Happy Halloween from Texas Haunts. Check out our listings below for haunted houses, Halloween parties and events, movies and TV shows on Halloween, and other Halloween activities. Have a great Halloween!
Statewide Haunted House Listings
October 25
PumpkinFest in Grapevine, from 8am-9pm
Halloween Party at the School of Rock in Southlake, starts at 6pm
Pumpkin Nights DFW in Arlington, from 6-11pm
Frights and Lights in Frisco, from 7-10pm
October 27
PumpkinFest in Grapevine, from 8am-9pm
Trunk r Treat in Denton, from 5-7pm
Spooktacular Halloween Party in Fairview, from 5-7pm
Pumpkin Nights DFW in Arlington, from 6-11pm
Frights and Lights in Frisco, from 7-10pm
October 28
PumpkinFest in Grapevine, from 8am-9pm
3rd Annual Halloween at the Ballpark in Carrollton, starts at 5:30
Halloween Spooktacular in McKinney, starts at 5:30pm
OMalleys Halloween Party in Dallas. Starts at 6pm
Halloween Spirit Walk in the Colony from 6-8pm
Boos and Booze at Lost Oaks Winery in Burleson, from 6-9pm
Pumpkin Nights DFW in Arlington, from 6-11pm
Frights and Lights in Frisco, from 7-10pm
October 29
PumpkinFest in Grapevine, from 8am-9pm
Boo at the Zoo in Ft Worth, from 10am-5pm
Trunk r Treat in Dallas, 3pm-7pm
Halloween Party at Knockouts Sports Bar in Mesquite, starts at 6pm
Dance Champions Elite Halloween Party in Little Elm, from 6-11pm
Lights and Frights Tour on Greenville Ave in Dallas, from 6:30-9:30pm
Layne’s Den Halloween Bash in Lewisville, 4:30-7:30pm
Trunk R Treat in Garland 5:30-7:30pm
Fall Festival 2021 Trunk R Treat in Plano from 4-7pm
Halloween Bash in the Pumpkin Patch in Bedford, from 5-8pm
Pumpkin Nights DFW in Arlington, from 6-11pm
Garland’s Graveyard Haunted House, from 6-8pm
Halloween Costume Game Night, in Ft Worth, starts at 6pm
Frights and Lights in Frisco, from 7-11pm
Screams Halloween Theme Park 7:30pm-1am
Halloweekend at the Rustic in Dallas. Begins Friday at 11am, ends Halloween at 11pm
Dallas (Alice) Cooper Does Halloween at Lee Harvey’s in Dallas 4p-2am
Nightmare Before Halloween at the House of Blues in Dallas, from 10pm-2am
Halloween Costume Contest at Happiest Hour in Dallas, contest starts at 10pm
Angels and Demons Party at the W Dallas, from 9pm-2am
Nightmare at Aloft Hotel in Dallas, from 10pm-2am
October 30
PumpkinFest in Grapevine, from 8am-9pm
Boo at the Zoo in Ft Worth, from 10am-5pm
Halloween at Dallas Farmers Market, pet friendly, from 9am-5pm
Halloween party at Kid’s Play in Richardson 10am-11:45am
Halloween Costume Day in Southlake, from 10am-2pm
Halloween Costume Goat Yoga in Argyle, from 10:30-11:30am
Spooktacular in Ft Worth from 10am-2pm
Truck Yard’s Halloween Party at the Truck Yard in Lower Greenville. Starts at 11am
Toller Halloween Party for people and dogs, all day and night. At Toller, in Dallas, 11am-2am
Rockers, Brews, and Rescues Spooktacular at Legal Draft Beer in Arlington, from noon-6pm
Halloween Bark and Brew Halloween Party, for German Shepherd Rescue, in Ft Worth, from 2-6pm
Dog Costume Contest and Bingo at Flying Saucer in Dallas, starts at 2pm
Halloween Canine Costume Contest at Mutts Cantina in Dallas, from 1-5pm
Brick r Treat in Forney, from noon-5pm
Lakehouse Bar and Grill Doggie Costume Party, starts at 2pm
Trick R Treat at Scheels, from 11am-1pm
Spooktacular Beer Walk in McKinney, from 11am-6pm
Halloween Bash in Dallas from noon-4pm
Trick r Treat the Square in Frisco, from 1-4pm
Brass Tap Halloween Party in Allen, starts at 2pm
HalloweenFest in Grapevine, from noon-6pm
Halloween Celebration at Shops at Highland Village, from 1-4pm
Heritage Halloween in Frisco, from 1-4pm
Halloween Spooktacular Saturday in Arlington, starts at 1pm
Halloween Boo Bash at Cheeky Monkeys in Ft Worth from 11am-2pm
North Texas Performing Arts Trunk r Treat at Willow Bend Mall, from 11am-4pm
Halloween Soiree at Ida Claire’s in Addison, starts at 4pm
