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15 pumpkin patches, family events, festivals and haunted houses around Fresno, CA, each checked against its own official site for 2026 dates. Scare levels and ages are our suggestions; always check the venue's own guidance.
As of September 24, 2026: 2 events here list 2026 dates that include this weekend. Hours vary, so check each one before you go.
Large family farm park north of Merced with a corn maze, hay ride, hay maze, pig derby, critter corral, mining sluice and dinosaur-themed play areas, plus pumpkins.
Small flower farm and goat creamery with 17-plus pumpkin varieties, hayrides, farm animals, cheese tastings from Rocky Oaks Goat Creamery, local food and artisan vendors. Admission is per car.
Big Visalia pumpkin patch with a themed corn maze, old-fashioned hayride, kids' train, air-cannon pumpkin blasters and cornstalks and hay bales for sale. Open daily through the season.
Free community Halloween party with trick-or-treating, games, crafts and prizes, hosted by the veterans district with local service organizations. Registration requested.
Halloween-day trick-or-treat at the farm, with local business booths handing out candy. Tickets are sold at the farm's ticket booth during the season.
Evening trick-or-treat tour through the historic hand-dug underground gardens, with reptile presentations and costumed character photos.
After-hours night when leashed dogs can tour the zoo with their owners, with trick-or-treating, a pooch costume parade and a prize raffle. Guests without dogs are welcome too.
The children's museum backyard becomes a village of decorated doors for free trick-or-treating, costumes and Halloween fun aimed at young kids.
Evening Halloween event at the zoo with trick-or-treat stations, costumed characters, magic shows, bat talks and glowing pumpkins. No gore or scares; built for young families.
Costumed bar crawl through 14+ downtown bars and restaurants with drink specials, a stamp map for prizes, a free trolley loop and a midnight costume contest at the official after-party.
Fall street festival in historic Old Town Clovis, followed the next day by the Old Town Harvest Car Show.
Ticketed downtown Hanford evening where participating shops offer tastings, snacks, photo ops, entertainment and discounts, with a goody bag for each guest. Tickets go on sale Oct 1.
After-dark haunted trail through the Vossler Farms corn maze, with costumed scare actors hiding in the corn. Open eight nights only; a maze combo ticket is available.
One-night Halloween concert party at Island Waterpark that includes entry to the park's Fresno Fright Nights haunted zones. 18 and over only.
Haunted cornfield on a working farm between Fresno and Madera: trails with 20+ live actors, a western ghost-town midway, horror films on a big screen, food trucks and a bar.
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BooMap lists 15 Halloween events near Fresno with 2026 dates confirmed on their official sites: 3 pumpkin patches and corn mazes, 6 family events, 3 fall festivals and 3 haunted houses.
Hunter Farms Pumpkin Patch, Sweet Thistle Farms Pumpkin Patch and Vossler Farms Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze. Dates, hours and prices for each are on this page.
The earliest to open in this guide is Hunter Farms Pumpkin Patch, on September 26, 2026, then Vossler Farms Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze (September 26), then Sweet Thistle Farms Pumpkin Patch (October 3). Each patch's full 2026 dates are on its own page.
Not-scary picks suggested for all ages include Halloween Spooktacular, Halloween Trick or Treat Event at Vossler Farms, Halloween at the Underground Gardens, Hunter Farms Pumpkin Patch, Old Town Clovis Harvest Festival, and 6 more.
Adults $22, kids $20, dogs $25, according to the official site.
Adults $22, kids 2–11 $20, under 2 free, according to the official site.
For the weekend of September 25–27, 2026, 2 events in this guide list dates that include it: Hunter Farms Pumpkin Patch and Vossler Farms Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze. Check each one's hours before you go.
Yes: Halloween Spooktacular and Village Halloween at ImagineU list free admission on the official site.
None of the 11 towns we track around Fresno 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.
Halloween 2026 is on Saturday, October 31. Some towns set trick-or-treat on a different night, so check your town's official hours.
The most intense haunts in this guide are Fresnoween, Field of Screams and Raisin Hell Ranch, 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 Raisin Hell Ranch on October 9, 2026. Each haunt's full 2026 dates are listed on this page.
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.
| Clovis | Not announced yet |
| Fresno | Not announced yet |
| Hanford | Not announced yet |
| Kerman | Not announced yet |
| Lemoore | Not announced yet |
| Madera | Not announced yet |
| Reedley | Not announced yet |
| Sanger | Not announced yet |
| Selma | Not announced yet |
| Tulare | Not announced yet |
| Visalia | 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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