Looking to enjoy some fun
and games this Halloween season? Come and celebrate by attending the 11th
Annual BRC Spooktacular Trail and Carnival on Saturday, October 28 from 5:30
p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Texana Park & Campground Pavilion which is
located 6 miles outside of Edna on St. Hwy. 111N.
There will be plenty of
games for kids of all ages to play at this year’s Spooktacular Carnival! The
Carnival Games will be open from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Everyone is a winner
with lots of candy and prizes!! Carnival games will include the Witch Hat Ring
Toss, Spin Spidey, Catch the Candy, Witch’s Brew, Duck Pond, Ghost Toss, The
Great Pumpkin Fling, Dead Man’s Toss, Monster Ball Hook Toss, Peter Pumpkin
Putter, and Spiderweb Egg Toss.
Starting at 7:00 pm is the
always popular, Costume Contest! The Costume Contest has five age groups: (0-12
Months, 13 Months –2 yrs., 3-4, 5-6, and 7-9) with 1st – 3rd place prizes
awarded in each group. Participants wishing to be a part of the contest will
line up at the stage with their designated age group when instructed to do so.
No pre-registration necessary.
Bring your decorated and/or
carved pumpkin to be entered in our Best Decorated/Carved Pumpkin Contest!
Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 winners! The Contest judging will start after
the conclusion of the Costume Contest.
We will also be bringing
back our large activity area, which will include several full-size photo op
cutouts, Tic-Tac-Toe, and more. Also making an appearance is Michael and Shelby
from the Texana Community Education Center. They are bringing some friendly
reptiles with them from the Nature Center, so be sure to stop by and say hi! We
will also have FREE face painting at the event!
Back by popular demand is
the Kids Craft Tent Sponsored by Sister's Designs! Inside the tent, there will be 3 different stations set
up. For an additional cost of $5 per tote bag, kids will be able to create
their own souvenir Tote Bag using fabric markers at one station. The other two
stations are FREE and will be equipped with crayons and markers for some
Halloween craft fun that each child can take home!
Returning this year is H-E-B's
Pumpkin Patch! Decorated with a rustic fence, lots of pumpkins, hay bales and
festive décor make it the perfect place to get your group together for a
photograph.
For our visitors who may be
camping with us that weekend don’t forget to bring your Halloween Décor to
compete in “The Best Decorated Campsite or Cabin” contest! The most original
and creative campsites and cabins can win some great prizes! There will be 1st,
2nd, & 3rd place winners for Best Decorated Campsite at each park; Texana
and Brackenridge. Then, there will be a 1st place winner for overall Best
Decorated Cabin throughout both parks. Decorated campsites and cabins at
Brackenridge Park and Texana Park will start to be judged at approximately 8
pm. Winners will be announced at the event once the judging is complete. So,
call to reserve your campsite and start pulling together your best decorating
ideas….we can’t wait to see them!
Lastly and probably, most
anticipated…you will not want to miss the BRC Spooktacular Trail! Have you ever
wondered what lurks in the woods? Will you have the courage to even enter the
trail? As darkness falls, eyes will be watching your every move. Rickety
bridges screams in the night…and it just may be yours! What is that creeping,
crawling, or slithering by? Once you enter, there is no turning back! Prepare
to be SCARED on the BRC Spooktacular Trail!! As always, our staff has been busy
creating NEW and extra scary décor to make this our best year yet! The
Spooktacular Trail will be open from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.!
Entry into the trail closes at 9:30 p.m.!
Event admission is just $10.00
per person, which gives children and adults access to all the games, prizes, craft
tent and haunted trail. Children under the age of 2 are FREE! Campers who are
staying at the Brackenridge Recreation Complex can receive a 50% discount on 4
Wrist Bands! Bring your appetite because we’ll have only the BEST food trucks on-site
serving up your favorite festival foods from 5:30-10:00 p.m.!
With the growth of the event
and the limited amount of parking area located by the event area, we find it
necessary to utilize buses to transport all event attendees to and from the
event. The event location has very limited parking which will be reserved for
our handicapped patrons ONLY. We modified the transportation route so that once
event guests hop on the bus at the Brackenridge Main Event Center, they will be
bussed directly to the event entrance. Visitors will not have to get off the
bus and hop on a hayride to the event. Please see transportation map. Event
attendees including those camping in Brackenridge Park will park their vehicle
at the Brackenridge Main Event Center where they will board one of three large,
air-conditioned buses which will start running at 5:15 p.m. and run
continuously throughout the evening to shuttle them to and from the event
entrance. Note: ONLY Texana Park & Campground guests displaying a YELLOW
parking pass will be able to access the Texana Camping Area after 5:00 p.m.
Armbands will be sold at the Main Event Center that evening or may be purchased
in advance at either of the park offices.
Please note that pets are NOT
allowed at the event unless they are a certified service dog.
Our goal
with the transportation plan is to provide a more efficient and safer
experience for everyone attending the event. With a few tweaks this year we
think it will our best plan yet!
Don’t miss the fun at the 11th
Annual BRC Spooktacular Trail and Carnival on Saturday, October 28, 2023 from 5:30
p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Texana Park and Campground Pavilion! For more
information visit our website
www.brackenridgepark.com or call (361) 782-5456.