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ZooTampa’s popular family-friendly ‘Creatures of the Night’ Halloween celebration returns this fall

This year’s event features a new sci-fi exhibit, “‘They Are Here’ Alien Haunted Trail.”

by Riley Benson September 5, 2024February 27, 2025

This year’s event features a new sci-fi exhibit, “‘They Are Here’ Alien Haunted Trail.”

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‘Frankenstein’ comes alive this week at Tampa’s Jobsite Theater

It runs through Nov. 12 at the Straz Center.

by Kyla Fields October 16, 2023March 20, 2024

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St. Pete’s Kerouac House hosts a weekend full of spooky stories and haunting performances

It will feature writers and actors from Wordier Than Thou.

by Kyla Fields October 11, 2023February 22, 2025

Halloween-themed ‘Sleepy Hollow’ pop-up opens out of St. Pete’s former Oyster Bar this weekend

Random House Party’s first pop-up will remain open until Nov. 6.

by Kyla Fields October 5, 2023March 12, 2025

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The Addams Family, Friday the 13th and other classics on tap for Tampa Theatre’s Halloween film series

‘A Nightmare On Franklin Street’ runs from Oct. 13-31.

by Ray Roa October 4, 2023November 3, 2023

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Everyone we saw in Ybor City on Halloween night

by Ray Roa November 1, 2022

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Tarpon Springs’ House On The Hill opens its ‘Freak Show Circus’ this weekend

The haunted trail is open two weekends this month.

by Chloe Greenberg October 21, 2022May 14, 2025

Music

Tampa’s charity Halloween concert Fangsgiving kicks off two-day party on Friday

The whole thing benefits Gasparilla Music Festival’s Recycled Tunes program.

by Ray Roa October 19, 2022October 26, 2023

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Fantasma Fest, complete with bed races and kids pumpkin patch, brings Halloween to Ybor City this weekend

The fest’s 10th anniversary happens Oct. 22-23

by Chloe Greenberg October 19, 2022April 9, 2025

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Tampa Bay’s best Halloween events happening through the rest of the month

The month’s best Halloween events, family-friendly and otherwise.

by Chelsea Zukowski and Chloe Greenberg October 18, 2022July 28, 2025

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Tampa Theatre’s ‘Nightmare on Franklin Street’ series kicks off 10th anniversary this month

More than two weeks of special showings, eerie events and Halloween fun starts on Oct. 14.

by Chloe Greenberg September 30, 2022October 21, 2024

Despite what police say, Fentanyl is not going to end up in your kid’s Halloween basket

You can not overdose on fentanyl by being near it or even touching it.

by Alex Galbraith September 23, 2022August 16, 2023

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ZooTampa’s kid-friendly ‘Creatures of the Night’ halloween celebration starts in October

This year’s Creatures of the Night will introduce new attractions like ‘Swamp Witch Way.’

by Chloe Greenberg September 9, 2022August 4, 2025

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Busch Gardens Tampa Bay’s ‘Howl-O-Scream’ opens tonight with new and revamped haunted houses, scare zones and shows

Scaredy-cats can also get a ‘No Boo’ necklace upgrade to keep the monsters away.

by Chelsea Zukowski September 9, 2022October 29, 2024

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Dade City’s probably haunted Scream-A-Geddon attraction returns for its 8th season in September

Tampa Bay’s most haunted Halloween event is one month away.

by Chloe Greenberg August 10, 2022May 25, 2025

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Everyone we saw in Ybor City over Halloween weekend

by CL Staff November 1, 2021

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Everyone we saw in downtown St. Petersburg on Halloween weekend

by CL Staff November 1, 2021

A musician in a bright orange jumpsuit and a white face mask tucked under their chin performs at a night event. They are focused on adjusting a synthesizer and mixer on a tiered stand, with a laptop displaying audio software in the foreground and green-tinted projections visible on the wall behind them.

Music

Photos from Pleasures’ Halloween concert outside The Bends in St. Petersburg

by CL Staff November 2, 2020

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Everyone we saw on Halloween night in Tampa’s Ybor City

by CL Staff November 1, 2020

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Every Tampa Bay Halloween party, trick-or-treating event, and other options for the kids

by CL Staff October 23, 2020