Halloween 2026 around Raleigh–Durham: press sheet

A few local picks to check out

Full Raleigh–Durham guide · Vote in The Boo Awards

26 Halloween events around Raleigh–Durham are on BooMap, each with its 2026 dates checked on the event's own website.

## What families can find

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

Pumpkin patches and corn mazes already open by Oct. 1: 6, including Holder Hill Farm Pumpkin Patch (Durham); Hill Ridge Farms Fall Festival (Youngsville); Naylor Family Farm & Corn Maze (Fuquay-Varina); and 3 more.

Not-scary picks for little ones (suggested all ages, 1–2 of 5 ghosts): Biltmore Hills Fall Festival: Trunk-Or-Treat (Raleigh); Crossroads Corn Maze (Wendell); Fall on the Farm at Pope Farms (Knightdale); Gross Farms Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch (Sanford); Halloween Boo Bash (Wake Forest); and 10 more.

Free events: Biltmore Hills Fall Festival: Trunk-Or-Treat (Raleigh); Halloween Boo Bash (Wake Forest); HollyFest (Holly Springs); Lake Lynn Trunk or Treat (Raleigh); Lions Park Trunk-Or-Treat (Raleigh).

Official trick-or-treat hours announced so far: Wake Forest, October 31, 6pm to 8pm; Apex, October 31.

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

Fans vote for Raleigh–Durham'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/raleigh/vote

## Links

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

## Story ideas

• "We mapped every Halloween event around Raleigh–Durham": 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