2025 Knoxville Halloween Events
Trick-or-Treat Events
Boo at the Zoo
Zoo Knoxville
3500 Knoxville Zoo Dr. Knoxville, TN 37914
(865) 637-5331
Thursday 10/9/25-Sunday 10/12/25, Thursday 10/16/25-Sunday 10/19/25, Thursday 10/23/25-Sunday 10/26/25
Time: 5:30pm-8:30pm
General admission: $15, Members $14, Ages 2 & Under Free. Free parking. For more details visit the Zoo Knoxville website.
Howl-o-ween Trick or Treat at Little Ponderosa Zoo
629 Granite Road, Clinton, TN 37716
(865) 457-5536
Friday 10/17/25
6:00pm-8:00pm
General admission: $8.00, Pre-Order $6.00
Activities include trick-or-treating and more. See Facebook for details.
Trick or Treat in the Cave at Cherokee Caverns
8524 Oak Ridge Hwy. Knoxville, TN 37931
Friday 10/17/25-Sunday 10/19/25, Friday 10/24/25-Sunday 10/26/25
Fridays 5:00pm-8:00pm, Saturdays & Sundays 3:00pm-8:00pm
General admission: ages 3+ and adults $15.00. Ages 2 and under free. Credit cards accepted.
Stroller and wheelchair friendly.
Activities: trick-or-treating and more. See the Cherokee Caverns website or Facebook page for details.
Freaky Friday Friday Nite
Mayor Bob Leonard Park
301 Watt Road, Farragut, TN 37934
Friday, 10/24/25 5:00pm-7:00pm
Ancient Lore Village
7107 Sevierville Pike, Knoxville, TN 37920
(865) 200-2434
10/30/25 & 10/31/25
Time: 4:30pm-6:30pm & 6:30pm-8:00pm
General admission: $17.00 per participant, Children 2 & Under are free. For more information, visit the Ancient Lore website.
Pigeon Forge Spooktacular
Pigeon Forge Community Center
170 Community Center Drive, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
(865) 429-7373
10/30/25
3:00pm-9:00pm
General admission: FREE
Join us for a spooktacular evening of fall fun and community safety at the annual Safety Day & Spooktacular in Pigeon Forge! This free, family-friendly event features two jam-packed Halloween events full of treats, tunes, and thrills. For a complete schedule of events, click here.
Gatlinburg Trick or Treat Kickoff Karnival
Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies Plaza
88 River Road Gatlinburg, TN 37738
(888) 240-1358
Monday, 10/31/25 11:00AM-3:00PM
General admission: FREE
Contests, costumed characters, candy and more await guests who attend this annual Halloween extravaganza. The costume contest will begin at 2:00pm on the Aquarium Plaza. The theme of the 2025 event is inspired by “Wicked.” See the website for more details.
Spooktacular Extravaganza
West Broadway Avenue, Downtown Maryville 37804
Friday 10/24/25
Time: 5:00pm-8:00pm
General admission: Free
Activities will include trick or treating at downtown businesses, a dog costume contest, a dance party in the street, carnival games, and more. Watch our website for more information closer to the event date. Some activities will move under cover to Maryville Municipal Parking Garage or be modified if rain is forecasted. The event will be held RAIN OR SHINE!
Greenback Trunk or Treat
Downtown Greenback
6736 Morganton Road, Greenback, TN 37742
(865) 856-2224
10/25/25
4:00pm-8:00pm
General admission: FREE
Food, games, trunk or treating, vendors, DJ, hayride, mini pumpkin patch, dunk tank and a silent action. There will also be a decorating contest for Halloween booths and car trunks. For more information, click here.
Spooky Town at Evergreen Farms
Evergreen Farms TN
977 Old Highway 68, Sweetwater, TN 37874
Friday-Sunday 10/3/25-10/5/25, 10/10/25-10/12/25, 10/17/25-10/19/25 & 10/24/25-10/26/25
Fridays 5:00pm-9:00pm, Saturdays 11:00am-9:00pm, Sundays 1:00pm-9:00pm
General admission: $14.95 plus tax, Cash Preferred, Stroller babies free
Activities included with admission are hayrides, corn maze, bounce house, movie and safe play area. There are additional fees for concessions and the pumpkin patch. The motto of Spooky Town is “Where It’s Not Too Scary.” From 8:00pm-9:00pm Spooky Town gets a little spookier. For more information, visit the Evergreen Farms TN website.
