Halloween Happenings at the LaPorte County Fairgrounds

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Halloween Happenings at the LaPorte County Fairgrounds What started as a small gathering has grown into a weekend full of laughter, costumes, and community connection.

A volunteer-run weekend full of spooky fun, community spirit, and family-friendly activities! 🎃
Created to give families an affordable, local way to celebrate Halloween — and give back to our community. 💛 🎃 About Halloween Happenings 🎃

Halloween Happenings began with a small group of volunteers who simply love Halloween and wanted to bring that fun and community spirit to the LaPorte County Fairgrounds. 👻🍁

Inspired by the popular Halloween weekends at Indiana State Parks (which can be tough to get into for campsite reservations!), our goal was to create a local version — a place where families could celebrate fall together without traveling far or spending a lot. Each year, the event continues to give back — offering affordable, family-friendly fun and supporting local organizations and youth groups who help make the magic happen. It’s all made possible by dedicated volunteers, local sponsors, and our amazing community who come together to make Halloween Happening a tradition to look forward to year after year. 🎃💛

1 week to go! What are you most excited for?!
10/16/2026

1 week to go! What are you most excited for?!

10/16/2026

🐴🍂 A BIG THANK YOU to the Hagenow Family! 🎃🧡

We are so excited to have the Hagenow Family providing Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides during Trick or Treat at our Halloween Happenings weekend! 👻🍬

What better way to enjoy a fall evening than a wagon ride around the fairgrounds?! 🍁🐴

A huge shoutout to the Hagenow Family for helping make this event extra special for our community! We appreciate your time, generosity, and support!

🎃 Be sure to take a ride while you're out Trick or Treating!

💀🎃 HE NEEDS A NAME! 🎃💀Remember this guy from Trick or Treat last year? Well, he’s making a comeback, and we think it’s t...
10/12/2026

💀🎃 HE NEEDS A NAME! 🎃💀

Remember this guy from Trick or Treat last year? Well, he’s making a comeback, and we think it’s time he officially gets a name!

We need YOUR help! Drop your best, funniest, or most creative skeleton names in the comments! 👇

👻 Family-friendly names only, please! 😉 We know how some of you think! 😂

Let’s see what you’ve got! 🦴🎃

10/12/2026

🎃🧡 A BIG THANK YOU to Pointon Family Farms & Trucking! 🧡🎃

We want to give a HUGE shoutout to Pointon Family Farms & Trucking for their generous support of our Halloween Happenings Weekend!

Thanks to their generosity, we're able to bring even more fun and exciting activities for families of all ages to enjoy! 👻🍂

It's amazing community supporters like you who help turn our big ideas into unforgettable memories!

👏 Thank you for helping make this weekend bigger, better, and full of FUN! We truly appreciate your support and everything you do for our community!

🎃 Be sure to show Pointon Family Farms & Trucking some love and help us thank them for making the Halloween magic happen! 🧡

10/12/2026

🎉 A BIG THANK YOU to Ben Konowitz and Full Tilt! 🎉

We want to give a huge shoutout to Ben Konowitz and Full Tilt for their generous donation and continued support! ❤️

We are so grateful for people and businesses who step up, give back, and help make our community a better place!

👏 Make sure to head over to Full Tilt's page, give them a follow, and check out all the amazing things they do for our community!

Thank you again, Ben and Full Tilt, for your generosity and for always supporting our community! We appreciate you! ❤️🙌

🎃👻 SPOOKY SEASON FUN IS CALLING! 👻🎃🧡 We STILL have room for more amazing vendors and their fun, spooky, and creative goo...
10/12/2026

🎃👻 SPOOKY SEASON FUN IS CALLING! 👻🎃
🧡 We STILL have room for more amazing vendors and their fun, spooky, and creative goodies! 🕸️✨ If you’ve been thinking about joining us, there’s still time to be part of the fun!
🧙‍♀️ Check out our list of vendors so far! Be sure to LIKE, FOLLOW, and show them some love to see all the spooktacular goodies, unique creations, and Halloween fun they’ll be bringing to the Draft Horse Barn! 🎃🛍️
👻 You never know what creepy, cute, and creative surprises you’ll find!
🧡 Tag your friends, spread the word, and come see what all the spooky excitement is about! 🕷️🍂
🎃 VENDORS — WE’D LOVE TO HAVE YOU JOIN US! 🎃
Let’s fill that barn with Halloween magic, amazing creations, and lots of fall fun! 🧡👻🕸️

