12 kid-friendly Halloween events near Scranton / Wilkes-Barre with 2026 dates confirmed on their official sites, across 9 towns. The earliest to open is Brown Hill Farms Pumpkin Fest, on September 26. Every one is suggested for all ages and rated no more than 2 of 5 ghosts on our scare scale. 3 list free admission.
U-pick pumpkin patch with a corn maze, wagon rides, farm animals, photo spots and an apple-cannon add-on, northwest of Scranton.
Pumpkin-picking festival with a pumpkin field, corn maze, wagon rides and farm games, plus an after-dark Glowing Pumpkin Trail of lit-up scenes included with 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.
Lights-on daytime version of the Reaper's Revenge grounds: a low-scare hayride, a carnival walk-through and a 3D illusion maze, all on one ticket.
40th Annual Pumpkin Festival at Ol' Country Barn, Brown Hill Farms Pumpkin Fest, Fall Festival & Trail of Treats, Hallo-Fun Weekends at Knoebels, Halloween Celebration at the Electric City Trolley Museum, Halloween Light Show at Lakeland Orchard, and 6 more. Each has its 2026 dates, hours and prices on its own page.
The earliest in this guide is Brown Hill Farms Pumpkin Fest on September 26, 2026.
40th Annual Pumpkin Festival at Ol' Country Barn, Brown Hill Farms Pumpkin Fest, Halloween Celebration at the Electric City Trolley Museum, Halloween Trick or Treat for Kids, Halloween on the Farm at Roba Family Farms, Haunted Day Ride at Reaper's Revenge, and 3 more are rated 1 of 5 ghosts: not scary.
Brown Hill Farms Pumpkin Fest and Pumpkin Harvest Festival at Roba Family Farms, all suggested for all ages.
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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