As the autumn season settles in, Miami Springs is gearing up for what promises to be an extraordinary and spooktacular October. From outdoor movies under the stars to whimsical local traditions, our walkable city is packed with festive, family-friendly events leading up to the grand finale on October 31st.
Here is your complete guide to all the upcoming Halloween-themed events in Miami Springs. Be sure to mark your calendars, prep your costumes, and click the links below to view the full details and times for each event on MiamiSprings.com!
🎬 Free Community Outdoor Movie Night: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Date: Saturday, October 3, 2026
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Grace Lutheran Church (254 Curtiss Parkway)
Kick off the spooky season with a timeless family favorite! Gather under the stars for a free screening of Disney’s stop-motion masterpiece, The Nightmare Before Christmas. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, and favorite movie snacks for a perfect, crisp evening of community-wide entertainment.
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🧹 4th Annual Miami Springs Witches Ride for Charity
Date: Saturday, October 10, 2026
Time: 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM (Registration at 5:00 PM, Flight at 6:45 PM)
Location: GFWC Miami Springs Woman’s Club (200 Westward Drive)
One of our city’s most beloved and whimsical modern traditions returns! The “Witches of Westward” (powered by the GFWC Miami Springs Woman’s Club) will fly through the municipal streets. Decorate your bicycles and golf carts, dress in your finest witchy attire, and compete in the Costume & Cackle contest before a police-escorted ride through the neighborhood. All proceeds directly support local civic scholarships, charities, and programs.
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🎃 Miami Springs Annual Boo Bash Halloween Celebration
Date: Friday, October 16, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM (Costume Contest at 7:30 PM)
Location: Multipurpose Room, Miami Springs Aquatic Center (1401 Westward Drive)
The City of Miami Springs is hosting its massive annual Boo Bash! This highly anticipated event features an evening of spooky music, dancing, interactive games, prizes, and candy. The legendary, highly competitive annual costume contest kicks off at 7:30 PM, so make sure your little pumpkins, ghouls, and boos are dressed to impress. Admission is completely free!
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💀 Curtiss Mansion’s Awesome Movie Night: Disney•Pixar’s COCO & Kids Costume Party
Date: Friday, October 23, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Location: Curtiss Mansion (500 Deer Run)
Experience Halloween magic at one of Miami Springs’ most historic landmarks. The Curtiss Mansion is hosting a “not-so-scary” outdoor family movie night under the stars, featuring a screening of Disney•Pixar’s beautiful movie COCO. Kids can show off their costumes in a special kids’ costume party, and families can enjoy local food trucks, concessions, and festive photo backdrops.
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🐺 Howl-O-Springs 2026
Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026
Time: 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location: Miami Springs Circle
The official municipal Halloween festival! Howl-O-Springs is the ultimate community celebration, transforming the Miami Springs Circle into a hub of autumn activities, costume contests, local vendor booths, music, food, and endless fun for residents of all ages. It is the perfect warm-up for the big night!
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🍬 The Legendary Miami Springs Halloween “Invasion”
While the organized local events are spectacular, nothing compares to the legendary experience of traditional door-to-door trick-or-treating on Halloween night in Miami Springs. Our city is widely celebrated as having the absolute best door-to-door trick-or-treating in South Florida.
Thanks to our uniquely walkable, oak-shaded streets, wide swales, and close-knit community, Miami Springs becomes a literal wonderland on October 31st. In past years, the municipal streets have been playfully “invaded” by thousands of trick-or-treaters and families from all over Miami-Dade County, who travel here just to experience what a traditional, safe, American Halloween block party feels like.
Homeowners in neighborhoods along Hunting Lodge Drive, Plover Avenue, and along Curtiss Parkway go completely all-out, crafting elaborate front-yard haunted walkthroughs, massive light displays, and high-quality decorations. In fact, to keep the thousands of costumed pedestrian children safe, the city regularly coordinates with the Miami Springs Police Department to restrict vehicle traffic on key residential corridors, turning entire neighborhoods into a giant, vibrant, community-wide block party.
📆 A Historic Saturday Night Halloween Bash!
This year, the stars have aligned: Halloween falls on Saturday night, October 31, 2026!
When Halloween lands on a weekend, the festivities reach a whole new level. With no school or work the following morning, residents can pull out all the stops for their front-yard haunted walkthroughs, and families can enjoy extended hours of trick-or-treating and block parties well into the evening. Coupled with the gorgeous, crisp, lower-humidity weather that typically hits South Florida in late October after the season’s first cold fronts, it is set to be a massive, historic Halloween celebration in our beautiful city.
Stay safe, bring your flashlights to navigate our leafy (and dark) interior streets, drive with extreme caution, and let’s make the 2026 Halloween season the most magical one yet!
