🎃 From fall festivals and seasonal celebrations to Halloween fun and spooky nighttime adventures, there’s plenty happening in and around Montgomery this October!

Whether you’re planning a family outing, exploring local festivities, or looking for a frightfully fun Halloween experience, you’ll find plenty of ways to celebrate the season in Magnificent Montgomery! 🍂👻

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Alabama National Fair

📆 October 8-18, 2026
📍1555 Federal Dr, Montgomery, AL 36107

The 11 Best Days of Fall is a vibrant celebration packed with delicious food, captivating exhibits, exciting entertainment, and unforgettable fun. Guests can enjoy a wide array of attractions, from thrilling midway rides and interactive agricultural and animal exhibits to live performances by top entertainers and activities for all ages. Whether you’re a local, visiting from across the country, or traveling from around the world, the Alabama National Fair has something for everyone to enjoy.

More info HERE

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City of Montgomery Park and Recreation Breast Cancer Awareness Walk

📆October 17, 2026
🕒 8-10 AM
📍Shakespeare Park, 1 Festival Dr, Montgomery

Come together in hope, strength, and courage! 

The City of Montgomery Parks & Recreation invites the community to their Breast Cancer Awareness Walk on Saturday, October 17, from 8:00 AM–10:00 AM at Shakespeare Park.

Let’s honor survivors, uplift families, and raise awareness for early detection and education. Wear your pink, bring your loved ones, and help make a meaningful impact together. 

More info HERE

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Harvest Festival

📆October 17, 2026
🕒3-6 PM
📍Riverfront Park, 355 Commerce St, Montgomery

Celebrate the season at Montgomery’s 2026 Harvest Festival—a free, family‑friendly fall spectacular at beautiful Riverfront Park!

Stroll through the Harvest Junction Marketplace, featuring handmade goods, local treats, and unique finds from small businesses. Kids can grab a free pumpkin and decorate it on-site, enjoy face painting, balloon twisting, and meet adorable animals at the petting zoo.

Enjoy yummy bites from your favorite food trucks, groove along to upbeat, kid‑friendly music from our festival DJ, and soak up the sights, sounds, and flavors of fall.

More info HERE

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Beat the Odds Fundraiser 2026

📆October 22, 2026
🕒6 PM
📍Wynlakes Golf and Country Club, 7900 Wynlakes Blvd, Montgomery

Join the Cancer Wellness Foundation of Central Alabama for Beat the Odds Fundraiser, an unforgettable evening featuring:

- Real casino games with professional dealers
- Drawdown for a chance to win $10,000
- Exciting auctions and prizes
- Live music
- Delicious buffet
- The opportunity to support cancer patients across Central Alabama

Every ticket purchased and every sponsorship helps provide critical services for local cancer patients, including transportation to treatment, medication assistance, chemo comfort bags, nutrition support, wigs, and other resources that ease the burden of cancer.

More info HERE

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Fall Food Truck Festival

📆October 24, 2026
🕒6-10 PM
📍1255 Madison Ave, Montgomery

Bring your family and friends for an evening of food, fun, and community at Montgomery’s Fall Food Truck Festival!

Enjoy delicious food from local food trucks, shop with non-food vendors, and spend the evening listening to live music from a band and DJ. Come hungry and enjoy a festive night filled with great food, music, and fall fun.

More info HERE

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Spooky Safari

📆October 24-25, 2026
📍1664 Venable Way, Hope Hull

Grab the costumes, gather your favorite little ghosts and goblins and get ready for a wild Halloween weekend at Alabama Safari Park!

Spooky Safari returns October 24 & 25 with two days of daytime, family-friendly Halloween fun. Safari Village will transform for the weekend, with plenty of treats, activities and not-so-spooky fun waiting for kids of all ages.

More info HERE

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The Haunted Coliseum

📆October 30-31, 2026
🕒6-10 PM
📍Garrett Coliseum, 1555 Federal Dr, Montgomery

One of Montgomery’s oldest entertainment venues, Garrett Coliseum holds decades of memories—and stories of those who may have never left the building. Come experience the history, mystery, and fright as you make your way through the Haunted House!

More info HERE

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Creatures of the Night / Family Fun Night Mann Museum Flashlight Tour

📆October 30, 2026
🕒5:30-8:30 PM
📍Montgomery Zoo and Mann Wildlife Museum, 2301 Coliseum Parkway, Montgomery

Creatures of the Night / Family Fun Night Mann Museum Flashlight Tour is a combination of fun-filled and insightful educational program (and family fun night) packed with:

- live animal presentation of creepy creatures
- flashlight tour of the Mann Wildlife Learning Museum
- live animal presentations
- discovery stations
- craft time
- everyone leaves with a take-home, keepsake goody bag
- Lee Tinker from the Montgomery Planetarium will also be on-sight with a telescope to view the night sky.

More info HERE

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Trunk or Treat at Sheridan Heights Community Center

📆October 30, 2026
🕒5-7 PM
📍Sheridan Heights Community Center, 3501 Faro Drive, Montgomery

Join Sheridan Heights Community Center for a fun and safe Halloween celebration filled with treats, creativity and neighborhood spirit. Children can dress in their favorite costumes and enjoy trick-or-treating from creatively decorated vehicles. 

Activities will include:

- Trick-or-treating
- Creatively decorated vehicles
- Games and music
- Treats and family-friendly activities

This event is intended for children ages 6 and older. Come dressed in your favorite costume and help make it a Halloween to remember!

More info HERE

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Howl-O-Ween Bash at The Montgomery Zoo

📆October 31, 2026
🕒 10 AM to 3 PM
📍2301 Coliseum Parkway, Montgomery

The Montgomery Zoo is hosting a brand‑new Halloween event this year: Howl‑O‑Ween!

Howl‑O‑Ween is a family‑friendly Halloween celebration at the Montgomery Zoo, offering guests a safe and festive daytime opportunity to enjoy the spooky holiday.

This spooky, kid-friendly Halloween-themed event features
- musical entertainment, DJ
- hay rides
- face painting
- food trucks
- animal ambassador encounters
- kid crafting opportunities,
- costume contest, and
- chances to participate in enrichment activities with our animals.

More info HERE

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Halloween Spooktacular Trunk-Or-Treat

📆October 31, 2026
🕒5:30-7:30 PM
📍 Paterson Field, 1215 Madison Avenue, Montgomery

The annual Halloween Spooktacular Trunk-or-Treat will be held on Saturday, October 31st, 5:30pm, at Paterson Field, 1215 Madison Avenue! This event provides a safe alternative and parents will be able to monitor their children.

More info HERE

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