(Editor’s note: The information found in this calendar is subject to change. Please contact the venue to confirm dates and times.)
Here are our selections for events and attractions this Halloween season. Find something to do in Salt Lake City and all the surrounding counties. We’ve found something for everyone. If we missed one of your favorites, leave a comment below.
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Salt Lake County
9/4 – 10/31
Castle of Chaos
801-461-4444
3300 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City
7 to 10 p.m. weekdays, 7 to midnight Friday-Saturday. Named one of the nation’s “scariest Halloween attractions,” this fun and interactive experience is intense and preys on what you fear the most.
9/4 – 10/31
Nightmare Mansion
801-461-4444
5600 S. Redwood Rd, West Valley City
7 to 10 p.m. weekdays, 7 to midnight Friday-Saturday. A totally new and original haunt with four separate show — Nightmare in 3D for the whole family, next the basement of the mansion, third show gets a little twisted and the last show is downright brutal. How far will you go?
9/12 – 10/31
Get Bewitched
801-566-8903
Gardner Village, 1100 W. 7800 South, West Jordan
This is the season when the witches come out to play and the Village is full of ’em. Have breakfast with a witch, ride to witch’s haunted house, or help Weston the Warlock find true love at the Gathering Place.
9/18 – 10/31
Crazy Corn Maze
801-569-2356
8800 South 4000 West, West Jordan
6 to 10:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 6 to 11:30 p.m. Friday, 3 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday. You never know what will be lurking around the next bend in this complicated corn maze – keep focused or you may never get out.
9/18 – 10/31
Nightmare on 13th
300 W. 1300 South, Salt Lake City
7:30 to 11 p.m. weekdays, 7:30 p.m. to midnight. Friday-Saturday. Looking for something new and different — 13th is about to bring it. Voted one of the scariest places in the nation and in Salt Lake City.
9/25 – 10/31
Forever Dead
801-355-4628
The Off Broadway Theater, 272 S. Main Street, Salt Lake City
7 p.m. The undead have their problems too. Frankie (Eric Jensen) doesn’t want to pull people apart. Sphinx (Jim Hardwick) didn’t want to stay entombed for ages. Barky (Joel Hanson) doesn’t want to chase his tail. Bloods (Scott Bahlmann), well he enjoys his lot in un-life. But watching them will make you tap your toes, as long as they let you keep them.
9/26
Pumpkinfest
801-359-2658
Historic Sandy Garden, 500 E. 8880 South, Sandy
2-8 p.m. Live music, crafts and games for kids. Handcrafted gifts, tasty harvest treats and heirloom pumpkins will be for sale. Costumes encouraged.
10/1-31
Halloween on the Farm
801-264-2241
Wheeler Farm, 6351 S. 900 East, Murray
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Saturday. Enjoy wagon rides and the new pumpkin patch where children can pick a pumpkin and decorate it.
10/2 – 10/31
Ghost Tours: Salt Lake City
801-529-4497
Rio Grande Depot, 300 S. Rio Grande Street, Salt Lake City
Four tours nightly, 6-9 p.m. Friday-Saturdays. Guided by a professional storyteller, you will travel by bus to the great “haunts” of the city and learn about the ghosts who dwell in the historic buildings and cemeteries.
10/2-30
Dracula
801-486-2728
Academy of Performing Arts, 2207 S. Main, Salt Lake City
7:30 p.m. His sustenance is the life blood of others. His victims become helpless under his hypnotic spell. There is no escape from this evil being who will take the stage to bring thrills and chills to our captive audiences.
10/9-10, 16-17
Paranormal Dinner and Dark Tour
801-582-1631
Hogle Zoo, 2600 E. Sunnyside Avenue, Salt Lake City
6-9 p.m Interested in the paranormal? During dinner, paranormal investigators will discuss how they detect paranormal activity. After dinner there will be a “dark tour” through some of the Zoo and you will be able to check out some of the equipment they use, such as infrared cameras.
10/9-31
Haunted Village
801-582-1847
http://www.thisistheplace.org/
This Is The Place Heritage Park, 2601 Sunnyside Avenue, Salt Lake City
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There’s not a “haunted” experience anywhere scarier and more fun, who knows what lurks here? Plan for Little Haunts (10/24, 31) for all little folks. Bring them in costume for trick or treating in the Village plus games.
10/9-31
In Which Witch is the Head Witch?
801-569-1482
Megaplex 20 at The District, 3761 W. Parkway Plaza, South Jordan
7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Guests are invited to the specially convened election convention of the Wild and Woolly Western Witches Coven to elect a new head witch or warlock. Be forewarned, as with all politics, intrigue is likely to creep in.
