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Get your costumes ready to celebrate Halloween right in your back yard! haunted trails, spooky shopping opportunities and the most delicious treats, and eats! October 27, 5-7pm | Village Galactic Invasion! Take some time to adventure to Lakeside Village in South Lakeland for thier Village Galatic Invasion event! Admission is FREE, so why miss out on a fun evening featuring a Trick or Treat Trail, DJ, stilt walkers, Hula artist performances and a photo op. Bring the whole family for this unforgettable interstellar experience! October 28, 11am | Lakeside Village’s “Pooch-O-Ween Pet Parade & Costume Contest. Looking for the puuurfect oppritunty to showcase your pet's style? Well this is it! Pet owners and their pets have a chance to participate in the Pooch-O-Ween Parade and maybe, be recognized as a winner in one of three costume contest categories. Best Dog Costume Best Dog/Owner Costume Combo Best Dog Float (cart, wagon, non-motorized device) Registrations open at 11am! October 28, 5pm-9pm | Lakeland’s Fall Night Market Downtown Come out and enjoy good food, cocktails and live music this season during the Fall Night Market! Shops will be open late and vendors will line the streets along Kentucky Avenue in Downtown Lakeland. If you want to fit in with the holiday crowd, then remember to throw on your best Halloween fit because costumes are encouraged! So, mark your calendars and get ready for an evening of spooktacular fun, special event deals from vendors and much, much more! October 28th & 29th | Halloween Themed Brunch with Cocktails & Decorations at the Terrace Grille ???????This is no ordinary Brunch! The Terrace Hotel is hosting a special Halloween theme brunch, featuring festive Fall cocktails, a DJ, and an all-you-can-eat candy board for kids. Add some (pumkin) spice this holiday see with this fun brunch event! October 31 | Halloween Wine, dine, and scare the night away at the Terrace Grille You read it right, head to the Terrace Grille again o Halloween night for their holiday themed wine and dine night. Remeber to wear a costume, because you have a chance to win a freebie during your meal that night! October 28, 7AM – 9PM | Sun ‘n Fun Pumkin Dash 5k and Family Spooktacular featuring an Exhibit of Horror, Haunted Campground Spooky Trail, Camper-Treating, and S’mores Fun! Sun 'n Fun is hosting festive events on Oct. 28. You can participate in a 5k run with a twist during their Pumkin Dash event. Enjoy a post-race dance party with food and drinks, t-shirts, swag, prizes and a special video of you crossing the finish line! Costumes are encouraged! The Family Spooktacular will feature Ms. Pat's Traveling Emporium of Horror, spooky trails, vendors, trick-or-treating and much more! This holiday season, you can also find many Fall Festivals at various Lakeland’s Churches and businesses, such as Trunk or Treat events. A unique experience to wrap-up the weekend would be to attend Peculiar Pipes - Tom Ingui’s Halloween Recital: This event is hosted by First Presbyterian Church of Lakeland on October 29, 2023, a 3pm, a Halloween-themed organ recital. So, don't stay home this Halloween, explore the festivities and spooky events that Lakeland has to offer!
Get your costumes ready to celebrate Halloween right in your back yard! haunted trails, spooky shopping opportunities and the most delicious treats, and eats!
October 27, 5-7pm | Village Galactic Invasion!
Take some time to adventure to Lakeside Village in South Lakeland for thier Village Galatic Invasion event! Admission is FREE, so why miss out on a fun evening featuring a Trick or Treat Trail, DJ, stilt walkers, Hula artist performances and a photo op. Bring the whole family for this unforgettable interstellar experience!
October 28, 11am | Lakeside Village’s “Pooch-O-Ween Pet Parade & Costume Contest.
Looking for the puuurfect oppritunty to showcase your pet's style? Well this is it! Pet owners and their pets have a chance to participate in the Pooch-O-Ween Parade and maybe, be recognized as a winner in one of three costume contest categories.
Registrations open at 11am!
October 28, 5pm-9pm | Lakeland’s Fall Night Market Downtown
Come out and enjoy good food, cocktails and live music this season during the Fall Night Market! Shops will be open late and vendors will line the streets along Kentucky Avenue in Downtown Lakeland. If you want to fit in with the holiday crowd, then remember to throw on your best Halloween fit because costumes are encouraged! So, mark your calendars and get ready for an evening of spooktacular fun, special event deals from vendors and much, much more!
October 28th & 29th | Halloween Themed Brunch with Cocktails & Decorations at the Terrace Grille
???????This is no ordinary Brunch! The Terrace Hotel is hosting a special Halloween theme brunch, featuring festive Fall cocktails, a DJ, and an all-you-can-eat candy board for kids. Add some (pumkin) spice this holiday see with this fun brunch event!
October 31 | Halloween Wine, dine, and scare the night away at the Terrace Grille
You read it right, head to the Terrace Grille again o Halloween night for their holiday themed wine and dine night. Remeber to wear a costume, because you have a chance to win a freebie during your meal that night!
October 28, 7AM – 9PM | Sun ‘n Fun Pumkin Dash 5k and Family Spooktacular featuring an Exhibit of Horror, Haunted Campground Spooky Trail, Camper-Treating, and S’mores Fun!
Sun 'n Fun is hosting festive events on Oct. 28. You can participate in a 5k run with a twist during their Pumkin Dash event. Enjoy a post-race dance party with food and drinks, t-shirts, swag, prizes and a special video of you crossing the finish line! Costumes are encouraged!
The Family Spooktacular will feature Ms. Pat's Traveling Emporium of Horror, spooky trails, vendors, trick-or-treating and much more!
This holiday season, you can also find many Fall Festivals at various Lakeland’s Churches and businesses, such as Trunk or Treat events. A unique experience to wrap-up the weekend would be to attend Peculiar Pipes - Tom Ingui’s Halloween Recital: This event is hosted by First Presbyterian Church of Lakeland on October 29, 2023, a 3pm, a Halloween-themed organ recital.
So, don't stay home this Halloween, explore the festivities and spooky events that Lakeland has to offer!