Halloween 2026 around Harrisburg / Lancaster / York: press sheet

A few local picks to check out

Full Harrisburg / Lancaster / York guide · Vote in The Boo Awards

27 Halloween events around Harrisburg / Lancaster / York are on BooMap, each with its 2026 dates checked on the event's own website.

## What families can find

• 4 pumpkin patches & corn mazes
• 3 family Halloween events
• 5 fall festivals
• 11 ghost tours
• 4 haunted houses

Pumpkin patches and corn mazes already open by Oct. 1: 3, including Oregon Dairy Fall Family Fun (Lititz); Flinchbaugh's Corn Maze & Fall Festivals (Hellam); Fall at Cherry Crest Adventure Farm (Ronks).

Not-scary picks for little ones (suggested all ages, 1–2 of 5 ghosts): Carlisle Halloween Parade (Carlisle); Corn Cob Acres (Mountville); Fall at Cherry Crest Adventure Farm (Ronks); Flinchbaugh's Corn Maze & Fall Festivals (Hellam); Hanover Halloween Parade (Hanover); and 5 more.

Free events: Carlisle Halloween Parade (Carlisle); Hanover Halloween Parade (Hanover); Mechanicsburg Halloween Parade (Mechanicsburg); Trick or Treat Trek (Harrisburg).

Official trick-or-treat hours announced so far: Lancaster (city), October 31, 6pm to 8pm; Lancaster Township, October 31, 6pm to 8pm; Mount Joy Township, October 31, 6pm to 8pm.

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

Fans vote for Harrisburg / Lancaster / York'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/harrisburg-lancaster/vote

## Links

• City guide: https://boomap.app/harrisburg-lancaster
• About BooMap and the press kit: https://boomap.app/press

## Story ideas

• "We mapped every Halloween event around Harrisburg / Lancaster / York": 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