Intermediate Halloween Cookie Decorating Class
Decorate a four-cookie haunted house set using advanced royal icing techniques.
20 Halloween food, drink, and parties in Overland Park and nearby.
As autumn deepens, Overland Park and nearby towns embrace Halloween with events unfolding throughout the season. You’ll find ticketed experiences like the Kansas City Zombie Crawl and free-to-attend gatherings for all, from downtown bar circuits to community patches.
Whether you seek lively outdoor festivals or intimate indoor gatherings, this selection highlights the diverse ways the area celebrates the season, from breweries to unique pop-up bars.
Includes a horse-drawn hayride, goat climbing, games, and a take-home pumpkin.
Nation's best haunted attraction with multi-story terror
Throwback horror double feature with local craft vendors and food trucks.
Community parade hosted by the Independence Chamber of Commerce.
See all Halloween parties, events, and celebrations in your area.
Many big parties are no-re-entry or charge again, which matters when your coat, charger, or a smoke break lives outside. Check the policy at the door before you exit, not after, and get the hand stamp verified where re-entry exists. Plan around it: coat check inside, portable charger in a pocket, and the group exits together or not at all.
Shoot before you go out, in daylight or good indoor light, because bar lighting flatters nobody's face paint at 11 pm. At the venue, find the photo booth or step-and-repeat early while makeup is fresh and lines are short, use a friend's phone flashlight angled from the side rather than direct flash, and take group shots at arrival, not departure.
You register at a start venue during a check-in window, get a wristband and map or app listing the participating bars and drink specials, then roam the route at your own pace until last call. Check in early, since lines at the first bar are the worst of the night, and screenshot the venue list because the crawl app always dies at midnight.