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Halloween 2026 around Portland, ME: press sheet
A few local picks to check out
| Corn maze · for a pumpkin patch Hurricane Meadows Fall Festival Falmouth · Fri–Sun Sept 11–Nov 1, plus Mon Oct 12, 2026 · All Ages, 1 of 5 ghosts |
| Family event · for little ones Halloween at the Desert of Maine Freeport · Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · All Ages, 2 of 5 ghosts |
| Haunted house · for the brave Nightmare on the Ridge Auburn · Select nights from Sept 19, 2026, through October · Adults Only, 4 of 5 ghosts |
15 Halloween events around Portland, ME are on BooMap, each with its 2026 dates checked on the event's own website.
## What families can find
- 3 pumpkin patches & corn mazes
- 5 family Halloween events
- 5 fall festivals
- 2 haunted houses
Pumpkin patches and corn mazes already open by Oct. 1: 3, including Pineland Farms Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch (New Gloucester); Hurricane Meadows Fall Festival (Falmouth); Pumpkin Valley Farm Fall Festival (Dayton).
Not-scary picks for little ones (suggested all ages, 1–2 of 5 ghosts): Camp Sunshine Pumpkin Festival (Freeport); Cumberland Fair (Cumberland); Fall Fun Days at Maine Wildlife Park (Gray); Freeport Fall Festival (Freeport); Fryeburg Fair (Fryeburg); and 7 more.
Free events: Camp Sunshine Pumpkin Festival (Freeport); Freeport Fall Festival (Freeport).
Trick-or-treat hours: no town around Portland, ME 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 Portland, ME'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/portland-me/vote
## Links
- City guide: https://boomap.app/portland-me
- About BooMap and the press kit: https://boomap.app/press
## Story ideas
- "We mapped every Halloween event around Portland, ME": 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