The Boo Awards 2026: Rochester

Pick your favorites around Rochester! Voting is open Thursday, October 1 to Sunday, October 25, 2026. Sign in with your email, then vote once per category every day. Winners are announced Tuesday, October 27, just in time for Halloween weekend.

Boo says: "Every one of these is confirmed for this Halloween on its own official site. Big places often win the open categories, so Boo's Hidden Gem is just for the small, local ones. Go show them some love!"

Best Pumpkin Patch

Pumpkin patches and corn mazes. 3 nominees.

Fall Festival at Wickham FarmsPenfield, NY

Fall Festival Weekends at Long Acre FarmsMacedon, NY

Stokoe Farms Harvest FestScottsville, NY

Best for Little Goblins

Not-scary picks for the youngest trick-or-treaters. 12 nominees.

Brighton Fall Family Trunk or TreatRochester, NY

Fall Festival at Bristol MountainCanandaigua, NY

Fall Festival at Wickham FarmsPenfield, NY

Fall Festival Weekends at Long Acre FarmsMacedon, NY

Grace Church Neighborhood Trunk or TreatRochester, NY

Halloween at the MarketRochester, NY

Hilton-Parma Halloween Celebration & Trunk or TreatHilton, NY

Penfield Four Corners Trunk or TreatPenfield, NY

Pumpkin Patch Train RidesRush, NY

Spooktacular at Seneca Park ZooRochester, NY

Stokoe Farms Harvest FestScottsville, NY

TSE's Trunk or TreatRochester, NY

Boo's Hidden Gem

Only small, local events can win this one: no theme parks, zoos, chains or tour companies. 18 nominees.

Brighton Fall Family Trunk or TreatRochester, NY

Dark Matter Scream WorksGreece, NY

Fall Festival at Bristol MountainCanandaigua, NY

Fall Festival at Wickham FarmsPenfield, NY

Fall Festival Weekends at Long Acre FarmsMacedon, NY

Grace Church Neighborhood Trunk or TreatRochester, NY

Halloween at the MarketRochester, NY

Haunted Hayrides of Greater RochesterWilliamson, NY

Haunted Stroll at Sonnenberg GardensCanandaigua, NY

Hilton-Parma Halloween Celebration & Trunk or TreatHilton, NY

Paranormal Investigation at DeLand MansionFairport, NY

Penfield Four Corners Trunk or TreatPenfield, NY

Pumpkin Patch Train RidesRush, NY

Rochester Candlelight Ghost WalksRochester, NY

Spooky Season at Genesee Country Village & MuseumMumford, NY

Stokoe Farms Harvest FestScottsville, NY

TSE's Trunk or TreatRochester, NY

VerHulst Haunted HayrideSpencerport, NY

Most Fun Overall

Anything goes: every event in the guide. 22 nominees.

Brighton Fall Family Trunk or TreatRochester, NY

Dark Matter Scream WorksGreece, NY

Fall Festival at Bristol MountainCanandaigua, NY

Fall Festival at Wickham FarmsPenfield, NY

Fall Festival Weekends at Long Acre FarmsMacedon, NY

Grace Church Neighborhood Trunk or TreatRochester, NY

Halloween at the MarketRochester, NY

Haunted Hayrides of Greater RochesterWilliamson, NY

Haunted Stroll at Sonnenberg GardensCanandaigua, NY

Hilton-Parma Halloween Celebration & Trunk or TreatHilton, NY

Museum of the DeadRochester, NY

Night Out at The Strong: Trickz 4 TreatzRochester, NY

Paranormal Investigation at DeLand MansionFairport, NY

Penfield Four Corners Trunk or TreatPenfield, NY

Pumpkin Patch Train RidesRush, NY

Rochester Candlelight Ghost WalksRochester, NY

Rochester Halloween Bar CrawlRochester, NY

Spooktacular at Seneca Park ZooRochester, NY

Spooky Season at Genesee Country Village & MuseumMumford, NY

Stokoe Farms Harvest FestScottsville, NY

TSE's Trunk or TreatRochester, NY

VerHulst Haunted HayrideSpencerport, NY

Most Likely to Make You Scream

Haunted houses and the scariest nights out. 5 nominees.

Dark Matter Scream WorksGreece, NY

Haunted Hayrides of Greater RochesterWilliamson, NY

Paranormal Investigation at DeLand MansionFairport, NY

Rochester Candlelight Ghost WalksRochester, NY

VerHulst Haunted HayrideSpencerport, NY

All Rochester Halloween events · How The Boo Awards work

Quick Answers

How do I vote for the best Halloween events in Rochester?

Sign in on this page with your email address, then press Vote next to your favorite in each category. You can vote once per category every day from Thursday, October 1 to Sunday, October 25, 2026.

When are the Rochester Boo Awards winners announced?

Tuesday, October 27, 2026, before Halloween weekend. Winners are named as voted by BooMap fans.

What is Boo's Hidden Gem?

A category only small, local events can win: family farms, local haunts, community and church events and independent tours. Theme parks, zoos, aquariums, chains and tour companies are not eligible.