Press homeCounts as of September 24, 2026 · National press kit
Halloween 2026 around Syracuse: press sheet
A few local picks to check out
| Pumpkin patch · for a pumpkin patch Fall Harvest Celebration at Critz Farms Cazenovia · Daily Sept 12–Oct 25 · All Ages, 1 of 5 ghosts |
| Family event · for little ones Village Trunk or Treat North Syracuse · Oct 23 · All Ages, 1 of 5 ghosts |
| Haunted house · for the brave 13th Hour Rising Haunted Hayride Fulton · Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in October, opening Friday, Oct 2 · Teens+, 4 of 5 ghosts |
16 Halloween events around Syracuse are on BooMap, each with its 2026 dates checked on the event's own website.
## What families can find
- 3 pumpkin patches & corn mazes
- 3 family Halloween events
- 5 fall festivals
- 5 haunted houses
Pumpkin patches and corn mazes already open by Oct. 1: 2, including Fall Harvest Celebration at Critz Farms (Cazenovia); Cicero Pumkin Patch (Cicero).
Not-scary picks for little ones (suggested all ages, 1–2 of 5 ghosts): Chuck Hafner's Fall Festival (North Syracuse); Fall Harvest Celebration at Critz Farms (Cazenovia); Great Cortland Pumpkinfest (Cortland); LaFayette Apple Festival (LaFayette); Tim's Pumpkin Patch (Marietta); and 4 more.
Free events: Great Cortland Pumpkinfest (Cortland); Village Trunk or Treat (North Syracuse).
Trick-or-treat hours: no town around Syracuse 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 Syracuse'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/syracuse/vote
## Links
- City guide: https://boomap.app/syracuse
- About BooMap and the press kit: https://boomap.app/press
## Story ideas
- "We mapped every Halloween event around Syracuse": 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