2024 Fall and Halloween events guide around Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The Kentuckiana area is chalk full of fun, fall events and spooky haunts to get you ready for Halloween.

Check out a list of attractions below. Don't see your favorite event in the list? Email news@wdrb.com with all the details, and we'll add it. If you'd like to see the full WDRB Events Calendar, click here.

Trunk-or-Treat at AMVETS Post 9

Thursday, Oct. 31 from 5-8 p.m. at 1567 S. Shelby Street, Louisville

Falls City Trunk-or-Treat

Wednesday, Oct. 30 from 5-8 p.m. at 915 E. Liberty St., Louisville

Stuart Academy Trunk Or Treat

Wednesday, Oct. 30, 6:15-8 p.m. at 4601 Valley Station Road
Trunks, candy, petting zoo, drum-line and more
Stuart Music Department (chorus, band and orchestra) perform from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.)

Fall Fest 2024

Thursday, Oct. 31 from 6:30-8 p.m. at Greater Israel Missionary Baptist Church, 1509 Magazine St., Louisville
Chili cook-off, trunk-or-treat, cake walk, face painting and more

Downtown Halloween Family Silent Disco

Friday, Oct. 25 from 7-9:30 p.m. on the Big Four Lawn at Waterfront Park
Dress in costume and enjoy trick-or-treating, face painting, dancing and a light show with local brews and food
For more information, click here.

Trunk-or-Treat at Mary T. Meagher

Saturday, Oct. 26 from 4-6 p.m. at the Mary T. Meagher Aquatic Center, 201 Reservoir Ave., Louisville
Free event with bounce houses, candy and dancing

Eat, Drink and Be Scary Halloween Party

Thursday, Oct. 31 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the California Community Center, 1600 W. St. Catherine St., Louisville
Dress up costume parade contest for kids, refreshments, haunted house, music and games

Trick-or-Treat Halloween Party

Thursday, Oct. 31 from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Newburg Community Center, 4810 Exeter Ave., Louisville
For youth ages 6-17, wear your best costume; candy

Haunted Hallway Halloween Spectacular

Thursday, Oct. 31 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Southwick Community Center, 3621 Southern Ave., Louisville
For kids ages 6-12; costumes allowed; popcorn, cotton candy, fun games and more

Haunted Paint & Sip

Wednesday, Oct. 30 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Metro Arts Community Center, 8360 Dixie Hwy., Louisville
For kids 12 and older; $5 admission; crafts and refreshments

Halloween Spooky Party

Wednesday, Oct. 30 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Wilderness Road Senior Center, 8111 Blue Lick Rd., Louisville
For ages 55 and older; prizes, games and costume contest; lunch provided while supplies last
Call center at 502-964-5151 to RSVP

4 Nights of Halloween Spirit Week

From Monday, Oct. 28 through Thursday, Oct. 31 at the South Louisville Community Center, 2911 Taylor Blvd., Louisville
Monday: movie and popcorn; Tuesday: Halloween themed crafts; Wednesday: caramel apple bar; Thursday: Halloween party
Free event but must register by Oct. 25 by calling the center at 502-574-3206

Trunk-or-Treat in Beechmont

Saturday, Oct. 30 from 5:30-8 p.m. at the Beechmont Community Center, 205 W. Wellington Ave., Louisville
Halloween party, treats, dancing, games and much more

Halloween Festival

Saturday, Oct. 30 from 5-8 p.m. at the Douglass Community Center, 2305 Douglass Blvd., Louisville
First 10 people will receive a pumpkin to carve; movie, candy and games

Boo at the Zoo

Thursday-Sunday nights through Oct. 27 at the Louisville Zoo, 1100 Trevilian Way, Louisville
Children and adults can dress up in family-friendly costumes, enjoy a safe place to trick-or-treat, living storybook, Spooktacular Carousel, Spider House and Headless Horseman attraction.
For more information, click here.

Jack O'Lantern Spectacular

Oct. 1 thru Nov. 2 at Iroquois Park; trail opens at dusk
Walk the trail to view more than 5,000 artistically carved pumpkins
For more information, click here.

Danger Run

Sept. 27-Oct. 31
Danger Run is a scavenger hunt-style game played in the car. People can follow clues to find and solve puzzles that will lead to Halloween attractions
It's held at 4002 S Pope Lick Road
For more information, click here.

Trick-or-Treat at the Ballpark

Oct. 25 at 5 p.m.
Louisville Slugger Field
The Louisville Bats will their fourth annual trick-or-treat, featuring a Halloween costume contest with prizes and a screening of the movie Hotel Transylvania on the baseball stadium's video board.
To purchase tickets, click here.

Pumpkins at Kentucky Kingdom

Begins Thursday, Oct. 3 and runs Thursday through Sunday during the whole month of October
See 1,000 of lighted pumpkins around the park
For more information, click here.

Kentucky Shakespeare - Untimely Ripp'd

October 2-27 at 616 Myrtle Street, Louisville
Annual Halloween immersive performance of the Shakespearean classic, Macbeth.
For tickets and more information, click here.

Guided walking tours in historic Old Louisville

September thru November
Enjoy 75-miutue guided walking tours through Old Louisville, seeing Victorian mansions while learning about Louisville's history.
For tickets and more information, click here.

Night of the Living Dead

Wednesday, Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. at Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
View the 1968 classic film with zombies walking through the crowd, spooky drink choices and surprise cameos in each performance.
For more information, click here.

Behind The Scream — A Live Conversation with David Arquette following a screening of Scream

Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. at The Kentucky Center-Whitney Hall
An unforgettable evening with David Arquette as goes Behind the Scream of the iconic horror film Scream.
For more information, click here.

