UPDATED: 10/20/22
Get in the Halloween spirit with these thrilling Halloween events in Plano. For kids and families, there are family-friendly options from trick or treat events to Halloween movie nights. Adults and teens can get spooked at a terrifying professional haunted house. And not to be missed, the new RIP Fest and a fan favorite, Apparition Expedition will take place in the historic Downtown Plano Arts District. Take a look at all the spooktacular events coming up this Halloween.
Halloween Events
Dark Hour Haunted House
Dark Hour Haunted House returns this fall from September 17-October 31 as the Coven Awakens in a brand new way. Experience Dark Hour in its scariest form with the 13 coven witches together in one terrifying nightmare.
Hitchcock_Tober at Angelika Film Center: The Birds
On October 5 at 7pm, enjoy a spooky movie at Angelika Film Center. Hitchcock’s iconic classic, The Birds, turns seemingly harmless creatures into some of the most terrifying villains in horror history. Starring Rod Taylor, Tippi Hendren, Suzanne Pleshette, and Jessica Tandy, the story begins as an innocuous love triangle, but turns dark when the characters’ sense of security is slowly eroded by the curious behavior of the birds in the area. Panic mounts as birds murder a chicken farmer by pecking him to death, create a flash fire at a gas station, and swarm over the local children as they leave school.
Hall-O-Ween Movie Series at Legacy Hall: Hocus Pocus
Don’t be a scaredy cat! Join us in the Box Garden this spooky-season for their Hall-O-Ween Movie Series. B00! Hall-O-Ween is back and we’re celebrating with our FREE Movie Series. Catch all your favorite spooky flicks on our huge 24ft screen…..if you dare. On Oct. 5 at 7:30pm, get the family together for a free screening of Disney’s Hocus Pocus! Arrive early to grab some food and a limited time spooky cocktail from the bar before the movie starts.
This event is free to attend, but we highly recommend purchasing a Pumpkin Package [$55] which includes:
- $20 Hall Pass for dinner or drinks
- {1} Halloween candy bag
- {2} Spooky drink tickets
Spook Alley
Make this spooky, walk-through attraction party of your family’s Halloween tradition. Visitors of all ages are invited. The Texas Pool gates are open from 8-10pm every Friday and Saturday nights in October starting on Oct. 7. Admission is $3 per person or $10 per family. All proceeds and donations will support the historic Texas Pool. Parking is along the street near 901 Springbrook Drive. The entrance will be at the pool’s side gate.
Hall-O-Ween Movie Series at Legacy Hall: Monster House
Don’t be a scaredy cat! Join us in the Box Garden this spooky-season for their Hall-O-Ween Movie Series. B00! Hall-O-Ween is back and we’re celebrating with our FREE Movie Series. Catch all your favorite spooky flicks on our huge 24ft screen… if you dare. On Oct. 12 at 7:30pm, enjoy a free screening of Monster House! Arrive early to grab some food and a limited time spooky cocktail from the bar before the movie starts.
This event is free to attend, but we highly recommend purchasing a Pumpkin Package [$55] which includes:
- $20 Hall Pass for dinner or drinks
- {1} Halloween candy bag
- {2} Spooky drink tickets
The Rocky Horror Show
From October 14-October 30, enjoy The Rocky Horror Show presented by Art Centre Theatre. In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named “Rocky.” Fran-N-Furter and his motley crew did the “Time Warp” on Broadway in a 25th anniversary revival. Complete with sass from the audience, cascading toilet paper, and an array of other audience participation props, this deliberately kitschy rock ‘n’ roll sci-fi gothic musical is more fun than ever.
Horror Movie Trivia Night at Legacy Hall
On October 18 at Legacy Hall, get ready to put your scary movie knowledge to the test at Horror Movie Trivia Night. It’s spooky season at Legacy Hall, so grab your bravest friends for this epic evening of trivia, food, and spooky cocktails! Slither up to any of our bars and try our terrifyingly good cocktails that are only available for Hall-O-Ween season. Come dressed up and enter our costume contest for a chance to win a $100 Hall Pass.
