Are you ready for a spooktacular Halloween season?
Here’s our list of 2019 Kansas City Halloween parades, parties and other events for kids. This roundup of family-friendly Halloween activities focusses on fun, candy and cute costumes.
Don’t worry, though. If you’re looking for terror-filled haunted houses, thrilling costume parties and pulse-quickening corn mazes, we’ve got you covered. We’ve divided these into separate lists so you can more easily find what interests you most.
We’ll be adding more events as we find them, so make sure you check back often. And if you know of any we’ve missed, send us a message at news@kansascityonthecheap.com; we’ll add them as time allows.
Be sure to check out our other posts so you don’t miss any fun this season:
Free and Cheap Kansas City Halloween Parties and Events for Adults
Free and Cheap Trick-or-Treating in Kansas City
Kansas City Haunted Houses and Discounts
Dog-Friendly Halloween Events in Kansas City
Kansas City Halloween Food Discounts and Freebies
Kansas City Pumpkin Patches, Corn Mazes & Hayrides
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Kansas City Halloween Parades
Boos, Barks & Badges Halloween Parade
Oct. 26, 2019
Location: Downtown Lee’s Summit
Hours: 10 a.m. to noon
Admission: FREE
A free parade and trick-or-treating at participating downtown merchants.
Independence Halloween Parade
Oct. 26, 2019
Location: Independence Square
Hours: 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Admission: FREE
Kansas City Halloween Parties and Activities for Kids
Great Pumpkin Fest
Sept. 14-Oct. 27, 2019 (Saturdays and Sundays)
Location: Worlds of Fun
Hours: All day
Admission: FREE with paid park admission
Family-friendly (not scary) Halloween-themed activities in Camp Snoopy. Kids can enjoy rides, a costume contest, trick-or-treating, a petting zoo, crafts and a pumpkin patch.
Hoots & Howls
Oct. 5-6, Oct. 12-13, Oct. 19-20, 2019
Location: Kansas City Zoo
Hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Admission: FREE with Zoo admission
Fun and spooky Halloween activities for kids at the Kansas City Zoo. Each weekend has a different theme.
Walkin’ & Rollin’ Twisted Halloween Party
Oct. 12, 2019
Location: Twisted Halloween Store – Independence Center
Hours: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Admission: FREE
A family-friendly event featuring cosplayers, face painters, auctions, raffles and more. There will also be a special reveal of multiple wheelchair costumes being given to kids and families.
Enchanted Forest
Oct. 18-19, Oct. 25-26 2019
Location: George Owens Nature Park (Independence, MO)
Hours: 7 to 9 p.m.
Admission: $3
The woods of the park are transformed into a magical forest for a non-scary alternative for younger kids complete with a hayride at the end. Anyone in line by 9 p.m. will get to go through the trails.
Night of the Living Farm
Oct. 18-19 and 25-26, 2019
Location: Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead
Hours: 6 to 9 p.m.
Admission: $10; $9 for Friends of the Farmstead; kids 2 and under get in FREE
Kansas City’s favorite farmstead goes dark with a variety of scary and non-scary activities for families.
Fairy Tale Forest
Oct. 18-20, 2019
Location: Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary
Hours: 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Admission: $8; $5 for members; FREE for kids 2 and under
Enjoy a jack-o-lantern walk, treats from fairy tale folks and make spooky crafts.
Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Great Pumpkin Celebration
Oct. 19-20, Oct. 25-31, 2019
Schedule varies by day
Cabela’s (Kansas City, KS) and Bass Pro Shops (Olathe, KS and Independence, MO)
Admission: FREE
Kids can enjoy games, a costume parade with prizes, FREE photos with the Peanuts gang and crafts while supplies last. Trick-or-treating in the store on Halloween.
Pumpkin Palooza
Oct. 19, 2019
Location: Sunflower House – Shawnee, KS
Hours: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Admission: FREE
Games, face painting, balloon artist, live entertainment and trunk-or-treat fun are happening.
Truck or Treat
Oct. 19, 2019
Location: Independence Center parking lot
Hours: Noon to 3 p.m.
Admission: FREE; registration requested for planning
Don your favorite Halloween costume and trick-or-treat at a 65 Ton Rotator, Howitzer, Dump Truck, and many more heavy-duty vehicles. Prizes and goodies.