Family Fun
Fall Heritage Days
Museum of Appalachia
2819 Andersonville Highway, Clinton, TN 37716
(865) 494-7680
Friday, 10/24/25; Thursday, 10/30/25; Friday 10/31/25 & Friday, 11/7/25
9:00am-3:00pm
General admission Online: $52.00 Family (2 Adults & up to 6 kids ages 6-17), age 18+ $21.40, Youth 6-17 $11.20
Activities include hayrides, traditional music, tractor exhibition and old-time demonstrations such as blacksmithing, apple butter making and more. For an additional charge, children can pick a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch or choose to paint one to take home. See the Museum of Appalachia’s website for more details.
Monsters at the Museum
East Tennessee History Center
601 South Gay Street Knoxville, TN 37902
(865) 215-8824
Saturday, 10/25/25 10:00am-3:00pm
General admission: FREE
This family friendly event features Halloween-themed children’s crafts and activities, trick-or-treating throughout the Museum of East Tennessee History, Appalachian legends and lore, and more. While this year we will not host a costume contest, we encourage you to come dressed in your Halloween costume and enjoy the fun! See website for more details.
Costumes, Characters & Cartoons
Tennessee Theatre
604 South Gay Street Knoxville, TN 37902
(865) 684-1200
Sunday, 10/12/25 11:00am-1:00pm
General admission: FREE
This free event kicks off the spooky season with episodes of some of your favorite PBS Kids specials, celebrating STEAM. Plus, there will be some of your favorite PBS characters here for fun photo opportunities and a chance to show off your own costumes! Any patrons with sensory processing needs can attend a sensory reduced experience from 10:30am to 11am. See the Tennessee Theatre website for details.
Kern’s Food Hall Fall Festival
Kern’s Food Hall
2201 Kern’s Rising Way, Knoxville, TN 37920
Sunday, 10/19/25 11:00am-9:00pm
General admission: FREE
Kern’s Food Hall is getting in the Halloween spirit. There will be pumpkin carving, face painting, a bounce house, axe throwing and live music on the lawn. Then at 7:00pm “Charlie Brown: The Great Pumpkin” will be playing on the event lawn screen. For more information, visit the Kern’s Food Hall website.
Wicked Cool Cats Downtown Scavenger Hunt
Downtown Knoxville
10/6/25-10/31/25
General admission: FREE
Join us for a Cool Cat scavenger hunt and enjoy some family-friendly fun in Downtown Knoxville! Nine wicked cool cats are hiding in windows throughout the downtown district. You can download this clue sheet or one with hot tips to help you. Be sure to snap a picture when you find one and post with the #KnoxHalloween hashtag. For other Halloween happenings in downtown, including adult fun, visit the Downtown Knoxville website.
For Thrill Seekers
***Some events may not be suitable for children***
13100 West Lee Highway Philadelphia, TN 37846
(865) 408-8527
Closing Day: Tuesday, 11/1/25
Begins 7:00pm nightly. See website for exact days and times.
General admission: $17.00+ Tickets can be purchased online or at the ticket booth. Cash or credit available. Under 12 years of age not recommended. See website for additional ticket information. *Note Dead Man’s Farm is no longer based at Deep Well Farm in Lenoir City. It is now located in Philadelphia.*
Come experience an approximate 35-minute, interactive walk-through, and live performance. This year midway attractions have been added that are challenging and horror based. Midway tickets must be purchased separately. See website or Facebook page for further details.
General admission: $26.99 & Up. Not recommended for those with health conditions. See website for details. Credit cards are accepted.
FrightWorks
1904 W Emory Road Powell, TN 37849
(865) 769-7273
Opening Day: Friday, 10/3/25
Closing Day: Monday, 11/1/25
Times vary see website for more details.
General admission: $25.63-$39.99. Free parking. See website and Facebook page for further details.
1126 Maple Lane, Greenback, TN 37742
(865) 856-3511
Opening Day: Friday, 9/26/25
Closing Day: Tuesday, 10/31/25
7:00pm-10:00pm. Last entrance is at 10:00pm.
General admission: All Ages $20.00. See website for details. Credit cards are accepted.
Parkway Drive-In
2909 E Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 379804
(865) 951-2447
Central Cinema
1205 North Central Street, Knoxville, TN 37917
(865) 951-2447
Thursday, 10/15/25-Sunday, 10/19/25
Passes/Tickets: $20.00-$150.00
Activities include horror movies.
Films will be shown at the Parkway Drive-In and Central Cinema. See the Facebook page for more details.
Haunted Knoxville Ghost Tours
36 Market Square, Knoxville, TN 37902
(865) 377-9677
Public Tours Fridays & Saturdays, Private Tours Sunday, Monday & Thursday
General admission: $30 adult, $25 youth (Ages 8-12). See website for further details.
