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15 haunted houses, pumpkin patches, family events and festivals around Buffalo, NY, each checked against its own official site for 2026 dates. Scare levels and ages are our suggestions; always check the venue's own guidance.
After-dark wagon ride into the woods at a Niagara County farm and winery, with spooky scenes along the trail. Scary enough for older kids, rain or shine.
Award-winning walk-through haunt in the Village of Angola with several themed attractions taking up to an hour. Actors and scares for teens and adults, with separate no-scare family days.
Large indoor screampark in a former North Buffalo big-box store with five walk-through haunted houses. Live actors, darkness and loud effects; open rain or shine. A lights-on kids night runs Oct 24.
Waterfront Halloween night event at the Naval Park near Canalside with several walk-through haunts, roaming actors in outdoor scare zones and a food-and-drink midway. Proceeds support the museum.
New multi-floor walk-through haunted house in Lockport from the team behind 7 Gates Screampark, built around the dark history of its building. Actors and jump scares; best for teens and adults.
Paranormal tours and ghost hunts inside a huge former county poorhouse and asylum, famous from TV ghost-hunting shows. Real history, darkness and eerie stories rather than costumed actors.
Weekend fall festival across a 340-acre family farm and vineyard near Lockport, with pumpkins, farm activities and a brew pub for the grown-ups.
Hands-on family farm in Clarence Center where admission covers a hayride, pony rides for kids, barn animals, slides and a pumpkin from the patch. Local beer and cider on fall weekends.
Long-running pumpkin farm near Ellicottville with a big u-pick patch, corn maze, farm animals, kids' activities and a beer garden. About an hour south of Buffalo.
Big Clarence fall festival with pumpkins, a corn maze, a mild haunted Boo Barn, rides, contests and live music on weekends. Weekdays are free with a smaller set of activities.
Evening Halloween party at the Buffalo Zoo with a trick-or-treat trail for young kids, live entertainment, costumed characters and animal ambassador visits.
Evening walk through the Buffalo Zoo lit by dozens of larger-than-life glowing pumpkin displays, with after-dark access to the dinosaur exhibit. Gentle and family friendly.
Costume-friendly indoor trick-or-treating across the floors of Buffalo's children's museum at Canalside, with seasonal activities included in admission.
Daytime, no-scare Halloween weekends at the Darien Lake amusement park with a trick-or-treat trail, hay maze, costume parade and dance party for kids.
Two-night costumed bar crawl through Allentown and Elmwood bars, starting with check-in at Allen Street Hardware Cafe. One ticket covers both nights.
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BooMap lists 15 Halloween events near Buffalo with 2026 dates confirmed on their official sites: 6 haunted houses, 4 pumpkin patches and corn mazes, 4 family events and 1 fall festival.
The most intense haunts in this guide are Everhaunt Haunted House, Frightworld: America's Screampark, Nightmare Wharf and Pine Street Horror Haunted House, rated 4 to 5 of 5 ghosts on our scare scale. Check each venue's own age guidance before you go.
The earliest opening in this guide is Frightworld: America's Screampark on September 25, 2026. Each haunt's full 2026 dates are listed on this page.
Fall Fun on the Farm at Becker Farms, Kelkenberg Farm Fall Fun, Pumpkinville and The Great Pumpkin Farm Fall Festival. Dates, hours and prices for each are on this page.
Not-scary picks suggested for all ages include Enchanted Pumpkin Trail, Fall Fun on the Farm at Becker Farms, Halloween Spooktacular at Explore & More, Kelkenberg Farm Fall Fun, Pumpkinville, and 3 more.
None of the 10 towns we track around Buffalo has announced official 2026 trick-or-treat hours yet. Most announce in early to mid October, and we add them to this page as they do.
These usually run every year, but we couldn't confirm 2026 dates on their official sites yet. Check with the venue before you go. Seen one open, or know the dates? Tell us and we'll check it.
Official hours set by each town. Most towns announce in early to mid October; we update this page as they do.
| Amherst | Not announced yet |
| Buffalo | Not announced yet |
| Cheektowaga | Not announced yet |
| Hamburg (Town) | Not announced yet |
| Lancaster (Town) | Not announced yet |
| Lockport (City) | Not announced yet |
| Niagara Falls | Not announced yet |
| Orchard Park | Not announced yet |
| Tonawanda (Town) | Not announced yet |
| West Seneca | Not announced yet |
Every event here was found through local guides and then confirmed on the venue's or organizer's own website, with dates for 2026. We check each one for closures. Events we couldn't confirm yet are listed separately and clearly marked, and we recheck them every week. Scare levels (1 to 5 ghosts) and suggested ages are our read of what the venue says. Dates and hours can change, so check the official site before you go.
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