October 2026

Amelia Island events in October: Halloween and the fall festivals

Haunted trails in Yulee, Halloween parties and costume contests at the libraries in Hilliard, Callahan and Yulee, the county's free Halloween festival on the 30th and the fair in Callahan. Then the rest of the month, day by day.

November is next: Election Day, Thanksgiving and the tree lightings.

Centre Street at 2nd, at dusk — Centre Street at 2nd · August 30, 2026

Halloween dates to plan around

Sat17&24

The low-scare hour at Terror on the Timber Farm

5:30 to 6:30 PM, before general admission opens at 7. Amelia Shotgun Sports, 86300 Hot Shot Trail, Yulee. Tickets and times
Fri30

Nassau County Halloween Festival

5:30 to 7:30 PM, free, and moved this year to the Robert M. Foster Justice Center, 76347 Veterans Way, Yulee. The county’s notice
Sat31

Halloween Bash in Callahan

10 AM to 9 PM, on Nassau County’s calendar. Details

Halloween in Fernandina Beach, Yulee, Hilliard and Callahan

Fernandina Beach

6 PMAmelia Island Museum of History Ghost Tourevery Friday: Oct 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, starting in the cemetery behind St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 801 Atlantic Avenue
9 AMGraveside Chronicles TourSat Oct 10 until 5 PM, Bosque Bello Cemetery, $25
3 PMSpooktacular Snake ShowcaseTue Oct 27, Fernandina Beach Branch Library

Yulee

7 PMTerror on the Timber FarmOct 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31 and Nov 1, Amelia Shotgun Sports (7:30 PM on the 9th and 10th)
6 PMCostume ContestTue Oct 27, Yulee Branch Library
5:30 PMNassau County Halloween FestivalFri Oct 30, Robert M. Foster Justice Center, free

Hilliard

5 PMHalloween Costume ExchangeThu Oct 15, Hilliard Branch Library
4:30 PMHalloween Paint PartyMon Oct 19, Hilliard Branch Library
6 PMHilliard Halloween PartyThu Oct 22, Hilliard Branch Library

Callahan

6 PMHalloween Party and Costume ContestTue Oct 20, Callahan Branch Library
10 AMHalloween BashSat Oct 31, until 9 PM

Running a trunk-or-treat? The trunk-or-treats we found this year are not on the public calendars. Post yours on the events board, free. Once it is approved it shows here the next morning, and in Amelia’s answers.

The rest of October

Oct 3Island Hop Craft Beer Festival, 1 to 4 PM, Central Park, Fernandina Beach
Oct 4 to 11Amelia Island Jazz Festival, a week of ticketed concerts around the island
Oct 8 to 18Northeast Florida Fair, Callahan, with sensory-friendly early hours new this year
Oct 10Barktoberfest for the Nassau Humane Society, noon to 4 PM, Mocama Beer Company, 629 South 8th Street
Oct 10Hispanic Heritage Music and Food Festival, 1 to 9 PM, downtown Fernandina Beach

Every event in October

Include weekly regulars

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Events are gathered each morning from four public calendars, the island tourism calendar, the Nassau County Public Library, the City of Fernandina Beach and Nassau County, and from approved posts on the events board. The Halloween dates, the festival dates and the town lists were checked against those calendars, and the organizer’s own page where there is one, on October 2, 2026. Times change, so check the event’s own page before you drive.

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