The ultimate Halloween event for families and children of all ages, Spooktacular, returns to SeaWorld Orlando on August 31. This daytime event is full of immersive festivities from surprises to candy, costumes and more. From trick-or-treating to a dance party with Sesame Street friends, kids will love participating in all the spirited activities. You will be able to experience various immersive and engaging activities such as the Pumpkin Storyteller and Meet-a-Mermaid, making Spooktacular the perfect event to help everyone embrace the Halloween spirit. This daytime event takes place every Saturday and Sunday starting August 31, and includes Labor Day on Monday, September 2. The event then extends to Friday through Sunday starting October 11 through November 3. SeaWorld Orlando’s Spooktacular is included with park admission. Exciting Entertainment and Family-Friendly Fall Activities The perfect spooky fall day of Halloween excitement for you and the whole family is found at SeaWorld Orlando’s Spooktacular. This year’s event is packed with enchanting experiences and charming activities that everyone will love! SeaWorld Spooktacular’s Halloween Activities include:

• ALL-NEW Shamu & Crew Spooktacular Breakfast: Guests can kick off their day at SeaFire Grill with Shamu & Crew’s Spooktacular Breakfast, where they’ll have the chance to get photos, hugs, and autographs from the beloved Shamu & Crew characters. Please note this exclusive experience comes with an additional cost.
• ALL-NEW Harvest Maze: Perfect for guests of all ages, the maze offers a fun and easy way to enjoy the magic of fall. Guests will wander through the twists and turns making unforgettable memories, an ideal autumn adventure for the whole family!
• REIMAGINED Pumpkin Garden and Storyteller: While meandering through the Pumpkin Garden, guests can see just how many friendly pumpkin fish they spot. Additionally, guests can join an interactive storytelling followed by the ALL-NEW Bubble Dance Party, a Halloween party full of floating fun, giggles, and lots of Spooktacular Pals!
• Trick-or-Treat Candy Trail: Children can dress up in their favorite costumes and embark on a trick-or-treat adventure around the park, stopping at 12 stations featuring a variety of sweets and snacks. To join in on the fun, guests can purchase a SeaWorld trick-or-treat bag, available at the entrance of the trick-or-treat trail.
• Sesame Street Halloween Parade: The show-stopping parade allows families to dance and play along with Elmo and friends who have dressed up for Halloween and enjoy a colourful musical experience.
• Scarecrow Halloween Dance Party: Families can dance and bust a move at the Scarecrow Halloween Dance Party taking place at the Journey to Atlantis Plaza. DJs will be playing fun tunes while scarecrows show off their moves during select performance times throughout the day.
• Halloween Kids Crafts: On the candy path, kids can enjoy some Halloween colouring and crafts that are included with park admission.
• Spooktacular Scavenger Hunt: With the purchase of the special map at Coconut Bay Trader’s, families can explore the park and track down SeaWorld’s colourful Halloween friends. Guests can redeem the completed map at Coconut Bay Trader’s for a unique prize.
• Costume Contest: On Fridays throughout October, guests can showcase their costume skills at Journey to Atlantis Plaza for a chance to win exciting prizes.
• Meet-a-Mermaid: As participants stroll through the trick-or-treat trail, they will be able to meet a charming mermaid and take memorable pictures.
• Halloween Cookie Decorating: During select times on Sesame Street Land during Spooktacular, kids can customize fun fall-inspired cookies with a special guest. Cookie decorating kits are available for purchase.
• Halloween Storytime with Big Bird: During scheduled times at Big Bird’s nest, guests can gather around to hear some of his favourite Halloween tales.

Those with food allergies are encouraged to take part in the Teal Pumpkin Program. These guests can collect teal tokens at candy stations in lieu of those treats and redeem the tokens for allergy-friendly items at Coconut Bay Traders in the Key West area of the park. Rules for Halloween Costumes All guests are welcome to dress up in Halloween costumes. Guests who are ages 13 and older may not wear costume masks or hoods, and all costumes are subject to the normal dress code for the park. In addition, face painting is not permitted on any guest unless it is done by park artists. Howl-O-Scream Returns to Take Over the Night When the moon begins to rise, SeaWorld Orlando’s Howl-O-Scream emerges once again to promise an experience where fear meets fantasy in an event where guests' worst nightmares lurk around every corner. From eternal games with the highest of stakes to haunted halls where the living and dead collide, experience the new bone-chilling tapestries of horror and reimagined scares. Howl-O-Scream at SeaWorld Orlando is intended for mature audiences and takes screams to the extreme. This year’s event features five haunted houses and seven scare zones along with several bars, taunting haunts and shows. The hair-raising activities continue as guests embark on heart racing attractions such as Mako, Infinity Falls, Pipeline and Ice Breaker.  SeaWorld Orlando’s Howl-O-Scream will take place on select dates from September 6 – November 2, 2024.

