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The Boo Awards 2026: Boise

Pick your favorites around Boise! Voting is open Thursday, October 1 to Sunday, October 25, 2026. Sign in with your email, then vote once per category every day. Winners are announced Tuesday, October 27, just in time for Halloween weekend.

Boo says: "Every one of these is confirmed for this Halloween on its own official site. Big places often win the open categories, so Boo's Hidden Gem is just for the small, local ones. Go show them some love!"

Best Pumpkin Patch

Pumpkin patches and corn mazes. 6 nominees.

Cherry Hill Farms Corn MazeCaldwell, ID
Lowe Family Farmstead Corn Maze & Pumpkin PatchKuna, ID
Pick-Your-Own Pumpkins at The Berry RanchNampa, ID
Pumpkin PaloozaMeridian, ID
Straw Maze & Pumpkin Patch at Shindig FarmsNampa, ID
Ten Mile Farms Corn Maze & PumpkinsMeridian, ID

Best for Little Goblins

Not-scary picks for the youngest trick-or-treaters. 11 nominees.

Boo at the ZooBoise, ID
Cherry Hill Farms Corn MazeCaldwell, ID
Lowe Family Farmstead Corn Maze & Pumpkin PatchKuna, ID
Meridian Trunk or TreatMeridian, ID
Pick-Your-Own Pumpkins at The Berry RanchNampa, ID
Pumpkin PaloozaMeridian, ID
Scarecrow StrollBoise, ID
Straw Maze & Pumpkin Patch at Shindig FarmsNampa, ID
Ten Mile Farms Corn Maze & PumpkinsMeridian, ID
Trunk or Treat at the RiverhouseStar, ID
Trunk-or-Treat Food Drive at Jordan'sBoise, ID

Boo's Hidden Gem

Only small, local events can win this one: no theme parks, zoos, chains or tour companies. 15 nominees.

Cherry Hill Farms Corn MazeCaldwell, ID
Fright Nights: Adult NightBoise, ID
Fright Nights: All Ages NightBoise, ID
Haunted Halloween Trolley TourBoise, ID
Haunted Straw Maze at Shindig FarmsNampa, ID
Lowe Family Farmstead Corn Maze & Pumpkin PatchKuna, ID
Meridian Trunk or TreatMeridian, ID
Pick-Your-Own Pumpkins at The Berry RanchNampa, ID
Pumpkin PaloozaMeridian, ID
Requiem Haunted HouseCaldwell, ID
Straw Maze & Pumpkin Patch at Shindig FarmsNampa, ID
Ten Mile Farms Corn Maze & PumpkinsMeridian, ID
The Haunted WorldCaldwell, ID
Trunk or Treat at the RiverhouseStar, ID
Trunk-or-Treat Food Drive at Jordan'sBoise, ID

Most Fun Overall

Anything goes: every event in the guide. 18 nominees.

Boise Halloween Bar CrawlBoise, ID
Boo at the ZooBoise, ID
Cherry Hill Farms Corn MazeCaldwell, ID
Fright Nights: Adult NightBoise, ID
Fright Nights: All Ages NightBoise, ID
Haunted Halloween Trolley TourBoise, ID
Haunted Straw Maze at Shindig FarmsNampa, ID
Lowe Family Farmstead Corn Maze & Pumpkin PatchKuna, ID
Meridian Trunk or TreatMeridian, ID
Pick-Your-Own Pumpkins at The Berry RanchNampa, ID
Pumpkin PaloozaMeridian, ID
Requiem Haunted HouseCaldwell, ID
Scarecrow StrollBoise, ID
Straw Maze & Pumpkin Patch at Shindig FarmsNampa, ID
Ten Mile Farms Corn Maze & PumpkinsMeridian, ID
The Haunted WorldCaldwell, ID
Trunk or Treat at the RiverhouseStar, ID
Trunk-or-Treat Food Drive at Jordan'sBoise, ID

Most Likely to Make You Scream

Haunted houses and the scariest nights out. 4 nominees.

Haunted Halloween Trolley TourBoise, ID
Haunted Straw Maze at Shindig FarmsNampa, ID
Requiem Haunted HouseCaldwell, ID
The Haunted WorldCaldwell, ID

All Boise Halloween events · How The Boo Awards work

Quick Answers

How do I vote for the best Halloween events in Boise?

Sign in on this page with your email address, then press Vote next to your favorite in each category. You can vote once per category every day from Thursday, October 1 to Sunday, October 25, 2026.

When are the Boise Boo Awards winners announced?

Tuesday, October 27, 2026, before Halloween weekend. Winners are named as voted by BooMap fans.

What is Boo's Hidden Gem?

A category only small, local events can win: family farms, local haunts, community and church events and independent tours. Theme parks, zoos, aquariums, chains and tour companies are not eligible.