Regional Halloween Attractions
Haunted Houses, Fall Festivals and Seasonal Trails Planned Across Multiple Regions
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Halloween offerings include haunted houses and outdoor trails across Louisiana, including Devil’s Knot in Haughton; Shreveport-area Necromanor will not open its usual haunted house and instead plans a brief alternative event. Houston-area attractions include themed haunted houses, immersive trails, hayrides and a festival with games and live music, while Spirit Halloween stores are returning to Corpus Christi. In the U.K., Sacrewell Farm’s October half-term event features children’s crafts, ghost stories, pumpkin carving, animal activities and a scarecrow competition. New listings include St. Charles park-district activities such as a makers’ market, pumpkin activities and evening hayrides; Brook Park’s free home-decorating contest, with entries due Oct. 8 and a community tour of participating homes; and Utah State University’s free Scarecrow Walk, running through Oct. 4. Travelers can also visit Sonoma County locations featured in “The Birds” and “Scream,” and an elaborate family haunted-house display offers inspiration for home decorating.
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St. Charles’ Autumn Market runs Oct. 3, and its seller-registration fees benefit the STC Underground Teen Center. The park district’s Primrose Farm also hosts Fall Fun Days on four Saturdays in October, with wagon rides to the pumpkin patch, decorating, games and opportunities to see the farm animals.
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The St. Charles Autumn Hayride is a 30-minute tractor-drawn ride that ends with s’mores around a firepit; tickets tend to sell quickly, according to the park district’s farm-program manager.
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Brook Park’s first Halloween decorating contest, held in 2023, drew 36 homes and more than 1,600 votes. This year, unlike previous contests, winners will be selected by the Recreation Commission rather than by public voting.
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Utah State University’s Scarecrow Walk takes visitors through 100 acres of Botanical Center gardens. The center’s manager said the event also introduces visitors to the center’s gardens and its agricultural heritage and Extension programs.
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Among Sonoma County’s “The Birds” locations are Bodega’s historic Potter Schoolhouse and St. Teresa of Avila Church, as well as Bodega Head and The Tides in Bodega Bay. “Scream” sites include the Sonoma Community Center, which stood in for Woodsboro High School, and Healdsburg Plaza.
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