Tricks & Treats & Travis & Taylor—It’s Time for Some Halloween Fun!
Whether you’re planning a party with friends and neighbors at your charming and pet-friendly Waterford Crossings apartment home in Nashville’s Antioch, Tennessee, neighborhood, or making the Music City scene, Halloween season offers all kinds of opportunities for fun! Either way, this month’s blog offers all kinds of suggestions for some seasonal fun! Including and especially the info on some of this year’s most popular costumes (yes, of course we’re talking about getting’ your Tay-tay showgirl and Trav-trav Chiefs uniforms on!) For The Littles—Boo At The Zoo The Nashville Zoo is putting out the call all to all ghouls and goblins, Travis Kelces and Taylor Swifts, KPop Demon Hunters, Wednesdays, and Capybaras!! It’s almost time to trick or treat at the annual Boo at the Zoo event, a family-friendly Nashville favorite! This rain-or-shine fun is on the calendar from October 17 through November 1, 2025. New this year will be the chance to experience Día de los Muertos on Saturday, Nov. 1, with special themed entertainment, activities, food, and meaningful ways to honor loved ones through culture and remembrance. On the itinerary again for Boo at the Zoo are free spins on the Scary-Go-Round Carousel, the magic of Storytime with the Old Oakley Tree, special animal shows nightly at 5:45, 6:45, & 7:45 p.m., and a souvenir bag the kids can put their goodies in. Oh, and of course there will spooktacular scenes, enchanting straw creatures, and photo ops throughout the Zoo. Bare those fangs and say BOO! For The Bigs What could be more fun than dinner and a movie? Dinner and a movie AND a haunted walkthrough that winds through the multiple levels and shadowy corridors of an historic old theater, of course! Slaughterhouse in Hermitage has long been a cult favorite for film buffs and thrill-seekers alike, so if you want to experience this year’s creepy chills and thrills, be sure to purchase tickets well in advance. If you don’t want the whole pumpkin, you can buy stand-alone Haunt Tickets for only $35. See what will be playing at the Full Moon Cineplex website. (Note: The event organizers caution that the intense nature of the attraction makes it unsuitable for young children.) For Everyone—Cheekwood Harvest Nights! That old fall magic is once again returning to Cheekwood Estate & Gardens with Pumpkin Village, an inviting wonderland of charming pumpkin houses, thousands of chrysanthemums abloom with color, and more than 75,000 pumpkins nestled throughout the gardens. Perfect for endless fun with family photo ops! New this year are Cheekwood Harvest Nights on Thursdays throughout October, complete with food trucks, live music, and bar service under the stars. And of course everybody’s favorite—the Halloween Pooch Party—is on again, this year Saturday, October 25, and Sunday, October 26, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, with costume contests at 11 a.m. and noon. Take your pup out for the costume contests (this year’s special costume category is “A Hint of Haunts”), then browse the dog-friendly vendors so you can delight your canine companion with special treats. There will be water refill and doggie bag stations on the property. Scary-Good Party Ideas Brew up some sinister mock- and cocktails, prepare some frightful finger foods, and decorate with seasonal black and orange abandon—it’s time to have your very own howling good Halloween party! Both inside and out on your private patio or balcony, your Waterford Crossings apartment home is the perfect setting both for feting—and frightening!—friends and family. We asked * the Idea Specialists™ * for some tips and tricks to be the hosts with most. They pointed us to HGTV, which has some great ideas for decorating. One of their—and our—favorites is to use your fireplace as a focal point. Use a mix of mums and candles (unlit, for safety!) around it, and fill it full of pumpkins and gourds. So fun! As are these battery-powered holiday candles from Walmart, which come complete with their own remote control. For goodies for gobblin’ (see what we did there? 😎😎), the site comes through again with snack ideas like Hairy Eyeballs (polenta poppers topped with corn silk and a few dribbles of blood marinara sauce), Poisoned Candy Apples (get out the black food coloring!) and more. The Food Network isn’t any slouch, either, when it comes to yikes and yummies. You can make drawing “legs” with chocolate on the Scary Peanut Butter Spider Cookies a family affair, whip up a No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Brain in next to no time, and—of course—there’s no forgetting that all-time classic, a Dirt Cake topped with gummy worms! One More—VERY IMPORTANT—Thing! Did you know you can “Stay Tuned to Nashville” by signing up for the FREE email newsletter from the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp? Here’s the link: https://www.visitmusiccity.com/nashville-events Happy Halloween! * The Idea Specialists™ * The Idea Specialists™ is a group of design and inspiration professionals with a focus on communications for the multifamily industry, as well as custom lifestyle planning and more. They do not receive any sort of product or financial incentives for their recommendations in posts such as these.