Halloween in Roswell 2026: Halloween Hikes Oct. 23-25, the free city Fun House Oct. 23, BOO Y'aLL scarecrows, trunk-or-treats and free nature center entry.

Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Facts come from the organizers: the Chattahoochee Nature Center, the Roswell Woman’s Club and each event’s listing on Roswell365, the City of Roswell’s events calendar. This page is updated each year at the same address.

Roswell’s biggest Halloween event is the Chattahoochee Nature Center’s 41st Halloween Hikes, Friday, Oct. 23, to Sunday, Oct. 25. The city’s free Halloween Fun House is the same Friday at East Roswell Park, and the BOO Y’aLL scarecrows line Canton Street until Oct. 29. Halloween itself falls on a Saturday this year. The nature center lets visitors in costume in free that day.

Quick answers

  • Biggest event: Halloween Hikes, Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Oct. 23-25
  • Free for families: Halloween Fun House, East Roswell Park, 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23
  • Trunk-or-treat: Northminster Presbyterian Church, 4:30 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25
  • For adults: Sip & Stroll on Canton Street, 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25 (ticketed)
  • Trick-or-treat hours: the city’s website lists none; Halloween is Saturday, Oct. 31

Halloween Hikes at the Chattahoochee Nature Center

The nature center calls Halloween Hikes, now in its 41st year, a family festival. The 2026 dates and times, from its event page:

  • Friday, Oct. 23, and Saturday, Oct. 24: 6 to 10 p.m.
  • Sunday, Oct. 25: 5 to 9 p.m.
  • Where: 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell
  • Tickets: on sale now (since Oct. 8); nonrefundable. Members had early access from Oct. 1.

Visitors pick up a map and walk a self-guided trick-or-treat trail. Themed houses and costumed characters hand out treats, and a sticker at each stop fills a Halloween passport that can be turned in for a prize. Along the river boardwalk, The Haunted Quest is a scavenger hunt inspired by Samhain stories. The center recommends it for ages 12 and up, and children must be with an adult. Glow-in-the-dark games, crafts, face painting, food trucks and s’mores run all evening.

Pets are not allowed on the property, except service animals, the center’s visitor information says.

Halloween Fun House at East Roswell Park

The City of Roswell turns the whole East Roswell Recreation Center into a Halloween festival, indoors and out, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23. The park is at 9000 Fouts Road. The city lists face painting, magic shows, arts and crafts, inflatables, games and trick-or-treating, and asks for family-friendly costumes. Admission is free. City listing.

BOO Y’aLL scarecrows and Sip & Stroll

The Roswell Woman’s Club’s BOO Y’aLL scarecrow contest puts businesses’, schools’, nonprofits’ and families’ scarecrows on Canton Street for October. Seeing them is free. Votes cost $2 each, as many as you like, from Oct. 1 to Oct. 29. Cash prizes go to the top scarecrow in each of four categories, and the winners are announced Friday, Oct. 30. The money funds nonprofit grants, teacher grants and scholarships, the club says.

The club’s Sip & Stroll is 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25. Ticket holders collect a passport at a check-in station, then stop for drinks and bites at Canton Street merchants along the way. Tickets are sold through the club’s Sip & Stroll page.

Trunk-or-treats and fall festivals

  • Fall Fun Fest, 3 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, Lebanon Baptist Church, 11250 Crabapple Road. Free food, pony rides, a petting zoo, bounce houses, a dunk tank and carnival games. No pets. Church listing.
  • Trunk or Treat, 4:30 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, Northminster Presbyterian Church, 2400 Old Alabama Road. Free; candy, prizes and games. Church listing.

Churches and schools add trunk-or-treats through the month. Organizers can send theirs to hello@roswelljournal.com.

More Halloween in Roswell

  • Spooktacular Trick-or-Treat Mini Golf, 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, The Fringe, 5100 Commerce Parkway. Golfers in costume collect candy on both courses. Listing.
  • Halloween chocolate making, Chamberlain’s Chocolate Factory and Cafe, 1575 Old Alabama Road, Suite 205. A kids’ session 1 to 3 p.m. and a chocolate haunted house workshop 5 to 7 p.m., both Saturday, Oct. 24, and Sunday, Oct. 25. Kids’ listing, haunted house listing.
  • Tuned to Terror, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St. $17. Three Halloween radio plays performed live by Atlanta Radio Theatre Company. Listing.
  • Halloween Silent Disco, 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, Gate City Brewing Company, 43 Magnolia St. Free, all ages, with a costume contest and a food truck. Listing.
  • Halloween Treat, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, Chattahoochee Nature Center. Free admission for anyone in costume. Nature center page.

Trick-or-treat night

Halloween is Saturday, Oct. 31. The City of Roswell’s website lists no official trick-or-treat hours, so the night runs on neighborhood custom. Daylight saving time ends the next morning, Sunday, Nov. 1.

Getting there and parking

  • Chattahoochee Nature Center: 9135 Willeo Road. Bikes are not allowed on the property, the center says, though bike parking is available.
  • Canton Street: the free downtown lots the city recommends for festivals are in the parking section of our Alive in Roswell page.
  • East Roswell Park: 9000 Fouts Road.

For every other event this month, see things to do this month.

Frequently asked questions

When are the Halloween Hikes at the Chattahoochee Nature Center in 2026?

Friday and Saturday, Oct. 23-24, 6 to 10 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 25, 5 to 9 p.m., at 9135 Willeo Road. It is the 41st year. Tickets go on sale Oct. 8 and are nonrefundable, the nature center says.

Is there a free Halloween event in Roswell?

Yes. The city’s Halloween Fun House at East Roswell Park, 9000 Fouts Road, runs 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, with face painting, magic shows, crafts, inflatables and trick-or-treating. The city says it is free and open to the public.

What are Roswell’s trick-or-treat hours?

The City of Roswell’s website lists no official trick-or-treat hours for Halloween, which falls on a Saturday this year. Neighborhoods and HOAs set their own customs.

Where are the BOO Y’aLL scarecrows?

On Canton Street in Historic Roswell, through Oct. 29. The Roswell Woman’s Club runs the contest; votes are $2 each and winners are announced Friday, Oct. 30.

Is the Chattahoochee Nature Center free on Halloween?

For visitors in costume, yes. The nature center’s Halloween Treat gives free admission to anyone who wears a costume on Saturday, Oct. 31, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.