Do the Monster Mash: Halloween Is Here! 🎃

Halloween lands on a Saturday this year, so the fun starts early. 🎃 Tonight and Friday, older kids and teens can brave the ESTUSCARY Haunted Trail at the GTM Reserve, a hayride into the dark woods followed by a spooky walk full of eerie creatures. On Halloween itself, little ones can search for hidden pumpkins at the free Pumpkin Hunt at the Disease Vector Education Center, then the whole crew can head out to Sykes Family Farms for Tractor Treat and a costume contest. Costumes on, and keep scrolling for the whole spooky weekend 👇

ESTUSCARY Haunted Trail
📍 GTM Reserve South Beach Access, 2200 S Ponte Vedra Blvd (~23 min 🚗)
🕐 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM | Thursday & Friday
🎟️ $20 online (sales close 3 PM each day) / $30 cash at the trail
🧒 Recommended ages 10+
🔗 More info here

A hayride carries you into the woods, then a trail walk full of eerie creatures and spooky surprises. Best for older kids and teens; buy online before 3 PM to save $10.

Pumpkin Hunt at the Science Museum
📍 Disease Vector Education Center, 120 EOC Dr, St. Augustine (~30 min 🚗)
🕐 10:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Saturday
🎟️ Free
🧒 Kids
🔗 More info here

Kids search the museum for hidden pumpkins and trick-or-treat along the way. Face painting runs 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM, and candy, prizes and goodie bags go while supplies last, so come early.

Tractor Treat & Costume Contest
📍 Sykes Family Farms, 5995 Brough Rd, Elkton (~37 min 🚗)
🕐 Farm open 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM (last entry 9 PM) | Saturday
🎟️ General admission $16.99 (ages 3+), 2 & under free; presale tickets accepted
👪 Kids & families
🔗 More info here

Bring the little ghosts and goblins out to the farm for treats, tractor fun and a Halloween costume contest, then stay for the corn maze.

St. Johns Monster Bash & Trunk and Treat
📍 The Fountains St. Johns, 725 Fountains Way, St. Johns (~20 min 🚗)
🕐 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
🎟️ Free
👪 Kids & families, costumes encouraged
🔗 More info here

A free Halloween party with trunk-or-treating, a bounce house, face painting, local shops, and food and sweet trucks. Costumes encouraged.

Trunk or Treat at The Learning Experience
📍 The Learning Experience Mill Creek, 5380 State Rd 16, St. Augustine (~26 min 🚗)
🕐 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
🎟️ See event link, RSVP on Eventbrite
👪 Kids & families
🔗 More info here

Walk car to car past decorated trunks collecting candy, in costume, and say hi to Bubbles the Elephant.

Halloween Food Truck Friday
📍 Nocatee Station Field (Cartable 🛒)
🕐 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
🎟️ Free to attend, food for purchase
👪 All ages
🔗 More info here

Kick off Halloween weekend with a spooky lineup of food trucks and live music from Smokestack. Bring chairs, blankets and bug spray. Weather permitting.

Fall Family Paint Night
📍 Creative Me Art Studio, 425 W Town Pl, Suite 122, World Golf Village (~15 min 🚗)
🕐 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
🎟️ $20 per participant
🧒 Ages 5+
🔗 More info here

Paint a fall-themed 8x10 canvas together, step by step with Miss Janine. Parents stay and paint too; RSVP to save your seats.

Not So Spooky Halloween Party
📍 The Shanty & Co., 96 S Dixie Hwy, St. Augustine (~30 min 🚗)
🕐 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
🎟️ $20–$50 depending on number of children
🧒 Little ones
🔗 More info here

A gentle Halloween morning with a costume party, bounce house, soft play, treats, photo ops and trick-or-treating for kids who prefer their Halloween less scary.

Pumpkin Hunt at the Science Museum
📍 Disease Vector Education Center, 120 EOC Dr, St. Augustine (~30 min 🚗)
🕐 10:30 AM – 5:00 PM
🎟️ Free
🧒 Kids
🔗 More info here

Kids hunt for pumpkins hidden around the museum and trick-or-treat as they go. Face painting 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM; treats while supplies last.

Tractor Treat & Costume Contest
📍 Sykes Family Farms, 5995 Brough Rd, Elkton (~37 min 🚗)
🕐 Farm open 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM (last entry 9 PM)
🎟️ General admission $16.99 (ages 3+), 2 & under free; presale tickets accepted
👪 Kids & families
🔗 More info here

Treats, tractor fun and a Halloween costume contest at the farm, plus the corn maze.

Trick-or-Treating on St. George Street
📍 St. George Street, Downtown St. Augustine (~25 min 🚗)
🕐 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
🎟️ Free
👪 Kids & families
🔗 More info here

Look for the orange and black balloons: participating shops on north St. George Street hand out candy to kids in costume.

Open Farm Days in the Flower Fields
📍 Parker Flower Farms, 3800 CR 305, Elkton (~30 min 🚗)
🕐 Sat & Sun, 10:00 AM – sunset
🎟️ Farm Pass $12, kids 10 & under free
👪 Families
🔗 More info here

Wind down after Halloween with a slow afternoon in the sunflower and wildflower fields.

Spooktacular Halloween Trail
📍 Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens (~39 min 🚗)
🕐 Fri & Sat, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM (timed entry 6:00 or 7:30)
🎟️ Advance: Members $25 / Non-members $35 ($5 more day-of), 2 & under free
👪 All ages
🔗 More info here

The last two nights of the zoo's Halloween trail: trick-or-treat stations, the 400-foot light tunnel and Halloween entertainment after dark. Tickets online only.

ESTUSCARY Haunted Trail
📍 GTM Reserve South Beach Access, 2200 S Ponte Vedra Blvd (~23 min 🚗)
🕐 Thu & Fri, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
🎟️ $20 online (sales close 3 PM each day) / $30 cash at the trail
🧒 Recommended ages 10+
🔗 More info here

A hayride into the woods, then a spooky trail walk full of eerie creatures and scares. Best for older kids and teens.