Non-Scary Halloween for Kids in Kansas City
Raise your hand if you were scared by creepy Halloween events as a kid! For children, Halloween can be the most fun holiday of the year! For others, it can be needlessly frightening with all the spooky elements. Thankfully in the Kansas City area, there are many kid-friendly Halloween events that are safe and non-scary. Check out these local not-so-spooky events below!
Any Halloween-inspired event has the potential to be “spooky,” so be sure to read the descriptions of the events before attending if you have a sensitive child.
Not-So-Spooky Halloween in Kansas City
*free admission
September 14 - October 27 | Tricks and Treats at Worlds of Fun
Weekends in October| Hoots & Howls at the Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium
Daily | Brick or Treat at Legoland Discovery Center, Kansas City
Daily | Johnson Farms Plants & Pumpkins - Save 10% off weekday tickets with code KIDSINKC10
Tues-Sun | Faulkner’s Ranch - Save 10% off tickets with code KIDSINKC
Daily | Tricks and Treats at Sea Life Kansas City Aquarium
October 1 - 31 | Pumpkin Hollow at Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead
October 5 | Whimsical Woods - Ernie Miller Nature Center | 1:00 - 4:00 PM
October 5, 12, 19, 26 | Movie on the Lawn*- Legends Outlets | 7:00 - 9:00 PM
October 5 | Movie in the Square: Casper* - Park Place Leawood, Barkley Square | 7:00 - 9:00 PM
October 12 | Halloween Scavenger Hunt* - Park Place Leawood, Barkley Square | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
October 18 - 31 | Spooky Trail Hunt in Liberty* - Ruth Moore Park
October 18-19 or 25- 26 | Enchanted Forest - George Owens Nature Park | 7:00 - 9:00 PM
October 18-19, 25-26 | Night of the Living Farm - Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead | 5:30 - 9:00 PM
October 19 | Halloween Happenings* - Merriam Marketplace | 2:00 - 3:30 PM
October 19 | Dia De Los Muertos Celebration* - Kansas City Museum | 5:00 - 9:00 PM
October 24 | Boo Bash - Celebration Park | 6:00 - 8:30 PM
October 25 | Beats & Broomsticks* with Hocus Pocus - Zona Rosa | 5:00 - 9:00 PM
October 25 | 2024 Night of the Harvest Moon Children’s Festival* - Negro Leagues Baseball Museum | 6:00 - 8:00 PM
October 25 | JamBOOree* - New Century Fieldhouse - Gardner | 5:00 - 8:30 PM
October 25 | KangaWeen - Kanga’s Indoor Playcenter | 6:30 - 8:30 PM
October 25 | Spooktacular* - Spring Hill Sports Complex | 6:00 - 9:00 PM
October 25 - 27 | Costume Weekend at Louisburg Cider Mill
October 26 - 27 | Boo at the Zoo - Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium
October 26 - 27 | Halloween Weekend at Carolyn’s Pumpkin Patch | 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM (Open on Halloween until 4 PM)
October 26 | Halloween Parade* - Truman Courthouse, Independence | 10 AM
October 26 | Halloween Party Ride at KC Northern Railroad | 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
October 26 | Monster Bash at Wonderscope Children’s Museum | 6:00 - 8:00 PM (tickets online)
October 26 | Spookfest at Science City | 5:00 - 8:00 PM
October 31 | Family Halloween Spooktacular - The Rabbit Hole | 4:00 - 6:00 PM
Kansas City Halloween Trunk or Treats
MISSOURI
*free admission
October 13 | Trunk or Treat at Lakeside Nature Center* | 4:00 - 6:00 PM
October 18 | Friday Fright Night - Gladstone - Happy Rock East | 6:00 - 7:30 PM
October 18 | Trunk or Treat* - Fun Run, Liberty | 6:00- 8:00 PM
