Halloween activities are scheduled throughout October across Brownwood and nearby communities, giving families multiple opportunities to attend fall festivals, pumpkin patches, trunk-or-treats and other seasonal events. The calendar, published by Brownwood News on Oct. 7, 2026, will be updated as more events become known.
Early October events
The first major group of activities is set for Saturday, Oct. 10. Early’s “Movie in the Park” will feature Casper at McDonald Park from 6 to 10 p.m. The Light Up Lake Brownwood Water Lantern Festival is scheduled at the Texas 4-H Center from 5 to 9 p.m.
On Sunday, Oct. 11, Early First Baptist Church will host a Mini Fall Escape Room from 4 to 6 p.m. The church has another Mini Fall Escape Room planned for Sunday, Oct. 18, from 4 to 6 p.m., and again Sunday, Oct. 25, from 4 to 6 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 16, brings the Blanket ISD Fall Festival from 6 to 8 p.m. and the Zephyr Fall Fest at Zephyr High School at 7 p.m. On Saturday, Oct. 17, the Rocky Creek Baptist Church Pumpkin Patch will run from 10 a.m. to dusk, while the Salt Creek Fall Festival is set for 5 to 7 p.m. The pumpkin patch returns Sunday, Oct. 18, from 3 p.m. to dusk.
Late-October festivals and school activities
First Methodist Church will hold a Fall Festival Saturday, Oct. 24, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The schedule expands Tuesday, Oct. 27, with Care Nursing and Rehab’s Trunk or Treat from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and the Bangs JB Stephens Elementary Fall Festival from 6 to 8 p.m.
Early First Baptist Church’s Fall Festival is planned for Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. On Thursday, Oct. 29, Songbird Lodge Nursing and Rehabilitation will host a Fall Festival from 6 to 8 p.m., while AVIR at Brownwood will hold a Trunk or Treat from 6 to 8 p.m. Coggin Elementary’s Comic Con follows Friday, Oct. 30, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Halloween night options
Saturday, Oct. 31, offers the largest concentration of events. Enhabit Home Health & Hospice will host a Trunk or Treat from 3 to 5 p.m. At the Early Town Center, Spooky Spectacular and a Pet Costume Contest are scheduled from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
The Salvation Army’s “Revolution Night Revolting Against the Darkness” will run from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Halloween on Center Avenue at Shaw’s and Fuzzy’s is scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. In Downtown Brownwood, the 18th Annual Downtown Brownwood Trick or Treat will take place from 5 to 8 p.m.
Additional Oct. 31 activities include The Mill at Zephyr Halloween Trunk or Treat from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Flat Rock Store Pavilion Trunk or Treat from 5:30 to 8 p.m. and the Good Shepherd Trick or Treat Trail from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Residents should check with event organizers for any updates before attending.
