Hong Kong — Jackson Wang, the acclaimed rapper, singer, and songwriter, is building an original haunted house at Ocean Park Halloween Fest 2026, which runs
Stone Mountain, GA — Netherworld runs 35 nights for its 30th Season of Screams, which opened Friday, September 18 and closes Saturday, November 7, 2026.
Federal Way, WA — 2026 is the final season of Fright Fest at Wild Waves Theme & Water Park because the park is closing for
Dade City, Fla. — SCREAM-A-GEDDON opens its 12th season on Saturday, August 29, one day after Halloween Horror Nights, and it is arriving with the
Los Angeles — Delusion’s 2026 show, Den of the Mosquito, will run at the Beckett Mansion in West Adams. That is the building where Jon
Pittsburgh — One of the most acclaimed haunted attractions in the country is returning this October after two seasons dark, and the thing it is
Troy, N.Y. — Field of Horrors opened its 2026 season on September 26, nine weeks after a July 20 fire destroyed three of its haunted
Universal Orlando announced Downtown Clowntown, the fourth and final scare zone for Halloween Horror Nights 35, and it does something HHN almost never does: it
What’s this?! Jack Skellington and Halloween Town are coming to Denver as full-scale ice sculptures this Christmas season. Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
Universal Studios Hollywood announced Dead, Deader, Deadest on July 23, the first original, non-IP haunted house revealed for Halloween Horror Nights 2026 on the West
Are we seeing a return to higher-quality, low-throughput horror experiences at theme parks? Update, October 11, 2026: Zanzō is sold out for the rest of
Freakling Bros. Horror Shows, the Las Vegas haunt that has run for more than 31 years and operates Nevada’s only R-rated haunted attraction, will not
Dead Coconut Club – Harvest is open as the 2026 Halloween overlay of Universal CityWalk’s Red Coconut Club, tied to Halloween Horror Nights 35. The
Universal Orlando has confirmed two returning street experiences for Halloween Horror Nights 35 this fall: Mel’s Die-In: Zombies and Club Horror, both of which take
Halloween Horror Nights is bringing Fortnite, the most-played console game in the United States, into the physical event. Universal is opening a Fortnitemares scare zone
Halloween Horror Nights runs 49 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
Louisville, KY — Kentucky Kingdom is the new home of Jack O’ Lantern Spectacular, the illuminated hand-carved-pumpkin trail that is running its 14th year at
LEGOLAND is adding a new attraction called Brick or Treat Street at both LEGOLAND California and LEGOLAND Florida for the 2026 Halloween season, an interactive
Universal has announced Evil Dead Burn haunted houses at both of its United States Halloween Horror Nights events this fall, tied to New Line Cinema’s
Orlando, FL — Universal Orlando has put its Halloween Horror Nights 35 multi-night Frequent Fear passes on sale, and it has added a brand-new 5-House
Redlands, CA — After 45 years running Southern California’s largest pumpkin patch, Live Oak Canyon in Redlands is opening its first-ever haunted maze this October.
All six of Disney’s resorts are running Halloween now. Walt Disney World, Disneyland Resort, Tokyo Disney Resort, Hong Kong Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris are in
Shanghai Disney Resort’s 2026 Halloween runs from October 4 through November 1 as part of the resort’s 10th Birthday celebration. Unlike the hard-ticket Halloween parties
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’s Disney Halloween Festival is running now, from September 26 through November 1, 2026, an earlier start than last season. The park’s pitch sets
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
Ten major Halloween events run in and around Orlando each fall: five theme park events with overlapping calendars from early August through November, and five
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 share one mark of distinction: Top Haunt certification from the Haunted Attraction Association. It is the closest thing 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, built around Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom, the EPCOT
Midsummer Scream 2027 runs August 6 to 8 at the Anaheim Convention Center, a move from Long Beach that the organizers announced at the 2026
Long Beach, CA — Update, August 11, 2026: the panel has taken place. See our recap of the Scream 30th anniversary reunion, where Paramount announced
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation has announced new Blair Witch: No Signal haunted mazes for the 2026 Halloween season, coming to Dorney Park’s Halloween Haunt in
Orlando, FL — Universal Orlando has discontinued all of its “Fear with Express Pass” products for Halloween Horror Nights 35, ending the multi-year practice of
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
SLASHED: Return to Hellville turns you loose inside a 1980s slasher movie. Terror Vault’s 2026 production is a fully immersive, walk-through haunt built as a
Anaheim, CA — Wicked Lit returns for its first season since 2017 with 10 performances from October 29 through November 2, 2026 at a new
Pleasanton, CA — Pirates of Emerson is back at the Alameda County Fairgrounds on select nights through November 1, 2026 for its 36th season. The
Festival Fright Nights is open at the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, running select nights from Friday, September 18 through Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Los Angeles, CA — The Los Angeles Haunted Hayride is open in Griffith Park on select nights through Sunday, November 1, 2026, with the hayride,
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 at Six Flags Magic Mountain lets season passholders into its seven scare zones, five shows, and night rides at no
