Counts as of September 24, 2026 · National press kit

Halloween 2026 around Baton Rouge: press sheet

A few local picks to check out

Pumpkin patch · for a pumpkin patch
Magnolia Mound Pumpkin Patch
Baton Rouge · Sunday, Oct 4, 2026 · All Ages, 1 of 5 ghosts

Family event · for little ones
Fifolet Costume Ball
Baton Rouge · Saturday, Oct 31, 2026 · All Ages, 1 of 5 ghosts

Haunted house · for the brave
Fright Trail
Scott · Fri–Sat, Sept 25 – Oct 31, 2026, plus Sunday, Nov 1 · Teens+, 4 of 5 ghosts

Full Baton Rouge guide · Vote in The Boo Awards

17 Halloween events around Baton Rouge are on BooMap, each with its 2026 dates checked on the event's own website.

## What families can find

2 pumpkin patches & corn mazes
10 family Halloween events
3 fall festivals
2 haunted houses

Not-scary picks for little ones (suggested all ages, 1–2 of 5 ghosts): Corn Maze at Burden (Baton Rouge); Denham Springs Fall Festival (Denham Springs); Fifolet Costume Ball (Baton Rouge); Fifolet Halloween Parade (Baton Rouge); Full Moon Fete (Baton Rouge); and 7 more.

Free events: Fifolet Halloween Parade (Baton Rouge); Full Moon Fete (Baton Rouge); The Spooky Spectrum (St. George).

Trick-or-treat hours: no town around Baton Rouge 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 Baton Rouge'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/baton-rouge/vote

## Links

City guide: https://boomap.app/baton-rouge
About BooMap and the press kit: https://boomap.app/press

## Story ideas

"We mapped every Halloween event around Baton Rouge": 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

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