Horse & Hound Costume Event 2026
Fall costume celebration featuring equestrians, canines, hayrides, and food trucks.
41 family-friendly fall activities in Pompano Beach and nearby.
Pompano Beach area families seeking Halloween celebrations can find many local events this season. For a large-scale festival feel, consider the Hollyweird Halloween Festival, a major event in nearby Hollywood.
If you're looking for something closer to home, Pompano Beach itself hosts events like A Madvillainy Halloween: Heroes and Villains, offering a different kind of entertainment.
Gothic costume street festival and fundraiser on Wilton Drive.
Underwater costume and pumpkin carving contests during a wreck dive.
Immersive Halloween burlesque blending seductive performances with theatrical horror.
Costumed charity bicycle ride open to participants 16 and older.
See all trunk-or-treats, pumpkin patches, and kid-friendly events nearby.
Trunk-or-treats, library story hours and craft days, downtown merchant trick-or-treat afternoons, and community costume parades are typically free and calendar-published by early October. Add a self-made itinerary: decorated-house drive at dusk, home pumpkin carving with patch-stand pumpkins, and a backyard scavenger hunt. Two free events plus one paid farm day makes a full season without a big spend.
Budget in layers: many farms charge $5-15 admission or per-activity wristbands, pumpkins run by size or weight on top, and food, face painting, and pony rides stack quickly. A family of four commonly lands at $60-100 with a pumpkin each. Cheaper plan: free-admission farm stands for the pumpkin itself, and pay for one activity bundle instead of a la carte everything.
Decide before arrival: one wristband bundle or two single activities per kid, one pumpkin each with a size cap, and one treat. Eat lunch beforehand, bring your own water, and set the souvenir answer to no in the car. Weekday and season-opening discounts are common, and the free stuff, animals, hay mountains, and photo spots, is what kids remember anyway.