Taking the kids trick-or-treating around your neighborhood is fun, but get ready for a whole new level of fabulously spooky Halloween festivities across Greater Miami & Miami Beach. You’ll find lots of kid-friendly events, from hay mazes to creepy science experiments and costume contests (as well as trick-or-treating, of course) all around the area. Here are the best Halloween events in Greater Miami & Miami Beach for families.

Harvest Festival, South Dade

September 23 – November 13

Deep in the Redland area in South Dade, The Berry Farm is adding a creepy hayride to its annual Harvest Festival. On Friday and Saturday nights in October, guests (13 and over recommended) can take a special haunted hayride. The Harvest festival runs from September 23 through November 13, and the hayride happens Fridays through Sundays from October 8-30. For the under-12 set, Tricks & Treats is scheduled from 8 to 11 p.m., October 28-31. The whole family will enjoy venturing into the five-acre corn maze to see if they can find their way out.

Picking out pumpkins at the pumpkin patch — A day of pumpkin patch fun

Pumpkin Patch at Pinto’s Farm, South Dade

September 24 – November 6

Just because you’re in a big metropolis like Miami doesn’t mean you can’t play in a pumpkin patch in the countryside. Pumpkin Patch at Pinto’s Farm in the Redland offers the opportunity to stroll through pumpkin patches, ride on tractors, enjoy pony rides and wander through a hay maze. You can also float on a pedal boat and be amazed at a magic show. Bring your dog to a special pet-friendly program on opening weekend.

Miami Children's Museum's Not So Scary Family Halloween Bash, Watson Island

October 16

The Miami Children’s Museum will host a trick-or-treating bonanza for kids from 1 to 5 p.m. during its 12th annual Not So Scary Family Halloween Bash. In addition to dressing up and collecting candy, kids can check out the museum’s haunted house, decorate pumpkins and enjoy live theater performances.

Cute little witch — Experience a day of magical witches

The Witches of Westward, Miami Springs

October 20 – 23

A coven of witches will be telling family-friendly Halloween stories on Westward Drive in Miami Springs during a magical high tea at the The Witches of Westward at the Miami Springs Women’s Club, starting at 6:30 p.m. After the show, you can peruse items from the Witches’ Stores like Witches' Bootique, The Green Witch Botanical, Wicked Sweet Treats and The Westward Wand Co. A sensory-friendly show will be performed October 20 and 21. All proceeds benefit the club’s charities.

Hay Maze Miami, Downtown Miami

October 21 – November 6

Fall will take over Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami, in the shape of a 7,000-square-foot hay maze at Hay Maze Miami. You and your kids can wander through it, then take pictures with scarecrows in front of the pumpkin wall. Don’t miss the scrumptious pumpkin bread and pumpkin pie. Watch for a special Halloween-themed edition of the event from October 29-31.

Track or Treat, Pinecrest

October 28

Dress in your ghoulish finest and head to Pinecrest to jump through a bounce house, be amused by balloon artists and go trick-or-treating at the Track or Treat Halloween celebration at Pinecrest Gardens from from 5 to 9 p.m. After the sun sets, the night will be capped off with a special screening of “Casper” at 7:30 p.m.

HalloWAVE Family Fun Fest, South Beach

October 29

The streets of Española Way and Washington Avenue in South Beach host the second HalloWAVE Family Fun Fest, which drew more than 5,000 people last year. This year’s festivities will include live music, vendors, extensive Halloween decorations and special activities. The whole family is welcome to enjoy this pet-friendly event from 3 p.m. to midnight.

Child holding jack-o'-lantern light — Enjoy a magic show, trick-or-treating and more

Kiddo-Ween at CityPlace Doral

October 29

CityPlace Doral joins forces with Kiddos Magazine for the free Kiddo-Ween Halloween festival from 2 to 8 p.m. Kids can trick-or-treat at the restaurants and shops at this dining and entertainment center in Doral, then take pictures in a photo Boo-th, catch a magic show and walk the runway during a special costume competition.

Spooky Science Monster Mash at the Frost Science Museum, Downtown Miami

October 29

Get a little creepy education with your Halloween fun at the Spooky Science Monster Mash at the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science. At this sixth annual event, kids will have fun doing hands-on science experiments and mixing potions like real mad scientists from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Helping them along the way will be not-so-mad scientists from local universities and the South Florida chapter of the American Chemical Society.

Kids with sparklers & jack-o'-lanterns — A family-friendly day of Halloween festivities

Zoo Boo, South Dade

October 29 – 30

Celebrating Halloween is always much more entertaining when you can watch spider monkeys go trick-or-treating and hippos try bobbing for pumpkins. Make your way to Zoo Miami for costume contests, trick-or-treating and Halloween crafts from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. during Zoo Boo, all included with regular zoo admission.

Spooky Symphony: A Halloween Extravaganza, Little Havana

October 30

The Alhambra Orchestra and the Greater Miami Youth Symphony take the stage at the Miami-Dade County Auditorium in Little Havana for a frightfully entertaining (and free!) evening of spooky sounds with Spooky Symphony: A Halloween Extravaganza, starting at 4 p.m. Families are encouraged to dress in costume to listen to the orchestral renditions of scary movie themes and popular Halloween songs.