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Event Series: Dia de los Muertos

Dia de los Muertos

October 4 @ 12:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Dia de los Muertos daytime halloween event at castle park

 Returning September 2025: Celebrate a Daytime Dia de los Muertos Event

September 20th – November 2nd

Join us for a family-friendly daytime Halloween celebration at Castle Park, featuring the vibrant traditions of Día de los Muertos from Mexico and Latin America! Enjoy exciting live entertainment, the return of “Duke’s Trick or Treat Trail,” a Halloween costume dance party, and much more. Get ready for a day full of spooky smiles!

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Dia de los Muertos daytime halloween event at castle park

2025 Event Details:

Pumpkin Painting Craft

Pumpkin Painting – It’s a crown, it’s a castle, no, it’s Duke the Dragon! Unleash your creativity with our Pumpkin Painting activity! Join us for a fun-filled festive experience that is sure to put you in the Halloween spirit!

  • Location: Front of Merry Go Round
  • Details: Paint a pumpkin. Guests get a small pumpkin that they can paint on while at the park. They may paint whatever they want or use a stencil.

Please note pumpkin painting is available for an additional cost. Visit Guest Relations for more information and details. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to create your own pumpkin masterpiece

Slime

Make Your Own Slime – Dive into ooey-gooey fun as you create your very own slime concoction! Don’t miss out on the opportunity to mix and match ingredients to craft a unique slime.Details:

  • Location: Front of Merry Go Round
  • Details: Make your own slime. Guests are welcome to make their slime. They get to choose their color, additions/mix-mix- from a ghost, pumpkin, Frankenstein, or a witch.

Please note this hands-on experience is available for an additional cost. Visit Guest Relations for more information and details.

Get ready to unleash your creativity!

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Coloring Pages

Unleash your creativity this Halloween by picking up a spooky coloring page and transforming it into a vibrant masterpiece! So grab your favorite coloring tools—markers, crayons, or colored pencils—and let your imagination run wild! It’s the perfect way to celebrate the spirit of Halloween while creating something truly special. Happy coloring! Available at the Guest Relations.

  • Location: Available at Guest Relations for Guests
  • Pricing: Free
  • Details: Coloring sheets for guests that are Halloween-themed.

Activities

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Haunted Highway – Antique Car Ride (Ride Overlay)

Buckle up and prepare for a spooky ride down Haunted Highway, a cursed stretch of road where the line between the living and dead is forever blurred. Embark on this chilling journey through twisted turns filled with pumpkins, skeletons, and more.

Ride details: Buckle up and prepare for the ride of your life down Haunted Highway, a cursed stretch of road where the line between the living and the dead is forever blurred. As you embark on this chilling journey, the once peaceful highway becomes a twisted nightmare

Trick-or-Treat Trail

Get ready for a family adventure packed with sweet surprises! Bring your own candy bags or purchase a Duke’s Trick-or-Treat Trail candy bag full of extra treats, and wander through the Plaza to each candy stop. Follow our candy trail and fill your candy bags with sweet treats as you are greeted by characters of all kinds.

  • Location: Cafe Plaza area/ Fountain area through to the train tracks.
  • Candy bags include: Full sized candy bars, small trinkets, make your own slime voucher, coupon sheet and coloring pages with crayons.
  • Time: 4 PM, or until supplies last
  • Details: Guests 12 and younger are able to go through an area of the park collecting candy from various candy stops on a candy trail. Employees dressed in costumes will be distributing candy to guests who stop at the locations. There is a total of 5 stops. Signage is put in place to display the stop number. Guests are able to bring in their candy bags/buckets, or they can purchase a branded candy bag that includes extra treats.

Purchase your Duke’s Trick-or-Treat Trail* candy bag at Souvenir Shop to get your candy trail started. Each bag includes full sized candy bars, toys and more!

Duke’s Trick or Treat Trails is for children 12 years old and younger.

*Available until supplies last

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Entertainment

Duke’s Halloween Dance Party

Duke’s Halloween Dance Party – Dive into the spooky season at the Big Top for our Halloween Dance Party! Join Duke the Dragon and our ghoulish dance team and showcase this year’s Halloween costume. Bring your family, friends, and maybe even a few friendly monsters to the dance floor for bone-dancing fun.

  • Location: Big Top Stage
  • Time: 5 PM, Saturday & Sunday
  • Pricing: Free, Included with Admission Ticket
  • Details: Duke’s Dance Party themed Halloween: special effects and music to fit a family-friendly Halloween dance party. Guests are encouraged to dress in their Halloween costumes during their time at the park and join the dance party. Guests will be directed to show off their costumes during the party.

Details Coming Soon…

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Folklorico Dancers

Enjoy a traditional Balie Folklórico during Día de los Muertos. Be mesmerized by a traditional dance performance that combines vibrant folk culture with elegant ballet elements.

  • Location: Big Top Stage
  • Time: 3 PM Saturdays & Sundays
  • Pricing: FREE, included with Admission Ticket
  • Details: Dance team will perform at the Big Top stage where they will be showcasing a live dance performance.

Dia de los muertos daytime halloween event at castle park

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Date:
October 4
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12:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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