If your team comes out alive (and with the most points), you’ll win these grand prizes:
- 1st place: $100 Hall Pass gift card
- 2nd place: $75 Hall Pass gift card
- 3rd place: $50 Hall Pass gift card
HITCHCOCK_TOBER AT ANGELIKA FILM CENTER: DIAL M FOR MURDER
On October 19 at 7pm, watch Dial M for Murder in 3D at the Angelika Film Center. Hitchcock’s 1954 classic was originally shot in 3D but rarely seen that way by moviegoers. The film has been restored for gorgeous high-resolution 3D digital presentation. Dial M for Murder is a sophisticated, chillingly sinister thriller from the Master of Suspense – Alfred Hitchcock. Based on the popular mystery play by Frederick Knott and led by an unforgettable performance by Grace Kelley, the film follows an ex-tennis star who frames his unfaithful wife for first-degree murder after she inadvertently hinders his plan to kill her.
FUN ON THE FARM: HALLOWEEN
Fun on the Farm on October 21 is an interactive program designed for preschoolers and their grown-ups. Most appropriate for children ages 2 to 5 years old, our programs offer families the opportunity to read a story, make a craft, meet our livestock, enjoy a wagon ride, and have fun on our 4.5 acre farm. Gates open at 10am for registered guests. Tickets must be purchased in advance so that they can safely manage our attendance for this program.
Stations are open during the two-hour, come-and-go style program and close at noon. After the program is over, guests are welcome to enjoy time on their own until we close at 2pm. Bring a picnic lunch or snack if you like.
REST IN PLANO FEST & APPARITION EXPEDITION
On October 22 get your spook-on in the Downtown Plano Arts District at Plano’s new Rest in Plano Fest and a fan-favorite coming back, Apparition Expedition, a guided ghost tour through the historic area. This event sells out year after year, but this year it will be a part of a new festival, Rest in Plano Fest, where there will be live performers, curated vendors, and plenty of photo ops.
Halloween Bar Crawl
Legacy Hall’s got the booze, you bring the BOO’s. Join them for a self-guided bar crawl through the three floors and 5 bars of Legacy Hall on October 22.
For $65 per person, you will receive all of the following:
- 5 Specialty Drinks: These drinks will ONLY be available for this event!
- 1 Souvenir Hall-O-Ween Glassware
- 1 General Admission ticket to the Guns N Roses Experience concert in the Box Garden (Showtime is 8PM)
- Access to an afterparty with DJ Yuna in Tonic Bar & Lounge
Put on your costume and get ready to crawl! Don’t wait to buy tickets.
Spooky Cocktail Class
Caution: Spooky Cocktail Class on October 24 at Legacy Hall! Learn how to shake it in this educational and fun cocktail class led by mixologists with Teremana Tequila! Have your senses stirred as an expert mixologist with Teremana Tequila guides you through the creation of two specialty cocktails. Before the class begins, grab dinner from nearly 20+ eateries on the first floor and enjoy a complimentary Welcome Cocktail in Tonic Bar & Lounge.
The CLASS PACKAGE is $65 and includes:
— Welcome Cocktail made by our talented bar staff
— (2) Craft Cocktails that you’ll get to make yourself
— $10 Hall Pass (gift card to Legacy Hall for food/drinks)
— Swag Bag with barware and other goodies!
HITCHCOCK_TOBER AT ANGELIKA FILM CENTER: SABOTEUR
On October 26 at 7pm, enjoy the next movie in Angelika’s Halloween series, Saboteur. Factory worker Barry Kane (Robert Cummings) is wrongfully accused of setting a deadly fire at an airplane plant in an apparent act of sabotage. Kane believes that the fire was set by another worker (Norman Lloyd), and he travels across the country to find the mysterious saboteur. Along the way he is forced to take Patricia Martin (Priscilla Lane) hostage, but as he begins to earn her trust, she turns from an unwilling captive to a willing accomplice in his quest to help clear his name.
Hall-O-Ween Movie Series at Legacy Hall: The Addams Family
The final showing in the Legacy Hall Halloween movie series is The Addams Family. Get there early to grab some food and a limited time spooky cocktail from the bar before the movie starts. This event is free to attend, but we highly recommend purchasing a Pumpkin Package [$55] which includes:
- $20 Hall Pass for dinner or drinks
- {1} Halloween candy bag
- {2} Spooky drink tickets
Boo Bash
Join the Halloween fun at Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center on Thursday, Oct. 27 for their annual Boo Bash event. Children ages 12 & under and their parents are welcome to come and go anytime between 4:30 pm and 8 pm. Come dressed in costume with your trick or treat bag for a fun night of carnival games and candy! Free admission. Please bring a canned food item to be donated to a local food bank.
