Looking for family-friendly Utah Halloween activities? Besides The best Utah Pumpkin Patches, check out these festive Fall Utah Halloween Activities. Last updated: 2019.
Utah Halloween Activities by County
Cache County
American West Heritage Center- Wellsville
- Description: corn maze, pony rides, playground, Haunted corn maze on weekends
- Notes: hundreds of decorated pumpkins and holiday scenes
- Parking: Free
- Cost: $5+
- More Info: Corn Maze on the Farm
Little Bear Bottoms Corn Maze- Wellsville
- Description: corn maze, hay forts, spooky barn, river walk
- Notes: family fun including Haunted River trail and Spooky Barn ride
- Parking: Free
- Cost: varies from $3 and up
- More Info: Corn Maze on the Farm
North Logan Pumpkin Walk – North Logan
- Description: pumpkin walk tradition
- Notes: hundreds of decorated pumpkins and holiday scenes
- Parking: Free
- Cost: free
- More Info: North Logan Pumpkin Walk
Davis County Utah Halloween Activities
Black Island Farms – Syracuse
- Description: Corn Maze, Animal Alley, Bonfires, Cow Train, Grain Shoot Slide, Straw Mountain, Pig Races, Corn Box, Bounce House, Pumpkin Patch, Farm Hayrides
- Notes: Plan to spend a few hours with all the fun activities.
- Parking: Free parking at the farm
- Cost: around $15-$20 per ticket, but you can find often find discount tickets on KSL deals
- More Info: Black Island Farms
Cherry Hill – Kaysville
- Description: At Halloween, Cherry Hill turns into Scary Hill. You’ll get unlimited Bone Yard tractor rides, Junior Jungle boats, spooky maze, spider aeroball, bug bounce house and more.
- Notes: Plan to spend a few hours with all the fun activities.
- Parking: Free parking
- Cost: $5-$10 per person
- More Info:Cherry Hill
Frightmares at Lagoon- Farmington
- Description: If amusement parks are your thing, plan a visit to Lagoon in the Fall for Frightmares. Tons of haunted attractions, along with your favorite rides. There are also kid-friendly amusements.
- Notes: Opens Friday, September 14th and continues through Oct. 30, weather permitting
- Parking: $10
- Cost: $58.95 for adults, $41.95 youth or use your season passport
- More Info: Frightmares
Syracuse City Pumpkin Walk – Syracuse
- Description: Take a walk through hundreds of carved, lit pumpkins.
- Notes: Take your camera for some fun photo ops.
- Parking: Free parking at Founders Park, where it’s located.
- Cost: Free, but there are usually food trucks and concessions available for purchase
- More Info: Syracuse Pumpkin Walk on Facebook
Salt Lake City County Utah Halloween Activities
Hogle Zoo- Boo At The Zoo- Salt Lake City
- Description: Kids 12 and under can come in costume and trick-or-treat around the zoo.
- Notes: select dates only
- Parking: parking is free, but limited.
- Cost: regular zoo admission
- More info: Hogle Zoo
Hogle Zoo Festival of Fall Lights – Salt Lake City
- Description: Ride the not-so-spooky train, walk through mesmerizing Bat Cave, labryinth-themed maze, and more…
- Notes: Ten nights in October, from 6:30 pm- 9:30pm
- Parking: parking is free, but limited.
- Cost: Adults $12.95, kids $9.95 for non members ; discount tickets at Papa Murphy’s
- More info: Hogle Zoo
Gardner Village – West Jordan
- Description: Take a witch hunt along the cute outdoor shopping center. Enjoy all the fun witches around the entire village, shop and eat bakery treats. Print off a witch scavenger hunt from the website. If you fill it out completely, you can earn a free cookie from the bakery.
- Notes: If you can, avoid weekends and holidays to avoid the crowds.
- Parking: free most of the time, but occasionally on special days there is a charge to park onsite
- Cost: free, but there are lots of food and shopping spots
- More info: Gardner Village
Odyssey Dance Theater – Thriller- Salt Lake City
- Description: Come see the sell-out show “Thriller”.
- Notes: performed in St. George, Richfield, Logan, Ogden and Park City as well; not recommended for children under 8 or faint of hear.
- Parking: free parking onsite
- Cost: $23+
- More info: Odyssey Dance
Red Butte Garden Garden After Dark – Salt Lake City
- Description: whimsical nighttime event with games, activities, and light displays.
- Notes: costumes welcome
- Parking: free parking onsite
- Cost: $14
- More info: Red Butte Garden
Snowbird Oktoberfest – Salt Lake City
- Description: Oktoberfest is a tradition since 1973. Try German food and drink, alpine slide or take the tram to top of the mountain.
- Notes: Saturdays and Sundays through mid-October
- Parking: free parking onsite
- Cost: varies
- More info: Snowbird Oktoberfest
Tracy Aviary Halloween Hoot – Salt Lake City
- Description: On select dates in October, you can enjoy Halloween-themed bird shows, scary story time, crafts and face paint.
- Notes: Check the website for 50% savings if you come in costume.
- Parking: free parking onsite
- Cost: Adult 11.95, child $7.95
- More info: Tracy Aviary
This Is the Place State Park Little Haunts- Salt Lake City
- Description: It’s not scary at the Park during the day, so put on your costumes and come to the Village for a fun-filled event! Visit the Story Telling Witch, go trick-or-treating, and with pony rides, train rides and take-home crafts your little ones will want to return for Little Haunts year after year! Make it part of your family’s Halloween tradition.
