Halloween Saturday in the 417: Every Trunk-or-Treat, Festival & Fall Event TODAY (Oct 24) — Plus Sunday After Church
Halloween Saturday in the 417: Every Trunk-or-Treat, Festival & Fall Event TODAY (Oct 24) — Plus Sunday After Church
It's here, mamas — the biggest Halloween Saturday of the year in the 417, and it is PACKED. Twenty-eight events today across the 417, starting this morning and running all the way to 9:30 tonight. I put every single one in this post with the time, the address and what it costs, so you can pick your stops and go.
Short on time? Harvest Fest is FREE and in its final weekend, the Pets & Pumpkins parade lines up downtown at 2:15, and there are trunk-or-treats staggered all evening so you can hit two or three without rushing. And if today fills up, Sunday after church has some good ones too — those are at the bottom.
🗓️ The Game Plan — How to Stack the Weekend
Saturday:Start with Hy-Vee trick-or-treating at 10 (free) or the FREE Family Fall Festival on Independence (10:30–2). Midday, pick your anchor: Harvest Fest (free to get in — you only pay if the kids ride) or downtown for Pets & Pumpkins ($2 a person covers everything — be at Park Central East by 2:15 for the costume parade line-up). Evening: Boo Bash at the Y (5–8, FREE) or Ozark's Festival of Frights (trick-or-treating and the outdoor movie are free — skip the $15 wristbands). Still standing? Reliable Towing's trunk-or-treat runs to 9:30.
Sunday after church:Harvest Fest's final hours (12–6, free to get in) or Campbell's Maze Daze's last Sunday of the season (12–7). Then Candyland at 3 (free!) and wind down at a 5–7 trunk-or-treat — indoors at Ozark United Methodist, or the Faith & Family Festival on Cleveland St.
🌅 Morning & Daytime
SmartStyle Halloween Face Painting — Springfield
9 AM · 2021 E Independence St (inside Walmart) · FREE
Face painting and candy to start the day — an easy first stop before the bigger events.
Trick or Treat at Hy-Vee — Springfield
10 AM · 1720 W Battlefield Rd
The morning stop — great for little ones who aren't night owls and want their trick-or-treating done before nap time.
Family Fall Festival — 1619 E Independence St, Springfield
10:30 AM–2 PM · FREE
Not Halloween at all — just fall: food, crafts, music, games, a fall photo booth, face painting, balloon art, and a bounce house. Hosted by Viridian Group; they're collecting Thanksgiving pantry items for Least of These food pantry if you'd like to bring a can (optional).
Faith & Family Festival — Trunk or Treat — Springfield
5–7 PM · 210 Cleveland St
Church-hosted family trunk-or-treat — this is the Springfield-side option in the same time slot as Ozark's indoor one, so pick whichever side of town you're on.
Harvest Fest — Rutledge-Wilson Farm Park, Springfield
All day · 3825 W Farm Rd 146 · Admission FREE (small fees for activities: corn maze $4 adults / $3 kids 5–11, hayrides, pony rides)
This is the FINAL weekend of the farm park's fall festival — after Sunday it's gone for the year, so if it's on your list, this is your last chance.
Halloween Fest — Gray/Campbell Farmstead, Springfield Botanical Gardens (Nathanael Greene Park), Springfield
11 AM–1 PM · 2400 S Scenic Ave · FREE
Costume scavenger hunt, games and crafts at the historic farmstead. Heads up: registration was required by Oct 23 — check ParkBoard.org for any remaining slots before you head over.
Pets & Pumpkins Family Festival — Park Central Square, Springfield
11 AM–4 PM · Downtown Springfield · $2 per person/pet — and that covers ALL activities
Costumed pets, a costume contest, and one of the largest costume parades in Missouri (hosted by TAME Magazine). The parade line-up starts at about 2:15 PM on Park Central East, next to Civil Kitchen — be in place before that if your crew wants to walk in it. Almost 100% of the gate money goes to local nonprofits helping kids in foster care and homeless animals. Rain or shine.
☀️ Afternoon
Midwest Timber Pumpkin Patch — Sparta
12–5 PM · 18183 State Hwy 14, Sparta · FREE admission
Hay rides, a corn pit, and pumpkin bowling — today is the last day of its season run.
Halloween Chess Tournament — Nixa
1 PM · Massey Blvd, Nixa
A spooky chess tournament — all skill levels welcome. A fun curveball for your chess kids.
Green Valley Stables Halloween Party — Republic
Starts 1 PM · 1590 State Hwy, Republic · FREE
Costume treats and games at the stables — admission is free; horse-rental activities are the optional paid extra.
Boo Bash — Pat Jones YMCA, Springfield
5–8 PM · 1901 E Republic Rd · FREE
The Y's FREE community Halloween party — costumes, candy, and fun for all ages, right in the middle of the evening run.
Kids Inn Trunk or Treat — Springfield
3–6 PM · 1511 E Lark St · FREE entry
Made with younger kids in mind, this is a perfect first trunk-or-treat stop of the day.
Frog Family Reptile & Amphibians Trunk or Treat — Springfield
4 PM · 3433 S Campbell Ave · FREE
Candy plus games, photos, and real animal ambassadors — the reptile stop is always a hit with brave little ones.
