Made daytime Halloween plans for Saturday yet? You have options.
The 10th Annual APV Trunk or Treat and Fall Festival is happening from 6-9 p.m. at Poinciana Activity Campus (445 Marigold Ave.) The Trunk or Treat will feature a DJ harvest dance party, trunks handing out candy, vendor tables, food trucks and a haunted house. There will be lots of photo ops stations. Activities ranging from Trunk or Treating to the APV’s Haunted Hotel. Residents are still needed to participate! Reserve your trunk space and participate in this community event. To participate by decorating and distributing candy from your Trunk register at www.bit.ly/4hgOWfN.Food trucks can register by calling 863-427-0900.
SPE (Success Thru Patience and Education, 864 Towne Center Dr.) presents a spooktacular Howl-O-Ween Pet Photo Shoot on from 12-3 p.m. A $5 entry includes one pet portrait and entry into the pet costume contest. The day includes candy, food, pet treats, music, bounce house, raffle and more.
JP Elite Baseball Academy will host a Halloween Festival on Saturday from 3-6 p.m. at Vance Harmon Park. If you are a small business and would like to have a vendor spot at this event, contact Coach Jose at 407-874-0028.
BridgePrep Academy (4851 KOA St.) will host its Halloween at the Commons from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendors will be onsite with delicious treats, as well as other small businesses. There will also be a costume contest, vendor raffle and free activities for the kids.
And, when it's all over, give your pumpkins a purpose! Osceola County’s Office of Sustainability is accepting pumpkins and other Fall gords to be turned into compost. All pumpkins are welcome, except those with paint, glitter or other adornments from Nov. 1-14 at the Poinciana Library.
Speaking of the Library, Sensory Play Date meets on Thursday, Oct. 29 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Explore the 5 senses with sensory activities that benefit all children but are especially helpful to those on the autism spectrum or those with sensory integration challenges.
R.I.S.E. Up Osceola: READ Bus will be at the Library on Monday, Nov. 2. This Osceola School District’s Special Programs Department is bringing their READ Bus, a renovated yellow school bus with an interior that resembles a mini pre-K classroom that will be onsite for ages 3-4. There will be 2 times for this event – 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon.
Rhythm, Rhyme & Storytime takes place on Tuesday, Nov. 3 from 10:30-11 a.m. Ages 18 months to 5 years are welcome.
Innovators and Inspirations: Bertha Parker, a program for school aged children, takes place on Wednesday, Nov. 4 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Each month, the Library explores a different inventor or scientist through hands-on experiments, creative challenges and fun facts. This program will feature Bertha Parker in celebration of Native American Heritage Month.
All Library programs are free and open to the public.
Save the date! The community is invited to join Association of Poinciana Villages (APV) as they recognize and honor our brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces at a special Veteran’s ceremony on Friday, Nov. 6 at 11 a.m. at the APV Veteran’s Memorial Park (401 Walnut St.) A ceremony will be performed by the Polk County Sheriff Honor Guard, acknowledgment of all Veterans, special guest speakers and a picnic lunch served by the staff of APV.
Poinciana Fest will be back at Valencia College Poinciana campus on Saturday, Nov. 14th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Poinciana Fest will feature food trucks, entertainment, vendors, live performances and a DJ. This celebration of community and commerce, presented by the Osceola Chamber and the Poinciana Council has sponsorship and vendor registration available. To register, go to https://bit.ly/PoincianaFest2026. Make vendor inquiries at https://bit.ly/PoincianaFestVendor26.
If you have any Poinciana news or information that you would like to share, call Lisa Concepcion at 407-319-9700 or email lisaconcepcion810@yahoo.com.