Pieces of Patty
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61589593785247
Creative Memories and Crafts By Audrey
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100081348079512
Eternal Elegance
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590587102947
Fix’n To Customize
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61594118470268
Burnt By Braun
burntbybraun.com
Sticks and Stones Craft Closet
https://www.facebook.com/SticksandStonesCraftCloset
Sheena Bo Beana Stitches
https://www.instagram.com/sheena.bo.beana
Bahus Family Farm
A little bit of fun for everyone
Kisa & Co Farm Stand
https://www.facebook.com/p/Kid-Co-Farm-Stand-61581723658770/

10/08/2026

🌶️🏆 A BIG THANK YOU TO MIKE SCHULTZ! 🏆🌶️

We want to give a huge shoutout to Mike Schultz for generously donating the prizes for our Halloween Happenings Chili Cook-Off! 🎃🔥

Thanks to wonderful people like Mike, we're able to make our events even more fun and memorable for everyone!

We truly appreciate your generosity and support in helping make Halloween Happenings bigger and better each year!

👏 Thank you, Mike, for helping us spice things up! 🌶️🏆

🎃🍬 CALLING ALL CANDY GIVERS! 🍬🎃Trick or Treat is one of our FAVORITE parts of Halloween Happenings, and we need your hel...
10/07/2026

🎃🍬 CALLING ALL CANDY GIVERS! 🍬🎃

Trick or Treat is one of our FAVORITE parts of Halloween Happenings, and we need your help filling Pioneerland with plenty of treats! 👻🍫🍭

🎃 Trick or Treat
📅 Saturday, October 24
⏰ 4:00–6:00 PM
📍 Pioneerland at the LaPorte County Fairgrounds

Would you, your family, business, organization, club, or group like to set up and pass out candy to our trick-or-treaters? We’d LOVE to have you join us!

Decorate your spot, dress up, bring lots of candy, and help us make this a fun evening for the kids! 🧙‍♀️🦇🎃

You do NOT have to be camping to pass out candy!

The more candy stops, the more fun for our trick-or-treaters! 🍬👻

Come for Trick or Treat… and stick around for everything else happening that evening! 🎶🌭🎃

10/07/2026

🎃👻 HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS WEEKEND IS ALMOST HERE! 👻🎃

If you’ve been thinking about camping… GET THAT CAMPSITE RESERVED! 🏕️ We have gone BIGGER AND BETTER this year, and there are some things planned especially for our campers! 😈🎃

We’ve packed the weekend with Halloween fun, including:

🧙‍♀️ The Witch’s Cabin Self-Led Escape Room
🎃 Find the Golden Pumpkin
🔎 Halloween Scavenger Hunts
👻 Campsite Crawl — and trust us, you’re going to be asking your fellow campers for some VERY random things 😂
🌶️ Chili Cook-Off
🍬 Trick-or-Treating
🏆 Costume Contest
🎶 Live music from The Rest after Trick-or-Treat
🍔 Food Trucks
🛍️ Craft Show Saturday & Sunday
🎃 PLUS more surprises and fun throughout the weekend!

Grab your campsite, decorate your camper, bring your costumes, and come spend Halloween weekend with us at the LaPorte County Fairgrounds! 🎃🕷️🧙‍♀️

Tag the people you want camping next to you! 👇
Who’s ready for Halloween Happenings?! 🎃👻🏕️

🎃 HELLO, OCTOBER! 👻🍂Spooky season is officially here, and we want to know…🧡 What’s YOUR favorite thing about Halloween?🎃...
10/01/2026

🎃 HELLO, OCTOBER! 👻🍂

Spooky season is officially here, and we want to know…

🧡 What’s YOUR favorite thing about Halloween?

🎃 Pumpkin carving
👻 Haunted houses
🍬 Trick-or-treating
🧙‍♀️ Costumes
🕸️ Decorating
😱 Scary movies
🍁 Fall fun

Tell us in the comments! 👇

And don’t just celebrate Halloween from home — come celebrate with us at Halloween Happenings Weekend! 🎃👻

Bring your family, invite your friends, put on those costumes, and join us for a weekend full of Halloween fun! 🧡🕷️ We want to see YOU there making memories with us.

📅 Mark your calendar, make your plans, and come join the fun!

Who are you bringing with you? Tag them below! 👇🎃

👻 We’ll see you at Halloween Happenings Weekend!

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2581 W State Road 2
LaPorte, IN
46350

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+12193622647

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