Trick-or-Treat Trail Walk
Oct. 19, 2019
Location: Harrisonville City Park – Harrisonville, MO
Hours: 3 to 5 p.m.
Admission: FREE
An all ages, in-costume trail walk with trick-or-treating, crafts, games, a photo booth and costume contest.
Boo ‘n Brew
Oct. 19, 2019
Location: Town Center Plaza
Hours: 3 to 6 p.m.
Admission: FREE
A Halloween-themed gathering with aerialists and contortionists, live music, a beer garden, trick-or-treating, tarot card and palm readings, pickleball and more.
Trunk or Treat
Oct. 19, 2019
Location: Olathe Keller Williams Diamond Partner
Hours: 5 to 7 p.m.
Admission: FREE; registration requested for planning purposes
An all-ages event with trick-or-treating, face painting, games, bounce houses, balloon artists, FREE cotton candy, fire trucks and police cars and food trucks (cash or credit accepted).
Enchanted Forest
Oct. 24, 2019
Location: Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park
Hours: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Admission: FREE
Enjoy puppets, musicians and singers along the trail around Rose’s Pond and fun photos in the photo booth.
Cookie Decorating Party
Oct. 25, 2019
Location: McClain’s Market – Overland Park, KS
Hours: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Admission: FREE for the first cookie; $2 for each additional
Get festive with cookies, sprinkles, and icing during a cookie decorating party.
Halloween Boo Bash
Oct. 25, 2019
Location: Plaza Library
Hours: 6:30 p.m.
Admission: FREE
Enjoy an all-ages get together of games, a haunted house, face painting and trick-or-treating.
Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Great Pumpkin Celebration
Oct. 19-20, Oct. 25-31, 2019
Schedule varies by day
Cabela’s (Kansas City, KS) and Bass Pro Shops (Olathe, KS and Independence, MO)
Admission: FREE
Kids can enjoy games, a costume parade with prizes, FREE photos with the Peanuts gang and crafts while supplies last. Trick-or-treating in the store on Halloween.
Healthy Halloween Spooktacular!
Oct. 26, 2019
Location: Roeland Park Community Center
Hours: 9 a.m. to noon
Admission: FREE
Stop in with your costume on to visit the photo booth, play games, make crafts and dance to some spooky tunes.
Wonka-Ween
Oct. 26, 2019
Location: Macken Park, Festival Pavilion
Hours: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Admission: FREE
North KC Parks and Recreation hosts an afternoon of carnival games, inflatables, hayrides and food for purchase.
Spooky Skate
Oct. 26, 2019
Location: Line Creek Community Center (5940 NW Waukomis Dr., Kansas City, MO)
Hours: 2 to 4 p.m. for skate; 3 to 5 p.m. for other activities
Admission: FREE if you’re wearing a costume; $5 for additional activities
Halloween Happenings
Oct. 26, 2019
Location: Merriam, KS Marketplace
Hours: 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Admission: FREE
Halloween fun geared for kids ages 10 and under. Celebrate with inflatables, games, costumes, a photo booth and more. Costumes encouraged.
No Trick, Our Treat: Not Your Mummy’s Halloween House Party III
Oct. 26, 2019
Location: Lenexa Rec Center and Lenexa Public Market – Lenexa, KS
Hours: 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Admission: FREE
Start off with a candy-finding scavenger hunt at the Rec Center and then enjoy face painting, airbrush tattoos, games, music and a costume contest at the Public Market.
Trail of Tricks and Treats
Oct. 26, 2019
Location: Peterson Park – 6136 Mission Rd, Fairway, KS
Hours: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Admission is $3 per person (cash only) and includes trick-or-treating, two glow sticks, hot dogs, cookies, drinks, carnival games and pumpkin painting. Come in costume.
Spookfest
Oct. 26, 2019
Location: Union Station
Hours: 5 to 8 p.m.
Admission: $8.25 ($6.25 for Union Station members)
Food, spooky science demos, stage show and costume contest make up a fun night for kids at Union Station.
Monster Dash 5K/Kids Fun Run
Oct. 26, 2019
Location: 1901 NW Blue Parkway, Unity Village, MO
Hours: 5:30 p.m.
