Halloween 2026 around Akron / Canton: press sheet

A few local picks to check out

Full Akron / Canton guide · Vote in The Boo Awards

15 Halloween events around Akron / Canton are on BooMap, each with its 2026 dates checked on the event's own website.

## What families can find

• 6 pumpkin patches & corn mazes
• 2 family Halloween events
• 3 fall festivals
• 4 haunted houses

Pumpkin patches and corn mazes already open by Oct. 1: 6, including Fall Season at Kuchta Farms (Newton Falls); Maze Craze (New Springfield); Fall Harvest at Maize Valley (Hartville); and 3 more.

Not-scary picks for little ones (suggested all ages, 1–2 of 5 ghosts): Cedar Crest Farm Fall Festival (Bolivar); Downtown Akron Fall Fest (Akron); Fall Harvest at Maize Valley (Hartville); Honey Haven Fall Festival (Ashland); Maze Craze (New Springfield); and 5 more.

Free events: Downtown Akron Fall Fest (Akron); Tallmadge Fall Street Festival (Tallmadge).

Official trick-or-treat hours announced so far: Jackson Township, October 31, 3pm to 5pm; Tallmadge, October 29, 5:30pm to 7pm; Louisville, October 31, 3pm to 5pm.

## The Boo Awards (fan vote, Oct. 1–25)

Fans vote for Akron / Canton's Best Pumpkin Patch, Best for Little Goblins, Boo's Hidden Gem (small, local events only), Most Fun Overall and Most Likely to Make You Scream. One vote per category per day; winners are announced Oct. 27.

Vote: https://boomap.app/akron-canton/vote

## Links

• City guide: https://boomap.app/akron-canton
• About BooMap and the press kit: https://boomap.app/press

## Story ideas

• "We mapped every Halloween event around Akron / Canton": where to go this weekend, by age and scare level.
• Trick-or-treat on a Saturday: what it means for families (and the towns that set official hours).
• Boo's Hidden Gem: the small, local events fans are rallying behind.

## Spokespeople

• Andrew Ward, creator of BooMap (his company, Toronado Entertainment, makes BooMap and Noelly); also SVP of 10 Lives Studios and a film and TV producer. As a 7th grader he built a six-room haunted house in a borrowed tent in his family's driveway, staffed by neighborhood volunteers. Recent work: the Katy Perry Lifetimes Tour concert film, a Peter Frampton documentary, Hollywood Vampires: Unleashed Spirits. producinghollywood.com
• Kristen Moss, reality TV casting director and BooMap spokesperson; a mom of two whose daughter is going as a red raptor dinosaur this year. kmosscasting.com

Media contact: hello@boomap.app