and Halloween posts.

We are adding more local Halloween events for kids as we find them, so make sure you check back often.

If know of any we’ve missed, send us a message at news@kansascityonthecheap.com. We’ll add them for FREE as quickly as we can.

Be sure to check out our other posts so you don’t miss any Fall and Halloween fun in Kansas City this season:

Kansas City Haunted Houses and Ghost Tours

Kansas City Pumpkin Patches, Corn Mazes & Hayrides

Halloween Movies Showing in Kansas City

Dog-Friendly Halloween Events in Kansas City

Free and Cheap Kansas City Halloween Parties and Events for Adults

Free and Cheap Trick-or-Treating in Kansas City

Kansas City Halloween Food Discounts and Freebies

Kansas City Fall Festivals

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2022 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 Great Pumpkin Fest

September 17 – 25, 2022 (Saturdays and Sundays)
Location: Worlds of Fun
Hours: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Admission: Included with paid park admission

Family-friendly (not scary) Halloween-themed activities in Planet Snoopy. Kids can enjoy rides, a costume contest, trick-or-treating, a petting zoo, crafts and a pumpkin patch. See here for Worlds of Fun Fall and Halloween information.

1859 Jail Museum Ghost Tours

October 1, 2022
Location: 1859 Jail and Marshal’s Home – Independence, MO.
Hours: 7 p.m., 8:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. each night
Admission: $25

Get a spooky experience with history, ghostly tales and a guided tour of the 1859 Jail and Marshal’s Home in historic Independence. All ages are welcome, but kids need to be careful around museum items.

Hoots & Howls

October 1-2, 2022
Location: Kansas City Zoo
Hours: 9:30 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Admission: FREE with Zoo admission

Hoots & Howls offers multiple weekends of fun and cute Halloween activities for kids at the Kansas City Zoo. Each weekend has a different theme.

Worlds of Fun Great Pumpkin Fest

October 1-2, 2022
Location: Worlds of Fun
Hours: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Admission: Included with paid park admission

Alexander Majors House Ghost Tour – Kid-Friendly

October 7, 2022
Location: Alexander Majors House – Kansas City, MO
Hours: 6 to 9 p.m. (multiple tours)
Admission: $10 per child; $30 cap per family

History and Halloween meet up in Kansas City during a one-hour spooky storytelling ghost tour of the Alexander Majors House.

1859 Jail Museum Ghost Tours

October 7 and 8, 2022
Location: 1859 Jail and Marshal’s Home – Independence, MO.
Hours: 7 p.m., 8:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. each night
Admission: $25

Pumpkin Painting Party

October 8, 2022
Location: Meadowmere Park – Grandview, MO
Hours: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Admission: $10 per painter

Pumpkins, paint and brushes are provided, just bring your creativity for the Pumpkin Painting Party. Pre-registration recommended.

Hoots & Howls

October 8-9, 2022
Location: Kansas City Zoo
Hours: 9:30 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Admission: FREE with Zoo admission

Hoots & Howls offers multiple weekends of fun and cute Halloween activities for kids at the Kansas City Zoo. Each weekend has a different theme.

Worlds of Fun Great Pumpkin Fest

October 8-9, 2022
Location: Worlds of Fun
Hours: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Admission: Included with paid park admission

Trick-or-Treat Geocache

October 14, 2022
Location: Antioch Park
Hours: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Admission: $7 for JOCO residents; $8 for non-residents

Explore outdoors with this adventurous twist on trick-or-treating. Costumes are encouraged.

1859 Jail Museum Ghost Tour & Mini Ghost Hunt

October 14 and 15, 2022
Location: 1859 Jail and Marshal’s Home – Independence, MO.
Hours: 7 p.m., 9:15 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. each night
Admission: $35

Pumpkin Palooza

October 15, 2022
Location: Sunflower House – Shawnee, KS
Hours: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Admission: FREE

Come in costume for a one-of-a-kind family-friendly Halloween experience.

Halloween: Whimsical Woods

October 15, 2022
Location: Ernie Miller Nature Center – Olathe, KS
Hours: 1 to 2:45 p.m.
Admission: $7 for JOCO residents; $8 for non-residents

Kids can enjoy an enchanted forest at Ernie Miller Nature Center.

Carved

October 15, 2022
Location: Renner Brenner Park
Hours: 5:30 to 11 p.m.
Admission: FREE (haunted trail is extra)

Take part in scary and not-so-scary Halloween fun in Riverside, Missouri.

