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Halloween 2026 around Albany / Capital Region: press sheet
A few local picks to check out
| Pumpkin patch · for a pumpkin patch Fall Festival & Corn Maze at Schuyler Farms Schuylerville · Thursdays–Sundays in October · All Ages, 1 of 5 ghosts |
| Fall festival · for little ones Saratoga Springs Fall Fest Saratoga Springs · Sat, Oct 24 · All Ages, 1 of 5 ghosts |
| Trunk-or-treat · for trick-or-treaters Trunk or Treat at Albany Rural Cemetery Menands · Saturday, Oct 24, 2026 · All Ages, 2 of 5 ghosts |
| Ghost tour · for a spooky night out Capitol Hauntings Tours Albany · Select weekdays, Oct 1–30, 2026 · All Ages, 3 of 5 ghosts |
| Haunted house · for the brave Field of Horrors Troy · Sneak Peek Sat, Sept 26; select nights through Halloween; Extreme Scare Night Sat, Nov 7 · Teens+, 4 of 5 ghosts |
19 Halloween events around Albany / Capital Region are on BooMap, each with its 2026 dates checked on the event's own website.
## What families can find
- 3 pumpkin patches & corn mazes
- 4 family Halloween events
- 2 trunk-or-treats
- 4 fall festivals
- 2 ghost tours
- 4 haunted houses
Not-scary picks for little ones (suggested all ages, 1–2 of 5 ghosts): Colonie Harvest Fest (Loudonville); Corn Maze at Samascott Orchards (Kinderhook); Fall Festival & Corn Maze at Schuyler Farms (Schuylerville); Fall Festival at Liberty Ridge Farm (Schaghticoke); Saratoga Giant PumpkinFest (Saratoga Springs); and 4 more.
Free events: Capitol Hauntings Tours (Albany); Saratoga Giant PumpkinFest (Saratoga Springs); Saratoga Springs Fall Fest (Saratoga Springs); The Haunting History of Mt. McGregor (Wilton); Trunk or Treat at Albany Rural Cemetery (Menands).
Trick-or-treat hours: no town around Albany / Capital Region has announced official 2026 hours yet. BooMap adds them as towns announce. (Halloween is Saturday, Oct. 31.)
## The Boo Awards (fan vote, Oct. 1–25)
Fans vote for Albany / Capital Region'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/albany/vote
## Links
- City guide: https://boomap.app/albany
- About BooMap and the press kit: https://boomap.app/press
## Story ideas
- "We mapped every Halloween event around Albany / Capital Region": 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