Candy, Costumes & Community Fun: Your Guide to Halloween & Fall Events

Rita Shipp
Oct 21
2 min read

Updated: Oct 25

The spooky season has officially arrived in East Texas! 🎃 From trunk-or-treats and fall festivals to Halloween night fun, our communities are packed with family-friendly events happening all week long.

Check out our gallery of local flyers below to plan your stops for candy, costumes, and community fun across Jasper, Newton, and Tyler counties.

To submit your event please email: bd@easttexasbanner.com

Carnivorous Plants Halloween Hike

Date and Time: October 25th 10:00 AM - 12 PM

Location: Pitcher Plant Trail County Road 4850 Warren, Texas

Description: Join Texas Conservation Alliance for a fun + educational hike to learn about some spooky, carnivorous plants found here in our backyard. All ages are welcome; free event and free snacks and drinks provided. Hike is a 1.0-mile mostly flat, roundtrip loop. Recommended to bring: Bug spray, Water bottle, and closed-toed shoes. Optional: Bring your own pumpkin to carve afterwards! We will provide some stencils, tools, and trash bags for clean-up after our hike. Please RSVP with the QR code or using the following link: https://www.tcatexas.org/event-details/carnivorous-plant-halloween-hike/form

Postponed due to the Weather.

Fall Festival at Dogwood Hills Baptist Church

Friday, October 31
6:00 – 8:00 PM
823 US Hwy 190 West, Woodville, TX

Join us for a fun-filled evening for the whole family! Our Fall Festival is FREE for everyone—come enjoy:

Face Painting
Games for All Ages

Bring your family, invite your friends, and celebrate the season with us. We can’t wait to see you there!

https://dogwoodhillsbaptistchurch.org/pages/fall-festival

Spurger VFD 2nd Annual Trunk or Treat

111 County Road 4433, Spurger, TX 77660

Join us for our 2nd annual Trunk or treat! We want it to be bigger than last year! We will have games, candy, free food, a spook house, and more!!

The best thing is EVERYTHING IS FREE!!

Tons of ways to win free prizes!

Calling all ghouls, zombies, witches, superheroes, and geeks alike, we will have a kids' Halloween costume party on October 28th. Please register by calling the library at 409-384-3791.