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 independent haunts around the wider Central Florida area. This page lists every major Orlando-area Halloween event for 2026 with dates and a link to my full guide for each, and it updates as parks make new announcements.
Every Orlando Halloween Event at a Glance
| Event | Location | 2026 Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party | Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World | Aug 7 – Oct 31 |
| Halloween Horror Nights 35 | Universal Studios Florida | Aug 28 – Nov 1 |
| Brick-or-Treat | LEGOLAND Florida, Winter Haven | Sept 5 – Oct 31 |
| Howl-O-Scream Orlando | SeaWorld Orlando | Sept 11 – Oct 31 |
| SeaWorld Spooktacular | SeaWorld Orlando | Through Nov 1 |
| SCREAM-A-GEDDON | Dade City | Aug 29 – Nov 1 |
| Sir Henry’s Haunted Trail | Plant City | Sept 25 – Nov 1 |
| A Petrified Forest | Altamonte Springs | Oct 2 – Oct 31 |
| Psycho Circus at Horror House Nights | Haines City | Oct 2 – Nov 1 |
| Black Water Grave | Bartow | Oct 2 – Oct 31 |
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party
The party that starts it all. Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party opened August 7, the earliest opening in event history, and runs select nights through October 31 at Magic Kingdom. New for 2026: A Masquerade with Stitch takes over the Tomorrowland dance party and the new Captain Jack’s Buccaneer Bash pirate show joins Adventureland, with a set where Captain Barbossa commandeers the stage. New Haunted Mansion character meet-and-greets also debut, led by Lady Fermotta and steward Blair Lockward (details and video).
| Dates | Select nights, Aug 7 – Oct 31 |
| Location | Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World |
| Tickets | Single-night tickets ran $119 to $229 plus tax, separately ticketed. Every 2026 party date has sold out, according to Disney |
| Full guide | Halloween at Walt Disney World |
Disney’s Halloween season is bigger than the party: the EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival runs August 27 through November 21, and decor, seasonal food, and specialty programming run resort wide. Our full guide covers all of it.
Halloween Horror Nights 35
New this year, Universal Studios Japan’s Halloween mascot HamiKuma makes his Orlando meet and greet debut inside Five & Dime.
The scariest event in Orlando turns 35 and runs its longest calendar ever: 49 select nights from August 28 through November 1 at Universal Studios Florida, the earliest start in event history. The 2026 theme is the Infernal Carnival of Nightmares, fronted by Jack the Clown and Dr. Oddfellow appearing together as allies for the first time. All 10 haunted houses have now been announced, closing with Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness, a posthumous tribute house shared with Universal Studios Hollywood. Early access now begins at 2 p.m., with three houses open before the 6:30 p.m. official start. Universal CityWalk’s Red Coconut Club also gets its annual Halloween overlay, Dead Coconut Club – Harvest, themed to an alien invasion at Midweston’s 35th Annual Harvest Festival – free, all ages, and open to guests with or without an HHN ticket. Returning street experiences Mel’s Die-In: Zombies and Club Horror take over the Hollywood Boulevard and San Francisco sections between houses. Universal also opened a shared Fortnitemares scare zone (Freaky Fields) tied to Epic Games’ annual in-game Halloween event, and the event’s fourth and final zone, Downtown Clowntown, puts the Killer Klowns from Outer Space and Terrifier’s Art the Clown on the same New York street.
| Dates | 49 select nights, Aug 28 – Nov 1 |
| Location | Universal Studios Florida |
| Tickets | Separately ticketed. Single nights from $95 for the remaining nights and the Frequent Fear Pass at $289.99, as of October 10, 2026, plus a 5-House R.I.P. Tour. Rush of Fear covered only the first 18 nights, through September 20. See our pricing breakdown and HHN tickets guide |
| Full guide | Halloween Horror Nights 35 |
For every Universal park worldwide, see our Halloween Horror Nights all-parks hub.
Brick-or-Treat at LEGOLAND Florida
The family pick. LEGOLAND Florida in Winter Haven, about 45 minutes southwest of Orlando, expands Brick-or-Treat to 18 select dates from September 5 through October 31, its largest Halloween calendar to date. New for 2026: Brick or Treat Street, an interactive walkthrough through six LEGO monster homes with a new Halloween light trail.
| Dates | 18 select dates, Sept 5 – Oct 31 |
| Location | LEGOLAND Florida Resort, Winter Haven |
| Tickets | Included with general park admission and select annual passes. Daytime and early evening hours |
| Full guide | Brick-or-Treat 2026 coverage |
Howl-O-Scream Orlando
SeaWorld Orlando’s after-dark event returns for its sixth year with five haunted houses, six scare zones, two roaming hordes, five all-new themed bars, and live shows. Among them: the houses I Know What You Did Last Summer: The Final Catch, Everything Must Stay, and The Crawl Space, the scare zones Extermination Order, Nekrosis, and Just One More Chapter, and the bar The Rewind. Nekrosis sets the event in a seaside town frozen at midnight on January 1, 2000, and The Rewind runs the same 1990s hook.
| Dates | Select nights, Sept 11 – Oct 31 |
| Location | SeaWorld Orlando |
| Tickets | Separately ticketed. SeaWorld lists single-night tickets from $47.99 as of October 10, with a lower Pass Member price after sign-in. Gates at 6:30 p.m., event begins 7:00 p.m. |
| Full guide | Howl-O-Scream Orlando 2026 |
United Parks also announced a second Sony Pictures license, Anaconda houses at both Busch Gardens parks. For all five United Parks locations, see our Howl-O-Scream all-parks guide.
