Halloween

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 1 NOVRedcliffe

Redcliffe Festival of Frights 2026: Free Entry, Saturday 31 October 4pm to 9pm on Redcliffe Parade, Three Bus Stops Closed From 10am (Redcliffe, QLD)

Beach at Redcliffe, Queensland (photographed in 2019)

The Redcliffe Markets Festival of Frights runs on Redcliffe Parade from 4pm to 9pm on Saturday 31 October 2026, with free entry and no plan to cancel in bad weather. If you take a bus there, three stops on the Parade close from 10am that morning, so you will be using a different stop.

EVENT · ENDS 31 OCTCasuarina

Scare in the Square 2026 at Casuarina Square: Free Halloween Trick or Treat, Saturday 31 October 10am to 3pm, Booking Essential, Best for Ages 3 to 10 (Darwin, NT)

Casuarina Square entrance, Darwin, September 2025

Casuarina Square’s Scare in the Square trick or treat trail runs on Saturday 31 October 2026 from 10am to 3pm. It is free, but the centre says bookings are essential, and it recommends the event for children aged 3 to 10. This guide covers how the trail works, what to bring, where to park and how to get there, from the centre’s event page and its Eventbrite listing, checked on 27 October 2026.

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 NOVSouthport · Coolangatta

Halloween on the Gold Coast 2026 (QLD): Five Free Events on Saturday 31 October and a $30 Party on Sunday, From an 8am Dog Walk to the Miami Spooktacular Until 8pm

Seaview Parade at Elanora, photographed in 2015, shown for orientation

Five of the six Halloween events we found in the City of Gold Coast’s What’s On listing are free, and all five take place on Saturday 31 October 2026, but three of them need a booking or registration. The sixth, a Michael Jackson-themed kids’ party at Burleigh Heads on Sunday 1 November, costs $30.

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 OCTSunshine · St Albans

Brimbank Halloween 2026: Four Free Kids’ Events on Friday 30 and Saturday 31 October, St Albans 11am, Sunshine 2pm, Keilor Park 4pm (VIC)

Hampshire Road, Sunshine, in 2019

Brimbank City Council’s events website lists four free Halloween events for children across Sunshine, St Albans and Keilor Park: one on Friday 30 October and three on Saturday 31 October 2026. Melbourne is on daylight saving time in October (AEDT), and all times below are local times. On Saturday the three events run at 11am, 2pm and 4pm, so a family can plan a day around one or two of them.

EVENT · ENDS 31 OCTMitcham · Mont Albert

Whitehorse Halloween 2026: 4 Free Events on Saturday 31 October, Spooky Comedy From $29 on Friday 30 October, Schwerkolt Cottage Tour $9 (Whitehorse, VIC)

Schwerkolt Cottage, Mitcham, Victoria, photographed in 2010

Whitehorse City Council lists seven Halloween events across Friday 30 and Saturday 31 October 2026, and four of them are free community events with no booking: Shop Local, Scare Local in Mitcham, the Halloween Pet Parade, Halloween at Mont Albert Village and the Schwerkolt Trick or Treat Trail. The Aqualink retail sale is also free to take part in and needs no booking. The Spooky Comedy night at The Round costs from $29 and the after-hours tour of Schwerkolt Cottage costs $9. All times here are Melbourne time, which is on daylight saving (UTC+11) in October.

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.