<div id="c3be0912bb716eee4ca644c1dfc4ecde4"></div>Celebrate Halloween in Tampa Bay with these curated picks for the area's most haunted happenings!
It's scary how time flies! Fall is coming, which means Halloween is not too far behind. If you're looking for some SPOOK-tacular Halloween fun, put on your couples' costumes and do date night at one of these fantastic Halloween events in Tampa Bay!
HALLOWEEN EVENTS IN TAMPA
SpookEasy Lounge in Ybor City
Monday-Thursday from 11 a.m.-1 a.m., Friday-Sunday from 11 a.m.-3 a.m.
1909 N. 15th St., Tampa
This themed bar is the perfect place to sip non-alcoholic beverages while taking in the spooky atmosphere. The menu features kava, botanical teas, and coffee.
Scream-A-Geddon
August 29-November 8, 2025
27839 Saint Joe Road, Dade City
Haunt your heart out at Scream-A-Geddon in Dade City! With carnival games, monster meet-n-greets, haunted houses, and more, this insanely spooky spectacle has everything you need for a spine-tingling date with your love! Scream-A-Geddon is definitely not for the weak, as there are options for “interactive” attractions that involve monsters messing with you directly.
SplatterQuest Blacklight Paint Experience — Orlando
September 4, 2025, though the holiday season
Oviedo Mall
Step into vibrant blacklight rooms, grab brushes, squirt guns, paint balloons, and other creative tools, and let your imagination explode in color with music playlists to set the mood, seasonal add-ons like pumpkins and ornaments, and private rooms to enjoy with your spooky group!
Busch Gardens Sweetacular
Every Saturday & Sunday from September 6 to October 26, 2025
Busch Gardens Tampa
Join Kandy, Busch Gardens’ charming witch-in-training, for a brand-new family-friendly Halloween celebration full of fun and enchantment. Every Saturday & Sunday from 12 p.m.–4 p.m. on the Festival Pathway, little ghouls and goblins can explore Trick-or-Treating, Spooky Kooky Science, Magical Storytime, Kandy’s Costume Parade, and more!
Creatures of the Night
Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from September 26 to October 26, 2025
1001 W. Sligh Ave., Tampa
Ghouls and goblins of all ages can enjoy howling entertainment, eerie characters, creepy culinary treats, and more! Take a spin on the Carousel de los Muertos, embark on a journey through a secret lab in Mesozoic Mayhem that ends with face-to-face encounters with dinosaurs, join the party at the Dancing Dead disco, and other fun interactions! Returning favorites are Pirates Paradise, Troll Cave, and Vampire Ball with Lucilla Lumpkin. It’s a Halloween adventure you won’t want to miss!
Tickets for Creatures of the Night start at $29.99 for after 4 p.m. event admission. Creatures of the Night is included with a ZooTampa Membership or a Pay For A Day ticket.
Harvest Days
Every Saturday and Sunday in October 2025, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Keel Farms
Get your fall-fun on with hay rides, a corn maze, a pumpkin patch and pumpkin painting, camel rides, pie pie-eating contest, local vendors and food trucks, along with some of Keel Farms' great seasonal wines and ciders!
Admission is free, and parking is $10. Hay rides are $5 with a wristband that is good for all-day use!
Pirate Water Taxi Tampa Haunted River Tours
Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in October until October 26 ,2025
Convention Center/ Marriott Water Street (Stop 7 location)
The Pirate Water Taxi is one of our favorite ways to get around downtown Tampa. But during the Halloween season, the water taxi gets a haunted twist! Pirate Water Taxi will again offer Haunted River Tours on select evenings, serving up spooky tales of Tampa hauntings and ghost stories. Tours last 45-50 minutes.
Tall Tales of Old Florida at Cracker Country
Saturday, October 18, 2025, 6:45 p.m.-9 p.m.
4800 Hwy 301 N, Tampa
Explore Tampa’s 19th-century living history museum by night! Along the way, meet storytellers who will spin wild yarns about a few of Florida’s unexplained oddities. A little scary, a little funny, and always family-friendly, the Tall Tales tour is a Florida history adventure by lantern light.
The Haunted Pearl: An Adult Pirate Party
Saturday, October 18, and Saturday, October 25, 2025
333 S Franklin St., Tampa
This adults-only pirate party is a one-and-a-half-hour cruise featuring DJ entertainment, a fully stocked bar, and spooky fun cruising through downtown Tampa! The cruise on October 18 is a PJ Party, and the cruise on October 25 is a Halloween Bash with a costume contest.
There are also souvenirs, a grog bar, and snacks available for purchase on each cruise. IDs will be checked. Tickets start at $39.95 per person
Haunted Illusions Live
Friday, October 24, 2025, 8 p.m.
