ArBOOretum
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Pricing & Registration
Arboretum Members
Free for Arboretum Members, registration required
Nonmembers
Free for children under age 3
$25 for ages 3 and up through Friday, October 16
$30 for ages 3 and up on Saturday, October 17
This year, registration is required for both Arboretum Members and nonmembers. All guests will also be required to select a preferred arrival time in order to help the Arboretum reduce wait times and create a smoother event experience.
If registration does not fill up in advance, limited day-of tickets will be available online or at the event entrance.
Please bring your registration email or QR code to check in at the event.
featured activities
- Trick-or-Treat Nature Trail
- Birds of Prey Program
- Snake Encounter
- Pumpkin Decorating
- Story Time
- Face Painting
- Photo Booth
- Carnival Games
- Train Rides
- Monster Mart
- Bat Cave Cooldown Area
- ArBOOretum Adventure
- Stilt Walker
- Pumpkin Patch & Photo Op
- Photo ops with Spider Man & Moana
Food Trucks & Refreshments
- Cotton Candy Robot Machine
- Popston
Monster Mart
- Arboretum Merch
- Brazos Bookstore
- Houston SPCA
- Math to the Point
- Otterwell Studio
Bat Cave
Beat the heat and join us in the Bat Cave – a covered tent with cooling fans and Popston frozen treats available for purchase!
A Zero Waste Event
ArBOOretum is going Zero Waste once again! That means that the Arboretum is trying to divert at least 90% of the event’s trash from ending up in a landfill. We will be working with Zero Waste Houston to compost and recycle most of the waste from the event.
Help us achieve a Zero Waste ArBOOretum by bringing a reusable water bottle and taking all of your waste to one of our festival’s Zero Waste Stations, where staff will help you sort it into the correct receptacle.
parking
*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.