Teen Monster Mash

October 15, 2022
Location: Indian Creek Library – 16100 W. 135th Street
Hours: 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Admission: FREE

This after-hours teen event is FREE, but registration is required. Enjoy an evening of dancing, crafts, and treats. There will also be a costume contest.

See what else the City of Olathe and the Olathe Parks and Recreation Department are hosting this Halloween.

Hoots & Howls

October 15-16, 2022
Location: Kansas City Zoo
Hours: 9:30 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Admission: FREE with Zoo admission

Hoots & Howls offers multiple weekends of fun and cute Halloween activities for kids at the Kansas City Zoo. Each weekend has a different theme.

Worlds of Fun Great Pumpkin Fest

October 15-16, 2022
Location: Worlds of Fun
Hours: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Admission: Included with paid park admission

Hocus Pocus Escape Room

October 15, 17 and 18, 2022
Location: Indian Creek Library – 16100 W. 135th Street

Hours: Varies by day
Admission: FREE

Teenagers and adults are invited to explore and find a way out of the abandoned house of the Sanderson sisters.

See here for more details or to register for a time slot in the Hocus Pocus Escape Room.

Child & Parent Book Discussion: Spooky Edition

October 18, 2022
Location: Indian Creek Library – 16100 W. 135th Street
Hours: 7 to 8 p.m.
Admission: FREE

Parent read William Allen White award nominee Scritch Scratch by Lindsay Currie with kids followed by a group book discussion. Kids get a FREE copy of the book when registering. This is most appropriate for kids in third to fifth grade.

See what else the City of Olathe and Olathe Parks & Recreation have planned for Halloween.

Spooky Skate 2022

October 20, 2022
Location: Cable Dahmer Arena – Independence, MO
Hours: 5 to 8 p.m.
Admission: FREE

Enjoy Halloween fun for the whole family at Cable Dahmer Arena. Admission is FREE and it’s only $5 to ice skate. Read full details, including how to get a FREE skating pass here.

Electric Poe

October 20 – 23, 2022 (Thursdays – Sundays)
Location: The Coterie Theater – Crown Center Shops
Hours: Shows vary by day
Admission: Single tickets range from $12-$15

Live theatrical readings of Edgar Allen Poe classics are brought to live at The Coterie Theater. Please note that Electric Poe is best suited for kids 10 and older.

Adaptive Rec Boo Bash

October 21, 2022
5 to 6:30 p.m.
Olathe Community Center – 1205 E. Kansas City Road

Celebrate with friends and families, wear costumes and dance the night away during this Adaptive Rec event that offers spooky fun for persons with intellectual or physical challenges.

There is a costume contest with prizes and a photo booth. Registration is $10 per person.

Don’t miss more Halloween fun in Olathe during Spooktober.

Beats & Broomsticks: Hocus Pocus in the Park

October 21, 2022
Location: Zona Rosa – Kansas City, MO
Hours: 5 to 9:30 p.m.
Admission: Free

Details are TBA, but expect trick or treating and a showing of Hocus Pocus at Beats & Broomsticks.

Night of the Living Farm

October 21-22, 2022
Location: Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead
Hours: 5:30 to 9 p.m.
Admission: TBA for 2022

Kansas City’s favorite farmstead goes dark with a variety of scary and non-scary Halloween activities for families.

1859 Jail Museum Ghost Tour & Mini Ghost Hunt

October 21 and 22, 2022
Location: 1859 Jail and Marshal’s Home – Independence, MO.
Hours: 7 p.m., 9:15 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. each night
Admission: $35

KCRep Ghost Light

October 21 and 22, 2022
Location: Roanoke Park – Kansas City, MO
Hours: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Admission: FREE

The KCRep continues Ghost Light, a relatively new Kansas City Halloween tradition combining music and local storytellers sharing fun and frightening stories. Best suited for kids 8+.

Fairy Tale Forest

October 21, 22 and 23, 2022
Location: Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary, Liberty, MO
Hours: 6 to 8:30 p.m.
Admission: $10 per person

Fairy Tale Forest has a theme of The Walk of 100 Jack-O-Lanterns to enchant the whole family, especially little ones. Tickets to Fairy Tale Forest must be purchased online in advance.

Halloween Happenings

October 22, 2022
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, a photo booth and more.

Halloween on the Lawn

October 22, 2022
Location: Legends Outlets – Kansas City, KS
Hours: 6 to 8 p.m.
Admission: FREE

Halloween on the Lawn is a FREE family celebration with a variety of activities including face painting, fortune telling, candy and more. As part of the fall and Halloween movies series being shown in September and October, families are also treated to a screening of The Nightmare Before Christmas.

