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EVENT · ENDS 2 NOVJoondalup · Wanneroo

Bloom Joondalup 2026 Extended to 1 November: Tickets From $17.40, Gates 6:30pm, Park at P8 or Take the Train to Central Park (Joondalup, WA)

Central Park, Joondalup

Bloom Joondalup, the after-dark light show in Central Park, runs every night until Sunday 1 November 2026, after the organiser extended the original season that was due to end on 25 October. Tickets start at $17.40 for an adult on a Sunday to Wednesday night, and everyone needs a timed ticket bought online: nothing is sold at the gate.

EVENT · ENDS 30 OCTBlacktown

Freaky Friday at Warrick Lane, Blacktown 2026: Free Halloween Night, Friday 30 October 4pm to 8pm, and Parking Has a 3 Hour Limit (Sydney, NSW)

A carved jack-o'-lantern photographed in Calcata, Italy (not at the Blacktown event, text added)

Freaky Friday at Warrick Lane is free and runs from 4pm to 8pm on Friday 30 October, but a visit that lasts the full four hours will outrun the 3 hour limit on the main Warrick Lane car park, so park on one of the all-day free levels at Colo Lane if you plan to stay. The times below are Sydney times, on daylight saving (AEDT).

EVENT · ENDS 31 OCTPalmview · Maroochydore

Halloween 2026 on the Sunshine Coast: Free Trick or Treat 1pm to 7pm at Sunshine Plaza, FestEvil Gates 5pm at Aussie World, Amaze World 5pm to 7:30pm (QLD)

Aussie World and the Ettamogah Pub, Palmview, Queensland, photographed in 2013

Four Halloween events on the Sunshine Coast this weekend have published times: Landsborough Museum on Friday 30 October, and Sunshine Plaza, Moffat Beach and Amaze World on Saturday 31 October, with Aussie World’s FestEvil running both nights. Only the Sunshine Plaza, Moffat Beach and Landsborough events are free. The Sunshine Coast is on Brisbane time, so every time below is Queensland time with no daylight saving. This guide uses each organiser’s own page and the Sunshine Coast Council events listing, all checked on Tuesday 27 October 2026.

EVENT · ENDS 1 NOVRooty Hill

Pasifika Unity Festival 2026 at Blacktown Football Park: Free Entry, Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November, 3pm to 10pm, No Car Access, Park at Rooty Hill (Sydney, NSW)

Crowd at a Pasifika Festival in Auckland, New Zealand, 2015 (a different festival, text added)

You can go to the Pasifika Unity Festival for free on Saturday 31 October or Sunday 1 November, from 3pm to 10pm each day at Blacktown Football Park, but you cannot drive to the gates: the City of Blacktown says there is no vehicle access to the site, so you either park at Rooty Hill off Eastern Road or walk from Rooty Hill station, about 1.3km. Sydney is on daylight saving time (AEDT) at this time of year, so all times below are Sydney times.

EVENT · ENDS 22 NOVBulimba

Hocus Pocus Halloween Bulimba 2026 Has Moved to Sunday 22 November, 3pm to 8pm: Free, No Booking, and the Ferry Terminal Is Closed That Day (Bulimba, QLD)

Bulimba Memorial Park sign and Avenue of Honour on Oxford Street

Hocus Pocus Halloween at Bulimba Memorial Park is now on Sunday 22 November 2026 from 3pm to 8pm, not on Saturday 31 October. The organisers’ Facebook event says “NEW DATE DUE TO WEATHER – SUNDAY 22 NOVEMBER”, and Brisbane Kids also lists the festival as rescheduled to 22 November. Entry is free and no bookings are required.

EVENT · ENDS 31 OCTVillawood · Panania

Free Movies Under the Stars in Villawood and Panania: Friday 30 and Saturday 31 October 2026, 5pm to 9:30pm, Film From About 7:30pm, No Booking (NSW)

Platform 1 at Villawood railway station, taken in October 2024 (text added)

The City of Canterbury-Bankstown is showing its free outdoor cinema twice more this month: Friday 30 October at Thurina Park in Villawood, and Saturday 31 October at Marco Reserve in Panania. Both nights run from 5pm to 9:30pm, the film starts around 7:30pm, and neither needs a ticket. The Villawood night was postponed, so if you saw an earlier date for it, the Friday 30 October date is the one on the council’s page now.

EVENT · ENDS 31 OCTParramatta

Foundation Day Parramatta 2026: Free, Saturday 31 October 9am to 2pm at Hambledon Cottage Reserve, Take the Light Rail to Robin Thomas (Parramatta, NSW)

Hambledon Cottage grounds, Parramatta (photo uploaded 2005, text added)

Foundation Day is free and runs from 9am to 2pm on Saturday 31 October 2026 at Hambledon Cottage Reserve, 63 Hassall Street, Parramatta. The City of Parramatta recommends taking the Parramatta Light Rail to the Robin Thomas or Tramway Avenue stop and walking the short distance, because parking in the streets around the reserve is limited.

EVENT · ENDS 1 NOVNorth Ipswich · Ipswich

Riverlink Halloween Wicked Weekend 2026: Free Trick or Treat Hunt 10am to 3pm on Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November, Free Parking, Railbuses Replace Trains (Ipswich, QLD)

Riverlink Shopping Centre seen across the Bremer River, North Ipswich

Riverlink Shopping Centre in North Ipswich is running a free Halloween Trick or Treat Hunt from 10am to 3pm on Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November, with a free dance party on Friday 30 October and free after-dark shows on Saturday. Parking at the centre is free, but trains between Roma Street and Ipswich are replaced by railbuses from 11:30pm on Friday until the last service on Sunday.

EVENT · ENDS 31 OCTHoppers Crossing

Halloween Movie in the Park 2026 at Hoppers Junction: Free, Popcorn From 5pm, Hotel Transylvania Starts 6pm Saturday 31 October, Train Station Nearby (Melbourne, VIC)

New road bridge over railway line at Hoppers Crossing

Wyndham City’s Halloween Movie in the Park is free and needs no booking: on Saturday 31 October 2026, popcorn and entertainment start at 5pm at Powell Reserve in Hoppers Junction, Hoppers Crossing, and the movie, Hotel Transylvania, starts at 6pm. This guide pulls together the council’s event page and its Movies in the Park page, checked on 26 October 2026: what time to arrive, how to get there, where to park, what you can and cannot bring, and what happens if it rains.

EVENT · ENDS 31 OCTCarramar · Wanneroo

Halloween Spooktacular 2026: Free at Houghton Park, Carramar, 2pm to 6pm Saturday 31 October, Rides, Costume Parade, Food Trucks (Wanneroo, WA)

Halloween decorations at a Curtin University residence in Perth

The City of Wanneroo’s Halloween Spooktacular is free and runs from 2pm to 6pm on Saturday 31 October 2026 at Houghton Park, Carramar (WA). The City describes it as an all-ages community event with carnival rides, a costume parade and competition, a trick-or-treat trail, food trucks and market stalls.