Press homeCounts as of September 24, 2026 · National press kit
Halloween 2026 around Boston: press sheet
A few local picks to check out
| Pumpkin patch · for a pumpkin patch Applecrest Farm Orchards Fall Harvest Festival Hampton Falls · Weekends through end of October 2026; Harvest Festival weekends Sept 12–13 and Oct 17–18 · All Ages, 1 of 5 ghosts |
| Family event · for little ones Fall-o-Ween Children's Festival Boston · Friday, October 16, 2026 · All Ages, 1 of 5 ghosts |
| Trunk-or-treat · for trick-or-treaters Dedham Square Trunk or Treat Dedham · Saturday, October 24 (rain date Sunday, October 25) · All Ages, 1 of 5 ghosts |
| Ghost tour · for a spooky night out Boston Ghosts Boos and Booze Haunted Pub Crawl Boston · Nightly in October 2026 · Adults Only, 3 of 5 ghosts |
| Haunted house · for the brave Factory of Terror Fall River · September 12 - November 14, 2026, select nights; 18+ nights Nov 13-14 · Adults Only, 5 of 5 ghosts |
34 Halloween events around Boston are on BooMap, each with its 2026 dates checked on the event's own website.
## What families can find
- 5 pumpkin patches & corn mazes
- 7 family Halloween events
- 4 trunk-or-treats
- 3 fall festivals
- 12 ghost tours
- 3 haunted houses
Pumpkin patches and corn mazes already open by Oct. 1: 4, including Connors Farm Fall Season (Danvers); Sauchuk's Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch (Plympton); Krochmal Farms Pumpkin Festival (Tewksbury); and 1 more.
Not-scary picks for little ones (suggested all ages, 1–2 of 5 ghosts): Applecrest Farm Orchards Fall Harvest Festival (Hampton Falls); Davis Mega Maze (Sterling); Dedham Square Trunk or Treat (Dedham); Fall-o-Ween Children's Festival (Boston); Haunted Happenings Grand Parade (Salem); and 16 more.
Free events: Dedham Square Trunk or Treat (Dedham); Fall-o-Ween Children's Festival (Boston); Halloween Night Finale: Drone Show (Salem); Haunted Happenings Grand Parade (Salem); Howl-o-ween Pet Parade (Salem); and 7 more.
Trick-or-treat hours: no town around Boston has announced official 2026 hours yet. BooMap adds them as towns announce. (Halloween is Saturday, Oct. 31.)
On BooMap's national list of the 10 Most Unique Halloween Events: #10 Haunted Happenings Grand Parade.
## The Boo Awards (fan vote, Oct. 1–25)
Fans vote for Boston'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/boston/vote
## Links
- City guide: https://boomap.app/boston
- About BooMap and the press kit: https://boomap.app/press
## Story ideas
- "We mapped every Halloween event around Boston": 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