8551 Helena Rd., Pelham, AL Open daily burnettefarmsmarket.com
Get ready for a night of thrills and chills on Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. as the Alabama Symphony Orchestra plays music from Harry Potter , Wicked , Psycho , and Ghostbusters .
crafters, and small businesses (including food trucks) with seasonal items and handmade goods. Chelsea Hometown Harvest Melrose Park & Splash Pad (Chelsea) cityofchelsea.com This brand-new fall festival on Oct. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. will have a pumpkin patch, hayrides, petting zoo, face painting, carnival- style games, local farmers/vendors, and food. Most activities will be free, with food and a Pumpkin Patch Pass available for purchase. Día de los Muertos #24 Sloss Furnaces (Downtown Birmingham) barehandsinc.org Bare Hands’ Día de los Muertos celebration on Nov. 2 (3–8:30 p.m.) includes traditional dancers, music, a jazz funeral procession, memorial altars, an artist market, free arts activities and food. Advance tickets are $15; children 12 and under are free.
Farmers Market at Brock’s Gap, The 500 Mineral Trce., Hoover Every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon (open through Nov.) brocksgapmarket.com Helena Market Days Pop-up Market Cahaba Lily Park (3200 Co. Rd. 52, Helena) October 17 from 8 a.m. to noon cityofhelena.org
Atrox Factory 8404 Parkway Dr., Leeds atroxfactory.com
This 50,000-square-foot indoor haunted attraction is the largest all-indoor haunted house in the Southeast. Note: Ages 13 and under aren’t admitted without a guardian.
Barktoberfest 2026 Cahaba Brewing Company handinpaw.org
Market at Pepper Place, The 2829 2nd Ave. S., Birmingham, AL Every Saturday, 7 a.m. to noon pepperplacemarket.com
Bring your kids (and dog children) to this free event with a spirited pet costume contest, a stein hoist competition, and an Oktoberfest- themed photo booth.
Trussville Fresh Farmers Market 101 Beech St., Trussville (Trussville Entertainment District) Every Saturday from 8 a.m. until noon, rain or shine (closes after Thanksgiving) facebook.com FALL EVENTS & FESTIVALS 18th Annual Fall Fest Amphitheater at Alabaster City Hall cityofalabaster.com Celebrate Halloween on Oct. 31 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with arts and crafts vendors, carnival rides, food vendors, hay rides, inflatables, live music, a trick-or-treat trail, and pumpkin painting for just $2 per pumpkin! 14th Annual Homewood Witches Ride Homewood Central Park givecampus.com Grab your broom, don your best witchy attire, and ride alongside hundreds of others on Sunday, Oct. 25 at 5:30 p.m. to support the UAB O’Neal Cancer Center. 21st Annual Barber Vintage Festival 6030 Barber Motorsports Pkwy., Leeds barbermuseum.org Prepare to be mesmerized Oct. 9–11 by gravity-defying stunt shows, a kids’ zone, manufacturer demo rides, live music, a vintage motorcycle swap, and more. Children under 15 are free with a paying adult. 35th Tannehill Halloween Fairyland Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park alabama.travel A day-of Halloween event with daytime park- sponsored programs (11 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and 200+ trick-or-treat campsite stops starting at 5 p.m. Plus, moonwalks, face painting, balloon animals, and a bungee jump. After Dark: A Symphony of Shivers UAB’s Alys Stephens Center (Downtown) alabamasymphony.org
Bash on the Bluff Children’s Fresh Air Farm (Hoover) bashonthebluff.com
Head to this free family event on on Oct. 17 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for face painting, live music, a pumpkin patch, a golf simulator, petting zoo, inflatable games, and more. Birmingham Fall Craft & Vendor Market Riverchase Galleria (Hoover) hometownvendormarket.com Support local small businesses at this market Nov. 14–15, specializing in food, jewelry, handmade crafts, home decor, art and more.
Fall-O-Ween Pelham City Park (Pelham) pelhamalabama.gov
Enjoy bungee jumps, bounce houses, trick- or-treating, a trackless train, carnival games, crafts, face painting, balloon art, and the Kids Market at this free family-friendly festival on Oct. 25, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Flourish Fright: Trunk or Treat The Greenhouse (Ensley) eventbrite.com Head to this free block party on Oct. 27 from 4–7 p.m. in your best costume for trunk- or-treating, music, games, food vendors, community resource tables, a costume contest, and photo ops. GBAHB Fall Festival 2401 International Park Pl., Hoover members.gbahb.com Start off Oct. with the Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders’ festival on the 1st from 4–8 p.m. It will have face painting, games, a bounce house, trick-or-treating, food, Monster Mash activities, and a dunking booth. Tickets are $25–35; kids under 5 free.
Birmingham Spooktacular Craft & Vendor Market
Riverchase Galleria (Hoover) hometownvendormarket.com Expect local vendors, handmade goods, Halloween and fall décor, seasonal treats, and gifts as you shop all afternoon at this market Oct. 23–24. Bowl Night: Molten & Mysterious with the Sloss Metal Arts Crew Sloss Furnaces (Downtown Birmingham) birminghamal.gov This hands-on M+M cast iron bowl class on Oct. 30 from 6–10 p.m. knows how to get spooky… with a night tour of Sloss!
Citizens Church Trunk or Treat 2838 Ruffner Rd., Birmingham citizensbhm.com
Halloween at the Park! 5895 Bill Noble Dr., Gardendale billnoblepark.com
Throw on your best costumes on Oct. 24 and head to Citizens Church from 1–3 p.m. for a free trunk-or-treat, along with a hot dog lunch, chili cook-off, dessert, and cake-walk. Chelsea Community Center Fall Craft Fair Chelsea Community Center cityofchelsea.com This free fall craft fair on October 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. features local makers, artists,
BIRMINGHAMPARENT.COM | OCTOBER 2026 19 Halloween in the Heights and Witches Ride 3138 Heights Village, Cahaba Heights facebook.com Trick-or-treat at the Cahaba Heights Gather round for this free family event on Oct. 27 with pumpkin-themed activities— including painting and seeing how far you can chunk a pumpkin—crafts, vendors, food trucks, and children’s activities.
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