Trick-or-Treat Season Is Officially Open 🎃

Trick-or-treat season is officially open, and the scares start Friday night. 🎃 Nocatee residents and their guests get first crack at the Nocatee Asylum during its haunted house preview night, while down at the beach, St. Augustine Beach's police officers are handing out candy at their free Police Trick-or-Treat Night. Saturday morning, pull the car (or the golf cart) through the drive-thru Halloween CARnival at Baptist HealthPlace for treats, face painting and photos with Marvel and Disney characters. Costumes on, bags ready, and keep scrolling for everything happening this weekend 👇

Police Trick-or-Treat Night
📍 St. Augustine Beach Police Dept., 2300 A1A South (~41 min 🚗)
🕐 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM | Friday
🎟️ Free
👪 All ages
🔗 More info here

The beach's police officers host a free community trick-or-treat night with candy and Halloween activities for families and kids of all ages.

Nocatee Asylum Haunted House Preview Night
📍 Spray Water Park, 400 Nocatee Center Way (Cartable 🛒)
🕐 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Friday
🎟️ $10 in advance / $15 at the door
🧒 Recommended for ages 12+, residents & guests
🔗 More info here

Nocatee's haunted house opens early for one preview night before its official run. Tickets are limited, every person going in needs one, and it's best for ages 12 and up. Weather permitting.

Halloween CARnival
📍 Baptist HealthPlace at Nocatee, 400 Colonnade Dr (~6 min 🚗)
🕐 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Saturday
🎟️ Free, register to save your spot
👪 All ages
🔗 More info here

Trick-or-treating with a twist: drive (or golf cart) through themed stations for treats, giveaways, face painting and Halloween music, then hop out for photos with Marvel and Disney characters. Bring your own bag and wear those costumes.

Beginning Birding Talk & Walk
📍 Bartram Trail Branch Library, 60 Davis Pond Blvd (~27 min 🚗)
🕐 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
🎟️ See event link, registration required
🧒 Ages 10+ with a participating adult
🔗 More info here

An Audubon educator covers the basics of birding in a short classroom lesson, then leads a walk around the grounds to spot local birds. Kids can also check out the library's birding backpacks.

Annual Halloween Dress Up Party
📍 Ready Set Play, 1765 Tree Blvd, Suite 4, St. Augustine (~37 min 🚗)
🕐 4:30 PM – 6:15 PM
🎟️ See event link
🧒 Children 49" and under
🔗 More info here

Little ones come in costume to meet a favorite crime-fighting pup, pose for photos, trick-or-treat and play to spooky Halloween music.

Halloween Parents' Night Out
📍 KidStrong St. Johns, 1385 St. Johns Pkwy (~18 min 🚗)
🕐 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
🎟️ Members $40 / Non-members $50, reserve and pay in advance
🧒 Ages 4–11, potty trained
🔗 More info here

Three hours of games, active play and Halloween fun while you get a night out. Every kid decorates a canvas tote to use as their trick-or-treat bag, and costumes are encouraged.

Police Trick-or-Treat Night
📍 St. Augustine Beach Police Dept., 2300 A1A South (~41 min 🚗)
🕐 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
🎟️ Free
👪 All ages
🔗 More info here

A free community trick-or-treat night hosted by the beach's police officers, with candy and Halloween activities for families and kids of all ages.

Monster Mash Dance Party
📍 Ketterlinus Gymnasium, 60 Orange St, St. Augustine (~30 min 🚗)
🕐 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
🎟️ $5, registration closes Friday at 3 PM
🧒 Kindergarten – 6th grade
🔗 More info here

A Haunted House Edition parents' night out from St. Johns Parks & Rec: kids get pizza, games, a dance party and a spooky walk through a haunted house. Only 40 spots, and costumes are welcome.

Nocatee Asylum Haunted House Preview Night
📍 Spray Water Park, 400 Nocatee Center Way (Cartable 🛒)
🕐 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
🎟️ $10 in advance / $15 at the door
🧒 Recommended for ages 12+, residents & guests
🔗 More info here

Be among the first through the haunted house before its official run. Tickets are limited and every person going in needs one. Weather permitting.

Halloween CARnival
📍 Baptist HealthPlace at Nocatee, 400 Colonnade Dr (~6 min 🚗)
🕐 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
🎟️ Free, register to save your spot
👪 All ages
🔗 More info here

Drive through themed stations for treats, giveaways and face painting, then step out for photos with Marvel and Disney characters. Bring a bag for the goodies.