October 19 | Honk & Howl* - MCC Maplewoods | 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM (food drive donations accepted)
October 19 | HOWLoween* - Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center | 5:00 - 8:00 PM
October 19 | Riverside Trunk or Treat* | 4:30 PM
October 23 | Trunk or Treat* - Grandview | 5:30 - 7:30 PM
October 24 | Trunk or Treat* - NKC YMCA | 5:00 - 7:00 PM (food drive donations accepted)
October 25 | Downtown Spooktacular* - Downtown Grain Valley | 6:30 - 8:30 PM
October 25 | YMCA Trunk N Treat* - Platte County Community Center| 4:30 - 6:30 PM
October 26 | Trick or Treat Trail Walk* - Harrisonville City Park | 2:00 - 4:00 PM
October 26 | Trunk or Treat* - North Kansas City Parks & Rec | 1:00 - 4:00 PM
October 26 | Kid Safe Halloween - Shoal Creek Living History Museum | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
October 26 | Downtown Parkville Trick or Treat* | 11:00 - 4:00 PM
October 26 | Tricks & Treats* - Kansas City Power and Light District | 11:00 - 1:00 PM
October 26 | Spooky Springs* at Wilbur Young Park | 6:00 - 8:00 PM
October 26 | Boos, Barks, Badges Parade* - Lee’s Summit | 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
October 26 | Pumpkinpalooza* - Belton | 6:00 - 8:00 PM
October 27 | Trunk or Treat Street Festival* - Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City | 1:00 - 3:00 PM
October 27 | Trunk or Treat at Staley Farms Golf Club* | 4:00 - 6:00 PM
October 31 | Scare-It Halloween KC* | 5:30 - 8:30 PM
October 31 | Brookside Trick or Treat Street* | 4:00 - 6:00 PM
October 31 | Downtown Trick or Treating* - Excelsior Springs | 4:00 - 6:00 PM
October 31 | Trick or Treat* - Downtown Historic Liberty | 5:00 - 7:00 PM
October 31 | Trick-or-Treat with Red Bridge* | 4:00 - 6:00 PM
KANSAS
*free admission
October 18 | Spooky Walk* - Streamway Park, Mission | 6:00 - 8:00 PM
October 19 | Trunk or Treat at F.L Schlagle Library* | 2:00 - 4:00 PM
October 19 | Trunk or Treat KCK* | 4:30 - 6:30 PM
October 19 | Truck or Treat at Lenexa Municipal Services* Service Center | 8:00 - 11:00 AM
October 25 |Spooktacular* - Turner Recreation Commission | 5:30 - 7:30 PM
October 25 | Trunk or Treat with Community Policing* - KCKPD | 5:00 - 7:00 PM
October 26 | Boo Bash* - Bonner Springs City Library | 12:00 - 2:00 PM
October 26 | Trick or Treat Downtown OP* | 1:00 - 3:00 PM
October 26 | Trunk or Treat at Bradford Falls* | 2:00 - 4:00 PM
October 26 | Trick or Treat Off the Street - Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm | 3:00 - 6:00 PM
October 26 | Historical Hauntings* at Shawnee Town 1929 | 6:00 - 8:30 PM
October 30 | Trunk or Treat Family Halloween Party* - KCK Public Library Main Branch | 6:00 - 8:00 PM
October 31 | Trick or Treat at the Library* - Downtown Olathe & Indian Creek Olathe | Open-Close
October 31 | Trick or Treat the Shops at Corinth Square* - Prairie Village | 3:00 - 5:00 PM
There are HUNDREDS of churches hosting free Trunk or Treat events across the Kansas City metro! We love visiting a few close to home, but be sure to check Facebook events, KC Parent Magazine, or local signage to find one near you.
With so many non-scary Halloween events in the Kansas City area, there’s no shortage of fun for the whole family this spooky season! From pumpkin patches to trick-or-treating without the scares, these events let your little ones enjoy the magic of Halloween in a safe and festive way. Don’t forget to check out my blog on the best pumpkin patches around Kansas City for even more fall fun and adventure!
9/30/24 - Gabrielle Isom
