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Haunted Houses & Halloween Attractions in Chicago

The quick and easy way to find all the exciting Halloween attractions in the Chicago area for 2026! Halloween is just around the corner, and if you're looking for some spooky fun then you've come to the right place. We've put together a list of local Chicago haunted houses, hay rides, spook walks, and more for the scariest day of 2026! Check out all the attractions below - there's something for everyone!

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Featured 2026 Halloween Events

Hayride of Horror:
Dellwood has always been a family destination for recreation and entertainment. We invite you to ride our Hayride of Horror through the heart of this great park while the spirits of the long forgotten welcome you home. Dark and mysterious forces will toy with your imagination as our creatures inspire fear.

Hayride of Horror
Lockport, IL

6:45 PM – 11 PM
Blackout Nights (Nov 7-8): 6:45 PM – 10 PM

General: $20.00
Quick Pass: $35.00

Spend the Night Package: $255.00 (for 2 people)

Neenah, WI

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All prices are per person. $29.95 General Admission
$49.95 Urgent Pass
+$10 Patient Pass (Allows the actors to touch you!)
VIP tour tickets start at $99.95 per person. VIP tour starts 90 minutes before attractions open. Limited quantities may sell out!

Sheboygan Falls, WI

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Built in the depths of our park, where shadows linger in the spine-tingling woods, dare to journey through the Hollow of Horrors. Once a place of laughter and light, the park has been overtaken by shadows with bone chilling décor, roaming haunters, and frightening scenes. Enter if you dare.

Loacted in Saint John, IN

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It’s one of the scariest Halloween events in the area with seven entirely different haunted attractions.

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Dominion of Terror
Sheboygan, WI

Take on four terrifying haunted houses this Halloween Season at the Abandoned Haunted House Complex, including the Ambush Haunted House, Hysteria Haunted House, Stalker Haunted Corn Field and Shoot a Freak!

Hours of Operation: Ticket Booth Hours: 6:30 pm – 11:00 pm
All events are open nightly at 7pm and close when the lines end. Nov 8 - Blackout Night

Admission Costs: 3 Haunted Houses: $40.00
Includes ambush, hysteria, & stalker

Everthing Package: $45.00
includes ambush, hysteria, stalker, and axe throwing

Quickpass Special:$55.00
skip the gen admission lines: Includes...

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Come out for a Night of Fright to Camp Tuckabatchee's Haunted Camp!! See if you can make it thru our haunted maze filled the scariest ghouls this side of Sleepy Hallow!!

Camp Tuckabatchee Haunted Camp
Ottawa, IL

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Aura Haunted House
Bartonville, IL

This tour was so much fun! Will come back later in the season.

Windy City Ghosts
Chicago, IL

We have three terrifying trails, you begin your journey in "Paranoia" - the twists and turns will overload our senses...move through to our newest section, the BioLab, can you escape without being infected? Escape the "Forest of the Damned" and fight to save your soul?

Loacted in Forest City, IL

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Spider Hill

What a great scare fest to go to!!

The Hill Has Eyes
Franklin, WI

Instant Admission: $89.99
VIP Ticket (Best Value): $49.99
General Admission: $34.99

Downers Grove, IL

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An all-around fun place worth visiting with kids. Highly recommend a visit if you have not been yet.

Friday: 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm EDT
Saturday: 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm EDT

?Special Lights On Events:
October 11 & 18: 3 pm to 6 pm

$20.00
V.I.P. Fast Passes: $25.00

Warsaw, IN

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Torment at Twelve Hundred is a theatrical attraction that puts your fears to the test as soon as you step foot inside!

Hours of Operation: Friday - Saturdays: 7 pm - Midnight
Sundays: 7 pm - 10 pm

Admission Costs: Tickets: $25 per person at the door

Attraction Info

Think you’ve seen it all? Think you can’t be scared? Then you haven’t been to Indiana Fear Farm!

Loacted in Jamestown, IN

Haunt Details

Instant Admission: $89.99
VIP Ticket (Best Value): $49.99
General Admission: $34.99

Aurora, IL

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The darkness returns to Camp Big Timber in Elgin as Dark Hollows Haunted Hayride and Whispering Woods opens its gates to the brave and the curious. On Opening Night, October 11, face your fears for a devilish $16.66, then return on October 17, 18, 24, 25, and 31 for more nights of relentless terror at a reasonable $25.

Dark Hollows Haunted Hayride
Elgin, IL

Killdare Haunted City

Strange things happen when October comes to Clinton, Illinois. Spooky, yet intriguing events encircle the town. Lonely wailing. Flickering lights. Weird, maniacal laughter.

Hours of Operation: 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Friendly Ghost Tour: 4 pm - 5 pm (Oct 11th, 18th & 25th)

Admission Costs: Friendly Ghost Tour: $5 per person

Attraction Info

7:00 pm - 11:00 pm: Fridays & Satrudays
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays

General Admission:
Online: $40 + Fees
On Site: $45 + Fees

VIP:
Online: $60 + Fees
On Site: $65 + Fees

Instant Entry:
Online: $80 + Fees
On Site: $85 + Fees

All Access Pass:
Online: $160 + Fees
On Site:...

Lockport, IL

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Hillside Haunted Hike is a fundraising event for Sarah McClintock who battled breast cancer for the last year. She's recently completed her treatment and is in remission with everything trending in the right direction.

Hours of Operation: 7:00-10:00 PM

Admission Costs: $10 per person

Attraction Info

The creators of the Lehman Manor home haunt have gone to the next level and opened up the 5 Points Haunted house in a 100-year old barn once known for it's amazing live music club and restaurant on historic Rt 38.

Loacted in West Chicago, IL

Haunt Details

Excellent time spent here. Twists and turns were a plenty and the scares were planned well.

Curse of the Bayou
Lockport, IL

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Mount Calvary, WI

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Halloween event list including haunted houses, corn mazes, hayrides, spookwalks, home haunts, and more.

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Sandwich Halloween Walk
Sandwich, IL

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The Kill On Old Mill
Lake Zurich, IL

Trilogy of Terror
Roselle, IL

Sinister Sunset
Lombard, IL

Battle for Queens Ct
Shorewood, IL

House of the undead
New lenox, IL

Halloween Town
Algonquin, IL

Canyon Trail Cemetery
Carol Stream, IL

Holiday Habits
Huntley, IL

Erickson's Monster Manor
Momence, IL

Dark Shadows Home Haunt
Orland Hills, IL

Haunt 31
Lake in the Hills, IL

Dead End Cemetery
Roselle, IL

Khaos on Kathleen
Des Plaines, IL

MAACabre Haunted Attraction
Valparaiso, IN

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Windy City Ghosts
Chicago, IL

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The Hill Has Eyes
Franklin, WI

Sandwich Halloween Walk
Sandwich, IL

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The Hill Has Eyes
Franklin, WI

Burial Chamber Haunted Complex
Neenah, WI

Curse of the Bayou
Lockport, IL

Hayride of Horror
Lockport, IL

Indiana Fear Farm
Jamestown, IN

The Dark Side Haunted Adventure
Ixonia, WI

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Dominion of Terror
Sheboygan, WI

Death Toll: A Drinking Game
Chicago, IL

Hayride of Horror
Lockport, IL

Curse of the Bayou
Lockport, IL

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Oswegoland Park After Dark
Montgomery, IL

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