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Halloween 2026 around Jacksonville: press sheet
A few local picks to check out
| Corn maze · for a pumpkin patch Conner's A-Maize-Ing Acres Fall Festival Hilliard · Opens Oct 3; Fridays from Oct 9 and Saturdays in October; also Nov 7 and Nov 11 · All Ages, 2 of 5 ghosts |
| Family event · for little ones Creatures of the Night St. Augustine · Friday, Oct 23 and Saturday, Oct 24 · All Ages, 1 of 5 ghosts |
| Trunk-or-treat · for trick-or-treaters Isle of Faith Trunk or Treat Jacksonville · Saturday, Oct 24, 2026 · All Ages, 1 of 5 ghosts |
| Ghost tour · for a spooky night out Creepy Crawl Haunted Pub Tour St. Augustine · Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays in October 2026, including Halloween night · Adults Only, 3 of 5 ghosts |
| Haunted house · for the brave Terror on the Timber Farm Yulee · Oct 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31 and Nov 1, 2026 · Adults Only, 4 of 5 ghosts |
35 Halloween events around Jacksonville are on BooMap, each with its 2026 dates checked on the event's own website.
## What families can find
- 4 pumpkin patches & corn mazes
- 8 family Halloween events
- 4 trunk-or-treats
- 4 fall festivals
- 13 ghost tours
- 2 haunted houses
Pumpkin patches and corn mazes already open by Oct. 1: 1, including Fall on the Farm Grounds Pumpkin Patch (Jacksonville).
Not-scary picks for little ones (suggested all ages, 1–2 of 5 ghosts): Beaches Oktoberfest (Jacksonville Beach); Boos, Brews and Ocean Views (Ponte Vedra Beach); Creatures of the Night (St. Augustine); Fall on the Farm Grounds Pumpkin Patch (Jacksonville); Family Fall Fest (Jacksonville); and 14 more.
Free events: Isle of Faith Trunk or Treat (Jacksonville); Trunk of Treats (Downtown) (Jacksonville); Trunk of Treats (Green Cove Springs) (Green Cove Springs); Trunk of Treats (Nocatee) (Ponte Vedra); Trunk-or-Treat & Costume Party (Neptune Beach).
Trick-or-treat hours: no town around Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville'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/jacksonville/vote
## Links
- City guide: https://boomap.app/jacksonville
- About BooMap and the press kit: https://boomap.app/press
## Story ideas
- "We mapped every Halloween event around Jacksonville": 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