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Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District is proud to bring back this cherished local tradition! To learn more, go here. Thank you to Enterprise Bank & Trust for their Sponsorship!
NOTE: Friday, Oct. 27, Central Avenue closes to pedestrian-only traffic while local businesses and organizations hand out candy to costumed families!
NOTE: Check-in for the Pet Parade & Costume Contest event is at 10 am on Sunday at the stage at Ashley Pond. Preregistration (free) is required. The link to register is:
Friday, October 27, 2023
10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Fall Party @ Family Strengths Network
Family Strengths Network, Los Alamos
Bring your littles for outdoor games, pumpkin painting (B.Y.O.P.), cookie decorating, trick-or-treating, and a costume runway!! Two days and times to choose from (Oct. 27 and 28).
3-5 p.m.
Trick-or-Treat with LAMC
Los Alamos Medical Center – First Floor and Back Lawn
The whole family is invited to stop by the local community hospital for delicious treats and a lot of fun! Many hospital departments will have themed booths and staff passing out candy to all who dare to enter.
4-6 p.m.
Trick-or-Treat on MainStreet
Downtown Los Alamos
Central Ave. in downtown Los Alamos opens to pedestrian-only traffic while businesses and organizations from within and outside the district hand out candy to costumed kids and families. A free, annual Los Alamos tradition!
Halloween Fun at the Nature Center
Los Alamos Nature Center
Stop by the Los Alamos Nature Center during your Trick-or-Treat on MainStreet fun on Friday, October 27. They’ll be open for extended hours that day, so come on by for candy between 4 – 6 p.m.!
High-Tech Halloween at the Bradbury
Bradbury Science Museum
From 4-6 p.m., visit during Trick-or-Treat on MainStreet for some spooky science fun!
Sensory Friendly Halloween
Las Cumbres of Los Alamos
From 4-6 p.m., visit Las Cumbres for face painting, candy launching, and other fun activities!
6-7 p.m.
Halloween Astronomy
Los Alamos Nature Center
After gathering candy downtown, visit the Los Alamos Nature Center planetarium! Explore historical traditions of Halloween and their connections to astronomy and Ireland at this guided planetarium program. Admission is $8 for adults and $6 for children.
Saturday, October 28, 2023
9 a.m.
Barranca Mesa Elementary Trick-or-Trot 5K
Barranca Mesa Elementary School
Get the whole family moving during the Barranca Mesa Elementary School PTO’s 5K Race or 1 Mile Fun Run! The 1-miler begins at 9 a.m., and the 5K starts at 9:30 a.m.
Registration: adults with a shirt $35, kids 5-12 years with a shirt $20, adults no shirt $20, kids no shirt $10.
Register in advance here or same-day registration is also available. More information.
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
36th Annual Fall Craft Fair
Crossroads Bible Church
This annual craft fair features gifts and artwork from a variety of vendors, food for purchase, and a quilt raffle.
10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Fall Party @ Family Strengths Network
Family Strengths Network, Los Alamos
Bring your littles for outdoor games, pumpkin painting (B.Y.O.P.), cookie decorating, trick-or-treating and a costume runway!! Two days and times to choose from (Oct. 27 and 28).
10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Pumpkin Carving Party
Fuller Lodge
First 60 pumpkins are free (one per family). Bring your own pumpkin or buy one from the LAHS Choir Pumpkin Patch onsite. Beforehand, be sure to check out the nearby Wolf & Mermaid Enchanted Roasters at 181 Central Park Square, which will have a Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting at 9:30 a.m. with the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce. If you think your pumpkin-carving skills are competition-worthy, enter the Pumpkin Carving Contest hosted by the Los Alamos Arts Council and Fuller Lodge Art Center! Judging takes place during the Pumpkin Glow, which starts at dusk. For more information about this and other Fuller Lodge events, go to LosAlamosArtsCouncil.org/pumpkin-glow. To vote for your favorite, visit: https://www.cognitoforms.com/LosAlamosArtsCouncil/PumpkinCarvingContest.
4-9 p.m.
Pumpkin Glow Drop-off and Event
Fuller Lodge Lawn
The Los Alamos Arts Council’s annual pumpkin glow returns to the historic, Fuller Lodge lawn this fall. With a carving party, a scavenger hunt, and all things pumpkin-y
4-6 p.m. – Drop off your pumpkin for display.
5 p.m. to dusk – Pumpkin Toddle (time for very young children, prior to crowds.
Dusk-9 p.m. – Pumpkin Glow and Carving Contest
This event is free to the public. For more information:
losalamosartscouncil.org/pumpkin-glow
6:30-8 p.m.
Ghost Hunt
Los Alamos Little Theater
Join us on the Saturday before Halloween for a Ghost Hunt in the historic (and spooky) Los Alamos Little Theatre!
This event is free to the public. Please register in advance:
7-10 p.m.
Halloween Party @ LATC
Los Alamos Teen Center
Join the teen center youth mobilizers for a spooky good time. There will be music games and lots of Halloween treats! This event is free and open to all high school-aged teens.
Sunday, October 29, 2023
12-2 p.m.
Meowloween
Pet Pangaea
Do you have room in your heart and home for a new feline family member? Visit Pet Pangaea to meet some fantastic felines available for adoption! Thank you to Felines & Friends New Mexico for making the trek to Los Alamos to hold this adoption event.
1-2:15 p.m.
Zumba Masterclass with Costumes
Los Alamos YMCA Gym
Get your sweat on Halloween style! Join instructors Warapha and Natalie for some Zumba fun. Proceeds benefit The Family YMCA’s Scholarship Fund.
$10/in advance or $15/at the door. Contact Los Alamos Family YMCA for more info.
Time TBD
Pet Pangaea Halloween Costume Parade
Location – at the stage at Ashley Pond
Check-in for the Pet Parade & Costume Contest event is at 10 am on Sunday at the stage at Ashley Pond. Preregistration (free) is required. The link to register is:
Other Fall Activities
Oct. 13-Nov. 1
Downtown Los Alamos Scarecrow Contest
Central Avenue, Downtown Los Alamos
In collaboration with Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District, Los Alamos Arts Council brings a bit of autumn fun to downtown Los Alamos every year by organizing the annual Scarecrow Contest. Since 2001, scarecrows made by local businesses, clubs, organizations, schools, families, and individuals have graced the walkway lamps along Central Avenue during the week before Halloween, and up to Nov. 1. This year’s theme is “Into the Woods.” Check them out all around town! To vote for your favorite scarecrow visit: https://forms.gle/mKpbkP9djUFbudSm6