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New Bedford Halloween 2025

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New Bedford's city center anchors Halloween 2025 with haunted tours and spine-chilling activities near the waterfront. Halloween offerings include haunted entertainment, fall events, and spooky adventures like sea-front ghost walks, pumpkin displays, and family festivals.

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New Bedford Halloween

New Bedford Family-Friendly Fall Activities

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Boo at the Zoo (New Bedford, MA)

Saturday, October 11, 2025
📍 Buttonwood Park Zoo
425 Hawthorn Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
(1.0 mi from New Bedford)

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⚡ Energy: Moderate

Event Description

Celebrate Halloween at Buttonwood Park Zoo's beloved 'Boo at the Zoo' event, now in its 24th year. This family-friendly festival offers delightful daylight trick-or-treating, engaging crafts, and captivating entertainment. It's a perfect opportunity to enjoy the autumn season with loved ones amidst the zoo's animal exhibits.

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⭐ Best For: Families with young children
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New Bedford Haunted Experiences

HalloWizz Halloween Festival and Haunted House in East Wareham
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HalloWizz Halloween Festival and Haunted House (East Wareham, MA)

📍 Water Wizz of Cape Cod
3031 Cranberry Highway, East Wareham, MA 02538
(16.5 mi from New Bedford)

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💰 Budget: $$
🎃 Family Friendly: 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃
⚡ Energy: High

Event Description

HalloWizz transforms into a Halloween wonderland, offering a dual experience for all ages. By day, enjoy a family-friendly Fall Festival with a trick-or-treat trail, pumpkin patch, and carnival games. As dusk falls, the park shifts to a scarier atmosphere with haunted attractions like Hellgate House, Pigman's Corn Maze, and Zombie Zones, recommended for ages 12 and up.

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⭐ Best For: Halloween enthusiasts, families with older children, thrill-seekers
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Halloween Near New Bedford

Fall River Halloween

Three people in costumes, two looking mischievous and one in a white hooded outfit, are gathered in a dimly lit, steampunk-inspired alley decorated for Halloween with jack-o'-lanterns and scattered confetti.
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Factory of Terror Haunted House (Fall River)

📍 Factory of Terror Haunted House
(12.4 mi from New Bedford)
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Two children in Halloween costumes stand on a dock at night, holding pumpkin buckets, with a large ship decorated with pumpkins and an American flag in the background under a full moon.
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Battleship Boo Bash Candy Drive (Fall River)

📍 Battleship Cove
Sep 7, 2025
(12.8 mi from New Bedford)
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Warwick Halloween

Wicked Woods Pumpkin Walk in Warwick
Warwick
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Wicked Woods Pumpkin Walk (Warwick)

📍 Rocky Point Farm
Oct 23, 2025
(23.1 mi from New Bedford)
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Halloween Trick or Treat at The Breakers in Newport
Newport
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Halloween Trick or Treat at The Breakers (Newport)

📍 The Breakers
Oct 24, 2025
(22.1 mi from New Bedford)
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East Providence Halloween

New England Witches Guild Halloween Parade and Festival in Riverside
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New England Witches Guild Halloween Parade and Festival (Riverside)

📍 Crescent Park Looff Carousel
Oct 18, 2025
(23.5 mi from New Bedford)
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Two cartoon boys are at a pumpkin patch with tents and pumpkins all around. One boy is wearing a cowboy hat and plaid shirt and holding an axe, while the other boy is wearing a scarf and denim jacket and holding a small pumpkin.
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The Great Halloween Festival (Seekonk)

📍 Seekonk Speedway
Sep 27, 2025
(21.7 mi from New Bedford)
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Cranston Halloween

Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular: Trivia – 2nd Edition in Providence
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Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular: Trivia – 2nd Edition (Providence)

📍 Roger Williams Park Zoo
Sep 26, 2025
(27.0 mi from New Bedford)
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Hope
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Scary Acres RI 2025 (Hope)

📍 Scary Acres RI
Sep 5, 2025
(33.1 mi from New Bedford)
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Providence Halloween

Three people enjoying drinks and oysters at an outdoor gathering. A man in a blue plaid shirt holds a glass of beer, a woman in a blue dress holds two glasses of beer, and a man in a navy polo shirt holds a guitar and a glass of beer. A large platter of oysters is in the foreground, and other people are visible in the background enjoying the sunny day.
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Ocean State Oyster Festival (Providence)

📍 195 District Park
Sep 20, 2025
(27.9 mi from New Bedford)
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A person in a ghost costume walks down a cobblestone street lined with buildings and lit by lanterns, with Halloween decorations like a skull-faced balloon overhead.
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Providence Ghost Tour (Providence)

📍 Prospect Terrace Park
(27.8 mi from New Bedford)
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Brockton Halloween

Barrett's Haunted Mansion Experience in Abington
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Barrett's Haunted Mansion Experience (Abington)

📍 Barrett's Haunted Mansion
Sep 19, 2025
(34.7 mi from New Bedford)
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A terrifying monster with glowing red eyes and sharp teeth lunges at two terrified people inside a dimly lit bus, illuminated by eerie red and blue lights.
Abington
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Barrett's Haunted Mansion (Abington)

📍 Barrett's Haunted Mansion
Sep 19, 2025
(34.7 mi from New Bedford)
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Barnstable Halloween

Three women in witch hats are kayaking on a lake on a sunny day, with trees and a shoreline in the background.
Chatham
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Witches On the Water Fundraising Paddle Event (Chatham)

📍 Oyster Pond Beach
Oct 4, 2025
(50.2 mi from New Bedford)
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Three children in Halloween costumes, two dressed as witches and one as a clown, are gathered around a table laden with candy, with a person in a skeleton costume standing behind them.
South Dennis
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Dennis Halloweenpalooza (South Dennis)

📍 Johnny Kelley Field
Oct 26, 2025
(40.2 mi from New Bedford)
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Woonsocket Halloween

The Great Jack O’Lantern Journey at Southwick's Zoo in Mendon
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The Great Jack O’Lantern Journey at Southwick's Zoo (Mendon)

📍 Southwick's Zoo
Sep 26, 2025
(44.7 mi from New Bedford)
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Creedence Clearwater Revival Tribute - Creedence Revived (Woonsocket)

📍 Stadium Theatre Performing Arts Centre
Oct 10, 2025
(39.2 mi from New Bedford)
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Weymouth Halloween

Weymouth's Halloween Trunk-or-Treat in Weymouth
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Weymouth's Halloween Trunk-or-Treat (Weymouth)

📍 Weymouth High School
Oct 25, 2025
(37.7 mi from New Bedford)
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A charming autumn scene featuring a family of stylized figurines celebrating Halloween. A grandfather, two children, and a young girl are gathered amongst pumpkins and fallen leaves, with toy farm animals and a deer in the background, creating a festive and heartwarming atmosphere.
Hingham
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Boo in the Barnyard at Weir River Farm (Hingham)

📍 Weir River Farm
Oct 18, 2025
(41.8 mi from New Bedford)
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Boston Halloween

A somber cemetery scene with weathered tombstones and statues under a cloudy sky, with a gothic-style building in the background.
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Ghosts & Gravestones Nightwalk Tour (Boston)

📍 Ghosts & Gravestones Frightseeing Tour
(50.4 mi from New Bedford)
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Boston Ghosts Haunted Walking Tours in Boston
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Boston Ghosts Haunted Walking Tours (Boston)

📍 Boston Ghosts
(50.1 mi from New Bedford)
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