From a neighborhood Witches Walk to a nostalgic 90s party at Free Play, check out 11 ways for kids, dogs and adults to celebrate Halloween in Richardson.

Waterview Witches Walk

The Waterview Preservation Association is hosting its seventh annual Witches Walk. Attendees are encouraged to dress like witches and bring a large bag of candy.

• Oct. 25, 5 p.m.

• Free

• 407 N. Waterview Drive, Richardson

Halloween '92 at Free Play Richardson

Free Play Richardson is throwing it back to 1992 with an immersive, nostalgia-filled Halloween party. Costumes are required at the 21+ event, which will include themed drinks, a retro candy buffet, a costume raffle and special games.

• Oct. 30, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

• $19-$49

• 1730 E. Belt Line Road, Richardson

Richardson hosted a lighting ceremony Oct. 15 to mark the completion of Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s Silver Line bridge over US 75.

The overview: DART’s Silver Line began rail service in October 2025, with a route that included a bridge passing over US 75 in Richardson, just south of President George Bush Turnpike. Two 400-foot steel arches were installed over the bridge during the summer.

The details: The blue and white accent lighting on the arches and concrete columns is designed to improve nighttime visibility and highlight the architecture of the design, mobility program manager Daniel Herrig said at a May council meeting.

The Henry is now open at Legacy West in Plano.

The details: The Henry offers a variety of breakfast, lunch and dinner options with amenities like an open kitchen, indoor-outdoor bar and a full-service coffee bar, per previous reporting.

"Legacy West is the kind of dynamic, walkable community where The Henry fits naturally and we're looking forward to bringing our all-day approach to a new neighborhood" Emma Elmes, the regional director of restaurant operations for The Henry, said in a statement. "Whether it's morning coffee, a business lunch, dinner with friends or a leisurely weekend brunch, we want The Henry to be a place Plano can make its own."

• 7700 Windrose Ave., Ste. G200, Plano

In July, Texas' top elected officials directed most state agencies, appellate courts and public universities to cut spending by 3% in their base budget requests for the next two years.

The overview: Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows said those reductions will help Texas hold a "strong fiscal position" by expanding property tax relief and maintaining public education funding when the legislature returns to Austin next year.

The issue: Dozens of agency leaders have warned that the cuts, totaling hundreds of millions of dollars, are not sustainable. They would cause Texas residents to lose "essential" services and lead to losses in state revenue, leaders said at the capitol and in budget documents.

Government institutions protesting the budget reductions include the comptroller's office, the attorney general, Texas' Cancer Prevention and Research Institute, state criminal justice agencies and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.