See our post for more details and a schedule of all the movies for the season.

Hoots & Howls

October 22-23, 2022
Location: Kansas City Zoo
Hours: 10 a.m.- 3 p.m.
Admission: FREE with Zoo admission

Hoots & Howls offers multiple weekends of fun and cute Halloween activities for kids at the Kansas City Zoo. Each weekend has a different theme.

Worlds of Fun Great Pumpkin Fest

October 22-23, 2022
Location: Worlds of Fun
Hours: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Admission: Included with paid park admission

Gardner Boo Bash!

October 27, 2022
Location: Celebration Park
Hours: 6 to 8:30 p.m.
Admission: $4-$5

Spooky trails, music and freebies make up this year’s Gardner Boo Bash.

Enchanted Forest

October 27, 2022
Location: Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park
Hours: 4 to 8 p.m.
Admission: FREE

Enjoy puppets, musicians and singers along the trail around Rose’s Pond and fun photos in the photo booth. Costumes optional.

Haunted Swamp and Pumpkin Dive

October 22, 2022
6:30 to 8 p.m.
Olathe Community Center – 1205 E. Kansas City Rd.

Halloween costumes aren’t allowed for this event, but there is pumpkin decorating, trick-or-treating at lifeguard stations, and a pumpkin dive in the pool.

Electric Poe

October 27 – 30, 2022 (Thursdays – Sundays)
Location: The Coterie Theater – Crown Center Shops
Hours: Shows vary by day
Admission: Single tickets range from $12-$15

Live theatrical readings of Edgar Allen Poe classics are brought to live at The Coterie Theater. Please note that Electric Poe is best suited for kids 10 and older.

Mission Park Spooky Walk

October 28, 2022
Location: Streamway Park – Mission, KS
Hours: 6 to 8 p.m.
Admission: FREE

Take a Spooky Walk along Streamway Park Trail in Mission, KS while enjoying candy stations, punch, popcorn and fun activities along the way. Wear a costume!

Spring Hill Spooktacular

October 28, 2022
Location: Spring Hill Sports Complex
Hours: 6 to 9 p.m.
Admission: FREE

Costumes encouraged at the annual Spring Hill Spooktacular offering face painting, photo booth, balloons, games and FREE trick-or-treating.

Night of the Living Farm

October 28-29, 2022
Location: Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead
Hours: 5:30 to 9 p.m.
Admission: TBA for 2022

Kansas City’s favorite farmstead goes dark with a variety of scary and non-scary Halloween activities for families.

Independence Halloween Parade

October 29, 2022
Location: Independence Square
Hours: 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Admission: FREE

Dress up and join the 74th Annual Halloween Parade in Independence. This is a big and longest-running Halloween parade in Kansas City.

Halloween at Evangel

October 29, 2022
Location: KC Campus – Kansas City, MO
Hours: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Admission: FREE

This FREE community event is a safe enjoyable Halloween experience open to the community. Halloween at Evangel includes a petting zoo, inflatables, games and lots of candy.

Evangel Church is located at 1414 E. 103rd Street in Kansas City, MO.

Halloween Egg Hunt

October 29, 2022
Location: Faulkner’s Pumpkin Ranch
Hours: Noon to 3 p.m.
Admission: FREE with paid admission to the ranch.

Kids 3-12 can take part in a Halloween-themed egg hunt at the ranch. Costumes encouraged for this wrap-up event at Faulkner’s Pumpkin Ranch.

KC Parks Spooky Skate

October 29, 2022
Location: Line Creek Community Center – Kansas City, MO
Hours: 2 to 4 p.m.
Admission: FREE if wearing Halloween costume

Wear a costume and get FREE admission to the annual Spooky Skate hosted by the Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department.

Trick-or-Treat OFF the Street

October 29, 2022
Location: Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm – Olathe, KS
Hours: 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Admission: $4 at the gate, $3 in advance, 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.

Jack-o-Lantern Jamboree

October 29, 2022
Location: National Ag Center & Hall of Fame – Bonner Springs, KS
Hours: 3 to 6 p.m.
Admission: $10 per vehicle

Halloween lovers can trek along the Halloween Story Trail along with hay rides, Halloween-themed games, a carved pumpkin contest, concessions, train rides and more. Come in a single car and the whole family can enjoy an afternoon of fun for $10.