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12 kid-friendly Halloween events near Phoenix / Scottsdale / Mesa with 2026 dates confirmed on their official sites, across 9 towns. The earliest to open is Tolmachoff Farms Pumpkin Days & Corn Maze, on October 1. Every one is suggested for all ages and rated no more than 2 of 5 ghosts on our scare scale. 5 list free admission.
North Scottsdale ranch pumpkin patch with farm games, a scavenger hunt, pony and train rides, a petting zoo and a mechanical bull; some rides cost extra.
Free community pumpkin patch in Goodyear with a big maze, a scavenger hunt, a coloring station and photo backdrops; pay only for the pumpkins you take home.
Mesa family farm's month-long fall festival with a five-acre corn maze, petting zoo, barrel train, jump pad, giant slide, mini golf and a barn of pumpkins for sale.
Fifth-generation Glendale farm with a large family corn maze, a mini maze for little ones, pumpkins, a petting zoo, train ride and farm play areas.
Free city-run Halloween festival in a local park, offered as a safe alternative to neighborhood trick-or-treating.
Town of Gilbert Halloween party at the recreation center with games, crafts, inflatables and a petting zoo; costumes encouraged.
Free city Halloween night in downtown Chandler with a trunk-or-treat, catwalk costume parades and a gentle games zone for kids 5 and under.
Peoria's annual free Halloween festival, moving to the City Hall campus, with a trick-or-treat trail, costume contests, costumed characters, food trucks and a quiet sensory area.
Free Halloween-morning event in a historic WWII hangar where kids in costume trick-or-treat with city departments and airport businesses and see private aircraft up close.
Week-long Halloween program at the downtown science museum with spooky-themed demonstrations and hands-on activities for families.
Nighttime Halloween train ride past mildly spooky displays at Scottsdale's railroad park, plus unlimited carousel rides and a gentle haunted walk-through; tickets are timed.
Evening trick-or-treat trail through the zoo with candy stations, face painting, an hourly costume parade, DJs and themed entertainment.
Apache Junction Halloween Festival, Boo Bash, Chandler Halloween Spooktacular, Halloween Monster Bash, Haunted Hangar at Falcon Field, MacDonald's Ranch Pumpkin Patch, and 6 more. Each has its 2026 dates, hours and prices on its own page.
The earliest in this guide is Tolmachoff Farms Pumpkin Days & Corn Maze on October 1, 2026.
Apache Junction Halloween Festival, Boo Bash, Chandler Halloween Spooktacular, Haunted Hangar at Falcon Field, MacDonald's Ranch Pumpkin Patch, Pumpkin Patch on 303, and 2 more are rated 1 of 5 ghosts: not scary.
MacDonald's Ranch Pumpkin Patch, Pumpkin Patch on 303, Tolmachoff Farms Pumpkin Days & Corn Maze and Vertuccio Farms Fall Festival, all suggested for all ages.
Yes: Apache Junction Halloween Festival, Chandler Halloween Spooktacular, Halloween Monster Bash, Haunted Hangar at Falcon Field and Pumpkin Patch on 303 list free admission on the official site.
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