Event Calendar

The purpose of Child Health Day is to help raise an awareness and a commitment to teaching children and parents the benefits of good health. This event is annually celebrated on the first Monday of October. The day was proclaimed in 1928 by Calvin Coolidge to increase awareness of health issues facing the children in the U.S. including health issues, healthy eating, fitness, child's development, immunizations, preventing injuries, and more.

CenterStage Theatre Works presents Goosebumps The Musical: Phantom of the Auditorium, a musical based on the Goosebumps series and recommended for ages 8 and older. The production is scheduled for multiple performances from October 8 through October 18 at the Frisco Discovery Center Black Box Theatre. Listed ticket prices are $32 for adults 19 and older, $24 for seniors 60 and older, $20 for students ages 12–18, and $15 for children; group sales are available for groups of 10 or more. Visit the official event website for current schedule and ticket information.

Perry Pumpkin Patch & Craft Fair is a fall event at the A.W. Perry Homestead Museum featuring crafts, photo opportunities, old-fashioned games, and artisan vendors. Visitors may also reserve pumpkins in advance; reservations are required because supplies are limited. With several seasonal activities included in the listing, the event offers a chance to browse artisan vendors and spend time at the historic museum setting. No general admission price is listed. Check the official event page for pumpkin reservation details and the latest updates.

Halloween Critter Hunt & Downtown Delights brings a seasonal downtown outing to Historic Downtown Carrollton. The public event includes a week-long scavenger hunt and a free outdoor screening of The Haunted Mansion (2003), weather permitting. The movie screening offers an evening option for those interested in a Halloween-themed film, while the scavenger hunt adds an activity to explore during the event’s broader run. The trick-or-treat trail is scheduled separately for October 25. Visit the official event website for current schedule and event information.

Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, ghost tours, bonfires, costume parties, visiting "haunted houses" and carving jack-o-lanterns. Irish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America in the nineteenth century. Other western countries embraced the holiday in the late twentieth century. Halloween is celebrated in several parts of the Western world, most commonly in Ireland, the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom and occasionally in parts of Australia and New Zealand.