Are you ready for spooktacular Halloween fun in Kansas City?
Here is our list of 2023 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, 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.
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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 Pumpkin Patches, Corn Mazes & Hayrides
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2023 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.
Hoots & Howls
October 15-16, 2023
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
September 16 & 17, 2023
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.
Alexander Majors House Ghost Tour – Kid-Friendly
October 1, 2023
Location: Alexander Majors House – Kansas City, MO
Hours: 4 PM – 6 PM
Admission: $10 per person
History and Halloween meet up in Kansas City during a one-hour spooky storytelling ghost tour of the Alexander Majors House.
October 13, 2023
Location: Antioch Park
Hours: Time slots at 3 PM, 4 PM, & 5 PM
Admission: $8 for JOCO residents; $9 for non-residents
Explore outdoors with this adventurous twist on trick-or-treating. Costumes are encouraged.
Halloween: Whimsical Woods
October 14, 2023
Location: Ernie Miller Nature Center – Olathe, KS
Hours: 1-2:30 Pm
Admission: $8 for JOCO residents; $9 for non-residents
Kids can enjoy an enchanted forest at Ernie Miller Nature Center.
Carved
October 21, 2023
Location: Renner Brenner Park
Hours: 5:30 PM to 11 PM
Admission: FREE (haunted trail is extra)
Take part in scary and not-so-scary Halloween fun in Riverside, Missouri.
Teen Monster Mash
October 20, 2023
Location: Olathe Indian Creek Library
Hours: 6:30 – 8 PM
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.
Edgar Allan Poe Escape Room
October 20, 21, & 22, 2023
Location: Olathe Indian Creek Library – 16100 W. 135th Street
Hours: Varies by day
Admission: FREE
Teenagers and adults are invited to explore and escape a room inspired by the classic works of one of America’s most chilling authors.
See here for more details or to register for a time slot in the Hocus Pocus Escape Room.
Spooky Skate 2023
October 24, 2023
Location: Line Creek Community Center – Kansas City, MO
Hours: 7 – 8:30 PM
Admission: $8 Admission, $2 Skate Rental
Enjoy Halloween fun for the whole family at Line Creek Community Center. And it’s only $10 to skate! Read full details here.
Electric Poe
October 19 – Nov. 5, 2023 (Thursdays – Sundays)
Location: The Coterie Theater
Hours: 6:30 PM
Admission: Single tickets range from $18 – $25.00
Live theatrical readings of Edgar Allen Poe classics are brought to life at The Coterie Theater. Please note that Electric Poe is best suited for kids 10 and older.
1859 Jail Museum Ghost Tour & Mini-Investigation
October 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, & 28
Location: 1859 Jail and Marshal’s Home – Independence, MO.
Hours: 7 PM
Admission: $35
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.
October 13 – 14, 2023
Location: Roanoke Park – Kansas City, MO
Hours: Friday at 7:30 PM & Saturday at 4:30 PM
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+.
Halloween Happenings
October 21, 2023
Location: Merriam Marketplace – Merriam, KS
Hours: 2 PM – 3:30 PM
Admission: FREE
Ages 10 and under are invited to join for Halloween fun that includes costumes, games, a photo booth, and more.
Gardner Boo Bash!
October 26, 2023
Location: Celebration Park
Hours: 6 PM – 8:30 PM
Admission: $4-$5
Spooky trails, music, and freebies make up this year’s Gardner Boo Bash.
Enchanted Forest
October 26, 2023
Location: Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park
Hours: 4 PM – 8 PM
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 28, 2023
Hours: 6:30 PM
Location: 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.
Spring Hill Spooktacular
October 27, 2023
Location: Spring Hill Sports Complex
Hours: 6 PM – 9 PM
Admission: FREE
Costumes are 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 21, 27, & 28, 2023
Location: Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead
Hours: 5:30 – 9 PM
Admission: $15
Kansas City’s favorite farmstead goes dark with a variety of scary and non-scary Halloween activities for families.
Independence Halloween Parade
October 28, 2023
Location: Independence Square
Hours: 10 AM
Admission: FREE
Dress up and join the 75th Annual Halloween Parade in Independence. This is a big and longest-running Halloween parade in Kansas City.
Trick-or-Treat OFF the Street
October 28, 2023
Location: Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm – Olathe, KS
Hours: 3 PM to 6 PM
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.
Kaw Prairie Fall Fest
October 28, 2023
Location: Kaw Prairie Community Church – Lenexa, KS
Hours: 5 PM – 8 PM
Admission: FREE
Kaw Prairie Community Church at 9421 Meadow View Drive in Lenexa has an evening of Halloween family fun planned during its Fall Fest.
From 5 – 6:30 p.m., kids can enjoy a trunk-or-treat. A spooky movie is projected outdoors from 6:30 – 8 p.m.
Boo at the Zoo
October 28, 2023
Location: Kansas City Zoo
Hours: 9:30 AM – 4 PM
Admission: FREE with paid zoo admission
Halloween-themed activities and trick-or-treating at the Kansas City Zoo. Costumes encouraged.
Trunk or Treat at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Grandview, MO
Sunday, Oct 27th
4pm-6pm