Halloween in Austin, Texas is one of the most popular nights of the year for revelers downtown, especially on 6th Street. Every year throngs of people, both old and young, dress up in their scariest, wackiest, or most unusual costumes – some homemade, some from expensive costume shops – and parade down 6th Street, enjoying the party atmosphere.
Calle 6 promises a wild night for attendees, and there is usually a lot of alcohol consumption and subsequent drunkenness. Most people claim to have a good time, although there are numerous regular arrests of intoxicated or rowdy people, but there are also quieter, more sober activities in the city, many of which are family oriented.
This year promises to be no different than previous years at Halloween in Austin, and some of the activities the city of Austin has to offer sound almost as fun as 6th Street, or possibly more fun. Halloween falls on a Friday this year, but many of the city-sponsored events take place a few days before the actual date of Halloween, which is October 31.
For example, on October 26, from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, there is the annual Trick or Treat Trail under the moonlight tower in Zilker Park, and this event offers a variety of activities, including carnival booths, entertainment and concessions. . Admission is free, but participants are encouraged to bring two non-perishable food items for the food bank to help feed those in need in and around Austin. There’s live music to sing along to, as well as the annual Halloween costume contest, and this event promises to be fun and safe.
Another city-sponsored event on the same day is the Spooky Science Extravaganza at the Mexican American Cultural Center, and this event involves examining the many “mysteries” of Halloween and explaining them scientifically. The event hours are also from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm and the event offers an educational experience for children that is also fun.
Another educational event will be held Tuesday through Sunday, October 21-November 2 at the Beverly Sheffield Education Center in Zilker Park, and the event is called “Enchanted Cave.” The hours of this event are from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, except on Sundays, when the hours of the event are from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm, and this event offers interactive games, a film about the Aquifer Edwards and a recreated cave for children. to walk and observe the salamanders in their natural habitat.
A Halloween Carnival is held on October 30 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Pan Am Recreation Center, and this carnival also includes a costume contest for children and games with prizes. This event will provide a safe place for children to wear their costumes and have fun while their parents relax and allow the children to spend very little money for a safe night. All game booths are .25 cents at the event, and food and drinks are .75 cents, and the carnival includes a Halloween dance so parents can have fun too. The Halloween Carnival promises fun for the whole family.
Two options for adults or families who don’t choose to go to 6th Street include the Austin Ghost Tour, which is a guided tour of downtown Austin with stops at all of downtown’s scariest haunted locations. Another is the Mansion of Terror, which is a pitch black maze behind the Walgreens on IH 35 at the intersection with 281, and the maze will be full of scary ghosts, but since the proceeds go to charity, the event offers a way to help. the community while having fun.
Halloween in Austin is sure to be as exciting this year as it has been in years past, and as long as revelers remember to stay sober and observe the laws, everyone should be having a good time, so make a plan now, get yourself a costume, and start partying! expect one of Austin’s most celebrated annual events!