Admission: $10-$40
Family friendly 5k and kids fun run where you get to wear your costume.
Historical Hauntings
Oct. 26, 2019
Shawnee Town 1929
Hours: 6 to 8:30 p.m.
Admission: FREE ($1 donation suggested)
Prep your costumes and join for contests, hayrides and trick-or-treating.
Spooky Springs Halloween Bash
Oct. 26, 2019
Location: Adam’s Pointe Golf Course – Blue Springs, MO
Hours: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Admission: $6 per person in advance; $10 at the gate; Kids 2 and under are FREE.
A spooky hayride, smores, hot chocolate, bonfire, games, face painting and trick-or-treating make up this Halloween experience. Everything is family friendly until 8 p.m. when things get spooky for teenagers.
Haunted Swamp
Oct. 26, 2019
Olathe Community Center
Hours: 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Admission: $10 Olathe residents; $15 non-residents; parents are FREE
Fun starts with pumpkin decorating and lifeguard trick-or-treating. A pumpkin dive and open swim follow.
Boo-Tastic Fun
Oct. 26-27, 2019
Location: Crown Center
Hours: Noon to 4 p.m.
Admission: FREE
Free admission lets kids enjoy performances by the StoneLion Puppet Theatre and get pictures with the wicked queen.
Boo at the Zoo
Oct. 26-27, 2019
Location: Kansas City Zoo
Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission: FREE with paid zoo admission
Halloween-themed activities and trick-or-treating at the Kansas City Zoo. Costumes encouraged.
Monster Dash 5K/Kids Fun Run
Oct. 27, 2019
Location: South Creek Office Park, (7200 W. 132nd Street, Overland Park, KS)
Hours: 7:30 a.m.
Admission: $10-$40
Pound the pavement in your costume during this family-friendly 5K and kids fun run.
Main Event Halloween Party
Oct. 27, 2019
Location: Main Event (Independence, Kansas City, MO and Olathe)
Hours: All day
Admission: FREE
In addition to all the activities Main Event has to offer, candy stations will be set up around each center, so guests can trick-or-treat, rain or shine, throughout the day. Those in costume receive a FREE session of zombie laser tag.
Halloween Egg Hunt
Oct. 27, 2019
Location: Faulkner’s Pumpkin Ranch
Hours: 4 p.m.; Lineup starts at 3:30 p.m.
Admission: FREE with paid admission to the ranch.
Kids 12 and under can take part in a Halloween-themed egg hunt.
Storytelling Spooktacular
Oct. 28, 2019
Location: West Wyandotte Library – Kansas City, KS
Hours: 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Admission: FREE
Family-friendly ghost stories are part of this annual storytelling session.
Cookie Decorating Party
Oct. 29, 2019
Location: Clock Tower Bakery – Overland Park, KS
Hours: 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission: $5
Enjoy juice or water with a made-from-scratch cookie.
Boo Bash
Oct. 29, 2019
Location: Celebration Park in Gardner, KS
Hours: 6 to 8 p.m.
Admission: $4 for kids (2-12), $2 if purchased in advance at City Hall; FREE for parents and kids under 2.
Games, candy, prizes, a pumpkin decorating contest and more make up one the biggest Halloween parties in the area. Concessions are available for purchase along with FREE soda and popcorn while supplies last.
Trick-or-Treat Scavenger Hunt
Oct. 31, 2019
Locations: Scheels, Overland Park, KS
Hours: 3 to 6 p.m.
Admission: FREE
Treats and goodies for the first 1,000 children under age 12.
Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Great Pumpkin Celebration
Oct. 19-20, Oct. 25-31, 2019
Schedule varies by day
Cabela’s (Kansas City, KS) and Bass Pro Shops (Olathe, KS and Independence, MO)
Admission: FREE
Kids can enjoy games, a costume parade with prizes, FREE photos with the Peanuts gang and crafts while supplies last. Trick-or-treating in the store on Halloween.
Scare-It Halloween
Oct. 31, 2019
Location: 3600 block of Gladstone Boulevard
Hours: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Admission: FREE
Eight blocks of car-free trick-or-treating and a haunted house put on by the Scarritt Renaissance Neighborhood Association.
