Enjoying snake shows and gopher races are part of the Annual Rattlesnake Festival (rattlesnakefestival.com). This festival is annually held on the third Saturday and Sunday in October in San Antonio, Florida. Admission to the festival and parking are both free. There are many activities to choose from including snake shows, gopher races, arts and crafts, wildlife exhibits and kids games. There are fees involved for various activities.
Creeping silently through a haunted house or going on a spooky hayride are both activities that are part of the Halloween Howl in downtown Zephyrhills, Florida. This event takes place on a Saturday in October, and usually goes from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. There is also a Saturday Night Cruise-In from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Some of the many activities for this event include inflatables, games, face painting, a cake walk, shows, a costume parade, trick-or-treating, hayrides and a haunted house.
Celebrating Fall with lots of activities for the old and the young is the Wesley Chapel Fall Festival. This event annually occurs on a Saturday and Sunday in October, and is located at the Wesley Chapel Grove at 175 and SR54. It typically is open from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. The event offers many children's activities such as inflatable games, a human hamster ball and interactive crafts. There is also live entertainment and a custom car show.
Looking at wild animals with a flashlight in the dark of night is part of the Hallow Zoo Night Tours at Dade City's Wild Things (dadecityswildthings.com) in Dade City, Florida. The annual event typically takes place the day before Halloween and Halloween day, and is from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. Trolley tours are also available, with the last trolley departing around 9:00 p.m. You get a flashlight (which you can keep) and a guide for your tour, and if you are wearing a costume you are given treats.
