Round Rock’s youngest costume wearers have a daytime option this week, with a festival designed around toddlers and preschoolers.

Fall Fun Festival: Pumpkin Playland runs Wednesday, October 28, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the Lakeview area of Old Settlers Park.

The city’s flyer identifies Lakeview Pavilion, while the parks department’s current update describes the Lakeview Festival Area.

Use the organizer’s event information to plan the approach within the park.

Admission is free, and Parks and Recreation encourages families to bring a canned-food donation for the local food pantry.

Its current update lists carnival games, seasonal crafts and snacks, with costumes encouraged.

A morning built around little children

For caregivers choosing between several seasonal outings, the intended age group is the most useful detail.

A preschool-focused event gives families a different option from an evening celebration that extends past a young child’s usual bedtime.

Choose a length of visit that works with your own child’s routine rather than treating the entire event window as a required stay.

Think about breakfast, travel time and any usual nap before deciding when to arrive.

A familiar snack or other everyday essential can be useful, subject to any organizer rules.

Check specific food questions with staff instead of assuming that advertised snacks will suit every child.

Pack for participation

Try the costume on with the shoes your child will actually wear.

Make sure it allows comfortable movement and does not make it difficult to see or hold an adult’s hand.

A change of clothes may be more useful than an extra accessory if you expect your child to spend the morning playing.

Consider how you will carry crafts, a donation and any costume pieces that stop being fun to wear.

Previous Fall Fun Festival scenes from the city event page. Credit: City of Round Rock Parks and Recreation. Archival promotional collage.

Keeping the load manageable makes it easier to help a child between activities.

These suggestions are a family planning checklist, not additional requirements imposed by the festival.

Make the park location clear

Old Settlers Park is the destination, but a park name alone is not a complete arrival plan.

Check the current event listing and look for the Lakeview location before setting your navigation.

If another caregiver is meeting you, share the same location description and agree on a simple meeting point.

Allow time for the walk between your vehicle and the activity area.

Families who need specific access information can contact Parks and Recreation at 512-218-5540.

Ask about the particular route or activity you need rather than relying on a general description of the event.

Give the morning some flexibility

Let a child’s interests guide the first activity, and be prepared to skip a queue if waiting is becoming the main event.

A few enjoyable moments can be enough for a successful outing.

If you plan to donate, set the canned item aside before departure so it is easy to find when you arrive.

The donation request adds a community purpose to a morning otherwise focused on seasonal play.

Recheck the organizer’s updates before leaving, particularly if outdoor conditions raise questions about the plan.

The lead image is the current flyer, and the accompanying collage shows earlier festival scenes.

Use those pictures as context rather than a guarantee that every past activity will return.

Put Wednesday morning on the calendar, confirm the Lakeview location, and make the visit fit your youngest family member.

Information checked October 26, 2026.

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