10/15-31
Thriller by Odyssey Dance Theatre
801-581-7100
Kingsbury Hall, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
7:30 p.m. A Halloween spectacular including favorite Halloween characters such as Frankenstein, The Curse of the Mummy and Jason – a thrill for the audience, at times breathless with laughter, at times fearful and amazed, but always totally entertained.
10/17
Wolf Awareness
801-582-1631
https://www.hoglezoo.org/events
Hogle Zoo, 2600 E. Sunnyside Avenue, Salt Lake City
Join in for Wolf Awareness Day and learn not only about what makes wolves special but also what is being done to help protect them in the wild. Meet zoo wolf keepers and learn why wolves should be loved, not feared.
10/22-30
Garden After Dark: Harvest Hallowe’en
801-581-IRIS (4747)
http://www.redbuttegarden.org/
Red Butte Garden and Arboretum, 300 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City
6-9 p.m. A mystical harvest season as we celebrate the origins of Hallowe’en with jack-o-lanterns, harvest moon, popcorn, bats and witches brooms. Pumpkins, haystacks and fantastic light displays await.
10/22-31
Radio Hour: Alice
801-355-2787
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 W. Broadway, Salt Lake City
8 p.m. Wonderland turned on its ear. Literally. A dark re-imagining of what lies down the rabbit hole.
10/23-24, 30-31
Ghost Stories
801-532-6000
Children’s Theatre & School of the Arts, 237 S. State Street, Salt Lake City
7 p.m. with matinees. A haunted book is found in a bookstore by an unsuspecting reader. The stories come to life in this exciting and funny production that is sure to spook and delight.
10/24
Boo at the Zoo
801-582-1631
Hogle Zoo, 2600 E. Sunnyside Avenue, Salt Lake City
9 a.m. Kids 12 and younger. Casting call for all princesses, cowboys, superheroes and wild things. Kids 12 and younger can come in costume to trick-or-treat at various booths set up throughout zoo grounds. Lots and lots of Halloween candy.
(Editor’s note: The following event has been canceled.)
10/31
Monster Block Party
801-535-6110
Gallivan Center, 239 S. Main Street, Salt Lake City
12-4 p.m. A free, family-friendly party with trick or treating for the kids, a costume contest for both kids and adults, face painting, mask decoration, souvenir photos, Boo’yatas and children’s pumpkin decoration.
Utah County
9/18 – 10/31
Haunted Forest
A quarter mile toward Utah Lake from I-15, exit 276 in American Fork
7:30 to 10 p.m. weekdays, 7:30 p.m. to midnight. Friday-Saturday. Nothing can bring true Halloween fear like walking through thick, thorny underbrush, warped trees, damp cavernous under-ground dungeons, and murky shacks… Make sure to visit the brand new Psycho Manor.
9/25 – 10/31
Cornbelly’s Corn Maze & Pumpkin Fest
801-798-FARM (0597)
Thanksgiving Point, Lehi
4 to 10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Enjoy Farmtastic fun for the whole family with more than 20 fall and haunted attractions. You’re sure to be lost, laughing and loving it in the newly designed maze.
10/2-31
Halloween Adventure Cruise
801-373-1897
CLAS Ropes Course, 3606 W. Center, Provo
6:30 p.m. 25-minute cruise. An adventure riverboat ride on the lower Provo River with 100s of pumpkins reflecting off the water, hear the boat captain tell a scary story, sing scary songs and survive a pirate attack, if you can.
10/15-31
Jekyll and Hyde, the Broadway Musical
801-766-0912
Lehi Arts Center, 685 N. Center, Lehi
Come and see how this popular Broadway Musical explores both sides of the world of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
10/15-17, 19 (closed Sunday)
17th Annual Scarecrow Festival
801-768-2300
Thanksgiving Point at Electric Park, Lehi
10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Age-specific activities abound for the entire family will enjoy the haunted house, spider speedway and various jugglers and walking entertainment plus lots of yummy food.
10/22 – 11/7
Something Wicked This Way Comes
801-863-PLAY
Noorda Theatre at Utah Valley University, 800 W. University Parkway, Orem
7:30 p.m. Midnight shows 10/30-31. What would you do if your most secret wishes were granted by the ringmaster of a traveling carnival? Come get scared for Halloween with this modern classic that has been terrifying people for over 45 years.
10/29-31
Goatman Flats
1400 N. 600 West, Orem
After dark as the undead start to rise to 10:30 p.m. Enjoy a terrifying trip through the past as you enter the realms of death. Illusions are our vision as you wander through a funeral in progress, visit the insane asylum, pick your way around the body shop, and there’s much to stumble upon and more to explore.
