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Halloween 2026 around Columbus: press sheet
A few local picks to check out
| Pumpkin patch · for a pumpkin patch Dupler's Pumpkin Land Newark · Sept. 11 – Oct. 31, 2026 · All Ages, 2 of 5 ghosts |
| Family event · for little ones Boo Off Broadway Grove City · Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026 · All Ages, 1 of 5 ghosts |
| Trunk-or-treat · for trick-or-treaters New Albany Trunk or Treat New Albany · Saturday, October 24, 2026 · All Ages, 1 of 5 ghosts |
| Ghost tour · for a spooky night out Lost Lurkings of Lunatic Lane: Columbus Ghost Tour Columbus · Nightly in October 2026 · All Ages, 3 of 5 ghosts |
| Haunted house · for the brave Pataskala Haunted Forest Pataskala · Opening weekend October 2, 2026; see the official site for nights · Adults Only, 4 of 5 ghosts |
21 Halloween events around Columbus are on BooMap, each with its 2026 dates checked on the event's own website.
## What families can find
- 5 pumpkin patches & corn mazes
- 8 family Halloween events
- 3 trunk-or-treats
- 2 fall festivals
- 1 ghost tours
- 2 haunted houses
Pumpkin patches and corn mazes already open by Oct. 1: 4, including Dupler's Pumpkin Land (Newark); Great Pumpkin Fun Center at Pigeon Roost Farm (Hebron); Van Buren Acres (Hebron); and 1 more.
Not-scary picks for little ones (suggested all ages, 1–2 of 5 ghosts): Boo Off Broadway (Grove City); Circleville Pumpkin Show (Circleville); Dublin Halloween Spooktacular (Dublin); Great Pumpkin Fun Center at Pigeon Roost Farm (Hebron); Groveport Halloween Block Party & Trick-or-Treat (Groveport); and 11 more.
Free events: Boo Off Broadway (Grove City); Circleville Pumpkin Show (Circleville); Dublin Halloween Spooktacular (Dublin); Groveport Halloween Block Party & Trick-or-Treat (Groveport); Halloween Haunt (Downtown Hilliard) (Hilliard); and 5 more.
Official trick-or-treat hours announced so far: Columbus, October 29, 6pm to 8pm; Dublin, October 29, 6pm to 8pm; Hilliard, October 29, 6pm to 8pm; Bexley, October 29, 5:30pm to 7pm; Canal Winchester, October 29, 5:30pm to 7:30pm; Pickerington, October 29, 6pm to 8pm; Worthington, October 31, 6pm to 8pm; Reynoldsburg, October 29, 6pm to 8pm.
## The Boo Awards (fan vote, Oct. 1–25)
Fans vote for Columbus'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/columbus/vote
## Links
- City guide: https://boomap.app/columbus
- About BooMap and the press kit: https://boomap.app/press
## Story ideas
- "We mapped every Halloween event around Columbus": 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