- Notes: check the calendar for event days
- Parking: free onsite
- Cost: $12.95 adults/ $8.95 children
- More info: This is the Place
Utah State Fair Grounds Pumpkin Nights – Salt Lake City
- Description: 3,000 carved pumpkins, demonstrations, family activities, and more
- Notes: nightly starting October 5
- Parking: free parking onsite
- Cost: $12+
- More info: Pumpkin Nights
Viridian Event Center Pumpkin Palooza – Salt Lake City
- Description: a celebration of all things pumpkin & Halloween including pie eating contest, pumpkin smashing, photo opps, Pumpkin Alley and costume parade
- Notes: bring your carved pumpkin to be part of the display and a chance to win prizes
- Parking: free parking onsite
- Cost: free
- More info: Pumpkin Palooza
Wheeler Farm Pumpkin Days – Salt Lake City
- Description: Family-friendly, not-so-scary-Halloween activities, wagon rides, cow train, hay maze, pumpkin patch
- Notes: from end of September through Halloween
- Parking: free parking onsite
- Cost: $10 for 2 and older, walking around the farm is free
- More info: Wheeler Farm
Summit County Utah Halloween Activities
Historic Main Street Howl-O-Ween – Park City
- Description: bring your children and FUR friends to Main Street for trick or treating on Halloween night
- Notes: Expect gourmet treats for kids and pets, plus a few surprises
- Parking: free and paid parking available
- Cost: Free!
- More Info: Howl-o-Ween Park City
Park City Scarecrow Walk – Park City
- Description: A fun, short walk along a paved path that leads to the McPolin Barn. Check out all the handmade and themed scarecrows from local groups.
- Notes: We’ve done this with and without kids and it’s fun either way!
- Parking: free parking on the road
- Cost: Free!
Tooele County Utah Halloween Activities
Benson Grist Mill Pumpkin Walk- Tooele
- Description: weekend event held each year. Look for decorated pumpkins and fun activities for kids.
- Notes: October 19-20
- Parking: onsite
- Cost: free
- More info: Benson Grist Mill
Utah County Utah Halloween Activities
Burgess Orchards- Apple Picking- Alpine
- Description: Burgess Orchards is a 17 acre family owned, Utah registered Centennial Farm (over 100 years in the business of producing fruit) located in Alpine Utah.
- Notes: Call to reserve preschool or school group field trips
- Parking: onsite
- Cost: peach and apple prices vary per pound
Drive the Alpine Loop- Alpine to Provo
- Description: You are in for a treat by driving the Alpine Loop in the fall. The entire drive is breathtaking with vibrant fall colored leaves.
- Notes: Plan to take a few hours exploring and stopping for views and photos.
- Parking: There are occasional parking spots off the side of the road for you to pull off and take pictures, etc.
- Cost: free, just the cost of gas
Halloween Cruise on the Provo River- Provo
- Description: Halloween-themed riverboat ride featuring carved and lit pumpkins, a scary story, pirate attack and more.
- Notes: October 1-31
- Parking: free
- Cost: $8+
- More info: ClasRopes
Harward Farms Jaker’s Jack-o-Lanterns – Provo
- Description: admission includes corn maze, petting zoo, hay rides and fun farm play zone
- Notes: pumpkins available for purchase
- Parking: free
- Cost: $2
- More info: Jaker’s Jack-o-Lanterns
Sundance Resort Full Moon Lift Rides- Provo Canyon
- Description: Experience the mountains under a starlit sky. 45 minute lift ride at Sundance resort
- Notes: Check the Sundance calendar for specific full moon dates
- Parking: free at resort
- Cost: $18+
- More info: Sundance Resort
Wasatch County Utah Halloween Activities
Heber Valley Railroad – Heber
- Description: Take a 40-minute train ride, enjoy pumpkin cookies, select a pumpkin from patch and more
- Notes: Wizard Train on select dates in October
- Parking: free parking at the Railroad
- Cost: $25 per person, children 2 and under free
- More info: Heber Valley Railroad
Washington County Utah Halloween Activities
Staheli Family Farm
- Description: pumpkin patch, farmland, corn maze, hayrides, weekend entertainment, food court, Field of Screams haunted attraction, Spooky Trail kids’ haunted attraction, Witchy Weekends with Witches Night Out and Waffles & Witches, giant pumpkin drop
- Notes: special events like Witches Night Out also
- Parking: onsite
- Cost: varies
- More Info: Staheli Family Farm
Need Info about Utah Pumpkin Patches?
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We just did the witch hunt at Gardner Village and got the kids a cookie (I think the cookie used to be free, but now it’s 35 cents!). It’s always fun to visit GV.
PLEASE ADD:
Washington County, Staheli Family Farm.
Description: Two “Witchy Weekends”, including Witches Night Out (Ladies 18+), Waffles & Witches for Families, and a FREE Witches Showcase. One day only (Oct 6): Giant Pumpkin Drop and Candy Cannon (FREE with paid admission). Regular season opens Sept. 22.
Notes: October 11-13 and 18-20
Parking: free
Cost: $15+
More info: StaheliFamilyFarm.com