Central Park Performing Arts Center
Master illusionist David Caserta brings his Halloween spectacular, Haunted Illusions, to the Central Park Performing Arts Center! As seen on America’s Got Talent and Penn & Teller’s Fool Us, Caserta’s show includes original illusions, jaw-dropping tricks, and more than a few treats. Tickets for the show start at $30.
A Nightmare on Franklin Street
Saturday, October 25, 2025: Rocky Horror Picture Show
Sunday October 26, 2025: Phantasmagoria XVI
711 N. Franklin St., Tampa
Tampa’s most historic—and most haunted—movie palace is proud to present its most sinister series, A Nightmare on Franklin Street. The hair-raising historic landmark goes 100% Halloween with classic horror movies, guest stars, ghost tours, spine-chilling stage shows, spooky storytelling, family-friendly frights, and the return of SpiritsFest!
Once announced, you can find the lineup here.
READ MORE: Where to See Halloween Movies in Tampa Bay
Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics
October 26, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
1913 N. Nebraska Ave., Ste. 2, Tampa
Halloween-inspired music at Centro Asturiano de Tampa under the gentle glow of candlelight. Tickets $35-$55, select your timeslot when booking.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show 50th Anniversary
Sunday, October 26, 7 p.m.
105 Central Park Drive, Largo
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Rocky Horror Picture Show! Guests are encouraged to dress up, sing along, and join in on the chaos with the on-stage shadow cast. This show is recommended for ages 18+. Tickets are $20.
Tampa Theatre Ghost Tours
2025 TBA
$15/non-members, Free/members
Round up a few of your friends or family members for a private ghost tour through Tampa Theatre. This is your ticket to experience one of Tampa's most haunted buildings in a new light. During the 90-minute tour, your guide will take you through all three levels of the historic movie palace while sharing haunted tales sure to get you in the spooky spirit.
Related: Experience Tampa’s Haunted History on These Chilling Ghost Tours
TAMPA HAUNTED HOUSES AND EXPERIENCES
Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Weekends September 5 – November 2, 2025 at 6 p.m.
10165 McKinley Dr., Tampa
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay's annual Halloween production is so awesome. Make your way through new and revamped haunted houses, uniquely themed scare zones, and hop on your favorite roller coasters after dark. This is a separately ticketed event that is not included with general park admission.
Important tips can be found in our guide to The Perfect Date Night at Howl-O-Scream Busch Gardens
Sir Henry's Haunted Trail
Select weekend nights Fri, September 26 – Nov. 1, 2025
2837 S Frontage Rd in Plant City
Make your way to Plant City to visit this outdoor haunt comprised of three separate haunted trails. Each trail has its own backstory, plus you can test your skills in an escape room and haunted laser tag. Tickets must be purchased in advance for the 2024 season.
UnDead in the Water
Multiple dates available for 2025
705 Channelside Dr., Tampa
Moored in the Port of Tampa, the American Victory has been repurposed for a chilling new mission. As a floating fortress housing the most dangerous criminals: murderers, traitors, and the utterly unredeemable, will you brave the wrath of both prisoners and guards, and become the first to escape?
Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights – Orlando
Select nights August 29 – November 1, 2025
Universal Studios Orlando
Step into some of Hollywood's most notorious horror films and TV shows. Enjoy themed scare zones, select rides open during the event, live entertainment, and specialty food and drinks. Admission to Halloween Horror Nights is NOT included in theme park admission and must be purchased separately. $83.99 and up
2025 Haunted Houses include:
- Fallout
- Terrifier
- Jason Universe
- Five Nights at Freddy's
- Hatchet and Chains: Demon Bounty Hunters
- El Artista: A Spanish Haunting
- Dolls: Let's Play Dead
- Grave of Flesh
- Gálkn: Monsters of the North
Our guide to Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights – Orlando includes the full lineup, tips to save time, and date ideas.
Related: The Best Halloween Events in Orlando
MORE EVENTS IN TAMPA BAY
Jurassic Haunt at Dinosaur World
Select nights, September 27 – November 1, 2025
5145 Harvey Tew Rd., Plant City
Are you brave enough to face the curse of Dinosaur World's first haunted house? Head to the park after hours to hear the tales of a group of explorers who have unearthed something they shouldn't have. The curse is spreading and it's up to you to break it! Tickets start at $15.
‘Lil Succulent Pumpkins Workshop
Thursday, October 9, 2025, 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
1502 E. Sligh Ave., Tampa
Gather your partner or your GHOUL-friends for a fun night making pumpkin succulent planters! All supplies are included with your ticket purchase.
