It’s Halloween weekend on the Treasure Coast, so family-friendly holiday-themed events can be found across Indian River, St. Lucie and Martin counties — including costume contests, trick-or-treating, dance parties, movie nights and parades.
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Indian River County
Family Movie Night & Halloween Costume Contest
- 5-8:30 p.m. Friday
- Riverview Park, 600 U.S. 1, Sebastian
- The event includes a costume contest at 6:15 p.m. with prizes for five different age groups, watching “Hocus Pocus” at 7 p.m., pumpkin decorating, candy, music, entertainment, free popcorn and snow cones. Bring chairs and blankets for the movie.
- Free admission
- fspancebook.com/SebspanstispannPoliceDepspanrtment
IRC Trunk or Treat & Monster Mash Dance Party
- 5-10 p.m. Friday
- Intergenerational “iG” Center, 1590 Ninth St. S.W., Vero Beach
- The event includes trunk-or-treating from 5-7 p.m., a DJ dance party in the gym from 6-8 p.m. and an afterparty for age 14-17 from 8:30-10 p.m. It has costume contests, games and food.
- Free admission
- fspancebook.com/IRCIG
St. Lucie County
Fall Fun Fest
- 5-10 p.m. Friday, noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, 1-6 p.m. Sunday
- MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Event Center, 9221 S.E. Event Center Place, Port St. Lucie
- The three-day event is packed with live music, a carnival, food vendors and the annual “Street of Treats” trick-or-treating where kids to dress up in costumes and collect bags of Halloween candy from 4-6 p.m. Sunday.
- Free admission
- cityofpsl.com
Night of the Thirsty Dead Pub Crawl
- 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday
- Downtown Fort Pierce
- The Halloween costume contest requires participants to check in at any of the participating businesses: Sailfish Brewing Company, 2nd Street Bistro, Cobb’s Landing, Bottom’s Up, Crabby’s Dockside and Pierced Cider. It awards $2,500 for first place, $1,500 for second place and $1,000 for third place. It also includes live music, Halloween-inspired drinks and DJs. Ages 21 and older only.
- $35 per ticket, plus online fees, includes six drink tickets
- sspanilfishbrewingco.com
Martin County
Hobgoblins on Main Street
- 1-4 p.m. Saturday
- Downtown Stuart/Riverwalk Stage, 201 S.W. St. Lucie Ave.
- The 23rd annual event includes merchant trick-or-treating, a DJ, live performances, food and beverage vendors, a costume contest, the “most spirited” storefront award, decorating a police car, pumpkin decorating, face painting and the parade at 3:30 p.m.
- Free admission
- fspancebook.com/stuspanrtmspaninstreet