Columbia Halloween & Things to Do 2026
Your complete guide to the best halloween in Columbia and surrounding areas
Columbia welcomes Halloween 2025 near the Mizzou campus and the Columns, turning iconic spots into scenes of spine-tingling fun. Halloween offerings include haunted adventures, seasonal events and frightful fun with hayrides, costume nights and community harvest gatherings.
Find the best Columbia Halloween happenings this year!
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Family-Friendly Fall Activities
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Olde Tyme Apple Festival
Versailles
Annual Olde Tyme Apple Festival with contests and entertainment.
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Food, Drink, and Parties
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Boos & Booze Halloween Bar Crawl
Macon
Halloween bar crawl with costume contest and drink specials.
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Haunted Experiences
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Missouri State Penitentiary Tours
Jefferson City
Tour the historic Missouri State Penitentiary, a former prison operating for 168 years.
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Editor's Picks
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Olde Tyme Apple Festival
(Versailles)
Annual Olde Tyme Apple Festival with contests and entertainment.
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Boos & Booze Halloween Bar Crawl
(Macon)
Halloween bar crawl with costume contest and drink specials.
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Missouri State Penitentiary Tours
(Jefferson City)
Tour the historic Missouri State Penitentiary, a former prison operating for 168 years.
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Halloween Skate
(Jefferson City)
Costumed Halloween skate with included games and crafts
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Halloween Trail at the Y
(Jefferson City)
Free Halloween trail with trick-or-treating and fitness challenges
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Sippin’ Strollin’ Rockin’ & Rollin’
(Boonville)
Tasting event with live classic rock music
Columbia Halloween Events Map
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