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Halloween Tricks & Treats: Festive Fun for Pittsburgh Kids of All Ages

Your Guide to Family Halloween Fun in the 'Burgh, Local Trunk or Treats, and More!

By Emily Papa, Macaroni KID Publisher September 27, 2024

Looking for the best things to do with kids in Pittsburgh this Halloween and for your local Trunk-or-Treat events? Macaroni KID Pittsburgh West has been working hard to find all your family-friendly Halloween activities in the 'Burgh for Pittsburgh kids like Trunk-or-Treats near you, costume parties, pumpkin festivals, and more! Find basic info below and click on the pink links for more details. To find more daily events in the Pittsburgh area this October, check the event calendar to find things to do with kids in Pittsburgh near you





Ongoing Halloween Fun throughout Pittsburgh, PA all season long:

Haunted Houses - Find everything you need to know about Haunted Houses and Attractions for your older kids in Pittsburgh HERE

Fall Festivals - Find all the info on Fall Festivals happening all season long HERE

HallowBoo at Idlewild

It's the Idlewild you know and love with a fun, family-oriented, happy Halloween twist! Trick-or-treat through Story Book Forest, hop on your favorites rides, and enjoy special entertainment perfect for the season. Plus, soak in the amazing views as the leaves change colors! Saturdays & Sundays September 14th through October 20th, 2024. idlewild.com

Halloween Bootacular at Chuck E. Cheese

Head to Chuck E. Cheese in Bridgeville for spooky fun from October 2 through October 31! Sink your teeth into slime desserts, pumpkin shaped pizza & more. Plus, get 30 minutes of All You Can Play FREE* when you buy 60 minutes every day. Haunted House Dance Party with Free Candy at all 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30pm shows. Goblins and Ghouls can join for a Hallo-weekend costume contest, from October 27-29 at 7pm. Prizes for all participants and 1st place winners. chuckecheese.com/bootacular




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Trick or Treat! Thursday, October 31st, 2024 is Halloween, and families in Pittsburgh West are finding their best costumes to wear Trick or Treating on Halloween and even during Trunk or Treat events on the days leading up to it. Macaroni KID is working to provide you with the most up-to-date information on local Pittsburgh Halloween Trick or Treat times and Halloween Parades, so you know when all the Trick or Treating is! 

Local Trick or Treat Times and Halloween Parades in Pittsburgh West, PA

Ambridge - October 31st, 6-8pm

Avalon - October 31st, 6-8pm 

Collier Township - October 31st, 6-8pm

Crafton - October 31st, 6-8pm

Findlay Township - October 28th, 6-8pm

Green Tree - October 31st, 6-8pm

Heidelberg - October 31st, 6pm - 8pm 

Ingram Borough

Leetsdale - October 31st, 6-8pm

McDonald - October 31st, 6-8pm 

McKees Rocks - October 31st, 6-8pm

Midway Borough - October 31st, 6-8pm

Moon Township - October 31st, 6-8pm

Pittsburgh (City) - October 31st, 5-7pm

Robinson - October 31st, 6-8pm

Sewickley - October 31st, 6-8pm




Find Your Family Fun in Washington County with our neighboring MacKID publisher's Fall & Halloween Family Fun Guide in Washington County HERE


We will continue to update our Macaroni Kid Pittsburgh Halloween Guide with events as they are posted, so check back often!

Do you know of a kid-friendly Halloween event taking place in Pittsburgh West that isn't listed here? Please submit your event here robinson.macaronikid.com/events/submit and we will add it to our list! 





More Halloween fun!

Trick-or-Treat! Smell my feet! Give me something good to eat!!!

That Halloween jingle will always bring a grin to my face thinking about my childhood years trick-or-treating in the suburbs of the South Hills. These days, Halloween seems to need more than a pillow case filled with candy to satisfy kids. Let me be part of the problem and fill you with plenty of ideas for tricks and treats for your littles during the days leading up to Halloween :) 



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