Noc So Scary Is Back, Plus a Dozen Trunk-or-Treats 🎃

It's the big Halloween warm-up weekend, and the biggest party is right here at home. 🎃 Noc So Scary takes over Station Field and Spray Friday and Saturday night with a petting zoo, a trackless train, bounce houses, candy stations and the Asylum haunted house for the brave. Saturday, head downtown for Ancient City Kids Day at Francis Field, with 50-plus booths of free games and crafts, then walk a few blocks over for Trick-or-Treating on St. George Street, where hundreds of shops hand out candy. Costumes on, bags ready, and keep scrolling for every trunk-or-treat in town 👇

Noc So Scary Family Halloween Party
📍 Nocatee Station Field & Spray Water Park (Cartable 🛒)
🕐 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM | Friday & Saturday
🎟️ Free for residents (Resident ID required); guests $15 in advance / $20 at the door
👪 All ages (haunted house recommended 12+)
🔗 More info here

Two nights of live music, food trucks, a petting zoo, character visits, trackless train rides, bounce houses and candy stations, plus the Nocatee Asylum haunted house for ages 12 and up. Guests must come with a resident. Weather permitting.

Ancient City Kids Day Festival
📍 Francis Field, 25 W Castillo Dr, St. Augustine (~25 min 🚗)
🕐 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Saturday
🎟️ Free (food & drinks for purchase)
👪 Kids & families
🔗 More info here

More than 50 local youth organizations set up booths with games, crafts, contests and giveaways, plus free t-shirts and goody bags while they last and live entertainment all day.

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

A St. Augustine Halloween tradition: kids in costume stroll the pedestrian street collecting candy from the shops and restaurants along the way.

Youth Advisory Board Trunk or Treat
📍 Collier-Blocker-Puryear Park, 10 N Holmes Blvd, St. Augustine (~30 min 🚗)
🕐 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
🎟️ See event link
👪 Kids & families
🔗 More info here

A youth-led trunk-or-treat celebrating Foster Youth Voice Month, with decorated trunks, lots of candy and arts and crafts.

Trunk & Wellness Allergy-Friendly Trunk or Treat
📍 The Little Social, 145 Hilden Rd, Ponte Vedra (~13 min 🚗)
🕐 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM
🎟️ See event link
🧒 Geared toward little ones
🔗 More info here

The third year of this gentler take on trunk-or-treat, built for little ones and for kids who need an allergy-friendly Halloween.

Trunk or Treat at The Little Gym
📍 The Little Gym of Fruit Cove (~20 min 🚗)
🕐 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
🎟️ Free
👪 Kids & families
🔗 More info here

Business and family trunks, raffles, music and a not-so-spooky maze. Wear your costumes.

Kiddie Academy Trunk-or-Treat Open House
📍 Kiddie Academy of St. Johns, 14975 Walden Springs Way (~10 min 🚗)
🕐 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
🎟️ See event link, RSVP online
👪 Kids & families
🔗 More info here

Explore decorated trunks and collect treats, then meet the teachers and tour the classrooms. Costumes welcome.

Cookies-N-Canvas Fall Painting Class
📍 Creative Me Art Studio, 425 W Town Pl, Suite 122, World Golf Village (~15 min 🚗)
🕐 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
🎟️ $24 per painter, $22 when you bring a friend
🧒 Ages 8+
🔗 More info here

Paint a rustic fall pumpkin and crow step by step with Miss Janine, with cookies along the way. Seating is limited, so RSVP ahead.

GTM Monthly Beach Cleanup
📍 GTM Reserve Visitor Center, 505 Guana River Rd, or Marineland Office (~23 min 🚗)
🕐 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
🎟️ No signup required
👪 Everyone welcome
🔗 More info here

Grab gloves and a trash bag after a quick orientation, then head to an assigned stretch of beach to clean it up. Bring water, a hat and sunscreen.

Ancient City Kids Day Festival
📍 Francis Field, 25 W Castillo Dr, St. Augustine (~25 min 🚗)
🕐 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
🎟️ Free (food & drinks for purchase)
👪 Kids & families
🔗 More info here

Fifty-plus youth organizations bring games, crafts and giveaways for kids, with live entertainment all day.

Frightivities Halloween Crafts & Movie
📍 St. Johns Botanical Garden, 8310 CR 13 S, Hastings (~40 min 🚗)
🕐 11:00 AM – 3:30 PM
🎟️ See event link, registration requested
👪 Kids & families
🔗 More info here

Halloween bingo, build-a-bat, monster and vampire crafts, and a screening of Coraline at 2 PM.

