Headless Horseman Hayrides
Dates to be announced
A haunted hayride through the Hudson Valley, in Washington Irving country.
Dread 10+
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Cedar Point HalloWeekends
Dates to be announced
Family Halloween by day and scare zones after dark, at the roller coaster capital of the world.
Dread All ages
Howl-O-Scream Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
11 Sep – 31 Oct 2026
Haunted houses, scare zones and roller coasters in the dark.
Dread 13+
Howl-O-Scream Busch Gardens Williamsburg
11 Sep – 1 Nov 2026
Included with park admission — unusually, no separate hard ticket.
Dread 13+
Howl-O-Scream SeaWorld Orlando
11 Sep – 31 Oct 2026
Orlando's other big scare event, and usually the easier ticket.
Dread 13+
Howl-O-Scream SeaWorld San Antonio
11 Sep – 1 Nov 2026
Haunted houses and scare zones, running through to 1 November.
Dread 13+
The Fear Scale
Five levels. No guesswork.
Every event we list is rated from Flicker to Nightmare, so you know what you are walking into before you buy the ticket.
- 1 Flicker Any age Lanterns and atmosphere. Nothing jumps out.
- 2 Shiver Families Costumed characters and gentle theatrics. Fine for young children.
- 3 Chill Roughly 10+ Live actors and real jump scares, but performative rather than hostile.
- 4 Dread Teens and up Proper scare mazes. Sustained tension, actors in your space, strobes and fog.
- 5 Nightmare Adults The big scream parks. Long, loud, relentless and built for grown-ups.