Halloween 2013 family events and activities in Fayetteville

Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan passes out candy during the annual Trick or Treat on the Square.

Photo: Todd Gill, Flyer staff

Note: We also compiled a list of Halloween activities for adults. .


We hope you’ve got your costumes ready, your pumpkins carved, and your candy-collecting receptacles ready, kids. Halloween is right around the corner.

We thought it might be nice to put together a list of family-friendly Halloween activities that we know of around town, and provide a place to allow folks to share anything we missed in the comments below.

Neighborhood Trick-or-Treating will take place as usual on Oct. 31, and there are some other opportunities for kids to fill their plastic Jack-O-Lanterns.

Here’s what we know about family-friendly Halloween activities happening in Fayetteville.

Happy (candy) hunting, kids.

Halloween Activities for Families

Halloween Story Time
Date: Saturday, Oct. 26
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Fayetteville Public Library

Arts Live Showcase: Zombie High School Homecoming
Date: Saturday, Oct. 26
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Fayetteville Public Library

Zombie Tag
Date: Saturday, Oct. 26
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Lake Fayetteville
Cost: $5 per person, $20 per family

Haunted Physics Lab
Date:: Saturday, Oct. 26
Time: 2-5 p.m.
Location: UA Physics Building (825 W. Dickson St.)
More info: Spooky hands-on physics demonstrations.

Trick or Treat on the Square
Date: Thursday, Oct. 31
Time: 3-5 p.m.
Location: Fayetteville Downtown Square

Halloween Monster Dash
Date: Thursday, Oct. 31
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Location: Downtown Fayetteville

Mall-O-Ween
Date: Thursday, Oct. 31
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Location: Northwest Arkansas Mall

Ongoing Activities

Ozark Corn Maze
(Located at 12880 Hwy 112, Cave Springs, AR)
Dates: Open through Nov. 11
Hours: Friday from 4-11 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. – 11 p.m., and Sunday from 1-6 p.m.
More info: Three mazes (including one haunted maze), corn cannon, pumpkin patch, and more.

Farmland Adventures
(Located at 5355 Parsons Rd., Springdale, AR)
Dates: Open through Nov. 2
Hours: Fridays from 3 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.
More info: Giant corn maze, a pumpkin patch, pony rides, petting zoo, pig races, a kids play area and more

Dickey Farms (Pumpkin Patch)
(Located at 14306 Wildcat Creek Rd, Springdale, AR 72762)
Dates: Through Nov. 1
Hours: Monday – Friday 4-7:30 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. – 7:30 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Sequoyah UMC Youth (Pumpkin Patch)
(Located at 1910 Old Wire Road, Fayetteville, AR)

Ranalli Farms (Pumpkin Patch)
(Located at 1960 W. Henri DeTonti Blvd, Tontitown, AR)

Karver’s Hollow (Haunted House)
(Located at 300 E. Main St. in Farmington, AR)
Dates: Through Nov. 2
Hours: 8 p.m. – midnight Thursday, Friday and Saturday

Zombie Battleground
(Located at 7249 W. Sunset Ave. in Springdale, AR)
Dates: Oct. 25-26
Hours: 6-11 p.m.
More info: Laser tag with zombies. $15 admission.