Halloween events in Fort Myers 2026: haunted walks and candy crawls

Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. This page is updated each year at the same address. Sources: the City of Fort Myers events calendar, Lee County Parks and Recreation’s fall events release (PDF), the Calusa Nature Center, the Edison and Ford Winter Estates, Edison Mall and Gulf Coast Town Center.

Halloween 2026 falls on Saturday, Oct. 31. Fort Myers has a full month of it: a haunted trail through the woods at the Calusa Nature Center, a pumpkin patch and train ride at Lakes Park, a costumed tour of the old federal courthouse downtown, two mall candy crawls and a free fall festival under the banyan tree at Thomas Edison’s winter home on Halloween itself.

Trick-or-treat times and neighborhood guidance are on a separate page: trick-or-treat hours in Fort Myers. Pumpkin patches and the county’s fall festivals are covered in more detail on fall festivals and pumpkin patches.

At a glance

• Haunted Walk: weekend nights Oct. 9-31, Calusa Nature Center, 3450 Ortiz Ave.
• Lakes Park Fall Festival: nightly Oct. 9-31, 7330 Gladiolus Drive, 239-533-7578
• Mall candy crawls: Gulf Coast Town Center, Saturday, Oct. 24; Edison Mall, Friday, Oct. 30
• Halloween Day: Fall Festival at the Edison and Ford Winter Estates, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Emergency: 911. Fort Myers Police Department: 239-321-7700

Haunted walks

Haunted Walk, Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium, 3450 Ortiz Ave. The nature center’s walk runs 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. on Oct. 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30 and 31, according to the city’s listing. Tickets are sold through the nature center.

Wicked Walk, Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center, 2301 First St. Tours run 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, and Friday, Oct. 23, in the 1933 former federal courthouse in the River District.

Sloughwitched, Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, 7751 Penzance Blvd. A nighttime walking play on the preserve’s boardwalk, 6:30 to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, and Saturday, Oct. 24, staged by the Friends of Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve. The county’s release says the walk takes about 90 minutes, groups leave every 15 minutes, it is for ages 10 and up and it is limited to 200 guests. Register at sloughpreserve.org.

Fall festivals

Lakes Park Fall Festival, Oct. 9-31, Lakes Park, 7330 Gladiolus Drive. Lee County Parks and Recreation runs the festival 6 to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, with a pumpkin patch, hayrides, inflatables, the Halloween Express train and the Scarecrows in the Park display in the Children’s Garden. The county charges festival parking Thursday to Sunday. Details: Lakes Park, 239-533-7578.

Fall Festival, Edison and Ford Winter Estates, 2350 McGregor Blvd. On Halloween, Saturday, Oct. 31, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is free to attend; kids can climb the estate’s historic banyan tree and pick a pumpkin, and some activities carry a charge, so the estates ask visitors to bring cash. Estates: 239-334-7419.

Family Fall Festival, North Fort Myers Park, 2000 North Recreation Park Way. Free, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, with a costume contest, candy, games and music. North Fort Myers is about seven miles north, across the Caloosahatchee River. 239-533-7200.

Candy crawls and trunk-or-treats

• Ghosts and Ghouls Candy Crawl, Gulf Coast Town Center, 9903 Gulf Coast Main St.: free, Saturday, Oct. 24, candy crawl 5 to 7 p.m. through the center and a costume contest 7 to 8 p.m., with a Halloween party in the courtyard. Center listing.
• Trunk or Treat, Wa-Ke Hatchee Park, 16760 Bass Road: free, 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, with food trucks. 239-533-6850.
• Candy Crawl, Edison Mall, 4125 Cleveland Ave.: Friday, Oct. 30, 4 to 6 p.m. Children go store to store in costume at participating shops. The mall says it is for children 12 and under and masks are not permitted. Mall listing.
• First Christian Church, 2061 McGregor Blvd.: a free trunk-or-treat 5 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17. City listing.

Halloween morning run

The Ghost of the Coast 5K starts at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at Eastwood Golf Course, 4600 Bruce Herd Lane, and costumes are welcome, according to the city’s listing.

City events still to come

The City of Fort Myers had not posted its own 2026 Halloween events when we checked. In 2025 the city’s calendar carried a Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat at the Dr. Ann Murphy-Knight STARS Complex and a Boo Bash at the Riverside Community Center. If they return this year, we will add them here; the details from last year are on our trick-or-treat hours page.

What this means for you

• For little kids, the mall candy crawls and the Edison and Ford Fall Festival are daytime or early evening and free.
• The Haunted Walk and Sloughwitched are after dark; Sloughwitched is ages 10 and up.
• Halloween is a Saturday, so expect busy streets from late afternoon. Our getting around guide covers downtown parking.

Related: things to do this month, fall festivals and pumpkin patches and trick-or-treat hours.

Frequently asked questions

What Halloween events are in Fort Myers in 2026?

The Calusa Nature Center’s Haunted Walk runs weekend nights Oct. 9-31, the Lakes Park Fall Festival runs Oct. 9-31, the Wicked Walk is Oct. 22-23 downtown and the Edison and Ford Winter Estates holds its Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 31.

Is there a mall trick-or-treat in Fort Myers?

Yes. Gulf Coast Town Center’s Ghosts and Ghouls Candy Crawl is 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, with a costume contest after. Edison Mall’s Candy Crawl is 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, for children 12 and under.

When is the Haunted Walk at the Calusa Nature Center?

From 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. on Oct. 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30 and 31, 2026, at 3450 Ortiz Ave., according to the city’s events calendar.

What day is Halloween 2026?

Saturday, Oct. 31. The City of Fort Myers has not set official trick-or-treat hours; our trick-or-treat hours page has the details.