Discovery Green will celebrate Halloween with a family-friendly festive night with costumes, games and photos. (Courtesy Discovery Green)
Halloween is right around the corner, and if you don't have plans yet, check out this list of ways to celebrate the spooky season in Houston.
This list is not comprehensive, and details are subject to change.
Scream on the Green
Get your Halloween costumes ready for a festive night at Discovery Green. The spooky celebration will feature a costume contest, living sculptures, games, spooky music and photo opportunities.
Celebrate Halloween with a splash at POST Houston on the Skylawn. This all-ages event will feature purple and orange foam machines, family-friendly music and costume contests.
HiFi at The Finn has been celebrating Halloween all month long, but Halloween night takes center stage with a sultry, stylish showcase inspired by iconic horror films, music and the visual aesthetic of the '70s and '80s. The evening will include cocktails and vinyl.
The Houston Food Bank will celebrate Halloween with trunk-or-treating, costume contests and a bouncy house.Courtesy Ryan Gripon
Trunk-or-Treat Party and Volunteer Shift
The Houston Food Bank is inviting the community to join them for a special daytime party that includes trunk-or-treat for children with music, yard games, face painting, a bouncy house and a costume contest. Guests can also volunteer for a morning or afternoon shift.
Taking over five blocks on Montrose this Halloween, the neighborhood event will celebrate with a costume party with a Vampire Mardi Gras theme. The bar crawl will include locations such as Brasil & Poison Girl, Boondocks, Taco Stand, Pistolero's and Anvil and Catbirds.
The Heights lounge transforms into a 1926 grand hotel whose ghostly staff has returned to run it 100 years later. It opens glamorous, gets stranger every night and ends with a Centennial Costume Ball on Halloween, with the best-dressed crowned.
Hotel Best Regards will feature themed cocktails and dishes for Halloween.Courtesy Best Regards
Drag Bingo
Bar Daphne will celebrate with a Halloween-themed drag bingo night, with costumes encouraged. Queen Persephone will bring the party, where attendees can expect prizes, themed rounds, and plenty of surprises, as well as cocktails and bar bites.
BARC, the City of Houston's animal shelter, invites Houston residents to celebrate the holiday with an adoption event. All adoption fees will be waived. The event includes family activities such as trunk-or-treating, local vendors, food trucks and free St. Arnold's for adults.
From Houston to Hollywood: An evening with Justin Simien
The Miller Outdoor Theatre is celebrating Halloween by bringing the director of Disney's "Haunted Mansion" for an intimate evening exploring Justin Simien's journey from Houston to Hollywood on Oct. 29. Then catch his film on the big screen on Oct. 31.
