Once a slight chill returns in the wind late in the evening after the nights have begun to grow longer, you know it’s October in Waxahachie, and that means a month-long selection of Halloween events to choose from.
Here’s our list of the five things to do in Waxahachie for the 2021 Halloween season.
Screams
October 1-30, 2021: Friday and Saturday nights from 7:30 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.
2511 FM 66
Waxahachie, TX 75167 [map]
Waxahachie’s renaissance faire turned haunted theme park goes over the top for Halloween each Friday and Saturday night throughout October with five haunted houses in what it boasts is a totally immersive experience.
Among the horror attractions is:
- Zombie Wasteland Apocalypse where visitors must make through both the walking dead and the apocalypse survivors
- Hotel D’Feers where everything is frozen in time after a mass murder
- Cursed – The Witches of Terra Mythica Castle for those who enjoy a side of mediaeval with their haunted house
- Klownz, which will try its hardest to install a clown phobia is its visitors
- Time’s Up Maze, a time-travel labyrinth filled with horrors
The park also has food and drink provisions, a New Orleans style cemetery experience, live music and games of skill for a full night of Halloween activities.
Tickets are available from the Screams website for $38.71 per person, with fast passes and group discounts too.
Trick-or-Treat on the Square
October 28, 2021: 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Downtown Waxahachie [map]
For a safe place to take your kids for traditional trick-or-treat candy panhandling, the Downtown Waxahachie merchants will host Trick-or-Treat on the Square.
Turner Pre-K Fall Festival
October 28, 2021: 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
614 N. Getzendaner St., Waxahachie, TX 75165 [map]
Turner Pre-K Academy P.T.O. will host a fall festival with games, concessions and a pumpkin decorating contest in a sensory-friendly atmosphere.
Altus Drive-Thru Halloween
October 29, 2021: 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
1791 N. Hwy. 77, Waxahachie, TX 75165 [map]
For a quick drive-by sugar run, pack the kids in the car and hit Altus Emergency Center in Waxahachie during its annual Drive-Thru Halloween. Costumed Halloween personalities will pass out candy to visitors as they drive by, with no need to exit the vehicle.
Big Al-O-Ween Party at Big Al’s Down the Hatch
October 30, 2021: 6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
200 S. Rogers St., Waxahachie, TX 75165 [listing]
Big Al’s Down the Hatch in Downtown Waxahachie will host a night of Halloween entertainment featuring, of all singers, Vanilla Ice of Ice Ice Baby fame.