Editor's note: This list is not comprehensive
Looking for a way to celebrate Halloween? Check out six pumpkin patches, festivals, hikes and haunted attractions happening across Bastrop County.
Community Fall Festival and Trick-or-Treating
Residents and staff of three Bastrop nursing homes on Old Austin Highway will host a fall festival with carnival games, snacks, trick-or-treating and more. Family-friendly costumes are encouraged.
Oct. 29, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Free (admission)
Bastrop Lost Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 430 Old Austin Hwy., Bastrop
Facebook: Bastrop Lost Pines
Evergreen Farms Pumpkin Hunt
A wagon ride through the Christmas tree fields takes visitors to hidden pumpkins, with additional activities including a pumpkin launcher, train rides, a fishing pond, foam axe throwing, zip lines, mazes and a bounce house.
Open through Oct. 31 (weekends); 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Saturdays), 1-5 p.m. (Sundays)
Free (admission, parking); $3.50 (each activity)
Evergreen Farms, 242 Monkey Road, Elgin
www.evergreenfarms.biz/pumpkin-hunt
Pumpkin Patch at Community Gardens
The annual pumpkin patch includes train rides, bounce houses, giant slides, pumpkin painting, a children’s activity zone, local vendors and food.
Open through Oct. 31 (weekends), 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
$5-$25 (pumpkin patch and activity wristbands), free (children ages 2 and younger)
Community Gardens, 1067 SH 71 W., Bastrop
www.cgbastrop.com/events
Boo Bark Ranger Howl-O-Ween Hike
Costumes are encouraged for this one-mile guided hike, which will bring dogs and their owners together to learn about trail safety. Attendees should keep pets leashed at six feet or less and bring water and waste bags.
Boo Bash
Downtown Bastrop’s Halloween celebration will feature trick- and trunk-or-treating along Main and Spring streets, activity booths, bounce houses, food vendors and other family activities.
Scream Hollow Wicked Halloween Park
Visitors can explore five haunted attractions and a haunted hayride at the 20-acre Halloween park, which also features live music, bonfires, food, a Halloween museum and a museum of haunted artifacts.
