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Huntsville Events
Concerts, festivals, markets, and community gatherings. Here's what's coming up in the Rocket City.
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Boo Bash at Brahan Spring Recreation Center 2026
A free Halloween event from Huntsville Parks & Recreation at Brahan Spring Recreation Center on Thursday, October 22. Costumes are encouraged.
Brahan Spring Recreation Center
5:00 PM - 7:30 PMFree
Trail of Treats 2026 in Madison
Madison's free Trail of Treats moves to the James Clemens High School football field, where families walk the track collecting treats from local businesses and groups.
James Clemens High School Football Field
6:00 PM - 8:00 PMFree
Lyon Family Farms Fall Festival 2026
Lyon Family Farms in Taft, Tennessee hosts its Fall Festival through October 31, with a corn maze, U-pick pumpkins, wagon rides, farm activities and Friday night fireworks.
Lyon Family Farms
$20.95 Fri-Sun (ages 3+, ages 2 and under free); Discount Tuesdays $14.95 (ages 3-64, includes a pumpkin)
Scarecrow Trail at Huntsville Botanical Garden
A walking trail of scarecrow creations made by local families, schools, businesses and groups, open daily at Huntsville Botanical Garden through Oct. 31.
Huntsville Botanical Garden
Grace Hill Farms Zombie Hunt 2026
Ride a Zombie Assault Vehicle through the woods and fire glow-in-the-dark paintballs at live zombies at Grace Hill Farms in Athens, west of Huntsville, on Friday and Saturday nights through November 7.
Grace Hill Farms
Tickets sold online through Grace Hill Farms; see their site for pricing
EarlyWorks Halloween Bash 2026
Trick-or-treat along a set path through EarlyWorks Children's Museum in downtown Huntsville on two afternoons and evenings. Advance tickets required.
EarlyWorks Children's Museum
3:00 PM - 7:30 PM$12 ages 4 and up, $10 members; 3 and under free. Advance tickets only
Halloween Party & Haunted House at John Hunt Park 2026
Huntsville Parks & Recreation and the Huntsville Police Department host a free Halloween party and haunted house at the Jaycee Building in John Hunt Park.
Jaycee Building at John Hunt Park
6:00 PM - 9:00 PMFree
Punkin' Pickin' Extravaganza Train Ride
The North Alabama Railroad Museum runs its Punkin' Pickin' Extravaganza train on Oct 24, with departures at 9:30 am, 11 am, 1 pm and 2:30 pm and a pumpkin for each child.
North Alabama Railroad Museum
9:30 AM$20 per person (every rider needs a ticket)
Monster Mash at Mark Russell Recreation Center 2026
A free Halloween event from Huntsville Parks & Recreation at Mark Russell Recreation Center on Saturday morning, October 24. Costumes are encouraged.
Mark Russell Recreation Center
10:00 AM - 12:00 PMFree
Alabama STEAMfest
The Alabama Science Festival's free STEAMfest expo runs Oct 24, 10 am to 4 pm, at the Boys & Girls Club of North Alabama, with 80+ booths of hands-on science and engineering.
Boys & Girls Club of North Alabama
10:00 AM - 4:00 PMFree admission, free parking
Spooky Space Spectacular 2026
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center's 13th annual Halloween event, with hands-on activities, trick-or-treating and candy, on Saturday evening, October 24.
U.S. Space & Rocket Center
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM$12 single ticket; $45 family of five; ages 2 and under free
Meow-o-ween at Huntsville Botanical Garden
A costume day for cats and their people at Huntsville Botanical Garden on Oct. 26, with pet photos from 4 to 6 p.m. and adoptable cats from a local rescue.
Huntsville Botanical Garden
9:00 AM - 6:00 PMIncluded with Garden admission; members and costumed member cats free; a costumed cat enters free
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