FEATURED EVENTS

Bring your family and friends to enjoy Aledo's fun and family-friendly autumn event!

Bedford Parks and Recreation is excited to celebrate this spooky season with the Bedford Boo-Bash Halloween Event! This fun-filled family event will include carnival games, crafts, inflatables, and, of course, candy. Wear your favorite costume for the costume and join in the festivities, and maybe sign up for the costume contest. Entry for the event is canned food or monetary donation that will benefit the Tarrant County Food Bank.

Get ready for Halloween or a Carnival by learning the basics of creative face painting. Bring a friend and paint each other, or paint yourself as we go over basic sponge and brush techniques to get rolling. Find out how the pros make stunning and speedy designs.

Bring your little pirates and princesses to The Shops at Clearfork for a family-fun event of trick or treating! Begin your adventure at 3pm by checking in at the Clearfork center greenspace (by B&B Butchers) to receive a wristband for admittance, the map of candy locations, and a free treat bag sponsored by Frost Bank. Entertainment will be provided by the fabulous cast members of Kids Who Care!

Burleson will be taken over by cute kids and babies dressed up as cuddly critters, action heroes, swashbucklers, Disney characters and more on Saturday, Oct. 26, for the City’s annual Boo Bash.

Jump feet-first into fall during Grapevine’s historic Nash Farm’s 19th Annual Fall Round-Up, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., 626 Ball St. This family-friendly event takes you back in time. Events include an Agricultural Expo where guests can learn about processing grain, see farm animals, enjoy campfire cooking demos, make apple pie, experience rope making, pony rides and more. A historic carnival includes old-fashioned games, bucket brigade races and other competitions. The Farmers Institute, located just outside Nash Farmhouse, will have demonstrations on farm skills, such as maintaining livestock, carpentry, sewing and food preservation. Admission is free but some activities require coupons. Concessions will be available for purchase.

A spooktacular NRH family autumn tradition continues in 2019 with Hoot n’ Howl on Saturday, October 26 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Green Valley Park, 7701 Smithfield Road. This popular event has served as a safe and lively place to celebrate the pumpkin season for over 20 years.

Experience Collin County’s premier family-friendly Halloween event at Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary. Halloween at the Heard features a safe environment to experience the joy of trick-or-treating along the eerie Dinosaurs Live! Live-Size Animatronic Dinosaurs trail. Families will enjoy an evening full of fun activities including a presentation of a family-friendly movie on the Heard's outdoor amphitheater stage. More information coming soon!