Halloween in Brushy Creek 2026: Trick-or-Treating, Trunk-or-Treats & Spooky Stops

Costumes, candy, creepy trails and one very hairy local legend — here’s how Halloween is shaping up around Brushy Creek in 2026.

Brushy Creek does Halloween a little differently.

You’ve got the big community events.

You’ve got trunk-or-treats.

You’ve got Cat Hollow turning into Hairy Man central.

And then you’ve got the neighborhood streets where people go all-in with lights, graveyards, skeletons and enough candy to keep a dentist busy through Thanksgiving.

So if you’re wondering where to find the spooks, where the confirmed 2026 events are, and which Brushy Creek pockets tend to get the most Halloween buzz, here’s the local guide.

First: Halloween Falls on a Saturday This Year

That matters.

With Halloween landing on Saturday, October 31, 2026, the neighborhood portion of Halloween has a little more room to breathe this year. A number of organized events are happening earlier in the month or the week before, leaving Halloween night itself open for more traditional door-to-door trick-or-treating. A current Round Rock fall guide makes the same point: most organized events are scheduled before October 31 this year.

In other words:

You can absolutely do both.

Festival earlier in October.

Trunk-or-treat the week before.

Neighborhood candy mission on Halloween night.

Perfect.

October 11: Kids Halloween Festival at Cat Hollow Park

One of the first confirmed Halloween events right in Brushy Creek is the Austin Japan Community Kids Halloween Festival at Cat Hollow Park.

The 2026 event is scheduled for Sunday, October 11, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. and includes more than 15 activities such as Halloween origami, slime activities, games with prizes, a photo booth and Japanese snacks. General admission is free, but anyone participating in the activity stations needs an Activity Pass, and only 120 passes are being offered.

Location: Cat Hollow Park, O’Connor Drive in Brushy Creek.

This one is much more cute-spooky than scream-spooky.

Think crafts, costumes and candy bags.

October 17: Hairy Man Festival Takes Over Cat Hollow

You already know this one deserves its own blog.

The 32nd Annual Hairy Man Festival is scheduled for Saturday, October 17, 2026, from noon to 5:00 p.m. at Cat Hollow Park. Admission is free, with a suggested donation of two nonperishable food items or $2 per person for the Round Rock Serving Center.

The festival includes Halloween-themed crafts, scavenger hunts, face painting, inflatables, carnival games, a costume contest, live music and, naturally, the Hairiest Man Contest.

It’s not a trunk-or-treat.

It’s not quite a haunted attraction.

It’s just...

extremely Brushy Creek.

October 24: Adaptive & Inclusive Trunk or Treat

Round Rock Parks and Recreation and Ascension Seton Williamson are hosting the Adaptive and Inclusive Trunk or Treat on Saturday, October 24, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

The event is specifically designed for individuals with disabilities and their families, with decorated vehicles arranged for an accessible trick-or-treating experience. It is free, and attendees should bring their own trick-or-treat bags.

Location: Ascension Seton Williamson, 201 Seton Parkway, Round Rock.

This is one of the confirmed 2026 trunk-or-treat events I’d feel comfortable putting on the calendar now.

October 27: Cox Elementary Trunk or Treat

Cox Elementary PTA currently lists its Trunk or Treat for Tuesday, October 27, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 1001 Brushy Creek Road in Cedar Park, right along the Brushy Creek corridor.

Because this is a school/PTA event, I’d check the PTA page before going for any updated visitor or participation instructions.

But geographically?

This one is about as Brushy Creek-adjacent as it gets.

October 30: Hometown Halloween in Downtown Round Rock

If you want one more candy run before the actual night, Hometown Halloween is scheduled for Friday, October 30, from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. in Downtown Round Rock.

The current event information lists trick-or-treating with participating downtown businesses along East Main Street, plus face painting, balloon artists, live music, train rides, giveaways and plenty of candy. Admission is free.

This one isn’t in Brushy Creek proper, but it’s close enough that I’d absolutely include it in a Brushy Creek Halloween guide.

It also leaves Saturday night completely open for neighborhood trick-or-treating.

Want Actual Spooks? Head Toward The Crossover

If candy isn’t enough and you want something creepier, The Fieldhouse at The Crossover in Cedar Park is running its Trail of Terror from September 19 through November 1, 2026.

There are two versions.

During the daytime matinee through 6:30 p.m., you can walk through the trail and see the spooky sets without live scare actors.

After 7:00 p.m., live scare actors take over. The current pricing is $6.50 for the daytime matinee and $14.50 for the haunted trail, with later hours on Friday and Saturday nights.

