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16 pumpkin patches, family events, festivals and haunted houses around Lexington, KY, 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: 4 events here list 2026 dates that include this weekend. Hours vary, so check each one before you go.
Weekend farm day outside Paris with unlimited hayrides, a corn maze and sorghum maze, pick-your-own pumpkins, sunflower and zinnia fields, farm animals and a play area. Craft fair and live music Oct 3.
Family farm north of Harrodsburg with a corn maze, wagon ride, petting zoo, pedal cars, inflatables and a small zip line. Admission includes a pumpkin to take home; kiddie rides are extra.
Tractor wagons carry visitors out to pick apples and pumpkins in the orchard fields near Versailles, with a playground and mega slide for kids.
Free-admission harvest festival on a Madison County farm: pick pumpkins from more than 10 acres, wander corn and hay mazes, ride barrel carts and visit farm animals.
Free Halloween movie nights in the park: a Monster Mash dance party and kids' costume contest, then Hocus Pocus (Oct 2) or Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Oct 9) on the big screen.
Evening walk through a nature park lined with hundreds of hand-carved, glowing pumpkins, with campfires for s'mores, live owls and fall food.
Kids trick-or-treat at downtown shops and candy stations along Broadway, get their faces painted, then watch a Thriller dance parade down St. Clair Street.
Kids gather treats along the historic village road, then hop on a hayride, take a pony ride, make slime and warm up at bonfires. Food trucks and a selfie costume contest.
Bring the dog in costume: a Halloween edition of the city's dog-park social, with a pet costume contest and spooky gift baskets as prizes.
Free neighborhood fall festival run by Lexington Parks & Recreation, with food, carnival games, face painting, a bounce house, music and candy.
Lexington's big free Halloween party: a variety show of local performers, a costumed parade, then hundreds of zombies dancing the Thriller routine down Main Street.
Harvest weekend at a restored Shaker village: watch sorghum and cider being made, paint a pumpkin, take a hayride, try archery and browse a craft market with live music and food trucks.
Costumed crawl across seven downtown Lexington bars: check in at Wild Cat Saloon for a badge and drink vouchers, with a karaoke-bar mid party and an Irish-pub after party.
A costumed cocktail stroll through downtown Frankfort: Halloween-themed drinks at bars and restaurants, spooky shopping, live music and card readings. Starts at the Capital City Museum.
A haunted hayride carries guests to a scream maze in the corn, about 15 minutes each, with actors in the dark. Afterward, roast s'mores and hot dogs at the firepits.
Fright Nights Kentucky's haunt inside a downtown Winchester building, with timed entry, costumed scare actors and optional touch-pass upgrades. A lounge serves mocktails, plus cocktails for guests 21 and over.
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BooMap lists 16 Halloween events near Lexington with 2026 dates confirmed on their official sites: 4 pumpkin patches and corn mazes, 5 family events, 5 fall festivals and 2 haunted houses.
Fall Farm Fun at Middle Springs Farm, Fall Fun at Daynabrook Farm, Pick-Your-Own Apples & Pumpkins at Eckert's Versailles Orchard and Pumpkins & More Harvest Festival at Baldwin Farms. Dates, hours and prices for each are on this page.
The earliest to open in this guide is Fall Fun at Daynabrook Farm, on September 5, 2026, then Fall Farm Fun at Middle Springs Farm (September 12), then Pumpkins & More Harvest Festival at Baldwin Farms (September 18). Each patch's full 2026 dates are on its own page.
Not-scary picks suggested for all ages include Dunbar Fall Festival, Fall Farm Fun at Middle Springs Farm, Fall Fun at Daynabrook Farm, Freaky Flicks, Halloween Festival and Thriller Parade, and 8 more.
For the weekend of September 25–27, 2026, 4 events in this guide list dates that include it: Fall Farm Fun at Middle Springs Farm, Fall Fun at Daynabrook Farm, Harvest Fest at Shaker Village and Winchester Fear Tower (Fright Nights Kentucky). Check each one's hours before you go.
Yes: Dunbar Fall Festival, Freaky Flicks, Halloween Festival and Thriller Parade, Pumpkins & More Harvest Festival at Baldwin Farms, Thriller Trick or Treat, and 2 more list free admission on the official site.
Official hours announced so far: Lexington (Fayette County), October 31, 6pm to 8pm. We add towns as they announce.
In the towns that have announced, trick-or-treating starts 6pm and ends by 8pm: Lexington (Fayette County), 6pm to 8pm.
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 Winchester Fear Tower (Fright Nights Kentucky), rated 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 Winchester Fear Tower (Fright Nights Kentucky) on September 26, 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.
| Lexington (Fayette County) | Oct 31, 6pm–8pm source |
| Berea (Madison County) | Not announced yet |
| Danville | Not announced yet |
| Frankfort (Franklin County) | Not announced yet |
| Georgetown (Scott County) | Not announced yet |
| Mount Sterling (Montgomery County) | Not announced yet |
| Nicholasville (Jessamine County) | Not announced yet |
| Paris | Not announced yet |
| Richmond (Madison County) | Not announced yet |
| Versailles | Not announced yet |
| Winchester | 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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