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Costumes, candy and even zombies took over Carrollton and Farmers Branch as local schools, PTA and residents brought families together for a variety of fun-filled fall activities and events during the final week of October, offering opportunities to celebrate Halloween, Día de los Muertos and enjoy fall activities while connecting with their communities.
Rosemeade Elementary School’s PTA hosted their annual Fall Festival the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 24.
Families and students participated in a variety of fun activities including a variety of carnival style games where they could win candy and small prizes, visit food vendors and enjoy a bounce house slide. Community partners hosted information tables at event.
Dream Shots Photobooth set up a photo op where families could get photos taken, and a sensory tent for attendees was provided by the City of Carrollton.
At Farmers Branch Elementary School, the PTA held a Día de los Muertas Trunk or Treat on Oct. 29.
The event was originally going to be held outside, but due to weather concerns it was moved inside the school.
Elementary Principal Rachel Langston greeted families and students as they entered.
Inside staff and PTA members had decorated tables where families and students played games and received candy. Tables were decorated anywhere from themes including the Wizard of Oz, Alice in Wonderland and Target.
A DJ set up inside the cafeteria. Families were able to buy food and snacks inside the cafeteria served by PTA members.
An ofrenda, a traditional Día de los Muertos altar, was on display where families providing a space where families could honor and remember family members who have died.
It wasn’t just local schools and PTAs organizing events for families and community members. Festivities extended into local neighborhoods.
Families could head down to the Carrollton neighborhood Coyote Ridge and walk through local resident Josh Gruberman’s custom-made haunted house attraction Zombie Labs on Oct. 30 and 31.
Gruberman partnered with his neighborhood homeowner’s association and the City of Carrollton to have food trucks come out and the street blocked off near his home, allowing families attending to enjoy the haunted house while keeping everyone safe.
The free haunted house attraction offered residents and families another way to celebrate Halloween in the community.
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