Press homeCounts as of September 24, 2026 · National press kit
Halloween 2026 around Dallas–Fort Worth: press sheet
A few local picks to check out
| Pumpkin patch · for a pumpkin patch Fritz Park Pumpkin Patch Irving · Weekends, Oct 3-31, 2026 · All Ages, 2 of 5 ghosts |
| Family event · for little ones Heritage Halloween Frisco · Oct 24, 2026 · All Ages, 1 of 5 ghosts |
| Trunk-or-treat · for trick-or-treaters Flick or Treat Coppell · Saturday, October 17, 2026 · All Ages, 1 of 5 ghosts |
| Ghost tour · for a spooky night out Ashes and Apparitions: The Accursed Arlington Ghost Tour Arlington · Select nights in October 2026 · All Ages, 3 of 5 ghosts |
| Haunted house · for the brave Hangman's House of Horrors Fort Worth · Sept 25-26, Oct 2-31 (select nights) · Adults Only, 4 of 5 ghosts |
37 Halloween events around Dallas–Fort Worth are on BooMap, each with its 2026 dates checked on the event's own website.
## What families can find
- 9 pumpkin patches & corn mazes
- 11 family Halloween events
- 2 trunk-or-treats
- 2 fall festivals
- 6 ghost tours
- 7 haunted houses
Pumpkin patches and corn mazes already open by Oct. 1: 6, including Blase Family Farm Pumpkin Patch (Rockwall); YesterLand Farm Fall Festival (Canton); Preston Trail Farms / Big Orange Pumpkin Farm (Gunter); and 3 more.
Not-scary picks for little ones (suggested all ages, 1–2 of 5 ghosts): Autumn at the Arboretum (Dallas); Blase Family Farm Pumpkin Patch (Rockwall); Boo at the Zoo (Fort Worth); Brick or Treat (Grapevine); Flick or Treat (Coppell); and 18 more.
Free events: Heritage Halloween (Frisco); NorthPark Pumpkin Patch (Dallas); Pumpkins on the Prairie (Frisco).
Official trick-or-treat hours announced so far: Grand Prairie, October 31, 5pm to 9pm.
## The Boo Awards (fan vote, Oct. 1–25)
Fans vote for Dallas–Fort Worth'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/dfw/vote
## Links
- City guide: https://boomap.app/dfw
- About BooMap and the press kit: https://boomap.app/press
## Story ideas
- "We mapped every Halloween event around Dallas–Fort Worth": 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