Halloween Candy 2026: Every New Treat, From Oreo Ghosts to a Kit Kat Witch
August 22, 2026
Halloween candy now shows up in stores months early, and 2026 brought some of the biggest brand lineups yet, from a new Kit Kat Witch
Halloween candy now shows up in stores months early, and 2026 brought some of the biggest brand lineups yet, from a new Kit Kat Witch
Fall flavors now arrive weeks before the leaves turn, and 2026 was no exception, with the big chains rolling out pumpkin spice, caramel apple, and
Halloween season on TV means a wave of animated specials, spooky one-offs, and returning traditions across broadcast and streaming. This guide rounds up the Halloween
Alton Towers turns into one of the UK’s biggest Halloween destinations each autumn, and Scarefest 2026 leads with a brand-new scare maze, Final Exhibit. The
Target has announced its 2026 Halloween assortment. The lineup covers decor, costumes, treats and family activities, with Hyde & EEK! Boutique decor starting at $5
Walt Disney World’s 2026 Halloween popcorn buckets and sippers add up to six designs across the parks, the water parks, and Disney Springs. Two are
West Mifflin, PA — Kennywood’s Phantom Fall Fest returns on select dates from September 12 through November 1, 2026. By day the event stays family-friendly,
Update, August 3: Busch Gardens confirmed the Killarney Diner building will not host the haunted house this year. The theater is being converted for Return
Spirit Halloween is staffing up for its 2026 season, with more than 52,000 seasonal positions across 1,500+ stores in the U.S. and Canada, what the
Halloween Horror Nights runs 48 nights at Universal Orlando and 42 at Universal Studios Hollywood in 2026, and the two events share houses but not
Texas runs one of the country’s deepest haunt seasons. Five Texas haunts hold current Haunted Attraction Association Top Haunt certification, three theme parks run separately
Disney runs Halloween on six resorts across three continents, and no two do it alike. This hub tracks every Disney Halloween celebration for 2026 with
Shanghai Disney Resort has announced its 2026 Halloween, running October 4 through November 1 as part of the resort’s 10th Birthday celebration. Unlike the hard-ticket
Disney Halloween Time is back at Hong Kong Disneyland, and 2026 is largely a return of what worked last year. The villain-themed season, “Party Like
Disneyland Paris has confirmed its Disney Halloween Festival for September 26 through November 1, 2026, an earlier start than last season. The park’s pitch sets
Three of North Carolina’s best-known haunted attractions run on a single ticket this November. The Legendary Haunt Tour visits Lake Hickory Haunts on Thursday, Woods
Field of Screams in Mountville, Pennsylvania enters its 34th season as one of the biggest names in American haunting, an HAA-certified Iconic Top Haunt that
Pennhurst Asylum is the most-searched haunt on our Top Haunts list, and no haunt in America has a setting like it. The HAA-certified Iconic Top
Seven major Halloween events run overlapping calendars in and around Orlando each fall. Four theme park events run overlapping calendars from early August through November,
Sir Henry’s Haunted Trail in Plant City sits at exit 22 of I-4, about an hour from Orlando and half an hour from Tampa, and
Universal Beijing Resort’s autumn Halloween event, branded Scares at Universal (惊彩”环球, Jīng Cǎi Huánqiú), runs from September 4 through November 1, 2026, marking the resort’s
The best haunted houses in America carry a certification most visitors have never heard of: the Haunted Attraction Association’s Top Haunt status. It is the
Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Japan returns for its 15th anniversary from September 11 through November 8, 2026, running inside the wider Universal Extreme
Fall at Walt Disney World Resort runs from early August through late November 2026, anchored by Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom, the EPCOT
Midsummer Scream runs August 7 to 9, 2026 at the Long Beach Convention Center. Single-day passes run $42 to $60. Weekend and VIP Gold Bat
To get a job at a haunted house, apply directly through the haunt’s website or social pages in August or early September, when most haunts
Most haunted houses open between September 11 and the first weekend of October 2026. Theme park events start much earlier, with Disneyland’s Halloween season beginning
Universal runs Halloween-season horror events at five parks worldwide, four branded Halloween Horror Nights plus Beijing’s Scares at Universal, and 2026 is a landmark year:
The Bay Area’s 2026 Halloween season spans immersive theater in a historic San Francisco mint, the narrative event at the Winchester Mystery House in San
San Diego’s 2026 Halloween season runs from mid-September through November 1, anchored by SeaWorld’s Howl-O-Scream and the Haunted Trail of Balboa Park, with LEGOLAND covering
Los Angeles runs more major Halloween events than any city in the country, with every theme park in the region staging one, plus professional haunts
California’s Halloween season stands out for its variety: every major theme park runs a Halloween event, professional haunts operate from San Diego to Sacramento, and
San Diego, CA — The Haunted Trail of Balboa Park returns to Marston Point for its 27th year on select nights from September 25 through
Pleasanton, CA — Pirates of Emerson returns to the Alameda County Fairgrounds on select nights from October 2 through November 1, 2026 for its 36th
San Jose, CA — Festival Fright Nights returns to the Winchester Mystery House on select nights from September 18 through November 1, 2026, and the
Los Angeles, CA — Los Angeles Haunted Hayride returns to Griffith Park for its 18th season on select nights from September 18 through November 1,
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation’s Fright Fest returns for its 34th year in 2026 across the company’s park portfolio. The event runs on select nights at
Valencia, CA — Fright Fest presented by SNICKERS returns to Six Flags Magic Mountain for its 33rd year on select nights from September 18 through
Nationwide — Howl-O-Scream, United Parks & Resorts’ hard-ticket Halloween brand, returns to all five of its US locations for the 2026 season on September 11.
SeaWorld San Diego has revealed the full Howl-O-Scream lineup for 2026, and it is the largest in the event’s history: six haunted houses, eight scare
Southern California — The Haunted Car Wash returns for its sixth season this October, expanding to four Southern California regions. The drive-through Halloween experience turns
Knott’s Scary Farm opens Thursday, September 17, 2026, and runs 26 select nights through Halloween at Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park. This year’s event
Carlsbad, CA — LEGOLAND California’s Brick-or-Treat returns for the 2026 Halloween season on 12 select dates from September 19 through November 1. The event is
Long Beach, CA — Queen Mary Dark Harbor returns for its 13th season on select nights from Friday, September 18 through Saturday, November 1, with
Oogie Boogie Bash returns to Disney California Adventure on a record 33 nights from August 18 through October 31, 2026, with a new Haunted Mansion
Last updated: July 18, 2026. Goofy’s Kitchen Celebrates Halloween reservations opened (Aug 21 through Oct 31). Yzma’s addition to the Oogie Boogie Bash villain lineup
Most of the Disney Halloween lineup at Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea is unchanged for 2026. Here is what is new, what is returning, and
Universal Studios Singapore’s 14th annual Halloween Horror Nights runs September 25 to November 1, with houses built around a haunted broadcast studio, a cursed collector’s
Hersheypark’s haunt event hits its fifth year on Saturday, September 12, with five haunted houses, five scare zones, and one net-new addition. Here is what
Universal Studios Hollywood is running its 2026 Halloween Horror Nights over 42 select nights from September 3 through November 1, with the event beginning at
Ocean Park Halloween Fest 2026 runs September 5 through November 1, and the park has revealed the full lineup. This year’s edition, themed The Grave
