Pumpkins, Trails, and Treats: Family Friendly Halloween
Posted on September 15, 2025 by Dina Miller
Indiana's Cool North offers a variety of family-friendly Halloween events perfect for all ages. In Lowell, the Pumpkin Glow Trail at Harvest Tyme Family Farm dazzles visitors with thousands of LED lights and jack-o’-lanterns. The Halloween Market in Chesterton adds seasonal charm with pumpkin decorating, a kids’ costume parade, trick-or-treating at vendor booths, and festive crafts. From the Wakarusa Pumpkin Tree to the Hesston Ghost Train and beyond, the region is packed with festive events, giving families plenty of opportunities to enjoy a full season of Halloween fun throughout Indiana’s Cool North.
Map of Holiday Lights 2025
- Christmas in the Park, St John
- Winter Wonderlights, Merrillville
- Lowell Winterfest
- Christmas Tyme Lights at Harvest Tyme Farm, Lowell
- Kouts Christmas Open House
- Holly Days, Valparaiso
- Sunset Hill Winter Lights, Valparaiso
- Bozak Family Light Show
- Festival of Lights, Washington Park, Michigan City
- Candy Cane Express, Hesston Steam Museum
- Downtown LaPorte
- Preserve Historic LaPorte Candlelight Tour
- Wellfield Botanic Gardens Winter Wonderland Holiday Lights, Elkhart
- Holiday Lights at the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds, Goshen
- Shanklin Park Holiday Lights, Goshen
