{"id":316561,"date":"2026-10-29T02:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T02:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/316561\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T02:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T02:50:08","slug":"5-halloween-weekend-events-for-tweens-teens-who-are-too-old-to-trick-or-treat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/316561\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Halloween weekend events for tweens\/teens who are too old to trick-or-treat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Halloween weekend is full of fun options for little kids (check out tons of events here) and it\u2019s also a fun time for grownups who have their own plans. But what about tweens and teens who don\u2019t really want to go trick-or-treating this year, but still want some kind of Halloween-related experience?<\/p>\n

Below, we\u2019ve rounded up some fun possibilities that your tweens and teens might just love, including a family podcasting experience, ropes course climbing and more:<\/p>\n

Friday, Oct. 30 and Saturday, Oct 31: Dragons \u201cZip or Treat\u201d Halloween Spooktacular at Dragon\u2019s Den<\/p>\n

Halloween gets an adventurous twist inside Dragon\u2019s Den\u2019s historic church in Homestead. Visit on Friday for pumpkin carving from 5\u20138 p.m. ($10, supplies included) and free trunk-or-treating from 5\u20139 p.m., with ropes course climbing packages available for $35. On Saturday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., kids can tackle the indoor ropes courses in costume and enter a costume contest (Saturday climbing tickets are $25 for the lower course and $35 for the upper course). And on Saturday night from 6:30 to 9 p.m. they can enjoy the free Dragon Awakens climbing experience! Find more info here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Friday, Oct. 30 and Sunday, Nov. 1: \u201cHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1\u201d at Heinz Hall<\/p>\n

The full film will be shown on the big screen, with the Pittsburgh Symphony performing the iconic score live. This is a great event for the whole family on this spooky weekend, or for kids who aren\u2019t into trick-or-treat any longer.\u00a0 Friday\u2019s show begins at 7 p.m. and Sunday\u2019s happens at 2:30 p.m. This show is rated PG-13. Tickets<\/a> start at $43.<\/p>\n

Saturday, Oct. 31: Family Podcasting at SLB Radio, 10 a.m.\u20132 p.m.<\/p>\n

Turn your family\u2019s stories into a podcast at the SLB Radio Youth Media Center, located inside the Children\u2019s Museum of Pittsburgh. Kids and their grown-ups can try microphones, digital recorders and mixers while asking questions, swapping memories and recording together. The free activity is recommended for families with children ages 8 and older, and no experience is needed. Find more info here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"<\/a>Photo courtesy of Fun Fore All.<\/p>\n

Saturday, Oct. 31:\u00a0Trick-or-Treat Mini Golf, Fun Fore All.\u00a0Combine trick-or-treat with a Halloween-themed round of mini-golf. Kids can show off their costumes and golf skills on the creepy course and receive a trick-or-treat bag of goodies.\u00a0Admission<\/a>\u00a0is $13 for grownups and older kids, $10 for kids ages 3-12, ages 2 and younger are free with a paying adult. Ten percent of admissions go to Rowan Elementary PTA.<\/p>\n

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Saturday,\u00a0 Oct. 31: Hoops and Haunts Halloween Carnival Fundraiser, noon to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n

The 2nd Annual Hoops & Haunts Halloween Carnival Fundraiser is designed to supporting the South Park High School Boys Basketball Program, but this family\u2011friendly Halloween event featuring carnival games, three activity stations, photo experiences, prizes and basketball challenges welcomes folks from every community. Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Halloween weekend is full of fun options for little kids (check out tons of events here) and it\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":316562,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[82715,73,75,74,9581,33225],"class_list":["post-316561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-dragons-den","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news","tag-pittsburgh-symphony-orchestra","tag-slb-radio"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=316561"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316561\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/316562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=316561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=316561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=316561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}