Murphy Maize Days is a FREE, full-day celebration of family, fun, and all things CORN! Join us for an unforgettable experience featuring live music and entertainment, thrilling midway rides, interactive agritourism attractions, local vendors, delicious festival eats, and nonstop activities for all ages. Whether you’re here for the food, the fun, or the festivities, Murphy Maize Days has something for everyone!

THE WILDEST CONCERT SERIES IN TOWN! Zoo admission lets you see your favorite animals during the day AND stay for Safari Nights. Enjoy special evening Keeper Chats and animal encounters.Trek through our wild exhibits and experience your favorite attractions after hours. Dance the night away to a new cover band every Saturday.

Every weekend in October, bring the kiddos out for a safe, festive trick-or-treating adventure! Stroll through our decorated trail packed with goodies and enjoy tons of activities. Candy galore, craft station, face painting, pumpkin decorating, fun photo ops! Dress up in your most creative costumes and get into the Halloween spirit with us! Best part? No crazy parking fees, no outrageous admission prices, and no long lines for rides—just affordable family fun all day long!

October 1–31 at Grace Avenue United Methodist Church in Frisco, Pumpkins on the Prairie offers a full month of fall fun with no entry fee. Families can explore the pumpkin patch, bounce house, hay labyrinth, pumpkin play area, scavenger hunt, and seasonal concessions, with weekend extras including face painting, food trucks, hay rides when conditions allow, and a pumpkin trebuchet. The patch is open weekdays from 2–7 pm, Saturdays 10 am–7 pm, and Sundays 11:30 am–7 pm, closing at 5 pm on Halloween. Pumpkin, food, concession, and trebuchet purchases are additional. Proceeds support Grace Avenue’s missions and ministries.

SEPTEMBER 19 - NOVEMBER 8 Smile and say "Pumpkins!" Yesterland Farm is the DFW area's #1 fall destination with fun for the whole family! Explore our Texas-sized Pumpkin Patch, get lost in our Corn Maze, have fun on over 30 Rides & Attractions (including four roller coasters), and stay for nighttime fireworks! Pet and feed our friendly barnyard babies in Animal Town, paint pumpkins, a pick fresh sunflowers and zinnias in our flower fields (October). Come in the evening hours for Spooktacular Nights to experience ghouls, ghosts and haunted Halloween fun for all ages! PARKING IS FREE! KIDS 2 and UNDER ARE FREE. Use code KOAA5 to save $5 on tickets online. ​

KIZUNA QUEST has just launched in North America, bringing families a simple new way to turn everyday time together into meaningful conversation. Players draw from a 52-card deck, take turns leading the “quest,” read the prompts aloud, and share their answers—no complicated rules, preparation, winners, or losers. The cards are designed to spark laughter, memories, honest feelings, and deeper connection, making KIZUNA QUEST especially appealing for parents and kids, but also useful for couples, friends, educators, and coaches. The game is launching through Kickstarter, with early-bird pricing and special backer rewards available at launch.

Lone Star Flight Museum’s 8th Annual Hangar Bash is going to be a dy-no-mite experience filled with great food, live music and spirits!