Seasonal & Holidays

Halloween Weekend: Where To Trick Or Treat, Get Spooky In Sarasota County

Halloween weekend events in the Sarasota area include trick-or-treating, pumpkins, a tunnel of terror, an animatronic display, farm animals.

SARASOTA COUNTY, FL — It’s the spookiest time of year and the Sarasota area has plenty of family-friendly Halloween events to offer. Check out where you can get your candy fix and other scary happenings this year.


Halloween Tunnel of Terror
When: Friday and Saturday, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Where: Evie’s Express Car Wash & Mobile Detailing, 4715 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota
What: Cost for this haunted drive is $20 per car.


Trick or Treat at Fable Books

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When: Friday through Sunday during business hours

Where: Fable Books, 234 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice

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What: Stop in Halloween weekend for a goodie bag. Those wearing a costume will receive an extra prize.


Halloween at the Farm

When: Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Where: Inverness Farm, 377 Inverness Road, Venice

What: This annual event features interactive Halloween activities that celebrate nature. Activities include a nature mask competition and a spooky scavenger hunt.


Boo! at the Bazaar

When: Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Where: The Bazaar on Apricot & Lime, 821 Apricot Ave., Sarasota

What: Enjoy trick-or-treating, free Halloween air brush tattoos, spooky spin art and live music.


Selby Spooktacular

When: Sunday, 10 a.m. to noon

Where: Selby Gardens, 1534 Mound Street, Sarasota

What: This family-friendly celebration includes trick-or-treating, holiday crafts and other activities.


Halloween Safe Treats

When: Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m.

Where: Siesta Key Village

What: A village wide trick-or-treating event for the family.


Sarasota County Sheriff's Office Halloween Drive-Thru Event

When: Saturday, 6 to 8 p.m.

Where: SCSO headquarters, 6010 Cattleridge Blvd., Sarasota

What: Enjoy Halloween displays and a drive-thru candy giveaway at the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office headquarters.


Fright Night on St. Armands

When: Sunday, 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Where: St. Armands Circle

What: This family-friendly event includes trick-or-treating, decorated storefronts and special promotions.


Halloween on South Lime Avenue

When: Sunday, 7 to 10 p.m.

Where: 133 S. Lime Ave, Sarasota

What: Enlightened Monkey Arts presents a free family-friendly walkable Halloween experience. Located on a cul-de-sac, the installation features more than 10 scenes, projection mapping, custom-made animatronics and props, lighting, special effects, and more. Scenes include swamp monsters, pumpkin men, a skeleton rat party, martians and the Ghouls Garden. On Halloween night, there will be an animatronic Nerf shooting gallery, a scavenger hunt, a zombie room and a haunted room where guests control some of the haunt.


Know of an upcoming Halloween event in Sarasota County? Email Tiffany.Razzano@Patch.com.

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