SeaWorld Spooktacular
SeaWorld Orlando’s daytime, family-friendly Halloween event is the counterpart to its nighttime Howl-O-Scream haunt, and it is included with regular park admission. New for 2026, Sony Pictures Animation’s Hotel Transylvania joins Spooktacular for the first time, with Drac and Mavis character experiences, a Mavis-and-Johnny dance party, and a separately ticketed Monster Dread & Breakfast at SeaFire Inn. Returning favorites include a 12-station trick-or-treat trail, Spookley the Square Pumpkin, the Halloween mermaids, and the Sesame Street Halloween Parade.
| Dates | Select dates through November 1, 2026 |
| Location | SeaWorld Orlando |
| Tickets | Included with regular admission (the Monster Dread & Breakfast is a separate ticket) |
| Full details | Hotel Transylvania at SeaWorld Orlando’s Spooktacular |
SCREAM-A-GEDDON
The earliest-opening standalone haunt in the region, ahead of both LEGOLAND’s and SeaWorld’s Halloween events. SCREAM-A-GEDDON opened August 29, one night after Halloween Horror Nights, and runs select dates through November 1 on 60 acres in Dade City, about an hour northwest of Orlando. Six attractions for 2026, headlined by Killgore’s 3D Circus, plus Zombie Paintball Assault. New this year: a $2.5 million rebuilt midway called Bonzo’s Bizarre, with paved paths, covered pavilions, four food trucks, fire pits, and an expanded beer garden.
Guests 18 and older can opt into an interactive experience inside Breach and Ravenhill Asylum, where they may be held back, pulled from their group, or drawn into the story.
| Dates | Select nights, Aug 29 – Nov 1. Gates 7 p.m. |
| Location | Dade City, about an hour northwest of Orlando |
| Tickets | Tickets start at $33.95 online for the remaining nights as of October 10, vary by date, and cost $6 more at the box office. |
| Learn more | Our SCREAM-A-GEDDON 2026 coverage |
Sir Henry’s Haunted Trail
The real-haunt counterweight to the theme parks. Sir Henry’s Haunted Trail in Plant City, about an hour west of Orlando, holds the Haunted Attraction Association’s Iconic Top Haunt certification and runs select nights from September 25 through November 1. It earns the drive for anyone who wants a haunted attraction rather than a park overlay.
| Dates | Select nights, Sept 25 – Nov 1 |
| Location | Plant City |
| Tickets | sirhenryshauntedtrail.com |
| Learn more | Our full Sir Henry’s guide |
A Petrified Forest
An independently owned Central Florida scream park in Altamonte Springs, marking its 19th season in 2026 with a new theme, Chaos Reigns, and five new attractions: the scare trails The Craving, Last Responders, and Drawn to Death, the escape ride The Keeper’s Offering, and the extreme experience Psychosis. It runs select nights from October 2 through October 31.
| Dates | Select nights, Oct 2 – Oct 31 |
| Location | Altamonte Springs |
| Tickets | apetrifiedforest.com (on sale now, from $38) |
| Learn more | Our full A Petrified Forest guide |
Horror House Nights: Psycho Circus
A circus-themed haunted house at La Loma Ranch in Haines City, between Orlando and Tampa, from a Spanish crew that started the haunt in Spain in 2022. It runs Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from October 2 through November 1.
| Dates | Fridays to Sundays, Oct 2 – Nov 1 |
| Location | Haines City |
| Tickets | horrorhousenights.com (general admission $19 before fees, and free for active-duty military and veterans with a military or veteran ID) |
| Learn more | My full Horror House Nights article |
Black Water Grave
An outdoor haunted attraction in Bartow, between Tampa and Orlando, in its sixth year, with multiple haunted houses, an escape game, and a midway with food vendors and a horror movie theater. General admission is $25 and covers unlimited entry to the regular line at every attraction. It is open Fridays and Saturdays in October from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., plus October 18, 25, and 29 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., and it holds the Haunted Attraction Association’s Silver Top Haunt certification.
| Dates | Oct 18, 25, and 29, plus every Friday and Saturday in October |
| Location | Bartow |
| Tickets | blackwatergrave.com (general admission $25) |
| Learn more | Its entry on my Top Haunts list |
Orlando Halloween FAQ
When do Halloween events start in Orlando?
August 7, when Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party opened at Magic Kingdom. Halloween Horror Nights followed August 28, SCREAM-A-GEDDON opened August 29, and by mid-September every major park event was running.
Which Orlando Halloween event is the scariest?
Halloween Horror Nights, by design. Howl-O-Scream is the other adults-first scare event. Among the standalone haunts, Sir Henry’s Haunted Trail in Plant City holds the Haunted Attraction Association’s Iconic Top Haunt certification, and SCREAM-A-GEDDON offers an opt-in interactive experience for guests 18 and older in two of its houses.
Which events work for young kids?
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party and Brick-or-Treat at LEGOLAND Florida are built for families, and Brick-or-Treat is included with park admission.
Do these events run past Halloween?
Yes. Halloween Horror Nights, SCREAM-A-GEDDON, Sir Henry’s Haunted Trail, and Horror House Nights all run through November 1, and Disney’s EPCOT Food and Wine Festival continues to November 21. Nationwide dates live in our when do haunted houses open guide.
Updated October 8, 2026. Dates and lineups update as parks make announcements. Every linked guide carries the latest for its event.
