Spooktober at Thanksgiving Point
Month-long Halloween celebration across multiple venues
49 family-friendly fall activities near Taylorsville.
Taylorsville offers over 45 family-friendly Halloween happenings this season. From large-scale attractions like Mabey’s Pumpkin Patch in South Jordan to free community gatherings, there are plenty of ways to celebrate the autumn season.
Consider the drive to Fright Lights in West Jordan for a unique illuminated experience, or explore local options closer to home. Whether you prefer ticketed adventures or free park events, find your perfect pumpkin-filled outing.
Costume bar crawl with red-carpet photos, DJs, and themed drink specials.
Features over nine haunted attractions and Halloween-themed entertainment.
A gothic horror rock opera told entirely without dialogue.
Latin American dance, music, community ofrendas, and a Catrina costume contest.
See all trunk-or-treats, pumpkin patches, and kid-friendly events nearby.
Cars line up in a lot with decorated trunks, and kids walk the loop collecting candy in one contained, well-lit place, usually in a single hour on a posted date before Halloween. It's ideal for toddlers, wheelchairs, wagons, and nervous first-timers, with no traffic or dark porches. Arrive at the start time, because popular trunks run out of candy fast.
Arrive at opening: parking is close, animals are active, and the photo spots are empty. Do the far activities first, maze, hayride, picking field, then work back toward the food and playground as crowds build. Leaving by early afternoon means missing both the entry line and the exit-lane crawl. Buy timed tickets online where offered; some farms cap capacity on peak Saturdays.
Look for teal-pumpkin events offering non-food treats, and bring your own safe candy for a swap-out at the end of trunk-or-treats. Pack safe snacks since farm concessions rarely label allergens well, and ask vendors about shared fryers before ordering. Keep epinephrine on your person, not the car, and brief kids on the nothing-gets-eaten-until-checked rule before the first trunk.