Our Halloween and Fall MEGA Fun Guide for the Merrimack Valley has everything your family needs to make the season fun! Things to do, farms, Halloween events, Fall and Halloween recipes, crafts and events and so much more!
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First, visit our list of plan-ahead Halloween events -- many of these require advance ticket purchases.
Second, check out the smaller local and online Halloween events from our event calendar.
Note that some of these events require registration in advance
Halloween events:
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🎃 PumpkinFest at Chris' Farm Stand (Haverhill)
🎃Scarecrow Stroll & Contest (Marblehead)
🎃 2nd Annual Community Pumpkin Carving (North Andover)
👻 Ghostbusters at The Loft (North Andover)
🎃The Great Pumpkin Art Show and Fall Fun Family Event (Merrimac)
🎃 A Not-So-Spooky Story Time (Lowell)
Do you know of another local family-friendly Halloween event? Email me the details! This list will be updated regularly.
See our list of Trick or Treat Times for the Merrimack Valley
New! See our list of Halloween decorated homes in the Merrimack Valley!
Make Halloween extra-special by "Boo'ing" your friends and neighbors!
Tips
110 Non-Candy Halloween Treat Ideas
Safer Halloween Fun: You've Been Boo'd!
31 Halloween Family Movies for Kids, Tweens, & Teens
10 Ideas for Halloween Fun in COVID Times
Boo! Here are 9 Halloween Books Your Kids Will Love
Teal Pumpkin Project: Giving Kids with Food Allergies a Safe Halloween
Six Halloween Costume Safety Tips
The Switch Witch Can Switch it Up For You
Crafts
3 Fun Ideas to Make a Halloween Face Mask for Kids
Easy Halloween Bat Craft for Kids
8 Ideas to Decorate Wagons, Wheelchairs, & Strollers This Halloween
10 Pumpkin Carving Tips and Tricks
13 Family Costume Ideas for Halloween
Recipes
13 Easy Halloween Lunchbox Treats
An Easy Halloween Treat For Your Little Goblins: Monster Apple Bites
Four Kooky Halloween Recipes Your Kids Will Love
Spooky Halloween Seven Layer Taco Dip
Check out our Apple Picking Guide for information on apple-picking, corn mazes, hay rides and pumpkin patches!
Print out our Fall Fun List for more ideas!
Fall family events:
🍁 Kimball Farm Fall Fun (Haverhill)
🍁 Smolak Farm Fall Festival Weekends (North Andover)
🍎Mann Orchards at Riverside Farm (Methuen)
🍁Topsfield Fall Foliage Classic Road Race (Topsfield)
🍎Groundwork Lawrence Friday Farmers Market in Methuen (Methuen)
🍁Castleberry Fall Craft Festival (Wilmington)
💡Flashlight Maze at Kimball Farm (Haverhill)
Know of another local family-friendly Fall event? Email the details to me! This list will be updated regularly.
Tips
10 Ways to Celebrate Autumn...From a Safer Distance
Find Your Fall Family Fun with our A to Z Fall Bucket List!
5 Tips for Going Apple Picking with Kids
Crafts
DIY Fall Bunting: An Easy Way to Add Seasonal Color to Your Home
Turkey Family Hand Print Painting
Recipes
Crock Pot Butternut Squash Soup
Local Fall Fun Locations |
Apple & Pumpkin Picking:
Corn Mazes:
Sunflower Fields:
Haunted Experiences:
Sept 21st- Oct 27th Weekends- SCREEEMFEST Canobie Lake Park
Oct 22nd Free Conservation Half Moon Historical Hike
Sept 27th-Nov 2nd RAVENWOOD HAUNTED FARM
Fall Photographers:
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