{"id":473520,"date":"2026-10-22T16:12:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T16:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/473520\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T16:12:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T16:12:31","slug":"five-halloween-events-to-check-out-in-the-neighborhood-through-oct-31-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/473520\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Halloween events to check out in the neighborhood through Oct. 31"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Photography by Danny Fulgencio\/Advocate Magazine.<\/p>\n

Our neighborhood is getting a bit spookier, with Halloween events taking place from Oct. 21 through Oct. 31.<\/p>\n

Midtown Improvement District, Oct. 21<\/p>\n

The Midtown Improvement District is hosting its Fall Book It With Midtown event at Midtown Plaza from 4 to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

Described as a \u201ccommunity celebration of fall,\u201d the event will offer free books from Half Price Books, gifts and after-school snacks, according to a press release.<\/p>\n

The free event will also feature a live DJ, giveaways and food from Monarca Fruteria.<\/p>\n

The Village Dallas, Oct. 24 and Oct. 31<\/p>\n

The Village Dallas is kicking off its Halloween festivities with two events on Saturday, Oct. 24, followed by a headline celebration on Oct. 31. The Drey Hotel is also offering a Hallows Weekend package, according to a press release.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Howl-O-Ween at Wag\u2019N Bone, Oct. 24<\/p>\n

From 10 a.m. to noon, Wag\u2019N Bone will host a free, pet-friendly event featuring doggy bobbing for apples, a dog fortune-telling station, trick-or-treat stations, spooky pup cups, local pet vendors and Halloween photo opportunities.<\/p>\n

Guests are encouraged to bring their dogs in costumes. All dogs must remain on a leash.<\/p>\n

Admission is free with an RSVP<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nightmare on the Courts, Oct. 24<\/p>\n

From 3 to 7 p.m., The Sandy Pickle will transform into a Halloween playground with open-play pickleball and volleyball. The event will also feature festive cocktails, spooky bites, a live DJ and a costume contest with prizes.<\/p>\n

Open play costs $5 for Village residents and members and $10 for nonresidents. Each participant must register individually.<\/p>\n

Haunted Beach Club, Oct. 31<\/p>\n

The Village Dallas\u2019 headline Halloween event, Haunted Beach Club, will feature a DJ performance by Bryce Alakai, winner of Season 8 of Love Island, beginning at 9 p.m.<\/p>\n

The celebration will continue until 2 a.m. with the Nightmare on Main Street block party,<\/a> which will take over Main Street and Over Under with scare actors, Halloween cocktails and a costume contest featuring a $5,000 prize.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A separate ticket for Alakai\u2019s performance is required. VIP tables and sections are available for purchase.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Admission is free with an RSVP for the Nightmare on Main Street block party. The underground speakeasy La Mina will also host a separate, ticketed DJ party.<\/p>\n

For those who want to stay at The Village Dallas over Halloween weekend, The Drey Hotel and Terraces at The Drey will offer the Hallows Weekend package for one-night stays from Oct. 30 through Nov. 1.<\/p>\n

The package includes a themed welcome amenity with spooky treats, VIP access to the Nightmare on Main Street Halloween block party, a $100 food and beverage credit for breakfast at Anise and a 1 p.m. late checkout.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit The Drey Hotel\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Trunk-or-Treat at Lakeridge Village Shopping Center, Oct. 27<\/p>\n

From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., visitors can attend the Lakeridge Village Shopping Center\u2019s Trunk-or-Treat event<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The event will feature candy, live music from a DJ and photo opportunities with Halloween characters, including Vector Brewing\u2019s Crusty the Pizza Man and Hoppy the Hop Cone.<\/p>\n

Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, Oct. 30<\/p>\n

To conclude its Pumpkins and Pints<\/a> program, the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden will host a chili cook-off from 6 to 9 p.m.<\/p>\n

Guests can enjoy chili tastings, street corn, jalape\u00f1o poppers, cold drinks, music and a custom trucker hat bar. Tickets are available online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lake Highlands Public Improvement District, Oct. 31<\/p>\n

The Lake Highlands Public Improvement District will host its Trunk-or-Treat<\/a> from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Lake Highlands Village Shopping Center parking lot.<\/p>\n

The free, family-friendly event is open to all ages and will give visitors the opportunity to decorate their cars, wear costumes and hand out candy.<\/p>\n

Registration for volunteers who want to host a trunk closes Friday, Oct. 23. To register you can email vicky.taylor@lhpid.org.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photography by Danny Fulgencio\/Advocate Magazine. Our neighborhood is getting a bit spookier, with Halloween events taking place from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":473521,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[160167,160168,11020,160169,156791,102,76761,101570,104,103,160170,40269,160171,156798,160172,160173,141537,137190,124748,12969,160174,160175,160176,160177,160178,155777,21574,160179,15261,12151,160180],"class_list":["post-473520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-alamo-drafthouse-lake-highlands","tag-anise","tag-block-party","tag-bryce-alakai","tag-crusty-the-pizza-man","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-arboretum","tag-dallas-arboretum-and-botanical-garden","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news","tag-fall-book-it-with-midtown","tag-half-price-books","tag-haunted-beach-club","tag-hoppy-the-hop-cone","tag-howl-o-ween","tag-la-mina","tag-lake-highlands-public-improvement-district","tag-lakeridge-village-shopping-center","tag-love-island","tag-main-street","tag-midtown-improvement-district","tag-monarca-fruteria","tag-nightmare-on-main-street-block-party","tag-nightmare-on-the-courts","tag-over-under","tag-pumpkins-and-pints","tag-speakeasy","tag-the-drey-hotel","tag-the-village-dallas","tag-trunk-or-treat","tag-wagn-bone"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/473520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=473520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/473520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/473521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=473520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=473520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=473520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}