Ghost Town in Carrollton, from 4-7pm
Samhain/Halloween Market in Denton, from 4pm-10pm
Candy Lane Free Drive Through Halloween Event in Crowley, from 5-6:30pm
Eerie Irving at the Trinity View Park, from 5-10pm
Family Halloween at Lost Oaks Winery, from 5-8pm
Trunk r Treat and a Movie in Denton, from 5pm-8:30pm
Halloween Lock In at Silver Wheel Skating Rink in White Settlement, from 6pm-2am
Pumpkin Nights DFW in Arlington, from 6-11pm
Boo at the Bookstore in Justin, from 6-8pm
Candy Crawl at Irving Mall, from 6-8pm
Scare on the Square in Cedar Hill, from 6-8pm
Big Wheel Halloween Party in Dallas, starts at 9pm
Nightmare on Lake Lewisville Boat Party, from 7-10pm
Frights and Lights in Frisco, from 7-11pm
Screams Halloween Theme Park 7:30pm-1am
Top Ten Halloween at Top Ten Records in Dallas, from 7:30pm-11pm
Trunk r Treating in the Park in Dallas, from 5-7pm
Halloween in the Park in Farmers Branch, from 5-10pm
Trunk r Treat in Mesquite from 4-8pm
Haunt the Lot in Mansfield from 5pm-11pm
Halloween Bar Crawl in Ft Worth, from 4pm-midnight
Halloween Party at the Gingerman in Irving, starts at 5.
4th Annual Halloween Bar Crawl 4pm-midnight at the Playground Bar in Uptown.
Ol Skool Halloween Party in Dallas, starts at 5
Spinderella Boo Bash in the Colony 4pm-midnight
Halloween Fest in Arlington, starts at 7pm
Deep O Ween at the Deep Ellum Brewing Company, starts at 7pm
Halloween Metal Massacre Costume Contest at Reno’s Chop Shop in Dallas, starts at 8pm
Double Wide Halloween Bash in Dallas, starts at 8pm
Halloween Bar Crawl and Marvel vs DC Party at Off the Cuff in Dallas, from 8pm-2am
Halloween Party at the Canvas Hotel in Dallas, on the rooftop, from 8pm-2am
Nightmare at the One Eyed Penguin in Dallas, starts at 9pm
Halloween at Easy Slider in Dallas, from 9pm-1am
Haunted W Dallas Rooftop Party from 9pm-2am
Space Cowboy Halloween Party at Virgin Hotels Dallas, from 9pm-2am
Halloween Costume Party at the Dojo in Dallas, from 9pm-2am
A Baddie Halloween Bash, in Dallas, from 9pm-1am
Heaven and Hell Party at the Clover Club in Dallas, from 9pm-2am
RBC Presents Wub o Ween, in Dallas from 9pm-2am
Haunted House of Blues Mega-Halloween Bash in Dallas, from 10pm-2am
Halloween Weekend at Theory Nightclub in Uptown, starts at 10pm
Red Crab’s Halloween Spooky Bash, in Addison, from 10pm-2am
Halloween
PumpkinFest in Grapevine, from 8am-9pm
Boo at the Zoo in Ft Worth, from 10am-5pm
Halloween at Dallas Farmers Market, pet friendly, from 10am-5pm
Halloween Costume Goat Yoga in Plano from 9:30-10:30am
Cars and Cocktails: Halloween Edition in Dallas, from 11am-2pm
Halloween Costume Day in Plano, starts at noon
Halloween Sunday at Homegrown Hounds Dog Deli and Bakery in Irving, from 2-4pm
Music City Malloween at Music City Mall in Lewisville, from 3-6pm
Trick r Treat at Cabella’s in Allen, from 3-7pm
Halloween on Houston Street in Kaufman, begins at 5pm
Halloween at MDMA Studios in Dallas, 4-11:30pm
Halloween Party at Peter Piper Pizza locations in DFW from 5-8pm
Pumpkin Nights DFW in Arlington, from 6-11pm
South Main Spooktacular in Ft Worth, from -9pm
Street n Treat in Grand Prairie from 6-8pm
Good Ol Boys Halloween Party in Haltom City, starts at 6pm
Halloween Party For the Tweens in Waxahachie from 5-8pm
Historic Downtown Trick r Treat in Terrell, from 5-7:30pm
Halloween Costume Party at Sambuca 360 in Plano, from 6pm-11pm
Three Links Halloween in Dallas, starts at 7pm
Frights and Lights in Frisco, from 7-11pm
Candlelight Halloween Classical Compositions at Edison’s In Dallas, from 7-8pm
The Church Presents Halloween on Halloween, from 8pm-2am
W Dallas Masquerade Halloween at the W, from 9pm-2am
We’re getting to the part of the season where there will be quite a few posts every week. Some posts get buried, so here are the most important links, as you plan your Halloween season.
