Salt Lake City Family-Friendly Fall Activities 2026

After-dark family zoo adventure featuring immersive glowing light displays and live entertainment.

An interactive Halloween quest through Neverland to help rescue Peter Pan.

Daytime, not-so-scary trick-or-treating and Halloween fun for all ages.

Features giant pumpkin weigh-offs, a pumpkin drop, and pie eating contests.

Month-long Halloween celebration across multiple venues

Interactive entertainment scavenger hunt with live music, street performers, and surprises.

Features a pumpkin patch, family-friendly maze, playland, and wagon rides.

Free admission patch featuring farm animals, wagon rides, and seasonal treats.

Features over 60 attractions, stunt shows, light displays, and farm activities.

Fall festival featuring whimsical witch displays, boutique shopping, and seasonal entertainment.

Mile-long drive-thru with millions of synchronized lights

City-wide driving tour of decorated homes

Dozens of community-crafted scarecrows and pumpkins across 50 garden acres.

Display of over a thousand intricately carved, glowing pumpkins.

Interactive witch bake-off show and buffet breakfast for families.

Family pumpkin patch featuring a 30-year traditional hay maze.

Costume-friendly 5k through Ashton Gardens past community scarecrows.

Candy, games, toys, and costume contest for ages 12 and under.

Nearly mile-long glowing Halloween light trail with over 20 interactive buttons.

Community pumpkin walk featuring spooky decorations and complimentary donuts and milk.

Free community Halloween festival featuring games and the Scare Rodeo spook alley.

Free community Halloween celebration featuring train rides, dinosaur encounters, and trick-or-treating.

Stroll garden paths to view and vote on community-built scarecrows.

Autumn floral displays, hands-on plant activities, and dahlia exhibits in Lehi.

Features 45 pumpkin varieties across a 16-acre Utah Century Farm.

5K, rucking challenge, and kids run with custom race medals.

Free Halloween festival with carnival games, food trucks, and dance performances.

Themed 5K, 10K, and half marathon featuring festive Halloween displays.

Ogden's largest end-of-season bash with a harvest market and beer garden.

Fall farm fun featuring hayrides, a pumpkin patch, and corn pit.

Interactive pirate cruise featuring over 100 hand-carved jack-o'-lanterns.

Includes a 40-minute train ride, pumpkin cookie, and pumpkin patch selection.

Family costume fun with crafts, a photo booth, and spooky programming.

Annual autumn community gathering held at the historic village.

Fall celebration featuring train rides, a petting zoo, and trick-or-treating.

Watch pumpkins drop 14 stories high onto cars and pools.

Traditional Mexican celebration with ofrendas, live music, dance, and car show.

Free family activities, farm animals, and locally grown pumpkins.

Community harvest celebration featuring local artisans, food, and live music.

7.5-acre corn maze on a seventh-generation family farm.

After-hours museum exploration featuring games and crafts with local partners.

Trick-or-treat games and art activities in costume at the museum.

Hands-on Halloween science and crafts

Nationally recognized Halloween celebration on Main Street

Community trick-or-treating with local businesses.

Live reptile show with Scales and Tails

Dog-centric 'Trick-For-A-Treat' scavenger hunt