Cache County
9/19 to 10/31
Halloween at the American West Heritage Center
1-800-255-FEST (3378) or 435-245-6050
4025 South Hwy. 89-91, Wellsville
Experience Utah’s largest light display and three different mazes: a maze within a maze, hay fort maze and pumpkin patch. Each Saturday sample the best of the Halloween Harvest. The Haunted Hallow comes alive 7-9 p.m. on weekends.
10/23-24, 26-27
The North Logan Pumpkin Walk
435-753-4644
Elk Ridge Park, 1100 E. 2500 North, North Logan
9 a.m. to 10 p.m. This free to public event features dozens of displays created from pumpkins by local residents.
Davis/Weber Counties
9/18 – 10/31
Black Island Farms
801-774-MAZE
http://www.BlackIslandFarms.com
3178 South 3000 West, Syracuse
4 to 10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 4 p.m. to midnight Friday, 10 a.m. to midnight Saturday. This is a real working farm so plan a fieldtrip for the day with hayrides and pig races. Or, set aside a night of fright at Nightmare Acres’ haunted barn or fields of screams.
9/18 – 10/31
Haunted Hollow
1900 W. 1550 South, exit 344, Ogden
7:30 to 10 p.m. weekdays, 7:30 p.m. to midnight. Friday-Saturday. You better stay on the trail! Experience 13 acres of blood curdling, hair-raising, terrifying trails through ghostly trees and real swamps on Weber River.
9/18 – 10/31
Lazarus Maze
600 Exchange Road, Ogden
7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 7:30 p.m. to midnight. Friday-Saturday. Look inside the Bellshire Mental Hospital with this interactive theater in the style of a walk-through haunted house. Come for the scare or come for the play. It’s all up to you.
9/25 – 10/31
Frightmares!
801-451-8000
http://www.lagoonpark.com/fright_def.php
East of I-15, exit. 325, Farmington
5 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. weekends. Experience Utah’s largest amusement park in all its frightful glory. Spook-a-boo Walk-Thru, Psycho Dave’s Salvage Yard, Fun House of Fear and Deception, where all is not as they seem.
10/1-31
Scarecrow Decorating Contest
801-525-2796
Clearfield Business District
Scarecrow decorating contest between business to encourage citywide autumn celebration.
10/2 – 10/31
Ghost Tours: Ogden
801-604-1218
Ogden Union Station, 2501 Wall Ave., Ogden
Four tours nightly, 6-9 p.m. Friday-Saturdays. Guided by a professional storyteller, you will travel by bus to the great “haunts” of the city and learn about the ghosts who dwell in the historic buildings and cemeteries.
10/8-24
Haunted Dinosaur Park
801-393-3466
George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park, 1544 East Park Blvd., Ogden
7-9:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. Join us for a haunting good time, with trick or treat stations, hot chocolate, scones, s’mores kits, costume contests and more. Regular admission fees apply.
10/9-31
Dracula’s Grand Masquerade Ball
801-569-1482
Boccia’s D’Italia, 1045 N. Washington Blvd., Ogden
7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. In this Halloween Comedy Murder Mystery Dinner Theater performance, guests are summoned by Count Dracula to his annual ball where local monsters and townspeople join the festivities of illusion, mystery and intrigue.
10/28
Halloween Party Cruise Night
801-544-8090
http://www.burgerstop.net/calendar
323 E. Gentile, Layton
6 p.m. Over 150 custom hot rods for the family to enjoy. Live music, games and prizes for costume.
Summit/Wasatch Counties
10/1-31
Heebie Creepie Train Ride
435-654-3666
Heber Valley Railroad, 450 S. 600 West, Heber City
7:30, 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. Creep along the tracks of the haunted Heebie Creepie for a spooky 35-minute ride to destination unknown, if you dare. Come in Halloween costume or as you are, but dress for the outdoors.
10/31
Howl-O-Ween!
Historic Main Street, Park City
8 a.m. Trick or treating for the kids along with the famous Howl-O-Ween Dog Parade on Historic Main Street.
Tooele County
9/25 – 10/31
Asylum 49 Haunted Hospital
435-882-8856
140 E. 200 South, Tooele
What haunts and other scary patients lurk in the shadows of this creepy place? Explore the place that many ghosts and spirits call home.
10/16-27
Pumpkin Walk
435-882-7678
Benson Grist Mill, 325 SR 138, Stansbury Park
10 a.m. Visit the “Old Mill Scream” and walk around the mill and see all the pumpkin scenes created by local businesses, families and community groups.
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