Halloween events in Boynton Beach 2026

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. This page is updated each year at the same address. Dates, times and prices come from each organizer’s own page, linked below.

Looking for trick-or-treat hours on Halloween night, or safety tips? See our trick-or-treat hours guide. For pumpkin patches and the city’s Oct. 17 Fall Festival, see fall festivals and pumpkin patches.

Updated Oct. 17: Fright Nights has six nights left (Oct. 17, 22-24, 29 and 30), with $10 parking; Boca’s Pumpkin Pals is today and Little Boos registration closes today. Other dates re-checked, no change.

Halloween is Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, and in Boynton Beach it lands on the first day of the city’s free Pirate Fest. The season at a glance:

Who to call

• City events and Pirate Fest: Events Department, 561-742-6024, events@bbfl.us
• Library programs: 561-742-6390
• Boynton Beach Police, non-emergency: 561-732-8116
• Emergency: 911

In Boynton Beach

BOO with the Blue: Trunk or Treat, 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28. The Boynton Beach Police Department’s free event at its headquarters, 2100 High Ridge Road, with candy from decorated police vehicles, SWAT, Fire Rescue and K9 displays, food trucks and a bounce house, according to the department’s event page.

Little Boo Halloween Parade, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28. Story time and a costume parade at the City Library for children 5 and under; register through the city calendar listing. The library’s Boo Bash dance for ages 5 to 11 follows at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29.

Scream on the Green, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30. A free, family-friendly spooky movie on the lawn at Wilson Park, 225 NW 12th Ave. Residents pick the film from Monsters, Inc., Hotel Transylvania, Ghostbusters (1984) and The Addams Family (1991); voting closes Oct. 23. Bring towels, blankets or chairs; concessions are for sale, says the city’s event page.

Pirate Fest, Saturday, Oct. 31, and Sunday, Nov. 1. The city’s free two-day festival at Centennial Park and Amphitheater and along East Ocean Avenue has live music, pirate shows, mermaids, a children’s area and a Haunted Trail. On Saturday the kids’ costume contest is at 2:15 p.m., the adult contest at 2:45 p.m. and a zombie and pirate flash mob at 2:30 p.m., according to the city’s Pirate Fest schedule, which does not yet carry a year, so check it again closer to the day. Road closures start at 7 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, and free shuttles run from city parking sites; see the city’s Know Before You Go page.

Nearby: Delray Beach and Boca Raton

Halloween in Downtown Delray, Saturday, Oct. 24. Delray Beach, about five miles south, fills the day:

• Witches of Delray Ride, 8 to 11 a.m., from City Hall to Old School Square; the 15th annual costumed bike ride benefits the Achievement Centers for Children & Families (register).
• Trick-or-treating on the Avenue, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., with participating Atlantic Avenue merchants.
• Halloween Parade, 1 p.m., from Federal Highway to Old School Square. Anyone in costume can walk in it.
• Kidsfest, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Old School Square, with food, vendors, crafts and entertainment.

Source: the Downtown Development Authority’s Halloween page, 561-243-1077.

Boca Boo Days, Boca Raton. Boca Raton, about 11 miles south, runs Halloween programs at the Sugar Sand Park Community Center. Pumpkin Pals Make & Take, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, for ages 5 to 10, is $12 for residents and $15 for others. Little Boos Storytime, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, for ages 18 months to 4 years, is $5 and $6.25; preregistration closes Saturday, Oct. 17. Details on the city’s Boca Boo Days page.

Haunted houses

Fright Nights, South Florida Fairgrounds, 9067 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach. The fairgrounds’ Halloween event has three new haunted houses and two scare zones on select nights from Oct. 8 to 30, starting at 6 p.m. The nights left on the fair’s calendar are Oct. 17, 23, 24 and 30, which run to midnight, and Oct. 22 and 29, which end at 11 p.m. Each ticket is good for one night and includes admission and 40 Fright Credits for haunts (10 credits each) or rides. General admission is $48.50 and parking is $10; the Dead Ringers Club VIP ticket, with all the haunts, a fast pass and free parking, is limited to 100 a night. Dates and tickets: Fright Nights 2026.

We found no haunted house inside Boynton Beach with 2026 dates posted by its organizer. Pirate Fest’s Haunted Trail is the closest thing downtown.

What this means for you

• The busiest stretch is Oct. 28-31: the police Trunk or Treat, the library parade, Scream on the Green and Pirate Fest.
• Downtown streets close from Oct. 29 for Pirate Fest; plan Halloween night trick-or-treating around the festival if you live near East Ocean Avenue.
• Delray’s parade is a week earlier, Oct. 24, so families can do both.

Frequently asked questions

What Halloween events are in Boynton Beach in 2026? The police department’s free Trunk or Treat is 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28; Scream on the Green, a free outdoor movie at Wilson Park, is 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30; and Pirate Fest runs downtown Oct. 31 and Nov. 1.

Is Pirate Fest on Halloween in 2026? Yes. Pirate Fest is noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, at Centennial Park and along East Ocean Avenue. Admission is free. The city’s posted entertainment schedule, not yet marked with a year, puts the kids’ and adult costume contests on Saturday afternoon.

Is there a haunted house near Boynton Beach? Fright Nights at the South Florida Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach has three haunted houses on select nights through Oct. 30, 2026; the nights left are Oct. 17, 22, 23, 24, 29 and 30. General admission is $48.50 and includes 40 Fright Credits.

When is the Delray Beach Halloween parade in 2026? Saturday, Oct. 24. Trick-or-treating on Atlantic Avenue is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the costume parade steps off at 1 p.m. from Federal Highway to Old School Square, and Kidsfest runs 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Related: trick-or-treat hours, fall festivals and pumpkin patches, things to do this month and kids’ activities.