How is everyone doing getting ready for Halloween? Are you getting dressed up alongside your kids? Laurel is going to be a witch and Violet her black cat companion (Laurel has several years of coordinating costumes planned). I hope you have a fantastic weekend and enjoy this roundup of 16 Halloween inspired weekend picks:

1. The last SoWa of the season will be zombietastic.

2. Critters will abound at Zoo Howl.
3. Trick or treat for a cause at Pru Boo.

4. I'm tempted to go to the Linden Square Halloween Parade & Party just so I can go get my favorite salad at The Cottage afterwards.

5. Burn off the sugar rush at this dance party in Newton.

6. Celebrate Halloween Family Day at the Spellman Museum in Weston (and get inspired to send snail mail).

7. Search for the great pumpkin at Pumpkin Fest Weekend at The Discovery Museums in Acton.

8. Get lost in a corn maze at Halloween Kid's Day at Connors Farm.

9. Explore spooky critters at the Harvard Museum of Natural History's What's So Scary event.

10. Experience the theatre in a new light via the Strand Theatre Boo Bash in Dorchester.

11-16. Thanks to the Audubon, enjoy lots of Halloween and nature inspired activities in Wellfleet, Westport, Norfolk, Topsfield, Newburyport, and Natick.

Image credit: Absurdly adorable Halloween cake pops via Boogaboo on Etsy