Beach Exploration Guided Walk
📍 GTM Research Reserve Visitor Center, 505 Guana River Rd (~23 min 🚗)
🕐 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
🎟️ No parking fee, registration required
👪 No age restrictions, strollers welcome
🔗 More info here

A docent starts things off inside with a look at coastal critters and seashells, then walks everyone down to the shore to find them for real. Arrive 15 minutes early.

Halloween Harvest Farmers Market
📍 Nocatee Station Field, 400 Nocatee Center Way (Cartable 🛒)
🕐 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
🎟️ Free to attend, vendors for purchase
👪 Open to the public
🔗 More info here

The market goes Halloween with mechanical spider rides for the kids, live music from Joe Downing and local vendors all morning. Weather permitting.

10-Year Anniversary Family Party
📍 The Learning Experience, 70 Greenleaf Dr, Nocatee (~8 min 🚗)
🕐 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
🎟️ Free, RSVP on Eventbrite
👪 Kids under 18 with a parent or guardian
🔗 More info here

Fairy hair, face painting, balloon art, a magician, a DJ, mobile golf and a trackless train, all free to celebrate a decade in the neighborhood.

Storytime at the Lightner
📍 Lightner Museum, 75 King St, St. Augustine (~25 min 🚗)
🕐 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
🎟️ Free, pre-registration required (10 spots)
🧒 Ages 3–5
🔗 More info here

A museum educator reads Hector the Collector, then kids make a collecting-themed craft to take home.

Lightner Family Day
📍 Lightner Museum, 75 King St, St. Augustine (~25 min 🚗)
🕐 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM
🎟️ Free with admission: kids 11 & under free, youth $13, adults $20 (SJC residents $12)
👪 All ages
🔗 More info here

A fall afternoon of pumpkin decorating, pinecone bat crafts, games and giveaways spread through the museum.

Witchy Hat Clay Party
📍 Children's Art Classes, 880 A1A N, Suite 6, Ponte Vedra Beach (~15 min 🚗)
🕐 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
🎟️ $39
🧒 Ages 7+
🔗 More info here

Kids sculpt and decorate their own clay witch hat in a hands-on workshop, with treats and party favors included.

3NMotion Annual Fall Festival & Trunk or Treat
📍 3NMotion Dance Studio, 425 S Legacy Trail, St. Augustine (~25 min 🚗)
🕐 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
🎟️ Free, RSVP on Eventbrite
👪 Families
🔗 More info here

Trunk-or-treating, a chili cook-off, food and soda trucks, a DJ and dance performances from the Mill Creek Academy dance team.

Parents Night Out
📍 Sunbeams Playhouse, World Golf Village (~22 min 🚗)
🕐 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
🎟️ $65 per child, $25 per sibling
🧒 Kids
🔗 More info here

Dinner and treats, a pumpkin craft, indoor play and the playground if the weather's nice, wrapped up with a short movie. Kids come in their favorite PJs.

Fall Fest
📍 Faith Community Church, 3450 CR 210, St. Johns (~10 min 🚗)
🕐 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
🎟️ Free admission
👪 Families
🔗 More info here

Free inflatables, games and a food truck for the whole family right after the morning services.

Costume Club: Witch & Wizard Hat Sewing
📍 Cut Up & Sew, St. Augustine (~40 min 🚗)
🕐 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM
🎟️ $15
🧒 Kids' club, all skill levels
🔗 More info here

Young makers sew their own witch or wizard hat just in time for Halloween. Beginner friendly, and only a few seats were open at last check.

Hello Fall Trunk or Treat & Chili Cook-Off
📍 Good News Church, Wildwood Campus, 1357 Wildwood Dr, St. Augustine (~37 min 🚗)
🕐 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
🎟️ See event link
👪 Everyone invited, family-friendly costumes welcome
🔗 More info here

Decorated trunks full of candy, a chili cook-off and an obstacle course for the kids to run.

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

The after-dark Halloween trail runs all three nights: a 400-foot light tunnel, the Skeleton Disco and trick-or-treat stations that are just for kids. Full-face masks are only allowed for ages 10 and under.

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

The farm's fall season opens this weekend: wander acres of sunflowers and wildflowers and pick a bouquet to take home.