Halloween 2026 around Dayton: press sheet

A few local picks to check out

Full Dayton guide · Vote in The Boo Awards

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

## What families can find

• 5 pumpkin patches & corn mazes
• 6 family Halloween events
• 1 trunk-or-treats
• 2 fall festivals
• 6 ghost tours
• 4 haunted houses

Pumpkin patches and corn mazes already open by Oct. 1: 5, including Tom's Maze and Pumpkin Farm (Germantown); Fall Farm Family Fun at Young's Jersey Dairy (Yellow Springs); Waynesville Fall Fest (Waynesville); and 2 more.

Not-scary picks for little ones (suggested all ages, 1–2 of 5 ghosts): Centerville Fall Fest (Centerville); Halloween for Little Ones Trunk or Treat (Kettering); Lucas Brothers Fall Festival (Bellbrook); Monster March, Market, and Movie (Huber Heights); Ohio Sauerkraut Festival (Waynesville); and 7 more.

Free events: Centerville Fall Fest (Centerville); Halloween for Little Ones Trunk or Treat (Kettering); Monster March, Market, and Movie (Huber Heights); Spooktacular Costume Contest & Parade (Fairborn).

Official trick-or-treat hours announced so far: Troy, October 29, 6pm to 8pm; Piqua, October 29, 6pm to 8pm.

## The Boo Awards (fan vote, Oct. 1–25)

Fans vote for Dayton'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/dayton/vote

## Links

• City guide: https://boomap.app/dayton
• About BooMap and the press kit: https://boomap.app/press

## Story ideas

• "We mapped every Halloween event around Dayton": 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