Coast over and see the Gulf Coast Capital come alive with Halloween magic. From spooktacular family-friendly adventures to haunted houses and ghost tours, Corpus Christi has the perfect mix of thrills and chills this 2024 Halloween season.
Family Fun
Boo in the Blue at the Aquarium
October 19 - October 30
Experience an underwater Halloween adventure with the annual Boo! In the Blue event at the Texas State Aquarium and enjoy a variety of family-friendly activities, spooky décor, fun photo backgrounds, animal encounters, candy, and more from 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM.
Halloween with the Hooks
October 24
Ghouls and goblins prepare for the ultimate search for candy at Halloween with the Hooks on October 24 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM. This free event will include trick-or-treating candy stops, carnival games, a costume contest, and a pumpkin patch “photo BOOth.” The Hooks will be accepting food donations to benefit the Coastal Bend Food Bank, and attendees are encouraged to donate canned food items upon their arrival to Whataburger Field.
Enjoy CC Tours
Available every evening
Hop aboard an air-conditioned van with Enjoy CC Tours for a premier 2-hour nighttime ghost hunting experience. Prepare to explore a 1929 haunted building and 13 other sites as you hear the stories and the history behind these haunted locations. Catch orbs, apparitions, and other energy fields through photos and learn of the rich haunting history of the Gulf Coast Capital. Tours are available every evening from 6:15 PM - 8:15 PM.
Festivals
Rockin K' Farms
September 21 - November 3
This highly anticipated annual fall festival runs late September through November and attracts families from all over the Coastal Bend. Enjoy photo ops, delicious food and drinks, over 20 attractions, an iconic five-foot wide, wheelchair-accessible maze, and more. Get the whole family together and treat everyone to a memorable tradition. The festival is open on Saturdays from 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM and on Sundays from 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
Dia de los Muertos Festival
October 26
Recognized as one of the nation’s top Dia de Los Muertos celebrations, our local festival brings life, music, and culture to the downtown community. Honor and celebrate this annual tradition in the midst of vendors and food trucks lining the streets, sugar skulls galore, costumes at every turn, arts and crafts, ofrendas, and lots of music from 3:00 PM - 12:00 AM. There’s also a Children’s Corner, where kids can let loose and have their fun their own way as they climb, paint, jump, and more.
Outdoors
Water Dog Witches Paddles
October 25 - 27
Put on your witchiest gear (black outfit, witch hat, and cape) and join yogis at Water Dog Yoga for the annual SUP Witches Paddles event, held from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, where witches will learn to use their core, back, and shoulders to paddle more efficiently and effectively.
Monster Mash Cupcake Dash
October 12
Monsters, lace up your shoes and let’s race. Choose from a 2 mile, 5k, and 10k race that allows your inner beast to run free and enjoy a cupcake at the finish line. There will be a DJ, Kids Zone, recovery tent, and the opportunity to learn how mental health can impact our community. Funds will be used to increase access to mental health services by providing counseling to uninsured families. The race will be held at Water’s Edge Park at 7:45 AM.
Haunted Houses
Fright Night Haunted House
October 4 - November 2
Are you brave enough for an extreme, ultra-realistic, and detailed haunted house experience? Known as one of the top haunted houses in the country, the 10,000 square foot attraction’s level of detail, set design, and effects combined with their impressive actors and incredible makeup effects can only be compared to a Hollywood movie, and it changes every year, so you never know what to expect. This year, the haunted house is open every Friday and Saturday from 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM and every Sunday from 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM between October 4 and November 2, including Halloween.
Haunting on the Blue Ghost
October 4 - November 2
Take a chance on a terrifying tour that takes brave souls through over 80 compartments on two decks of the USS Lexington, a WWII-era aircraft carrier, including spaces never opened to the public. Prepare to handle steep ladders, dark corridors, creaky hatchways, unimaginable sights, screams, and sounds, and stay after hours for a guided Late-Night Paranormal Investigations tour from 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM.
The Hauntings of Boogeyman Haunted House
Every weekend in October & Halloween
For the ultimate bone-chilling experience, head to FM 666 for a not-so-average haunted house experience. Held every weekend in October, from 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM, including Halloween, this event shares many haunted facts and historical hair-raising details followed by a tour up the road of a haunted cemetery, formerly the site of the Texas Revolution, for sightings of ghosts and ghouls awaiting your arrival.
There are plenty of spooky activities for witches, ghouls, and goblins of all ages. Check out our events calendar to explore Halloween events in Corpus Christi.
