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17 haunted houses, pumpkin patches, family events and festivals around Cleveland / Akron, OH, each checked against its own official site for 2026 dates. Scare levels and ages are our suggestions; always check the venue's own guidance.
Volunteer-run charity haunt with wooded trails and haunted houses staffed by improv actors, with a different theme each weekend. Jump scares and dark woods; aimed at teens and adults.
Carnival-themed haunt at the county fairgrounds with four haunted houses, including a 3D attraction and a clown asylum, plus midway games and a funhouse. Intense scares for teens and adults.
Veteran Akron haunt with two walk-through houses under one ticket: a three-story former school and a four-story contaminated lab. Actors, darkness and jump scares for teens and adults.
Ranch-based scream park in Lorain County with a long haunted hayride and several walk-through haunts. Actors, darkness and jump scares aimed at teens and adults.
Popular Cuyahoga Valley farm market with a daily corn maze and a Spinning Barn, plus pumpkins, gourds, apples and cider for sale.
Family pumpkin farm with wagon rides out to the patch, a corn maze, farm animals, pedal karts and a straw tunnel. Pumpkins are priced by the pound.
Geauga County fruit farm festival with wagon rides, pick-your-own pumpkins and apples, slides and play areas, and fresh donuts.
Stark County farm festival with more than 70 activities, including wagon rides, a corn maze, sunflower field, pony rides, farm animals and play areas.
Historic family farm in the Cuyahoga Valley with weekend hayrides, a harvest maze, pumpkins and children's activities.
Big orchard farm festival with pumpkin picking, hayrides through the apple trees, a seven-acre corn maze, a giant slide and a different theme every weekend.
Large Wayne County farm park with more than 50 attractions, including corn mazes, hayrides, pumpkin picking, giant slides, pedal-cart tracks and farm animals.
Lorain County farm market festival on fall weekends with wagon rides, a five-acre corn maze, foot golf, yard games and a children's play area.
Evening Halloween walk through the zoo with a dozen candy stations, costumed characters, a monster dance party, train rides, entertainers and a hay maze. Costumes encouraged; not scary.
Afternoon costume party in the botanical garden with a kids' dance party, storytime and games, plus an optional trick-or-treat trail with Halloween crafts.
After-dark drive through the farm park's roads in your own car, past glowing, oversized Halloween scenes and costumed volunteers, ranging from silly to mildly spooky. No restrooms on the route.
Lake Erie amusement park's Halloween season: family-friendly Halloween fun by day, then haunted mazes and monster-filled scare zones after dark for teens and adults.
Living-history harvest day on a 19th-century farm: cider and apple butter demonstrations, corn shucking, old-time games, storytelling, a small pumpkin patch with painting and live music.
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BooMap lists 17 Halloween events near Cleveland / Akron with 2026 dates confirmed on their official sites: 4 haunted houses, 8 pumpkin patches and corn mazes, 4 family events and 1 fall festival.
The most intense haunts in this guide are Bloodview Haunted House, Carnival of Horrors, Haunted Schoolhouse & Laboratory and Spooky Ranch, rated 4 of 5 ghosts on our scare scale. Check each venue's own age guidance before you go.
The earliest opening in this guide is Bloodview Haunted House on September 11, 2026. Each haunt's full 2026 dates are listed on this page.
Kingsway Pumpkin Farm, Patterson Family Fun Fest, Pumpkin Days at Nickajack Farms, Pumpkin Pandemonium at Heritage Farms, Pumpkin Village at Mapleside Farms, and 3 more. Dates, hours and prices for each are on this page.
Not-scary picks suggested for all ages include Boo at the Zoo (Cleveland Metroparks Zoo), Harvest Festival at Hale Farm & Village, Kingsway Pumpkin Farm, Patterson Family Fun Fest, Pumpkin Days at Nickajack Farms, and 6 more.
Official hours announced so far: Cuyahoga Falls, October 31, 6pm to 8pm. We add towns as they announce.
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.
| Cuyahoga Falls | Oct 31, 6pm–8pm source |
| Akron | Not announced yet |
| Cleveland | Not announced yet |
| Euclid | Not announced yet |
| Lakewood | Not announced yet |
| Medina | Not announced yet |
| Mentor | Not announced yet |
| Parma | Not announced yet |
| Solon | Not announced yet |
| Stow | Not announced yet |
| Strongsville | Not announced yet |
| Willoughby | 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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