It's back.... 🚂
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The Frankie Schmitz Express Train will transform for the 2nd annual Frankie Fright Express event! It will give spooky night-time tours around Leonard Park.
New attractions and features for the 2025 season, including a
🎃🍬 NEW TRUNK-OR-TREAT EVENT! 🍬 🎃
Each night, a different group will offer a trunk-or-treat experience for our community.
🍬October 28: City Staff will kick things off with a city-sponsored "Touch A Truck" event. Vehicles representing different city departments will be available for kids (and kids at heart) to check out during the trunk-or-treat. Stay tuned for updates on which vehicles will be present.... 👀
🍬October 29: The group behind Classic Truck Nationals will be out to share in the festivities with us! Vintage Vehicles will line Trunk-or-Treat row for viewing and candy vibes. 🛻
🍬October 30: Local businesses, church groups, and nonprofits are invited to participate in the grand finale night. Bringing our community together to celebrate fall, friendship, and festivities! 𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒖𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒅 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝑪𝒊𝒕𝒚𝑶𝒇𝑮𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒗𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆@𝒄𝒐𝒈𝒕𝒙.𝒐𝒓𝒈. 🧡
Great for kids of all ages, this family-friendly event is a great addition to your Halloween fun! So grab your costumes (if you'd like) and meet us at the train booth for a mysterious clickety-clack ride around the train tracks.
🎃 ADMISSION 🎃
🪦PRE-ORDER ONLINE: $5 per person, including train ride*
🪦AT THE GATE: $5 per person admission and $2 per person train rides (all are CASH ONLY). Save money and buy your tickets early and online to make sure you get a LIMITED all-inclusive ticket. Once they're sold out online, only gate admission will be available with the option to add train rides for additional cost.
👻Costumes welcome and encouraged!👻
Trunk-or-Treating and train rides are not required for participation, but are part of the included activities.
*Each rider will need to be assigned to a ticket/spot when purchasing online.
Also check out other Kids events & activities in Gainesville.