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9 ghost tours near Washington with 2026 dates confirmed on their official sites, across 3 towns. The earliest to open is Dark Nights in DC Ghost Tour, on October 1.
Extended Halloween-weekend Capitol Hill ghost walk of two-plus hours covering the neighborhood's strangest paranormal stories in order; billed as not for the squeamish.
Adults-only night walk through Washington's darker stories of murder, betrayal and unrest, about 90 minutes on foot.
About 100 minutes on foot through Frederick's historic district hearing documented local ghost stories from Maryland's longest-running ghost tour.
90-minute evening walk through the capital's haunted history, pitched for families with kids and teens as well as adults.
Roughly 1¾-hour Capitol Hill walk covering hauntings at the Capitol, the Library of Congress and the surrounding streets, from old legends to recent sightings.
Evening walk through Mount Olivet, one of Maryland's largest historic cemeteries, telling the stories of those buried there.
Hour-long lantern-lit twilight walks through Congressional Cemetery where costumed actors portray people buried there; this year's theme marks America's 250th.
One-hour lantern-lit walk along Old Town Alexandria's waterfront with tales of restless spirits, colonial mysteries and pirates, from the town's original ghost-tour company.
Two-hour 21+ bar-hop mixing ghost stories with tales of assassinations, conspiracies and political scandal between drinks.
Chase's Ultimate Nightmare, Dark Nights in DC Ghost Tour, Ghost Tours of Historic Frederick, Ghosts of DC Tour, Hill of Haunts, Mount Olivet Cemetery Tour, and 3 more. Each has its 2026 dates, hours and prices on its own page.
The earliest in this guide is Dark Nights in DC Ghost Tour on October 1, 2026.
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