Universal City, CA — Halloween Horror Nights returns to Universal Studios Hollywood from Sept. 2 to Oct. 31, 2027, and Universal Fan Fest Nights comes back for a third year on select nights from April 16 to May 16, Universal announced Nov. 10 in its 2027 event calendar. Universal says both lineups will be announced closer to each event.
Halloween Horror Nights 2027 Dates
The 2027 run opens on Sept. 2 and closes on Oct. 31, Halloween night itself. Universal’s calendar gives only those two dates, with no night count, houses, ticket prices or on-sale date yet.
Halloween Horror Nights is Universal Studios Hollywood’s separately ticketed Halloween event, which takes over the park after dark with haunted houses, scare zones and the Terror Tram. The 2026 event ran a record 42 nights from Thursday, Sept. 3, to Sunday, Nov. 1, with eight haunted houses, the Terror Tram, scare zones and The Purge: Dangerous Waters, a live stunt show.
My Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood guide ranks every 2026 house, and I’ll add the 2027 houses there as Universal announces them.
Universal Fan Fest Nights 2027 Dates
Fan Fest Nights is Universal Studios Hollywood’s after-hours spring event, a separately ticketed night of walk-throughs, live shows and character meet-and-greets built on sci-fi, fantasy, gaming and anime stories. The 2027 window runs on select nights from April 16 to May 16. The 2026 edition ran 12 nights from Thursday, April 23, to Saturday, May 16, so the 2027 window opens a week earlier and ends on the same date.
Universal hasn’t named the 2027 nights or lineup. The 2026 edition’s new experiences were:
- Scooby-Doo Meets the Universal Monsters, a walk-through on the studio backlot where guests help Scooby-Doo and the gang solve the case
- ONE PIECE: Grand Pirate Show, a live stunt show with pyrotechnics at the WaterWorld venue
- Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, a show with Sailor Moon and the Sailor Guardians in the DreamWorks Theatre
- The Forbidden Forest, in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
- A Yoshi celebration in Super Nintendo World, with character meet-and-greets
Universal Studios Hollywood’s Diamond Annual Pass, $999.95, includes one free Fan Fest Nights general admission ticket, reserved online ahead of time for select nights. My Fan Fest Nights guide covers both years so far, with my take on each lineup.
The Rest of Universal Studios Hollywood’s 2027 Calendar
Universal’s 2027 calendar also lists two Pass Member Park Takeovers, when the park closes to day guests and opens only to pass members, and two Pass Member collectible giveaways:
- Pass Member Bonus Benefits: February to March
- Butterbeer Season in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: March to May
- Universal Fan Fest Nights: select nights, April 16 to May 16
- Pass Member Collectible Giveaway: May
- Pass Member Park Takeover: June
- Mega Movie Summer: June to August
- 4th of July Celebration: July 4, with music and pyrotechnics included in park admission
- Back to Hogwarts: August to September
- Pass Member Appreciation Days: August to September
- Halloween Horror Nights: Sept. 2 to Oct. 31
- Pass Member Collectible Giveaway: November
- Holidays at Universal: November to December
- Holiday Pass Member Park Takeover: December
- EVE, the New Year’s Eve party: Dec. 31
My Universal Studios Hollywood guide follows each of these events through the year.
Event dates and ticketing
Halloween Horror Nights runs at Universal Studios Hollywood from Sept. 2 to Oct. 31, 2027, and Universal Fan Fest Nights runs on select nights from April 16 to May 16, 2027. Both need a ticket separate from regular park admission. Universal posts 2027 updates on its Discover Universal blog. For the 2027 dates at every Halloween Horror Nights park, see my Halloween Horror Nights 2027 guide.