This Autumn, you can create unforgettable memories at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay’s newest family-friendly event, Halloween Harvest. The all-new event will feature fun activities for all ages, including Kandy’s Sweetacular Celebration at the Festival Walkway, where guests can step into a world of enchantment and not-so-spooky Halloween fun. Plus, guests can capture the perfect fall moment at an assortment of autumn-themed photo spots scattered throughout the park. Halloween Harvest is inspired by some of Busch Gardens' best-loved Halloween events and is included with park admission. This year, guests can look forward to frightfully delightful activities on select dates including:

• Trick-or-Treating: Dive into the Halloween spirit with festive trick-or-treat stations at Kandy’s Sweetacular Celebration—grab a bag and enjoy the sweetest seasonal treats around!
• Sweetacular Costume Parade: Join the fun at the Sweetacular Costume Parade, where colourful costumes light up the catwalk and every kid gets their time to shine like a Halloween star.
• Jack-O-Lantern Scavenger Hunt: Join the Jack-O-Lantern Scavenger Hunt at Kandy’s Sweetacular Celebration and embark on a fun-filled adventure to find whimsical pumpkins hidden throughout the festival walkway.
• Taffy Twist’s Black Cat Dance Party: Get into the Halloween spirit at Taffy Twist’s Dance Party, where spooky beats and playful dance moves turn every step into a ghoulishly good time for the whole family!
• Spooky Kooky Science: Professor Pufflemintz is the never predictable, anything is possible, sometimes puzzled but always positive Professor of Science.
• Storytime with Kandy: Nestled by Kandy’s enchanting pumpkin patch and bubbling cauldron, guests can join Kandy, the friendly young witch in training, for a magical reading of “Room on the Broom,” where everyone finds their place in the story.
• Sesame Street Safari of Fun Halloween: Enjoy even more Halloween fun with your favourite Sesame Street friends dressed in their Halloween costumes, a Sesame Street-themed Halloween show and dance party, Halloween Storytime, a bat-themed scavenger hunt and festive photo opportunities.
• Fall Photo Spots: Discover charming fall photo spots around the park that offer picturesque backdrops, perfect for capturing unforgettable memories to post and share.

This year’s Howl-O-Scream event boasts a total of five haunted houses, seven scare zones, two shows, five interactive bars and more frights than ever before, promising an unforgettable journey into darkness. SeaWorld Orlando’s Howl-O-Scream, which received USA TODAY's 10Best Readers' Choice Award for the Best Theme Park Halloween Event in 2023, runs select nights from September 6 to November 2. New Spine-Chilling Houses and Sinister Scare Zones Guests will enter a high-stakes wager in "The Ultimate Gamble," where the casino's life-or-death stakes risk turning each step into a trap, making them ghostly patrons forever caught in the eternal game. Dare to seek the remnants of promised serenity at the "Water’s Edge Wellness Center." Experience the horrors of eternal mystery and dark secrets within its haunted halls, where the living and dead collide. Should you escape this spectral house, venture to the sunken city in "Atlantis – Journey Below." Descend into an eerie underwater kingdom where anticipation thickens the air, and sinister sea creature whispers echo on every wave. If the depths drive you back to land, "Farm 51" awaits to devour your soul. The air here is heavy with dread, broken only by the eerie rustling of cornfields, revealing you're not alone. Alongside these bone-chilling additions is the returning fan favorite, "D3LER1UM666 Laboratories." Guests will also be lured to confront untold fears and spine-chilling specters in three new scare zones. A once-idyllic roadside haven turns nightmarish in "Paradise Palms," where guests may check in but might never check out of this weathered abode with a chilling history. Survive this and face the madness of "Cannibal Harbor." This once-thriving port is now a place of primal fear, where cannibalistic mariners hunt fresh prey. Escaping their banquet doesn’t guarantee safety as the mystic forest beckons in "Seeds of the Coven." Test divine protections against witches’ curses in this ominous environment. Among these spooky nightmares are four returning favourites: "Blood Light District," "Toxic Turmoil," "Terrors of the Deep," and "Carnevil Pier." Returning Fan Favourite Shows and Macabre Bars with Terrifying Treats The Howl-O-Scream experience is further enhanced with SeaWorld’s darkly entertaining, heart-pounding shows like the haunting "Siren’s Song." Guests can enter the tale of the fabled and legendary sirens, who allure even the bravest adventurers. Attendees can also be spellbound by an adrenaline-fueled musical showcase starring the notorious Jack the Ripper in the renowned "Monster Stomp." No Howl-O-Scream adventure is complete without spectacular bites and drinks to fuel guests as they face their deepest fears. Quench your unearthly thirst and otherworldly hunger at the park’s newest bars, "Sacrificial Spirits" and "Space Gate 3." Returning for the event is the "Longshoremen Tavern," where the longshoremen are dying to entertain those who enter. "Tormented" is also back to haunt, offering refuge from the wintry wasteland as you brave the horrors beneath the ice. Sinfully sweet treats await at "CarnEvil Curiosities," along with a variety of specialty frightening food offerings. Howl-O-Scream 2024 is a separately ticketed night event.