Rust, Germany — Europa-Park, Germany’s largest theme park, is celebrating Halloween with separate daytime and nighttime events. During the day, through November 1, the park is decorated with 180,000 pumpkins and puts on Halloween shows, including a vampire circus on ice. At night, through November 7, part of the park becomes Traumatica, a horror event for guests 16 and older with eight scare attractions and a new full-contact haunt called The Hotel.
The daytime Halloween season comes with a regular Europa-Park day ticket, which is €67 or €76 per adult online, depending on the date. Traumatica is a separate evening ticket, with Event Pass tickets from €45 on Traumatica’s ticket page.
Europa-Park has decorated for Halloween for more than 25 years. Traumatica started in 2007 as Terenzi Horror Nights, draws more than 70,000 guests a season, and won the Established Haunt award at the Haunted Attraction Association’s 2025 OSCARES. This year it is billing itself as 20 years of horror and 10 years under the Traumatica name.
Halloween at Europa-Park by Day
More than 180,000 pumpkins from the region, 15,000 chrysanthemums, 6,000 corn plants, 3,000 straw bales, and more than 100,000 autumn flowers decorate the park, and this year new decorations and lighting run from the entrance through the themed areas. The park is open daily from 9 a.m. until at least 6 p.m. during the 37-day season.
- Pumpkin Village (new): an autumn market in the German themed area, with market huts and activities.
- Pumpkin Boulevard: pumpkin art and installations in the Croatian themed area.
- Magic Forest: light installations in the castle garden.
- Trick or Treat funfair: a children’s Halloween funfair in the Austrian themed area.
Halloween shows
- The Dark Wedding (new): a 30-minute show about a sinister wedding at the Europa-Park Teatro, at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.
- Venezia Macabra: a 20-minute show about a ball and a kidnapping on the Italian open-air stage, at 2:15 and 4:30 p.m.
- Surpr’Ice presents The Vampire Circus on Ice: a 30-minute ice show with international ice-skating vampires in the Greek themed area, at 12:45 and 4 p.m.
- Hellfire Fountains: a 7-minute show of water fountains and flames on the lake in the Austrian themed area, from October 24.
- Spooky Beats: a children’s disco with Ed Euromaus and friends.
A daytime haunted house and Halloween rides
The day maze, next to the Poseidon water coaster in the Greek themed area, is a haunted house with live actors, for guests 12 and older. Several rides also change for the season. The Koffiekopjes teacups in the Dutch themed area become the Griezelkopjes, with lightning effects and spooky music. The Feria Swing in the Spanish themed area becomes the Flight of the Vampires. The Castello dei Medici gondola ride through a haunted castle runs all year.
Halloween food
Pumpkin soup is on the menu at every restaurant and snack bar. The Rock Café and The O’Mackay’s serve a Halloween chicken burger, and the Pumpkin Village market sells baked potato doughnuts, savory with Arizona Ranch sauce or sweet with Nutella, plus sweet crumbles with plum compote. The chili con carne, Halloween salmon, and vampire hot dog are back, and the French Bakery has new Halloween treats.
The resort’s Rulantica water world has Halloween decorations too, with skeletons, pumpkins, corn stalks, and straw bales in its outdoor area.
Traumatica by Night
Traumatica takes over a closed-off section of the park in the evening, and guests walk through the scare attractions independently while masked and made-up actors roam the grounds. It runs Fridays through Sundays until November 7, plus Thursdays on October 22 and 29 and November 5. The entrance opens at 5:45 p.m., the food court at 6 p.m., and the scare attractions at 7 p.m. Gates close at 11:30 p.m.
The eight scare attractions
Traumatica has eight scare attractions this year, up from seven in 2025. Every one has strobe lighting and fog.
- Wakala’s Wonderland: a family fun center that promises super-safe play zones, pizza, and friendly employees.
- Day 1: the first day of the apocalypse, with survivors looking for a way out.
- Tarot House: Last Descent: Madame Monroe’s cursed crypt, down to a swamp and the Ferryman of the Demons. It has confined spaces.
