Great Pumpkin Challenge
Saratoga Bridges 22nd Annual Great Pumpkin Challenge will be held on October 15 at 9:30 a.m. at Columbia Pavilion in the Saratoga Spa State Park. 5K, 10K and Kids Fun Run (12 yrs. old and younger). Registration fee is $25. For more information, visit www.saratogabridges.org.
Hollowed Harvest
Experience the spooky family-fun of Halloween at the Hollowed Harvest! The Hollowed Harvest brings to life more than 7,000 incredible Jack-O’-Lanterns creating stunning landscapes and larger-than-life displays designed to amaze audiences of all ages in a fun walk-through experience! Alternatively, the Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth features 1,000 intricately carved Jack-O’-Lanterns, a beloved fall tradition that’s sure to delight and surprise! Thursday through Sunday of each week through October, with additional dates added the week of Halloween. Show dates, times and ticket information are available HollowedHarvest.com.
Haunted Corn Maze
Every twist and turn in the haunted corn maze will hold a new surprise for you. As you navigate your way through with just a flashlight to guide your way anticipation and fear will build inside of you. There are demons and ghouls around every bend, masked men with chainsaws following behind you, and haunted buildings within the maze to pass through... and many more surprises that will make you laugh and cry. The Haunted Maze is a unique experience that will have you coming back year after year. The Haunted Corn Maze is open every Friday and Saturday night in October. Haunting is from Dusk until 10 p.m. (last ticket sold 9:15 p.m., no exceptions). For more info visit us on Facebook or on our website www.schuylerfarms.com.
Zombie Zips
Mountain Ridge Adventure, 300 Weatherwax Rd., Schenectady This tour is not for the faint of heart. Your nightmare begins with a corpse-guided tour along a serial killer infested forest to then be hauled into the trees among complete, utter horror. Once in the trees you will be launched in complete darkness... alone, afraid, and vulnerable... along a screaming steel cable hundreds of feet along Mountain Ridge Adventure’s awesome Zip Line Park. The terror occurs every Friday and Saturday night in the month of October from 7-10 p.m. WARNING: This is not for kids or the faint of heart. For more information, visit mountainridgeadventure.com or Facebook.
Nightmares at Liberty Ridge Farm
The Capital Region’s most terrifying haunted houses and mazes. At Nightmares at Liberty Ridge Farm, you will find 5 haunted attractions at one location. Each attraction is scarier than the one before, and they’re sure to leave everyone who enters trembling with fear. Featuring: Farmers’ Haunted House, Field of Screams, Underground Tunnel, 3D McCobb Manor, and the Forest of Fear. Nightmares is open Saturdays in October with bonus Fridays on October 21 and 28. Last ticket sold at 9:45 p.m. Get your tickets at the gate or online at libertyridgefarmny.com/things-to-do/nightmares. Liberty Ridge Farm is located at 29 Bevis Rd., Schaghticoke.
Field of Horrors
Field of Horrors, located at 100 Farrell Rd., Troy, The Field of Horrors is BACK with a NEW ATTRACTION!
Come face the “Walking Trail of Terror” where you will creep into the sadistic slaughterhouse of a deranged madman, only to be led out deeper into the field where you may encounter vicious killers on the loose or even his victims! Get ready for more of the best scares in the Capital Region! We’re bigger, better and more frightening than ever before! The Field of Horrors has been voted the #1 Haunted Attraction in the Capital Region year after year. Not recommended for children under 10 years old. Strobe lights are in use throughout the premises. All fog machine liquid is water-based. We are not accessible to people with a disability. For times, and more information and frequently asked questions, visit fieldofhorrors.com.
Haunted Hayride and Haunted Houses
Double M Haunted Hayrides has been creating fear for over 30 years in Upstate New York! We are the Capital District’s #1 Haunted Attraction. The Haunted Hayrides operate on a reservation system. The haunted hayride lasts approximately 30-40 minutes. Your total time with the ride and walk-through attractions is roughly one hour. This year’s walk-through attractions include Brutality, Blood Moon Farm, The Last Inn, Fear All Year and Slaughter Swamp. Enjoy our midway Feartainment featuring interactive creatures, music, concession stand, souvenir stand, and photo booth. General admission, which includes all attractions, is $39.95. Double M is located at 678 Route 67 in Ballston Spa. For more information or to buy tickets, visit doublemhauntedhayrides.com.
Fright Fest
Fright Fest is back and spookier than ever! Dare to enter the Halloween event of the season, featuring family-friendly attractions during the day... and thrills once the sun goes down. Open until October 31. For days, times and ticket information, visit www.sixflags.com/greatescape/events/fright-fest.
Yaddo Garden Ghost Tours
Yaddo Parking Lot, 312 Union Ave., Saratoga Springs
4 p.m. | Ghost tour drop-in tours of the Gardens at Yaddo are offered on Fridays and Sundays, through October 30, with no tour on October 7. Tours are $10 per person. Cash or checks only. Docent-led ghost tours for private groups may be arranged by contacting Yaddo www.yaddo.org/yaddo-gardens/contact. Garden-only ghost tours include historic information about Yaddo, the gardens, and ghost sightings. Our Gardens are the only area open to the public. We ask that you respect the privacy of our artists in residence, and not go beyond the Gardens during your visit.
Saratoga YMCA Trunk or Treat
Get dressed up in your Halloween best and come to the YMCA located at 290 West Ave. in Saratoga Springs to enjoy some family fun at our 4th Annual Trunk or Treat family event. Members of the community, businesses, YMCA staff along with local police and fire will decorate their cars for a safe and accessible trick or treat experience for everyone. Free & open to the public! Decorate your trunk and bring candy to share with all our families who’ll be trunk or treating (families decorating their trunk are asked to provide their own candy). Please register in advance if you plan to decorate your trunk online or by calling 518-583-9622.
2022 Saratoga Fall Festival
Saturday, October 22 from Noon – 4 p.m. and 6 - 8 p.m. in downtown Saratoga Springs. Children and their parents are welcome to dress up in costume and come trick or treating at participating businesses from noon – 4 p.m. There will be several other activities planned as well. The DBA is planning a mystery movie to be played at a TBD location downtown. In addition, the DBA is hosting a Great Saratoga Pumpkin Hunt that will run from October 15 - 30, 2022. This is a two-week scavenger hunt that will involve solving riddles and finding all the pumpkins hidden inside participating businesses in downtown Saratoga. The winner of the scavenger hunt will be announced on Halloween and receive a special prize. Learn more: www.saratogaspringsdowntown.com/single-post/fall-fest-the-great-saratoga-pumpkin-hunt
Signature Ghost Tours of the Canfield Casino
The Saratoga Springs History Museum, located at 1 East Congress St. The Canfield Casino in Congress Park, Saratoga Springs is hosting ghost tours of the Canfield Casino, Friday, October 28, 5 – 7 p.m. Tours last 1 hour and continue every 20 minutes with the last tour beginning at 6:40 p.m. The tour is not handicap accessible. Tours are led by guides who tell about their personal paranormal experiences and show actual evidence of ghosts in the Canfield Casino. The Canfield Casino was featured on Ghost Hunters in 2010 and on the Travel Channel’s America’s Most Terrifying places in 2019.Cost is $25 in advance. For more information, call 518-584-6920 or www.saratogahistory.org/ghost-tour.
