Over 40 fun and spooky events happening in Tucson this Halloweekend, Oct. 28- Nov. 1 👻🧟

Tucson residents have more than 40 ways to spend Halloweekend, with events scheduled from Oct. 28 through Nov. 1 across the city, Marana and Oro Valley. The lineup includes haunted attractions, costume parties, family activities, live music, cultural celebrations and several free gatherings. People can skate in costume, explore a haunted Old Tucson, visit local artists’ studios, attend Cyclovia or celebrate Día de los Muertos with mariachi, food, ofrendas and crafts. Organizers can change plans, so checking event details before leaving home is recommended.

For families looking for Halloween activities without a frightening atmosphere, several options are available. The Marana Pumpkin Patch, at 14950 N. Trico Road, offers pumpkin picking, a corn maze, carnival rides, a zipline and a jumping pillow. Online admission is listed at $18 on weekdays and $20 on weekends, with prices increasing by $1 at the gate and some activities costing extra. North of Tucson Mall, a separate pumpkin experience features a trail of carved foam pumpkins and runs from dusk to 10 p.m. through Oct. 31. Trail Dust Town, 6541 E. Tanque Verde Road, is also offering trick or treating near its rides, a Halloween stunt show and seasonal snacks without haunted scares.

Young visitors can find more hands on entertainment at Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium, 1601 E. University Blvd., where Halloween activities include slime, trick or treating and a laser light show. Children’s Museum Tucson, 200 S. Sixth Ave., is hosting a free Discovery Night with science, art, story times and pop up experiments. Another Children’s Museum event brings Buddy the Elf and friends for stories and free doughnuts. Homeward Books, 2921 E. Fort Lowell Road, plans to give away used children’s books and candy on Halloween. At Sonoran Glass School, 633 W. 18th St., families can visit a glass pumpkin patch, make projects and join a scavenger hunt. Admission is free, while projects cost between $25 and $45.

Costume wearers have plenty of places to dance, perform and compete. Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St., is hosting multiple Halloween events, including a Friday party with live music, vendors, food and drink specials, plus two costume contests. Its Halloween night party includes DJs, drink specials and contests, with tickets listed at $15 in advance and $20 on the day for people age 21 and older. La Rosa, 800 N. Country Club Boulevard, has a queer cabaret with live music, dance and burlesque, along with another Halloween party featuring music, contests, a photo booth and tarot. The Baddie Bash at Brick Box Brewery, 220 E. Broadway, promises dancing, live music and a costume contest. The Treasury 1929, 2 E. Congress St., is planning cocktails, dancing and performances for its Night of the Living Glam party.

Downtown also offers several bar centered choices. A Halloween bar crawl begins at Highwire Lounge, 30 S. Arizona Ave., with tickets listed at $20 for individuals and $15 for groups. R Bar is hosting a 2000s themed party with creepy cocktails and a costume contest. Velvet Cowboy, at 177 N. Church Ave., is holding its first Halloween party, with go go dancers, Jell O shots and a contest. Both are listed as free events for people age 21 and older. Sky Bar has two celebrations, one with Harry Potter trivia, live music, magic, stunts and burlesque, and another with giveaways and a costume contest. Casa Video and Film Bar, 2905 E. Speedway, is pairing a costume contest with screenings of Hocus Pocus and The Craft, with food from The Curry Pot.

People who prefer a scare can choose from several attractions. Nightfall at Old Tucson returns with haunted mazes, scare zones, stunt shows and live entertainment, while guided ghost tours explore reported spirits at the historic movie town. The Slaughterhouse, 1102 W. Grant Road, is bringing back its haunted house with ghouls, butchers, chainsaws and clowns, and is scheduled to continue through Nov. 1. Another haunted attraction presented by Buckelew Farm combines three scary experiences connected by a cornfield. Valley of the Moon, 2544 E. Allen Road, offers an interactive evening adventure through its fairy woods. Hotel Congress also offers a 30 minute ghost walk and a Victorian era séance experience in the hotel’s surviving third floor room, with the séance limited to people age 21 and older.

The weekend is not limited to Halloween. Cyclovia, described as Tucson’s biggest block party, will close four miles of streets to car traffic and open them to walkers, bicyclists, skaters, dogs and other participants. FUGA is organizing a bike ride from El Pueblo Center, 101 W. Irvington Road, focused on mobility, accessibility and representation for south side and west side communities. The Arts Foundation’s three day Open Studio Tours will allow visitors to see more than 300 local artists, watch demonstrations and workshops, and purchase art. At the University of Arizona Main Library, 1510 E. University Boulevard, a temporary installation features 15 glowing seesaws. Yume Japanese Gardens, 2130 N. Alvernon Way, is displaying ikebana arrangements through Nov. 6.

Cultural celebrations round out the calendar. The India Society of Southern Arizona is holding a Diwali party at GLH Event Center, 1365 W. Grant Road, with performances, dancing, karaoke and Indian food. The Monica is hosting its annual Día de los Muertos event with vendors, mariachi, face painting and treats. Tohono Chul, 7366 N. Paseo del Norte, is planning its Chiles, Chocolate and Day of the Dead Festival, featuring food, vendors, mariachi, ballet folklórico and face painting. Admission is listed at $25 for adults and $10 for children ages 2 through 17. Corazon del Barrio, 30 W. 28th St., will display six ofrendas, host a South Tucson Photo Club exhibition and offer local vendors and free mini nicho making.

Additional community events include a marigold workshop at Las Milpitas Community Farm, 2405 S. Cottonwood Lane, where participants can learn about the flowers’ significance and take blooms home. Carino Coffee, 3305 N. Cardi Boulevard, will light its ofrenda from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 1, with Polaroid photos, face painting and vegan champurrado. The Chinese Chorizo Festival, held at participating restaurants throughout Tucson, highlights a historic food tradition tied to Chinese and Mexican immigrant solidarity and includes vegan options. Other choices include a roller skating trunk or treat, an adult costume night at Skate County, a market at the Tucson Mountain Market, a Downtown Clifton mini market, a rock show at Crooked Tooth Brewing and a record show. With free events mixed among ticketed attractions, Tucsonans can build a weekend around neighborhood gatherings, family outings, cultural traditions or a full night of costumes and scares.