Location: The Fieldhouse at The Crossover, Cedar Park.

This is the one I’d put under:

“Okay, now make it actually creepy.”

So Where Does House-to-House Trick-or-Treating Get Busy?

There is no official Brushy Creek trick-or-treat traffic report.

And I’m not going to pretend there is.

Halloween participation can change from one street to the next. Local Round Rock residents say exactly that — one block may be quiet while another a few streets over is packed.

That said, a few Brushy Creek areas keep coming up in local conversation.

Cat Hollow

Cat Hollow has actual evidence of residents leaning into Halloween.

The Cat Hollow neighborhood newsletter highlighted a decorated home on Almelo Drive in 2025, describing neighbors walking by to see the display and encouraging people to stop by on Halloween.

Local Round Rock discussions have also specifically recommended Cat Hollow when people ask where to trick-or-treat.

Add the fact that Cat Hollow hosts Hairy Man Festival and several other community events, and it’s fair to say:

Halloween does not sneak quietly past Cat Hollow.

Stone Canyon

Stone Canyon also comes up in local reports.

In a Round Rock discussion about house-to-house trick-or-treating, one resident specifically noted that Stone Canyon had lots of trick-or-treaters and neighbors handing out candy the prior year.

That is anecdotal, not an official guarantee for 2026.

But if you’re trying to figure out where Halloween participation has historically been active, Stone Canyon belongs in the conversation.

Woods of Brushy Creek — Especially Around Racine Trail

This was probably the most specific local tip I found.

In a discussion about Halloween around Round Rock, a resident singled out Racine Trail in the Woods of Brushy Creek, recommending parking near Delavan and heading toward Racine Trail for trick-or-treating. Another commenter said they had taken their children there for multiple years.

Again:

That’s community chatter, not an official event.

But it is exactly the kind of street-level local tip people actually want when they search this topic.

My Real Advice for Halloween Night

If you live in Brushy Creek, I’d start with your own immediate area first.

That sounds boring, but it’s probably the most useful advice in this entire article.

Halloween is one of the easiest nights of the year to actually meet the people living around you.

And if your street turns out to be dead?

Then you know.

Move on to a more active pocket.

A few things make a huge difference:

Porch lights on.

Visible decorations.

People sitting outside.

Clusters of participating houses.

Interior streets where you’re not constantly dealing with heavy traffic.

A house can have the world’s best candy, but if every home around it is dark, people may never bother walking down the street.

Local residents report exactly that pattern: groups tend to stay where multiple neighboring houses are participating.

A Few Halloween-Night Basics

Brushy Creek streets can get surprisingly busy once groups start moving around.

So the boring stuff matters.

Use sidewalks where available.

Cross at visible locations.

Carry lights or reflective gear once it gets dark.

Keep costumes clear of feet and faces.

And if you’re driving through residential streets, assume someone in a dark costume is about to step out from behind a parked car.

Because eventually someone will.

Also:

Porch light off generally means skip the house.

Halloween etiquette survives another year.

Your 2026 Brushy Creek Halloween Cheat Sheet

October 11 — Austin Japan Community Kids Halloween Festival, Cat Hollow Park, 1–3 p.m.

October 17 — Hairy Man Festival, Cat Hollow Park, noon–5 p.m.

September 19–November 1 — Trail of Terror at The Crossover in Cedar Park.

October 24 — Adaptive & Inclusive Trunk or Treat, Ascension Seton Williamson, 4–6 p.m.

October 27 — Cox Elementary PTA Trunk or Treat, 5:30–7:30 p.m.; check the PTA page for participation details.

October 30 — Hometown Halloween, Downtown Round Rock, 3–7 p.m.

October 31 — Traditional neighborhood trick-or-treating.

And for the neighborhood portion, Cat Hollow, Stone Canyon and the Racine Trail/Woods of Brushy Creek area are the three Brushy Creek pockets that came up most clearly in the local reporting and community discussions I found.

Just remember:

Halloween changes street by street and year by year.

That’s half the fun.

Why Halloween Works So Well in Brushy Creek

Honestly?

Brushy Creek already has the right ingredients.

Mature trees.

Older streets.

Greenbelts.

Parks.

A creek.

A road literally named Hairy Man Road.

And a local legend about a hairy hermit supposedly haunting the woods.

You almost don’t need decorations.

But thankfully, people decorate anyway.

So whether your ideal Halloween is a trunk-or-treat, a festival, a haunted trail or simply walking the neighborhood with a pillowcase full of candy...

Brushy Creek gives you options.

And if you hear something weird coming from the trees?

It’s probably nothing.

Probably