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Boo at the Refuge

Name: Boo at the Refuge
Start: 2026-10-17
End: 2026-10-18
Location: Popcorn Park Animal Refuge

Popcorn Park Animal Refuge hosts a ticketed Halloween weekend with a trick-or-treat trail, crafts, games, animal ambassador meet-and-greets, and a costume parade and contest. A 21+ bar serves Halloween cocktails and beer.

Event Atlas · Ocean County

Harvest and farm · Forked River, Ocean County

Boo at the Refuge is a harvest and farm festival in Forked River, Ocean County, New Jersey, with verified dates from October 17 through October 18, 2026.

Confirmed

When: Oct 17–18, 2026
12–4 PM (VIP entry 11 AM)
Where: Popcorn Park Animal Refuge
1 Humane Way
Forked River, NJ 08731 · Ocean County
Directions
Admission: General $25 (trick-or-treaters), $20 (adults/non-trick-or-treaters); VIP $35
Tickets
Organized by: Associated Humane Societies – Popcorn Park Animal Refuge
Nonprofit

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What to expect

Trick-or-treat trail
Costume parade and contest (2 PM)
Animal encounters
21+ bar

2026 Confirmed

October 17–18, 2026: Saturday 12pm–4pm, Sunday 12pm–4pm; VIP entrance 11am.

Oct 17–18, 2026

Sources

AHS Popcorn Park official
Patch research

Details checked against the organizer’s own pages on Thu, Oct 1, 2026.

2026 Confirmed

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