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Halloween Fun Guide for the Seacoast

All the things we could find to make your Halloween spooktacular!

By Jonna Kinlin, Publisher of Macaroni KID Seacoast October 5, 2023

Happy Halloween, Seacoasters! Halloween is one of our favorite holidays to celebrate, so we've rounded up all of the frightful (and not so frightful) events and activities taking place this season in the Seacoast. From trick or treating to trunk or treats, haunted houses to parades, we have it all. Plus, enter for your chance to get a FREE Halloween BOO Bag from Macaroni KID Seacoast and participating local businesses! (Update: Our BOO Bags for 2023 have been claimed!)

Do you know of a kid-friendly Halloween event taking place in the Seacoast that isn't listed here? Please submit your event and we will add it to our list! 

Last updated: October 27, 2023



Halloween Fun in the Seacoast All Season Long

2023 Brown Bat Corn Maze 
Friday, September 2nd - Sunday, October 29th

Haunted Overload 2023 - Fright Night Lite
Thursday, October 5th, 12th and 19th

Haunted Overload 2023 Day Haunt
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, October 6th - 29th

Haunted Overload 2023
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, October 6th - 29th
Thursday, October 26th




Halloween Events in the Seacoast

Friday, October 7th
Rochester Main Street Pumpkin Patch & Costume Drop Off
Flashlight Corn Maze
Public Night Maze

Saturday, October 8th
Howl for the Animals!

Saturday, October 14th
Voices from The Cemetery
2nd Annual Trunk or Treat
Trunk or Treat
Trunk or Treat and Foam Party
Flashlight Corn Maze

Sunday, October 15th
Voices from The Cemetery

Wednesday, October 18th
Halloween STEM Event

Friday, October 20th
Tales From the Woods - Haunted Woods Walk

Saturday, October 21st
Not-So-Spooky Spectacular
Halloween Parade & Downtown Trick or Treat
Trick or Treat Tea & Dance Party
Happy Mall-O-Ween
Tales From the Woods - Haunted Woods Walk
Hampton's HalloweenTown
Flashlight Corn Maze
Trunk or Treat 2023!

Sunday, October 22nd
Kids Halloween Ride on the Rockingham Trail
Downtown Trick-or-Treat
Trunk or Treat

Thursday, October 26th
Halloween Bash at Exeter Farmers’ Market
Ghosts on the Banke — A Family-Friendly Halloween Event

Friday, October 27th
Downtown Business Trick Or Treat
Somersworth PTA Halloween Track or Treat
Spooktacular Dance
Halloween Kids Night Out
Portsmouth Hallo-Green Trick Or Treat
Ghosts on the Banke — A Family-Friendly Halloween Event - SOLD OUT!

Saturday, October 28th
Thirsty Goblin 5K Run & 2M Walk
Halloween Costume Party
The 2023 Pumpkin Festival
East Kingston Public Library's Annual Halloween Party
Fall Family Fun Fest 2023
Star Speedway Halloween Howler Enduro Race
Dog-tober-fest
Seacoast Taco Festival: Day of the Dead
DIDC Trunk-or-Treat 2023
The Annual Halloween Haunt
Halloween Party
2023 Epping, NH Halloween Block Party
Trunk or Treat Spreading Cheer
Trunk or Treat
Ghosts on the Banke — A Family-Friendly Halloween Event - SOLD OUT!
Halloween Costume Party
Flashlight Corn Maze

Sunday, October 29th
Little Pumpkins Halloween Party!
Owloween
Bear-Paw’s 4th Annual Haunted Hunt
A Little Spooky Halloween Party
Trunk or Treat
Ghosts on the Banke — A Family-Friendly Halloween Event - SOLD OUT!

Monday, October 30th
Adopt a Ghost
Historic Portsmouth Legends & Ghosts Walk - Trick-or-Treat Night!

Tuesday, October 31st
Costume Contest at STREET Portsmouth
Toddler Trick or Treat 
Sensory Friendly Trick or Treat
East Kingston Public Library Trick-or-Treat
Halloween Hoopla
Ceme-terrariums
Haunted Overload - Lights Out!
28th Portsmouth Halloween Parade





Trick-or-Treating in the Seacoast

Monday, Oct 30th

Brentwood, 6 pm - 8 pm
Dover, 5 pm - 8 pm
Durham, 5 pm - 7:30 pm
Greenland, 5 pm - 7:30 pm
Hampton Falls, 5 pm- 7 pm
Kensington, 5 pm - 7 pm
Lee, 5 pm - 7 pm
Madbury, 5 pm - 7:30 pm
Newington, 5 pm - 7 pm
Newmarket, 5 pm - 7 pm
North Hampton, 4 pm - 7 pm
Portsmouth, 5 pm - 8 pm
Rollinsford, 5 pm - 7 pm
Rye, 5 pm - 7 pm
Seabrook, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Somersworth, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Tuesday, Oct 31st

Danville, 6 pm - 8 pm
Epping, 5 pm - 7pm
Exeter, 4 pm - 7 pm
Fremont, 5 pm - 8 pm
Hampton, 5:30 pm - 8 pm
Kingston, 5 pm - 8 pm
New Castle, 5 pm - 7 pm
Newfields, 5 pm - 7 pm
Newton, 5 pm - 8 pm
Stratham, 5 pm - 7:30 pm




More Halloween Fun!

Get a Macaroni KID Seacoast BOO Bag!
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6 Easy Halloween Crafts & Activities for Your Kids
13 Easy Halloween Lunchbox Treats
4 Kooky Halloween Recipes Your Kids Will Love
Boo! Here Are 9 Halloween Books Your Kids Will Love

We will continue to update our Macaroni Kid Seacoast Halloween Guide with events as they are posted, so check back often!

Check out our Seacoast local calendar for even more events! 

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