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Halloween 2026 around Buffalo: press sheet
A few local picks to check out
| Pumpkin patch · for a pumpkin patch The Great Pumpkin Farm Fall Festival Clarence · Sept 19–Oct 31; ticketed festival weekends, free weekdays · All Ages, 2 of 5 ghosts |
| Family event · for little ones Enchanted Pumpkin Trail Buffalo · Select Thursdays–Sundays, Sept 17–Nov 1 · All Ages, 1 of 5 ghosts |
| Trunk-or-treat · for trick-or-treaters Peaceprints of WNY Trunk or Treat Buffalo · Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · All Ages, 1 of 5 ghosts |
| Haunted house · for the brave Rolling Hills Asylum October Ghost Hunts & Tours East Bethany · Select dates through October 2026 · Adults Only, 3 of 5 ghosts |
17 Halloween events around Buffalo are on BooMap, each with its 2026 dates checked on the event's own website.
## What families can find
- 4 pumpkin patches & corn mazes
- 4 family Halloween events
- 2 trunk-or-treats
- 1 fall festivals
- 6 haunted houses
Pumpkin patches and corn mazes already open by Oct. 1: 4, including Fall Fun on the Farm at Becker Farms (Gasport); Kelkenberg Farm Fall Fun (Clarence Center); Pumpkinville (Great Valley); and 1 more.
Not-scary picks for little ones (suggested all ages, 1–2 of 5 ghosts): Enchanted Pumpkin Trail (Buffalo); Fall Fun on the Farm at Becker Farms (Gasport); Halloween Spooktacular at Explore & More (Buffalo); Kelkenberg Farm Fall Fun (Clarence Center); Peaceprints of WNY Trunk or Treat (Buffalo); and 5 more.
Free events: Peaceprints of WNY Trunk or Treat (Buffalo).
Trick-or-treat hours: no town around Buffalo 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 Buffalo'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/buffalo/vote
## Links
- City guide: https://boomap.app/buffalo
- About BooMap and the press kit: https://boomap.app/press
## Story ideas
- "We mapped every Halloween event around Buffalo": 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