Oct 27, 2026

Find Halloween fun near you

Posted Oct 27, 2026 3:05 PM
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By ALIN HETT
Hays Post

From trunk-or-treats and trick-or-treating to live music, a pumpkin patch and a tour of Hays’ water reclamation facility, there are plenty of ways to celebrate Halloween week in the Hays area. Here’s a look at events happening Oct. 26 - Nov. 1. 

Tuesday, Oct. 27

  1. Kelly Hunt Concert, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hays Public Library. 

Wednesday, Oct. 28

  1. Annual FHSU Ag Department Halloween Hoedown Trunk or Treat, 4 to  6 p.m. at the Fort Hays State University farm
  2. Trunk or Treat at First United Methodist Church, 6 to 7:30 p..m. at First United Methodist Church-Parking Lot. 

Thursday, Oct. 29
Halloween Haunted Union 6-9 p.m. at Fort Hays State Memorial Union. Free admission.

Friday, Oct. 30

  1. Trick or Treat on the Bricks at Hays Public Library,, 3 to 5 p.m. 
  2. No Tricks, Just Treatment, 10 a.m. at Chetolah Creek Water Reclamation and Reuse facility tour. 
  3. Spirits with Spirits, 7 to 9 p.m. at Hays Community Theatre. 
  4. Trick or Treat at TCLMH Long Term Care in Wakeeney, 3:30 to 5 p.m. the long-term care facility at 320 N. 13th St. Residents and local trick-or-treaters can visit. 

Saturday, Oct. 31

  1. Pa's Pumpkin Patch, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 978 250th Ave. 
  2. Paisley Pear hosts: Blake Ruder, 8 to 10 p.m. at Paisley Pear. Live music. Costume Party.
  3. The Horseshoe hosts Halloween Karaoke & Dance Party, 9 p.m. at The Horseshoe Bar & Grill.
  4. Trick or Treating at Big Creek Crossing, 3 to 5 p.m. at Big Creek Crossing
  5. Trick or Treat at Centennial Towers, 4 to 7 p.m. at Centennial Towers-Community Room. 
  6. Frontier Fall, 1 to 3 p.m. at Historic Fort Hays with games, refreshments and wagon rides. 
  7. Halloween Madness with Trego Recreation, starts at 4:30 p.m. at Main Street and the courthouse square. 
  8. Trunk or Treat from at North Oak Community Church, 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the churches parking lot. 

Sunday, Nov. 1

  1. Hays Symphony: Children's Halloween Concert, 2:30 p.m. at Beach-Schmidt performing arts center. Pre-concert activities start at 1:30 p.m., which will include  a costume parade, an instrument petting zoo, musical storylines and trick ortreating for the first 250 kids.

Open all Week

  1. Cottage Lane Pumpkin Patch, in Ellis. Open through Oct. 31: Saturday 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. Weekdays by appointment. Not open on Fridays. 
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