Candy Crawl
Saturday, October 11, 2025, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
28211 Paseo Drive, Wesley Chapel
Spook & Serve: Halloween Pickleball Showdown
Saturday, October 18, 2025, 9 a.m.
13120 Vonn Rod, Largo
Come dressed in your best costume and hit the courts for some frightfully good competition. All levels are welcome and dressing up is a requirement to participate.
Hocus Pocus Fall Social
Thursday, October 23, 2025 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
1646 West Snow Ave., Tampa
Grab some brews with your boo and enjoy experience stations.
2025 Voodoo Vendor Village
Sunday, October 26, 2025, 12 p.m.-5 p.m.
1600-2400 Central Ave., St. Pete
Shop everything spooky and freakish at the Voodoo Vendor Village! This event will feature more than 150 local makers, small businesses, artists, and more.
Halloween on Central in St Pete
Sunday, October 26, 2025, 12 p.m.-5 p.m.
Central Ave. – MLK to 31st St., St. Pete
22 blocks in St. Pete will be closed to traffic for a chance for families to trick or treat in the street! There will also be costume contests, festival activities, entertainment, and live music.
Halloween Trick or Trot Run
Saturday, November 1, 2025, 7:30 a.m.
Upper Tampa Bay Trail, Tampa
Fit and frightful fun meet for this 5k, 10k, or 13.1 half-marathon!
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Halloween events on Thursday, October 31
Tampa Official Bar Crawl
Friday, October 31, 2025 5 p.m.
1717 East 7th Ave., Tampa
The creepies will crawl their way through Tampa Bay bars during this haunted bar crawl!
Events we're looking forward to in 2025:
SpookEasy Lounge Halloween Anniversary Party
2025 TBA
1909 N. 15th St., Tampa
SpookEasy is turning 5 and are celebrating on Halloween night. Come dressed in your best Halloween costume and celebrate with them for a memorable and spooky night. $10 cover. Ages 18+ only.
Mind Magic: An Intimate Evening of Mind Reading, Magic, and Mystery with Award-Winning Mentalist Joshua Seth
2025 TBA
1412 E. 7th Ave, Tampa
Head to Hotel Haya and prepare to be amazed as award-winning mentalist, Joshua Seth, delves into the unknown – reading minds, making predictions come true, and performing mind-boggling psychic experiments while blindfolded. Ages 18+ only.
Eerie Evening at the Tampa Bay Hotel
2025 TBA
401 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa
The Henry Plant Museum is hosting a special nighttime experience inside the former Tampa Bay Hotel. Visitors will find themselves transported back to the early 1900s, shortly after a terrible crime has been committed. Evidence and clues are scattered throughout the rooms and guests must strive to put the pieces together in time to prevent the next attack.
Don't miss it, as this is a rare opportunity to visit the Museum after dark.
HoWL-O-WEEN at Sparkman Wharf
2025 TBA
HOWL CUTE! Sparkman's famous Howl-O-Ween event is back. wp-signup.php will begin at 12PM at The Modern Paws and the contest will kick off at 1PM. The competition features a variety of categories.
Also, check out Hocus Pocus Movie on the Lawn on Tuesday, October 29, 6:30pm – 8:00pm.
Grand Central Salty Nun Halloween Silent Party
2025 TBA
2501 Central Ave., St. Petersburg
Kick off Halloween weekend with a silent dance party. This unique Halloween weekend bash features 3 live DJs, but the only way to hear the beats is to put on a pair of headphones! Headphone rental is included with your ticket.
MOSI Ghoulish Gala
2025 TBA
4801 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL
Calling all ghosts and ghouls! Enjoy a hair-raising evening at MOSI’s first Adult Halloween event: The Ghoulish Gala. Get ready for a night of creepy delight as MOSI is transformed into a haunted haven that blurs the line between science and the supernatural. At this unearthly event, guests will get to experience:
- The thrill of MOSI’s exhibits after hours
- Spooktacular science shows and experiments
- Scary good food and brews from Zydeco Brew Werks for purchase
- A frightening feast of candy
Don’t miss the opportunity to have a howling good time with your friends at this eerie 18+ event.
Tickets start at $20.
Boos & Brews at The Sail Plaza
2025 TBA
333 S. Franklin St., Tampa
The monsters are waking up! Halloween is taking over The Sail Plaza and Big Ray's Fish Camp Riverwalk all season long.
Halloween Trivia at Tampa Wine Room
Tampa Wine Room
2025 TBA
There will be Halloween trivia and a costume contest. First place for each will win a $25 gift certificate. Costumes are optional but recommended!