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Boo in Bloom Turns Fruit and Spice Park Into a Daytime Halloween

On Saturday, October 31, from 10 in the morning to 5 at night, Boo in Bloom fills Fruit and Spice Park with costumes and family fun among the tropical plants, ending in time for the evening candy run.

By Nanci Gilbert, PA September 28, 2026
Event · Saturday, October 31, 2026
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Boo in Bloom returns to Fruit and Spice Park on Saturday, October 31, from 10 in the morning to 5 at night at 24801 Southwest 187th Avenue in Homestead. The Redland's tropical orchard sets the scene for a daytime Halloween: children come in costume, families walk the gardens between activities, and the celebration stays in the sunshine instead of the dark. Tickets run about fifteen dollars for adults and eight for children from 6 to 11, and the park's orchards, spice gardens and tropical collection stay open through the afternoon.

A Halloween that ends before the candy run

A daytime celebration solves a real scheduling problem for parents: the park fills the morning and afternoon, and the family still gets home in time for the traditional trick-or-treat route. The fruit trees, spice gardens and greenhouses give the holiday a setting no suburban block can match, and the early start means little ones wear their costumes comfortably instead of under a jacket in the dark. For families weighing the Redland's slower pace, the event is a good example of what a country weekend calendar looks like.

An afternoon in the tropical garden

If you are new to the area, Boo in Bloom is also a gentle introduction to the park itself: the same orchards, spice plots and tropical gardens that anchor the Redland's growing season become the backdrop for the celebration. Treat it as a first tour of Fruit and Spice Park with pumpkins included, and you leave with a working map of the region's biggest garden, a collection of more than five hundred varieties of tropical fruits and spices. It is a practical way to preview the life families build around the park and the farmland around Homestead.

Nanci Gilbert, PA is a South Florida realtor who guides growing families, sellers, and buyers across Miami-Dade and Broward. Questions about this topic? She answers every message within one business day.