Halloween has grown into much more than a couple of hours when the kids go to neighbors' homes and collect candy. Halloween costume parties are increasingly popular, family outings and festivals related to the Halloween are in every community, and Halloween haunted houses get bigger and better every year. Here are some of your best Phoenix Halloween bets, year after year -- the hottest Halloween haunts in Arizona!
Halloween Pumpkin Patches
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There are several places, both in town and within a couple of hours of Phoenix, where you and your family can enjoy pumpkin picking, corn mazes, hay rides, and more fun family fall season and Halloween entertainment.
Halloween Haunted Houses
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If you're looking for a good scare this Halloween season, there are several places around the Phoenix area where you can enjoy some frightful fun. Ghosts, goblins, blood, guts, body parts, screaming -- what fun!
Community Halloween Festivals, Shows, Events
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If trick or treating door-to-door is not your style, you and your family can still participate the Halloween spirit by attending neighborhood festivals and parties. Here are some Valley favorites, including safe alternatives to trick or treating. They are usually very reasonably priced!
Costume Parties at Restaurants, Bars and Hotels
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Sometimes restaurants, bars and hotels let me know that they are having some kind of Halloween celebration. Here's where you can find that information.
Find Halloween Costumes in Phoenix
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Children and adults enjoy dressing up for Halloween. Some offices even allow employees to wear costumes on this one unusual day of the year. There are several places around the metro Phoenix area where you can purchase or rent a Halloween costume. There are costumes for infants and toddlers, scary costumes, sexy costumes, funny costumes, and one-of-a-kind costumes.
Phoenix Haunted Houses Picture Gallery
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During October, there's a haunted house near you waiting to provide good, clean, bloodcurdling fun. Now . . . come a little closer . . . this won't hurt a bit . . . or will it?
Phoenix Halloween Festivals Picture Gallery
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During October, there is a festival near you with safe fun. There are Halloween costume contests, candy, rides, mazes and activities. Enjoy these photos of some of the festivals and attractions that you'll find in Greater Phoenix for Halloween.
Hours For Trick or Treating?
In some parts of the country there are designated hours when children are allowed to go door to door trick or treating. Does that happen here?Day of the Dead
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The Day of the Dead, or El Día de los Muertos, is not at all like Halloween. The two days that comprise the Day of the Dead celebration is actually a public holiday in Mexico. So why do I include it here? Well, because it immediately follows Halloween, and some people just keep on celebrating....
Haunted Places in Phoenix
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These places aren't just haunted on Halloween. These are locations in and around Phoenix that are said to be truly haunted. Are they? Read the stories, and you decide.
Arizona State Fair
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The Arizona State Fair is about much more than just Halloween, but it so happens that the Arizona State Fair usually takes place from mid-October through the beginning of November. That means that it's a fun place to be on Halloween.
