Spook up your October with these Halloween festivities in Delray and Boca.
Delray Beach
Witches of Delray Ride
A cackling coven of Achievement Centers for Children & Families supporters will mount their brooms (er, bikes) for a ride through Downtown Delray to raise funds in support of the nonprofit’s mission of empowering underserved families. The witches will take flight on Oct. 24 after a slew of lead-up events, including the annual Witches Brew party, hat decorating party, and more. Visit achievementcentersfl.org/all-events for a full list of events.
Halloween Parade
The City of Delray Beach’s annual Halloween Parade will return for its 62nd year on Oct. 24. Arrive costumed in your spookiest garb on the corner of Atlantic and Northeast Fifth Avenues at 1 p.m., then make your way down to Old School Square, where KidsFest awaits with bounce houses, live music, and local vendors. Arrive downtown early for Trick-or-Treating on the Ave from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
SOMething Scary
Local schoolhouse Space of Mind will once again rock the block with its annual Halloween party. The festivities will take place on Oct. 30 at the corner of Space of Mind and DADA at 102 N. Swinton Ave. and include a haunted house, costume contest, trunk-or-treating, craft cocktails from DADA, and more. Funds raised will benefit the Community Classroom Project. findspaceofmind.com
Halloween Bar Crawl
Delray’s annual Halloween Bar Crawl returns to haunt its way around downtown on Halloween night. The crawl will begin at 4 p.m. at Hawker’s Asian Street Food and make stops at participating downtown bars that will offer exclusive drink and food specials. Tickets cost between $12 and $20 and include two to three drinks per stop, a Crawl With Us party cup, keychain bottle opener lanyard, and an after-party with a live DJ. Visit crawlwith.us/delraybeach/halloween for more information and to purchase tickets.
Good Night John Boy’s “Flinstones”-themed Halloween
Good Night John Boy heads back to the Stone Age for its “Flintstones”-themed festivities, which will run Friday through Sunday Halloween weekend. The ’70s-themed bar will transform into the town of Bedrock and invites guests to don their best Fred and Wilma outfits and knock back Fruity Pebbles Shots and Yabba-Dabba Disco (an orange Creamsicle-inspired cocktail). Reservations are encouraged and can be made here.
Boca Raton
“Boo-ca Boo Days”
The City of Boca Raton is hosting a slew of Halloween festivities, including Halloween by the Sea at Gumbo Limbo (Oct. 18), Spooky Tennis (Oct. 30), a screening of Hocus Pocus (Oct. 30), and more. For a full list of events, click here.
Fall Family Festival (Trunk & Treat)
This free family-friendly event hosted on Oct. 24 at Above & Beyond Community Church (7500 E. Country Club Blvd.) will include food trucks, games, bounce houses, and more. Festivities begin at 4 p.m. Come in costume.
Halloween at the Y
The YMCA of South Palm Beach County will be hosting two Halloween events, one at the DeVos-Blum Family campus in Boynton Beach on Oct. 16, and another at the Peter Blum Family campus in Boca Raton on Oct. 24. Expect corn mazes, haunted houses, candy, and more. Click here for more details.
A Haunting at Meat Market
Visit the Boca Raton outpost of Meat Market (2000 N.W. 19th St.) dressed in your spookiest garb on Halloween night for an evening of live DJ music, light bites, and cocktails. Make your reservation here.
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