Zoo Boo Bash
Trick-or-treat stations, character meet-and-greets, and fall festival games at the zoo.
42 family-friendly fall activities near Ocoee.
Ocoee families have over 40 Halloween events to consider this year. From extensive corn mazes in Polk City to local Halloween experiences in Winter Garden, find the perfect outing.
If you want free trick-or-treating, look for trunk-or-treat events. For a more elaborate evening, consider ticketed attractions.
Adults-only Halloween party featuring an open bar and dinosaur-themed dancing.
Features 10 haunted houses, scare zones, live shows, and park rides.
Halloween dinner show featuring vampire pirates and a three-course feast.
Nightly walking ghost tours exploring the haunted history of downtown Orlando.
See all trunk-or-treats, pumpkin patches, and kid-friendly events nearby.
Farm food is fun but slow and pricey at peak: cider donuts and one treat as the event, real meals before or after. Lines shortest before 11:30 am. Bring water bottles and a backup protein snack per kid, and check payment types, since some stands are cash-only while others are card-only. Picnic tables fill by noon, so scout your base early.
Read the policy before buying: farms usually offer rain checks for another day that season rather than refunds, while ticketed indoor events run regardless. Light drizzle often means a gloriously empty farm, so don't auto-cancel. Keep one indoor backup, a museum day, library event, or home carving afternoon, planned for each outdoor weekend so the costume doesn't go to waste.
Pick costumes that survive walking, climbing hay bales, and a bathroom trip in under two minutes: no floor-length hems, no masks that block vision, and nothing that can't fit a jacket underneath. Sneakers always beat costume shoes. Add reflective tape for evening events, and pack a backup shirt because face paint, snow cones, and petting zoos will find white fabric.