- Dark Remains: underground catacombs where not everything buried is asleep. It has confined spaces.
- The Hill: Hide and Seek: a search for missing children, a witch, and the legendary Nachtkrapp.
- Murderdome: Bonus Round: a death race run by a Game Master, now with more obstacles. Traumatica warns that you will be touched in this one.
- Studio 13: Callback: a return casting session for Traumatica Pictures. It has confined spaces.
- The Field: an evening walk through a maize field where you are not alone.
Wakala’s Wonderland, Tarot House, and The Hill all continue stories from last season.
The Hotel and the clubs
The Hotel is new this year, a full-contact experience that Traumatica describes as “An immersive, hands-on experience.” Guests join ghost hunters for a night in a hotel that never lets its guests leave. It is €29 on top of an Event Pass or Shoxter Pass, it is included with the Psycho Pass, and it is for guests 18 and older.
- Vampire’s Club: back for the anniversary on the first two weekends only, with the last nights on Friday, October 2, and Saturday, October 3, from 11 p.m. at the Poseidon in the Greek themed area, with Marc Terenzi as a special guest. Entry is €10, or €29 for VIP with a welcome drink.
- THE FORBIDDEN: a club in the Croatian themed area, open every Friday and Saturday from 11 p.m., except the Vampire’s Club weekends, for €10.
- Eden Manor: a theater of interactive and virtual experiences, open Fridays and Saturdays, only with the Psycho Pass.
The clubs and Eden Manor are 18 and older.
Shows and rides at Traumatica
The Traumatica Ice Show runs at 9 and 10:30 p.m., and a main-stage show is set to music by Benny Richter. Brain Shocker VR, a four-minute virtual-reality ride through an asylum, is a €6 add-on. The Fallen VR, Kassandra’s Curse, the Pegasus coaster, and the Matterhorn-Blitz are included with a Traumatica ticket.
Traumatica Tickets
- Event Pass: from €45, varying by date. It includes the eight scare attractions, three Europa-Park attractions, the ice show, and an outdoor show.
- Shoxter Pass: a separate entrance and one visit to each scare attraction. Sold out.
- Psycho Pass: €349, 18 and older, with unlimited separate-entrance access, a meal and drinks, reserved ice show seats, the clubs, Eden Manor, and The Hotel. Sold out.
- Add-ons: The Hotel €29, Vampire’s Club €10, Vampire’s Club VIP €29, THE FORBIDDEN €10, Brain Shocker VR €6.
- Wheelchair users: €20 at the box office, with access through the Shoxter entrance.
Traumatica says the late-October dates usually sell out and there is no guarantee of box-office tickets. It also warns that fake tickets are being sold on other websites and apps, so buy from traumatica.com or europapark.de.
Know Before You Go
- Ages: 16 and older, with ID. Nobody under 16 is admitted, even with a parent. The Hotel, the clubs, and Eden Manor are 18 and older.
- No costumes: fancy dress is not allowed, and that includes made-up faces and horror contact lenses not bought in the park.
- Bags: no larger than A4 size, and there is no left-luggage. Outside food and drinks are not allowed.
- Photos: no filming or photos inside the scare attractions. Outdoor areas are fine, but not with professional camera gear.
- Other rules: Traumatica is not suitable for pregnant guests, the performers must not be touched, and parking is in the Europa-Park car park for a fee.
Halloween Night: The SWR3 Party
On October 31, the SWR3 Halloween party runs from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the Europa-Park Confertainment Centre, with live music, DJs, and Jaden Bojsen.
More Halloween in Europe
- Toverland Halloween 2026: the Dutch park’s Halloween, with a calendar of Europe’s park Halloween events
- Movie Park Germany’s Jason Universe haunted house
- Thorpe Park Fright Nights 2026
Halloween at Europa-Park runs through November 1, and Traumatica runs through November 7. Park tickets are at europapark.de, and Traumatica tickets are at traumatica.com.
