Eat, Drink, Hou

What to Eat, Drink, and Do in Houston This Weekend: October 31

From Michelin-starred dining to haunted tours and Halloween cocktails, here’s your weekend playbook.

10/31/2025 Edited by Brittany Britto Garley

Haunted Hours

The Ghostly Legends That Still Haunt Galveston

Historic Galveston Ghost Tours takes visitors beyond the Hotel Galvez and Moody Mansion, uncovering chilling stories in Ashton Villa, the Mansard House, and more.

10/27/2025 By Sofia Gonzalez

Let’s Go, Ghouls

Sip If You Dare: Houston’s Creepiest Cocktail Bars to Visit This Halloween

With pumpkin spice martinis and haunted speakeasies, these Houston bars are conjuring spooky sips and eerie pop-ups.

10/27/2025 By Sofia Gonzalez

Spooky season

Houston’s Creepiest Trails to Explore This Halloween

Haunted forests and zombie chases on local trails promise chills, thrills, and family-friendly frights.

10/08/2025 By Saba Khonsari

Oh My Gourd

Where to Pick Your Perfect Pumpkin in Houston This Fall

From Insta-ready pumpkin houses to hayrides and haunted trails, these Houston patches are gourd-geous picks for your autumn adventures.

10/03/2025 By Sofia Gonzalez and Houstonia Staff

Reasons to Love Houston

The 3 Great Things About Houston’s Weather (Not The Onion)

Yes, you heard us. There are a handful of reasons to embrace our sweltering, scorching, sizzling, surprising (derogatory) climate.

03/31/2025 By Emma Balter

The Must List

Gear Up for Halloween with Death by Natural Causes at HMNS

Nothing says “spooky season” like learning about all the different ways the world might kill you…or actually be safer than you think.

10/01/2024 By Meredith Nudo

Yes Ma’am, No Ma’am

We Ranked Fall Activities We Love or Hate

From pumpkin spice anything to corn mazes, we’re giving our spicy opinions.

09/23/2024 By Sofia Gonzalez

Real Scare

Inside a Halloween Nightmare on Candy Cane Lane

Missouri City’s crowded trick-or-treat event made a medical emergency even worse for one family, who is now calling for more regulation.

11/13/2023 By Jef Rouner

Walking Dead

What It’s Really Like to Be a Ghost Tour Guide in Houston

Spooky season is grueling for these stewards of the city’s scariest stories.

10/30/2023 By Meredith Nudo

Spooky Szn

Have a COVID-Safe Halloween with These Masked Costumes

Our best dress-up ideas with facial coverings make for a fun and virus-free holiday.

10/26/2023 By Uvie Bikomo

Supernatural

Houston’s Best Witchy Shops Are Full of Magic

Embrace your inner witch by diving into the spellbinding world of these local metaphysical stores.

10/04/2023 By Daniel Renfrow

Skele-fun Events

11 Halloween Events Happening in Houston This October

These family-friendly spooktacular events are full of tricks and treats.

10/03/2022 By Danielle Wright, Shelby Stewart, and Claire Anderson

Boo!

6 Ghost Tours That Showcase Houston's Spooky Side

Pub crawls, museum tours, and walks in the park make up some of Houston’s top ghostly attractions.

09/15/2022 By Alexia Partouche

Chills and Thrills

Baytown’s about to Get Spooky with the Freaky Deaky Festival

Live music, dancing and camping on the dark side.

09/09/2022 By Shelby Stewart

Zoo Boo

Houston Zoo Boo Returns! Here's What to Know

Calling all mini ghouls and goblins.

09/01/2022 By Stephanie Bartels

Place Your Bets

Here's What Houston Was Up to Last Week, November 1

Astros standings and some of Houston celebrities' best Halloween costumes.

11/01/2021 By Shelby Stewart

Spooky Season

5 Houston Horror Films to Watch This Halloween Weekend

Some scary movies out there are either made by Houstonians or set right here in the Bayou City.

10/28/2021 By Craig Lindsey

ESSAY

Family Bonding Over Horror Movies

"It takes a lot to scare my mom, she knows the true definition of scary."

10/27/2021 By Rolando Rodriguez

Costume Planning

How To Dress Up for a Houston Halloween

From Beyoncé to Clutch the Bear, this year it’s all about repping the city.

10/19/2021 By Danielle Wright Edited by Stephanie Bartels