Halloween 2026 around Sarasota / Bradenton / Fort Myers / Naples: press sheet

A few local picks to check out

Full Sarasota / Bradenton / Fort Myers / Naples guide · Vote in The Boo Awards

17 Halloween events around Sarasota / Bradenton / Fort Myers / Naples are on BooMap, each with its 2026 dates checked on the event's own website.

## What families can find

• 2 pumpkin patches & corn mazes
• 8 family Halloween events
• 5 fall festivals
• 2 haunted houses

Pumpkin patches and corn mazes already open by Oct. 1: 1, including Fall Fest & Corn Mazes (Bonita Springs).

Not-scary picks for little ones (suggested all ages, 1–2 of 5 ghosts): Boo at the Zoo (Naples); BooFest on Main Street (Lakewood Ranch); Fright Night on St. Armands Circle (Sarasota); Halloween Spooktacular (Naples); Halloween at The Ringling (Sarasota); and 6 more.

Free events: Boo! at The Bay (Sarasota); BooFest on Main Street (Lakewood Ranch); Fright Night on St. Armands Circle (Sarasota); Trunk or Treat & Halloween Movie (Cape Coral).

Trick-or-treat hours: no town around Sarasota / Bradenton / Fort Myers / Naples has announced official 2026 hours yet. BooMap adds them as towns announce. (Halloween is Saturday, Oct. 31.)

## The Boo Awards (fan vote, Oct. 1–25)

Fans vote for Sarasota / Bradenton / Fort Myers / Naples's Best Pumpkin Patch, Best for Little Goblins, Boo's Hidden Gem (small, local events only), Most Fun Overall and Most Likely to Make You Scream. One vote per category per day; winners are announced Oct. 27.

Vote: https://boomap.app/southwest-florida/vote

## Links

• City guide: https://boomap.app/southwest-florida
• About BooMap and the press kit: https://boomap.app/press

## Story ideas

• "We mapped every Halloween event around Sarasota / Bradenton / Fort Myers / Naples": where to go this weekend, by age and scare level.
• Trick-or-treat on a Saturday: what it means for families (and the towns that set official hours).
• Boo's Hidden Gem: the small, local events fans are rallying behind.

## Spokespeople

• Andrew Ward, creator of BooMap (his company, Toronado Entertainment, makes BooMap and Noelly); also SVP of 10 Lives Studios and a film and TV producer. As a 7th grader he built a six-room haunted house in a borrowed tent in his family's driveway, staffed by neighborhood volunteers. Recent work: the Katy Perry Lifetimes Tour concert film, a Peter Frampton documentary, Hollywood Vampires: Unleashed Spirits. producinghollywood.com
• Kristen Moss, reality TV casting director and BooMap spokesperson; a mom of two whose daughter is going as a red raptor dinosaur this year. kmosscasting.com

Media contact: hello@boomap.app