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15 kid-friendly Halloween events near Baltimore with 2026 dates confirmed on their official sites, across 12 towns. The earliest to open is Gaver Farm Fall Fun Fest, on September 4. Every one is suggested for all ages and rated no more than 2 of 5 ghosts on our scare scale. 4 list free admission.
Montgomery County farm's long-running pumpkin festival with hayrides to the PYO patch, a corn maze, straw maze, jump pads, slides and barnyard animals.
Petting farm with a hayride out to the pumpkin patch, plus rescued storybook figures from the old Enchanted Forest park, pony and cow-train rides and hay mazes.
Big Frederick County farm with a 12-acre pumpkin field of dozens of varieties, mini mazes, jumping pillows, pedal karts, farm animals and hayrides.
Howard County pick-your-own farm whose fall weekends add hayrides, mazes and pumpkin picking in the fields.
Frederick County farm festival with a six-acre themed corn maze, pick-your-own pumpkins, big slides, campfire sites and Saturday-night fireworks in October.
Northern Baltimore County farm with two corn mazes, a flower field and about fifteen included activities on one flat-price ticket.
Daytime not-scary hayride for little kids at Rockburn Branch Park, run by Howard County Recreation & Parks.
Late-morning trick-or-treat walk along the trails of a Baltimore County nature center, aimed at young children.
Afternoon trick-or-treating at participating shops along Main and Bond streets in downtown Bel Air.
Evening Halloween event at a Baltimore County nature center, pairing trick-or-treat stops with the outdoors.
Daytime Halloween festival across the zoo on October weekends, with costume contests, seasonal games and trick-or-treat fun among the animal exhibits.
County-run harvest and arts festival in a historic farm park along the Minebank Run valley.
Free daytime fall and Halloween festival at Baltimore County's agriculture center and farm park.
Free waterfront street festival in historic Fell's Point, now in its 60th year, with music stages, food, local vendors and family activities.
Baltimore's big community lantern parade through Patterson Park, with an afternoon festival, lantern making and art market before the illuminated procession at dusk.
Butler's Orchard Pumpkin Festival, Clark's Elioak Farm Fall Festival, Fall Harvest and Arts Festival, Fall, Fun, and Frights, Fell's Point Fun Festival, Gaver Farm Fall Fun Fest, and 9 more. Each has its 2026 dates, hours and prices on its own page.
The earliest in this guide is Gaver Farm Fall Fun Fest on September 4, 2026.
Butler's Orchard Pumpkin Festival, Clark's Elioak Farm Fall Festival, Fall Harvest and Arts Festival, Fall, Fun, and Frights, Fell's Point Fun Festival, Gaver Farm Fall Fun Fest, and 9 more are rated 1 of 5 ghosts: not scary.
Butler's Orchard Pumpkin Festival, Clark's Elioak Farm Fall Festival, Gaver Farm Fall Fun Fest, Larriland Farm Fall Festival, Maple Border Farm Corn Maze and Summers Farm Fall Festival, all suggested for all ages.
Yes: Fall, Fun, and Frights, Fell's Point Fun Festival, Great Baltimore Lantern Parade & Dia de Los Muertos Festival and Trick or Treating in Downtown Bel Air list free admission on the official site.
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