Statewide Haunted House Listings
Halloween Merchandise and Costume Links
Horror Movies and TV Shows October 2021
Paranormal Places and Ghost Tours in Texas
Full Moon Cafe is the full service bar and cafe at Screams, on the far side of the Food Court, by the West Market Arch. This is the only place in Screams where you can eat, drink, and pay with a credit card. Full Moon has two great bartenders, Cheltsey and Michael, and a sweet server named Carolina. Full Moon has a full bar, but I always order the specialty drinks, which are listed below. Medusa’s Kiss is probably my favorite, but The Stoneman is a close second. I tried all of their specialty drinks this weekend and enjoyed each one. The Werewolf may be the strongest, but The Stoneman will give you a buzz pretty quickly too. If you are ballsy enough, go to the bar and say, very loudly, that you would like the Hot Seamen.
There is plenty of seating at Full Moon, and the menu has been improved for 2021. I tried the bacon cheese fries and chicken tacos on Saturday and was happy with both. I spoke with some people who recommended the pretzel bites, loaded BBQ fries, and the chicken taco salad. The cheeseburger is always reliable, and I’m going to save room for the brownie a la mode next time. The portion sizes are pretty good, so make sure to not eat before going to Screams.
As I mentioned in my review of Screams, it’s best to see the main attractions when you arrive, and eat and drink later. I like the food court and taverns, but I always stop at Full Moon after finishing with the haunted houses. Full Moon is very well decorated, so it has a real Halloween feel to it, and it’s nice to be able to sit down and relax after five attractions and lots of walking. You can order the specialty drinks as shots, but I ask for ice so that I can cool down in a hurry. This will probably be a fairly warm October, so keep that in mind. Medusa’s Kiss is the most refreshing drink they make. That will come in handy when it’s in the 80’s and humid. Last call is at 11:30, so be sure to allow enough time to have dinner and drinks. I usually get to Full Moon between 9:30 and 10, but 10:30 would be fine. The drinks, beer, and menu are listed below, along with some pictures of the bar and bartenders. Have a great time at Screams and at Full Moon!
Specialty drinks
Medusa’s Kiss
It
The Stoneman
Hot Seamen
The Werewolf
Hairy Snakes
Beer
Deep Ellum IPA
Octoberfest
Michelob
Bud Light
Ziegenbock
Food
Pretzel Bites
Bacon Cheese Fries
Buffalo Wings
Loaded BBQ Fries
Cheeseburger
Chicken Tacos
Chicken Taco Salad
Brownie a la Mode
Several times each Halloween season I go to a restaurant in Waxahachie called Catfish Plantation. It has Cajun food, but it also offers lots of home cooking items on the menu. It’s in an old Victorian style home (listed on the registry of historic places) and Catfish Plantation decorates for Halloween. In fact, Halloween and the paranormal are big at Catfish, with ghost hunting groups continuing to investigate the house. Prior to Covid, Catfish hosted paranormal after hours investigations that customers could take part in. The paranormal history of Catfish is here.
Aside from being located in a pretty, historic house, with lots of Halloween decorations in October, Catfish has very good food, and large portions. They also have a full bar. The menu is here. I like to start with the meat pies, one of each type, then I get either the regular catfish platter, plantation platter, or the popcorn shrimp. I also like the fried pickles and plantation puppies for appetizers, followed by the country fried steak. I’ve heard that they make a great burger and southern fried chicken. For dessert, I get the pecan cobbler with ice cream. In October, you can order pumpkin and sweet potato fries as well. They usually have a seasonal dessert in October called the Great Pumpkin, but I’m not sure about this year.
Catfish is open Friday- Sunday. Friday is 5-9, Saturday is 11-9, and Sunday is 11-8. The phone number is 972 937-9468. They do not take reservations, so it’s first come, first serve. On Fridays I arrive at 5, although you can probably arrive as late as 5:30 on Fridays without a wait. On Saturdays, I try to get there between 4:30 and 5. If you do have a wait, it’s a picturesque place, so you can wait outside and take pictures. They have several rooms to choose from, if you arrive when there aren’t many people there, plus outside seating. I like to sit in the room with the bar. Aside from having the bar, it also has my favorite decorations. Catfish does offer carry out, check their site for specifics.
Catfish Plantation is at 814 Water St, Waxahachie TX 75165. It’s on Water St, between Gibson and Textile, just north of Business 287 (Main St). To get there from Dallas or Ft Worth, go south on I-35 into Waxahachie and take the Business 287 exit. It is one exit south of the Hwy 287 exit. Follow the access road to Business 287, and take a left. Keep going past the railroad tracks, then begin looking to your left for either Textile or Gibson. I take a left onto Gibson, and then a left onto Water St. If you take Textile, take a right onto Water St. From Waco or Austin, exit for Business 287, and take a right onto Business 287, then follow the same directions. The Facebook for Catfish is here. It has regular updates.
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