Literally, A Haunted House: Culbertson Mansion

Fridays and Saturdays thru Oct. 26, 7-11 p.m.
Tour the region's longest-running haunted house
For more information, click here

Haunted Histories at Lanier Mansion

Friday and Saturdays from Oct. 4 to Nov. 1 at Lanier Mansion in Madison, Ind.
Tour the mansion and hear about the ghost lore, and then take a walking tour exploring some of Madison's spooky locations
For more information, click here.

Real Haunted Happenings: Dark Corners of Corydon

Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25-26 from 8-9:30 p.m. at Corydon Capital State Historic Site
Embark on the lantern-lit tour to see some of Corydon's spooky places
For more information, click here.

Big Four Boo Fest

Monday, Oct. 28 from 5:30-8 p.m. at Big Four Station Park, 215 W. Chestnut Street, Jeffersonville
Families can enjoy trick-or-treating, games, inflatables, food trucks and more.
For more information, click here.

Dracula at Derby Dinner Playhouse

Starting Oct. 3 - Nov. 10
See the horror classic while enjoying a delicious food buffet
For more information, click here.

Fall Festival of Lights at Wilstem Wildlife Park

Runs from Friday, Oct. 4 through Saturday, Nov. 2 at Wilstem Wildlife Park, 4229 U.S. 150 W, Paoli, Indiana
Enjoy a fall and Halloween-themed drive thru safari light show featuring a Halloween town, witches, ghosts, spiders and dinosaurs.
For more information, click here.

Field of Screams

Runs Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 26 from dusk until 1 a.m. at 132 Darnall Ave., Brandenburg, Ky.
Visitors can walk through a two-story Haunted Barn, Forbidden Woods, Hayride to Hell, and 6-acre corn maze.
For tickets and more information, click here.

Trunk-or-Treat at Sauerbeck Drive-in

Saturdays, Oct. 19 and Oct. 26, gates open at 5:30 p.m., trunk-or-treating starts at 5:45 p.m., 3210 D.W. Griffith Lane, La Grange
Showing of Hocus Pocus on 10/19 starts at 7:15 p.m.
Showing of Hotel Transylvania on 10/26 at 7:15 p.m.
Admission is $28 per car
For more information, click here.

5th annual Trunk-or-Treat at Jim Butner Auto Group

Saturday, Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. at 125 W. Lewis and Clark Pkwy., Clarksville
Enjoy trunk-or-treating out of classic, modern and unique vehicles decorated for Halloween, music by DJ Impose, bounce house and food trucks.
For more information, click here.

Middletown United Methodist Church Trunk-or-Treat

Sunday, Oct. 27 from 4-5 p.m. at 11902 Old Shelbyville Rd., Louisville
Enjoy trunk-or-treating and wear your favorite costume
For more information, click here.

Fest-O-Ween at Paddock Shops

Sunday, Oct. 27 from 2-4 p.m. at 4055 Summit Plaza Dr., Louisville
Spend $10 at any Paddock Shop and receive a free pumpkin and treat bag
For more information, click here.

Crestwood United Methodist Trunk-or-Treat

Sunday, Oct. 27 from 5-7 p.m. at 7214 Kavanaugh Rd., Crestwood

Trick-or-Treat at the Track

Sunday, Oct. 27, first race at 1 p.m. with activities after last race, at Churchill Downs
Kids 12 and under can enjoy different Halloween-themed like pumpkin patch, face painting, arts and crafts, bounce houses, giant Jenga, and lots of candy
For more information and tickets, click here.

Monsters of the American Cinema

Runs Oct. 11 to Oct. 27, various times, at the Henry Clay, 604 S. 3rd St., Louisville
Enjoy a humorous, but haunting story about fathers and sons, ghosts, and the traumas that stalk us from one generation to the next.
For more information and tickets, click here.

LMPD 5th Division Trunk-or-Treat

Thursday, Oct. 31 from 5-8 p.m., 2301 Douglass Blvd., Louisville
Decorated candy stations and face painting

LMPD 8th Division Trunk-or-Treat

Saturday, Oct. 26 from 1-3 p.m. at 2927 Goose Creek Rd., Louisville
Family-friendly event with candy and chance to win a bike.
Bring your candy bags and wear a costume

Norton Commons Fall Festival

Saturday, Oct. 26 at 2 p.m. at Oval Park, 10911 Meeting Street, Prospect
Face painting, balloon twisting, train rides, game; trick-or-treating from vendors from 2-4 p.m. only
For more information, click here.

Trick-or-Treat at the Clarksville Library

Thursday, Oct. 31 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in Meeting Rooms A & B at Clarksville Library, 1312 Eastern Blvd., Clarksville
Wear your costumes and come for safe and not-so-scary trick-or-treating

Halloween Charity Fun Fair

Sunday, Oct. 27 from 2-5 p.m. at JPAR Aspire Real Estate, 1709 McDonald Ln., New Albany, IN
Pay-to-play games, bounce house and slide, candy, kids tattoo station, food trucks and costume contest.
Proceeds go to local charities
For more information, click here.

American Horrorplex Haunted House

Friday and Saturday nights from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. until Nov. 2 at 2012 Northwestern Pkwy., Louisville
To purchase tickets or for more information, click here.

Georgetown Trunk-or-Treat

Saturday, Oct. 26 from 5-9 p.m. at Georgetown Park, 9100 Lois Ln., Georgetown, IN
Candy, haunted shelter, movie, bounce houses and food trucks

Spooky Stories on the Steps

Thursday, Oct. 31 starts at 12 p.m. at Creason Haunted Mansion, 1297 Trevilian Way, Louisville
Bring a seat for this spooky storytelling during the lunch hour

Hayride in the Park