🎃 Albany Halloween Weekend Guide: Oct 2nd thru Oct 4th 👻

October 1, 2026
By Newsletter Staff

October is finally here, and Albany is packed with haunted attractions ready to scare you all season long!

Wander through classic haunted houses and eerie woodland trails, test your nerve in escape games, or fight your way through a zombie shootout. Whatever kind of fright you're after, there's something here for every thrill-seeker. Not into scares? We've also got plenty of fall fun for all ages, including hayrides, fall festivals, pumpkin picking, corn mazes, and more.

After you visit a haunted attraction this Halloween season, leave it a rating and review. Your feedback helps put it in the running for the 2026 Haunt of the Year!

	Slaughterland Screampark Binghamton, NY Open Friday and Saturday We offer FIVE horrifying attractions: 1) Dark Magic - a voodoo inspired, mostly pitch black maze (Indoor) 2) Wendigo Woods - a twisting path through the woods, lighted by flickering lanterns where you'll encounter zombies, hillbillies, witches and more.
	Demon Acres Scream Park Hannibal, NY Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday Over 1,500 sq. feet of terrifying twists, turns, and effects that you've never seen before! Demon Acres Haunted Hayride is Hannibal's newest growing haunt sitting on 25 acres.
	Double M Haunted Haryides Ballston Spa, NY Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday The ghoulish figures along the route of the Double M Haunted Hayrides will be at their very scariest this fall, as the Ballston Spa spine-chiller celebrates its twentieth year of shocking and surprising its visitors.
	13 Haunted Nights at Jiminy Hancock, MA Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday 13 Nights: Experience the terror as you descend into the depths of Jiminy’s past as a haunted hold out. This season tour the local prison of the Jericho Valley where you never know what will be lurking around the corner – you’ll pray for solitary….