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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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3 Floors of hair raising fright. Starting on the 2nd floor and working your way to the basement of the 100+ year building then to the outside maze.

Hours of Operation: Fridays and Saturdays in October and November 1st - 7pm - 10pm
Thursday October 30th - 7pm- 9pm
Family Day - October 4th 10am - 1pm

Admission Costs: $20/person Friday and Saturday Nights in October, October 30th, and November 1st
$5 Family Day - October 4th
Fast Pass $30

Attraction Info

Friday - Saturdays: 7 pm - Midnight
Sundays: 7 pm - 10 pm

Tickets: $25 per person at the door

Orion, IL

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Friendly Ghost Tour: $5 per person

Clinton, IL

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Undead Acres offers a ton of scary-good fun, including a Paintball Shooting Gallery, Haunted Terror Trail, Zombie Paintball and even Corn Cannons!

Loacted in Monee, IL

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Hidden deep in the woods, HellsGate is a multi-level mansion filled with secret passages, giant slides, ghastly secrets, undead abominations, really nervous groundskeepers and a darkness that the gate can no longer contain! This is not just a haunted house, it’s an adventure!

HellsGate Haunted House
Lockport, IL

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Aura Haunted House
Bartonville, IL

Open 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm September 26 & 27, October 3, 4, 10 & 11
Open 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm October 26, 30 & November 1
Open 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm October 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 & November 1

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.

Sheboygan Falls, WI

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As the name says it was really a terrifying hayride! I came with my wife and daughter and the whole place was stupendous.

Hayride of Horror
Lockport, IL

What a fun night! Very scary too! All the attractions were decked out in the scary spirit of Halloween.

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

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.

Funland Frights
Saint John, IN

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

Downers Grove, IL

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The Hill Has Eyes
Abandoned Haunted House Complex Abandoned Haunted House Complex
Abandoned Haunted House Complex Abandoned Haunted House Complex
Abandoned Haunted House Complex
Mount Pleasant, WI

Closed in 2025. Returning in 2026! Killdare Haunted City, a better place to live...OR DIE

Loacted in Bridgeview, IL

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Amazing haunt experience! We drove 2 hours from home with family and the experience was worth it.

Soul Reapers Haunted House exists for this reason. What's a Soul Reaper? They are the scariest, most ruthless monsters of Hell and Satan has summoned them to devour your pathetic souls! Hearing your screams brings the Soul Reapers great satisfaction. Will you accept the challenge?!

Loacted in Wilmot, WI

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

Windy City Ghosts
Chicago, IL

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Massacre Mansion:
The layout encompasses over 8000 square feet of frightful occurences.

Hours of Operation: Ticket sales: 6:45 pm - 11:00 pm
Gates open: 7:00 pm

Admission Costs: Massacre Mansion: $23.00
Massacre Mansion with Fast Pass $35.00

Trail of Terror: $23.00
Trail of Terror with Fast Pass $35.00

Attraction Info

Absolutely amazing!! My daughter who is 9 enjoyed it very much but shes mature for her age.

Curse of the Bayou
Lockport, IL

Indiana Fear Farm

$26.50 - Sept 27
$25: Oct 3, 23, 30
$28.56: Oct 4
$27: Oct 10, 17, 24, 31 & Nov 1
$31.65: Oct 11, 18, 25

Deerfield, WI

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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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Forget everything you know about escape rooms. Spirited Escapes takes you to another environment with puzzles that are unique and unbelievably fun to solve! Our amazing professional artists have created an alternate atmosphere through the use of décor, props, and faux-finish.

Spirited Escapes - Haunted Mansion
Joliet, IL

Loved it! Perfect Saturday night spend with my colleagues. The haunt was quite lengthy.

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Dominion of Terror
Sheboygan, WI

OVER 65 ACRES OF PURE TERROR!!! Are you ready to embark on a spine-chilling journey through our Scary Haunted Trail? Prepare yourself for a night of frights, screams, and heart-pounding thrills.

Buffalo Bill's Haunted Trail
Franklin, WI

Halloween Events by Type

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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Haunt 31
Lake in the Hills, IL

Halloween Town
Algonquin, IL

Sinister Sunset
Lombard, IL

House of the undead
New lenox, IL

Khaos on Kathleen
Des Plaines, IL

The Kill On Old Mill
Lake Zurich, IL

Battle for Queens Ct
Shorewood, IL

MAACabre Haunted Attraction
Valparaiso, IN

Dark Shadows Home Haunt
Orland Hills, IL

Canyon Trail Cemetery
Carol Stream, IL

Erickson's Monster Manor
Momence, IL

Dead End Cemetery
Roselle, IL

Holiday Habits
Huntley, IL

Trilogy of Terror
Roselle, IL

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Windy City Ghosts
Chicago, IL

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Sandwich Halloween Walk
Sandwich, IL

The Hill Has Eyes
Franklin, WI

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Hayride of Horror
Lockport, IL

Curse of the Bayou
Lockport, IL

Indiana Fear Farm
Jamestown, IN

The Dark Side Haunted Adventure
Ixonia, WI

Burial Chamber Haunted Complex
Neenah, WI

The Hill Has Eyes
Franklin, WI

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Featured Attractions

Death Toll: A Drinking Game
Chicago, IL

Hayride of Horror
Lockport, IL

Dominion of Terror
Sheboygan, WI

Curse of the Bayou
Lockport, IL

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Oswegoland Park After Dark
Montgomery, IL

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