Spooking up the Park

10/18/2025 | Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park | Miami, MO

The crew at Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park invites you to attend the park’s fifth annual Spooking up the Park Halloween event!

Activities will include crafts, a costume contest, trick-or-treating, haunted hikes and a campfire. 

Event schedule:

• 2-4 p.m. – Crafts
• 2-3:30 p.m. – Costume contest registration
• 4 p.m. – Costume contest judging begins. Winners will be announced approximately one hour after judging is complete.
• 5 p.m. – Trick-or-treating begins
• 5 p.m. – Haunted hike for families with small children begins
• 6:30 p.m. – Haunted hikes for other attendees begins; will continue throughout the evening in 20-to-30-minute rotations
• 7 p.m. – Campfire

Regular camping fees apply, but the event itself is free. For more information, contact the park office at 660-886-7537.

Event Time: 2 p.m. - 10 p.m.

To see more events like this, please visit our fall fun events page.

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