Halloween & Fall Festivals for Laramie Kids — October 2026

October is packed with pumpkin patches, fall festivals, and trick-or-treating for Laramie families. Here's what's coming up.

Fall fun

• Spooky Scavenger Hunt with Laramie Audubon: Sat, Oct 24, 9:00–10:00 AM at Washington Park. A free kids & families hunt to learn about Halloween animals, with treats to take home.
• St. Paul's UCC Fall Festival — Sun, Oct 25 at St. Paul's United Church of Christ, 602 E Garfield St. Call (307) 742-7733 for times and activities.

Trick-or-treating

• UW Fall Fest & Safe Treat — Thu, Oct 22, 2:00–8:00 PM at Prexy's Pasture, free. Crafts, games, a pumpkin catapult, s'mores, and carriage rides, then UW Safe Treat trick-or-treating for kids from 5:00 PM inside the Wyoming Union. (details)
• Free Community Halloween Carnival: Thu, Oct 22, 3:30–5:00 PM at Mountain West Farm Bureau Insurance, 931 Boulder Dr. Games, candy, popcorn, and prizes; costumes welcome.
• Halloween Ninja Camp at LEAP — Fri, Oct 23, 5:00–8:00 PM. A drop-off Halloween night of ninja games and treats (register with LEAP).
• Scaramie: Downtown Trick or Treat — Sat, Oct 24, 10:00 AM–12:00 PM. Kids in costume visit downtown businesses for candy. The Haunted Basement ("The Zombie Apocalypse") at 121 E Grand Ave is open 10:00 AM–1:00 PM and 8:00–10:30 PM. (details)
• WyoTech Trunk or Treat — Fri, Oct 30, starting at 5:30 PM at the WyoTech Automotive Shop, 1767 Venture Drive. Kids collect candy from cars decorated by WyoTech students.
• Little Ghouls & Grand Friends Safe Trick-or-Treat — Fri, Oct 30, 3:00–5:00 PM at the Ivinson Home for Ladies, 2017 E Grand Ave. Kids trick-or-treat with the residents.
• Halloween Trunk or Treat — Sat, Oct 31, 1:00–4:00 PM in the parking lot of 1575 N 4th St.

Know of another kids' Halloween event? Send it to us and we'll check it out. All events are also on our Events page.