9 family Halloween events near Scranton / Wilkes-Barre with 2026 dates confirmed on their official sites, across 8 towns. The earliest to open is Hallo-Fun Weekends at Knoebels, on October 9. 3 list free admission.
Free-admission amusement park dressed for Halloween, with spooky-themed rides, fall food, decorations and live shows, plus a kids' trick-or-treat scavenger hunt and costume breakfasts.
Family Halloween day at Scranton's trolley museum with costumes, crafts and rides on a historic trolley.
Mile-long evening ride on the Lakeland Express train through dozens of lit Halloween displays, designed to be spooky but never scary, at an orchard and cidery.
Kids collect treats at stations set up among the tanks and reptile exhibits of a small downtown Scranton aquarium.
Three-day Halloween finale at a big family farm: costume contests, trick-or-treating across the farm and costumed characters, on top of the pumpkin festival activities.
Downtown Pittston's afternoon trick-or-treat along Main Street, drawing about 2,000 costumed kids to local businesses.
City-run trick-or-treating event on Public Square in downtown Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Long-running country-barn fall festival with dozens of craft and gift vendors, food stands, entertainment, door prizes, and a free hay wagon ride out to the pumpkin patch.
Two-day fall festival near Hazleton with trick-or-treating along a park trail, food trucks, craft vendors and family entertainment, run by a local scholarship group.
40th Annual Pumpkin Festival at Ol' Country Barn, Fall Festival & Trail of Treats, Hallo-Fun Weekends at Knoebels, Halloween Celebration at the Electric City Trolley Museum, Halloween Light Show at Lakeland Orchard, Halloween Trick or Treat for Kids, and 3 more. Each has its 2026 dates, hours and prices on its own page.
The earliest in this guide is Hallo-Fun Weekends at Knoebels on October 9, 2026.
40th Annual Pumpkin Festival at Ol' Country Barn, Halloween Celebration at the Electric City Trolley Museum, Halloween Trick or Treat for Kids, Halloween on the Farm at Roba Family Farms, Trick or Treat on Main Street and Wilkes-Barre Public Square Trick-or-Treat are rated 1 of 5 ghosts: not scary.
Yes: 40th Annual Pumpkin Festival at Ol' Country Barn, Hallo-Fun Weekends at Knoebels and Trick or Treat on Main Street list free admission on the official site.
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