Neighborhood Fall Fest — Springfield
From 4 PM · 1655 W Republic Rd
A neighborhood fall fest — games and fall fun. No price was published for this one (fests like this are usually free, just bring a couple of dollars in case).
Daydream Trunk or Treat & Car Show — Springfield
4–8 PM · 1736 E Sunshine St
Trunk-or-treating plus a car show, food, and music. (Cost not listed on the flyer.)
Trunk or Treat — Ozark
4 PM · 3897 N 20th St, Suite 1
A small one — 12 trunks — so it's a quick, low-key stop if you're staying on the Ozark side.
10th Annual Truck or Treat — Springfield
4–7 PM · 2807 Memorial Blvd
Ten years running — a Springfield Halloween tradition at this point.
Halloween on Elm Street + Grounded Coffee Trunk or Treat — Billings
From 4 PM · Downtown Billings (Elm Street); Grounded Coffee Co., 150 SW Highway 60, lines up trunks 4–6 PM
Bank of Billings' annual celebration, with main-street trick-or-treating — small-town Halloween done right.
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River Bend Trunk or Treat — Lebanon
Hollow Trail, Lebanon · FREE
Community trunk-or-treat with fellowship — the flyer didn't list a start time, so check before you drive.
Refuge Church Block Party — Bolivar
12:30 PM · 4605 Stewart St, Bolivar · FREE
Games, bounce houses, treats, hot dogs, and door prizes — a whole-family block party.
🌙 Evening
"Springfield's Best Trunk or Treat" — Thrive Martial Arts, Springfield
5 PM · 1712 E Sunshine St
Hot cider, games, board breaking, a prize wheel and photos — this one has a lot going on besides the candy.
Trunk or Treat — Abracadabra Discount Store, Springfield
5–7 PM · 2869 W Chestnut Expy · FREE
Free trunk-or-treating with food trucks on site, so you can knock out dinner at the same stop.
NLA Cafe's First Annual Trunk-or-Treat — Nixa
5:30–7 PM · 533 W Tracker Rd
Nixa's own — decorated trunks, candy, and a trunk contest, right here in town.
Festival of Frights — Ozark Community Center (The OC), Ozark
6–8 PM · 1530 W Jackson St · Trick-or-treating FREE; $15 wristband for inflatables, pumpkin chunkin', laser tag, face painting, a photo booth and games — and there's a free outdoor movie too
The big Ozark night: costumes, games, food (concessions available), and a Bluey and Olaf meet-and-greet for the littles. If your kids only want the candy, that part's free — the wristband is just for the activities.
Trunk or Treat — Springfield Rehabilitation, Springfield
6 PM · 2800 S Fort Ave
Fifth annual, and the first 200 kids get a FREE hot dog dinner — go early if that's part of your plan.
Crane Trunk or Treat — Crane
6 PM · Main Street
Main-street trunk-or-treating with a costume contest and prizes in each age group.
Reliable Towing Trunk or Treat — Springfield
6–9:30 PM · 3232 W Mulroy St · FREE
Runs later than everything else on this list, which makes it the perfect second stop when the first one wraps up early.
Souled Out Ministries Trunk or Treat — Bolivar
6–8 PM · 404 W South St, Bolivar
Trunk-or-treating, candy, and music.
The Alamo Halloween Party — Springfield
7 PM · The Alamo, Springfield · FREE
Kid-friendly costume contest, crafts, music, prizes, and goodie bags. (The flyer's street address was cut off in the photo — look up The Alamo before you head over.)
⛪ Tomorrow After Church — Sunday, Oct 25
Halloween at The Venues — Springfield
2360 S Scenic Ave
Trunk-or-treating, games, and a bounce house. (Listed for Sunday on the flyer; time not shown.)
Candyland at Northeast Community Park — Springfield
3 PM · 3535 N Glenstone Ave · FREE
Walk through a real-life Candyland collecting sweets, with a petting zoo, bounce house, games, and cotton candy and pancake food trucks.
Pumpkin Plunge — Doling Family Center, Springfield
3–5 PM · Register through the Park Board
A Halloween pool party: swim, splash, and pick your pumpkin right out of the pool.
Indoor Trunk or Treat — Ozark United Methodist Church, Ozark
5–7 PM
INDOORS, rain or shine — the no-weather-worries plan for the weekend.
Harvest Fest — Rutledge-Wilson Farm Park, Springfield
All day · 3825 W Farm Rd 146 · Admission FREE
The final day of the season if you miss it Saturday.
💛 If You're Picking Just Two
My picks: Harvest Fest this morning or afternoon (it's free, and after this weekend it's gone) plus Pets & Pumpkins downtown — get there in time for the 2:15 parade line-up, and your $2 goes to local kids and animals.
Nixa and Ozark families, here's your easy route: NLA Cafe at 5:30, then roll over to the Festival of Frights at The OC from 6–8. Two stops, both close to home, and the kids will sleep good tonight.
Whatever you pick — have fun out there, take a picture of those costumes for me, and tell me in the comments where your crew ended up! 🎃
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