BOOze & Bites Halloween Bar Crawl
Come in costume and enjoy spooky tricks and treats from the tenants at The Shops at Legacy North on Thursday, October 27th from 6-8pm. Best costume winner will receive a $100 gift card to The Shops at Legacy. Tickets to the event are $20 and attendees must be 21+. Ticket includes: admission to the event, a wristband that unlocks special drinks, food specials, and shopping discounts from our tenants for event attendees only, a special Halloween glass for tastings, exclusive food & drink specials for ticketed guests only, shopping discounts, gift card giveaways, and more.
Stone Cold Murder
October 13-29 at Cox Playhouse enjoy a theatrical performance of Stone Cold Murder. Newlyweds Robert and Olivia Chappell have bought a small hotel in the English Lake District, and at the end of their first season they settle down with a drink in front of a warm fire, but their evening is interrupted by the arrival of a rugged hiker seeking shelter from the snowstorm outside. Could the stranger have anything to do with Olivia’s dark past? A desperate fight for survival begins, with twists and turns for all those involved, while ratcheting up the suspense until the very end.
MURDER MYSTERY WITH KEITH & MARGO
A tale of mystery, murder and amazing food at Maggiano’s Little Italy with Keith & Margo’s Murder Mystery Texas on October 28. Invite your friends for a fun night of mystery! You’ll partner up to solve the murder during a delicious three course dinner to see which team takes the prize. A cash bar will be available.
Hall-O-Ween at Legacy Hall
The time has come for Legacy Hall’s official Hall-O-Ween party to once again rise from the grave on October 29 at 7pm, this time with a Prince tribute band, creepy cocktails, and a Killer Afterparty. Dress in your most outrageous and creative costumes for our annual cut-throat Costume Contest: Best Individual Costume, Best Couples Costume, and Best Group Costume. We recommend you slither up to a Balcony VIP Lounge [21+] for the ultimate Halloween party experience complete with dedicated cocktail service, soft seating, and the best view of the stage.
NTPA Trunk Or Treat
Join us for the 3rd Annual NTPA Trunk-or-Treat on October 29 hosted by the NTPA – Academy! This year’s event will be a walk-through Halloween extravaganza giving families more time to explore and enjoy all the fun fall activities! The trick-or-treating meets carnival extravaganza will provide fun for the whole family. Check out the variety of themed cars stocked with candy, enjoy entertainment by our NTPA Academy students, devour some delicious food truck eats, plus giveaways and more exciting surprises!
BEETLEJUICE HALLOWEEN at KAI
‘Never Trust The Living. A KĀI Lounge Halloween Experience. VIP Table Reservations available. Enjoy a costume contest, prizes, a DJ & more! Please fill out the VIP Table Inquiry on their website to reserve your spot.
Bolloween Costume Party
TOPSHOT Events presents the top-rated #1 Bollywood costume event in Texas on October 30 at Sambuca 360. Come get spooky and dance until 2am. Doors open at 9pm. There will be food, drinks, and free parking. This event is for 21+ only.
Hitchcock_tober at Angelika Film Center: Psycho
Halloween night at 7pm, the Angelika Film Center will show the final movie in their Halloween series, Psycho. Alfred Hitchcock’s landmark masterpiece of the macabre stars Anthony Perkins as the troubled Norman Bates, whose old dark house and adjoining motel are not the place to spend a quiet evening. When Marion Crane, spectacularly played by Janet Leigh, ends up at the Bates Motel after making off with $40,000 cash, there’s hardly a film fan alive who doesn’t know what happens next. First a private detective, then Marion’s sister, search for her as the horror and suspense mount to a terrifying climax where the mysterious killer is finally revealed.
Halloween at the Boo-ardwalk
Join us at the Boo-ardwalk on Halloween for Family Friendly Fun! Costumes are going to be all the rage at this event, so don’t forget to wear them. When you first enter the Boo-ardwalk, take those Halloween family photos at the pumpkin display, then come Trick, Treat, and Eat around the water. Be sure to stop by our face paint and balloon artist booths for a spooktacular time. DJ Dracula will be at The Boo-vilian across the water for a dance and games for the kids.
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