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

Kids in costume trick-or-treat along the pedestrian street, collecting candy from the shops as they go.

Trick-or-Treat & Harvest Festival
📍 Ximenez-Fatio House Museum, 20 Aviles St, St. Augustine (~25 min 🚗)
🕐 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
🎟️ Free
👪 Kids & families
🔗 More info here

Safe trick-or-treating in a historic courtyard, with games, prizes and plenty of candy. Spooky or not-so-spooky costumes both welcome.

Trunks N Treats Pet & Family Halloween Party
📍 Forever Vets Central, 11030 Baymeadows Rd, Jacksonville (~30 min 🚗)
🕐 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
🎟️ Free (food trucks for purchase)
👪 Kids, teens & pets
🔗 More info here

Trunk-or-treating, a bounce house, arts and crafts for kids and pets, a DJ and a pet costume fashion show at 5:30 PM. Bring the dog in costume too.

Hastings Trunk or Treat & Movie in the Park
📍 Al Wilke Park, 6150 S Main St, Hastings (~44 min 🚗)
🕐 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM (movie at 7 PM)
🎟️ See event link
👪 Kids & families
🔗 More info here

Trick-or-treating, games and decorated trunks around the park, then Toy Story 5 under the stars. Bring chairs and blankets.

Mission City Fall Bash Festival
📍 TrailMark, 805 Trailmark Dr, St. Augustine (~22 min 🚗)
🕐 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
🎟️ Free
👪 Kids & families
🔗 More info here

A free fall festival open to everyone, with food trucks, inflatables, games, character photo ops and plenty of candy.

Prime Night Out: Halloween Movie Night
📍 Prime Sports Arena, 104 Liberty Center Pl, St. Augustine (~27 min 🚗)
🕐 5:30 PM – 10:30 PM
🎟️ $50 per child
🧒 Ages 5–13
🔗 More info here

A parents' night out with pickup soccer, basketball and flag football, arcade prizes, pizza and drinks, then Hotel Transylvania at 8:30. Limited to 24 kids.

San Sebastian Fall Festival
📍 San Sebastian Catholic Church, St. Augustine (~30 min 🚗)
🕐 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
🎟️ Free admission
👪 Kids & families
🔗 More info here

Games for kids, live music, food, a bake sale, a plant sale and a basket raffle.

Trick or Treat with a Ms. Rachel Look-Alike
📍 The Shanty & Co., 96 S Dixie Hwy, St. Augustine (~30 min 🚗)
🕐 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
🎟️ Free, register online
🧒 Little ones
🔗 More info here

Little ones sing, dance and take photos with a Ms. Rachel impersonator, then trick-or-treat, bounce and play in a soft-play ball pit.

Trunk-or-Treat & Community Health Fair
📍 Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns, 205 Trinity Way (~14 min 🚗)
🕐 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
🎟️ Free
👪 Kids & families
🔗 More info here

Kids trick-or-treat for candy and prizes and grab lunch from the food trucks while parents check out free health resources and screenings.

Noc So Scary Family Halloween Party
📍 Nocatee Station Field & Spray Water Park (Cartable 🛒)
🕐 Fri & Sat, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
🎟️ Free for residents (Resident ID required); guests $15 in advance / $20 at the door
👪 All ages (haunted house recommended 12+)
🔗 More info here

Live music, food trucks, a petting zoo, characters, a trackless train, bounce houses and candy stations, plus the Nocatee Asylum haunted house (ages 12+). Weather permitting.

Creatures of the Night: Trick-or-Treat at the Zoo
📍 St. Augustine Alligator Farm, 999 Anastasia Blvd (~37 min 🚗)
🕐 Fri & Sat, 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM (gates 5 PM)
🎟️ Online: adults $20, kids 2–11 $16 (members $18/$14); $4 more day-of; under 2 free
👪 All ages
🔗 More info here

Trick-or-treat through the zoo after dark, meet eerie bugs and beasts and explore at your own pace. No timed entry this year, so bring a treat bag and wander.

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

Trick-or-treat stations, the 400-foot light tunnel, the Witches of Trout River and the Skeleton Disco, with a goodie bag on the way out. The Scare Zone is optional.

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; bouquets extra from $10
👪 Families
🔗 More info here

Wander the sunflower and wildflower fields, pick two sunflowers to take home and grab lunch from the food trucks.