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Halloween is a truly special time of the year where the ghoulish and ghastly have their big chance to shine! Why not celebrate the spirit (literally!) of the season with a night of festive fun? If you’re a resident in the Dallas area, you can experience an enjoyable, spooktacular evening with the Frights N’ Lights event! A step up from your everyday pumpkin patches and haunted houses, Frights N’ Lights allow guests to explore an adventure trail lined with thousands of beautifully intricate jack-o-lanterns, each perfectly carved with the images of your favorite superheroes, princesses, monsters, and cartoon characters!  And the even greater part? This event features the largest Trick-Or-Treat trail in the entire state of Texas! Kids in costume can collect candy to their heart’s content at stations along the way, along with taking part in a series of games, Halloween-themed rides, food, drinks, and more! It’s the ultimate Halloween experience for families, friends, and those who just...

There’s plenty of reasons to get excited if you’re living in the Austin area! Pioneer Farms, one of the best local living history museums in the region, is hosting its annual Pumpkin Nights event! At Pumpkin Nights, guests can venture along a half-mile walking path, where they’ll discover the Forbidden City, a Pirate’s Cove, and plenty of fantastical lands built using over 5,000 hand-carved real and artificial pumpkins.  It’s truly an amazing spectacle to behold as well as the perfect way to celebrate the spirit of the Halloween season! Plus, there will be plenty of space and fresh air for everyone, allowing for the chance to make holiday memories that will last a lifetime! The event runs from September 30th to October 31st, ending the Halloween season with a royal bang with scenic, spooky sights you won’t want to miss! Austin will be hosting a wide variety of different seasonal holiday events this year, Pumpkin Nights merely being the first of the lot! If you’re living in the area...

If there’s one thing I can’t recommend enough, it’s paying a visit to the Dallas Arboretum!  This amazing outdoor nature center is truly a spectacle to behold, as well as just a gorgeous feast for the senses. With its beautiful wildlife, flowers, and intricate nature displays, this place is absolutely jam-packed with plenty of excellent opportunities to get some much-needed fresh air.  Coming this Fall season, starting on September 18th and running all the way through the end of October, the Dallas Arboretum will be presenting its 16th annual Autumn at the Arboretum event! Presented by Reliant, this amazing Fall-themed event will host more than 90,000 pumpkins, gourds, and squash throughout the famous Arboretum garden.  There will additionally be an amazing pumpkin village with a theme on bugs and insects. Guests can experience huge bug-themed topiaries, bugged-out pumpkin houses, and plenty of fun for the whole family! There will even be a maze for younger visitors, live...