October is the one month when all of Arizona admits it’s haunted. Historic hotels run ghost tours, state parks turn off the lights in their mansions, mining towns that are half ghost town already lean all the way in, and the big haunted attractions around Phoenix and Tucson open their gates every weekend. The problem is that most “Halloween events in Arizona” lists are copied from last year, and half the events on them have moved, changed, or stopped running.
So we checked. Every dated event below was confirmed for 2026 on the organizer’s own site, a government calendar, or a ticketing page when we published. Where something runs nightly or year-round, we say so. Where a beloved tradition hasn’t posted its 2026 details yet, we tell you that too, along with who to call. Dates and prices change, so always confirm before you drive, but this should save you a lot of dead ends.
We’ve organized everything by region, starting in the part of the state we know best. If you’re planning to sleep somewhere haunted, pair this with our guide to the most haunted hotels in Arizona you can book this Halloween.
Prescott and Prescott Valley
Prescott is our home base for haunted hotels, and in October the whole downtown feels like a ghost story. Start with our guide to the most haunted places in Prescott for the history, then add these.
- Downtown Prescott ghost tours (nightly). Freaky Foot Tours runs a roughly 90-minute haunted history walk every night at 7 PM, with a second 9 PM tour on Fridays and Saturdays. It meets at the Rough Rider statue on the Courthouse Plaza and ends at the Hassayampa Inn, with stops including the Hotel St. Michael, the Masonic Temple, and the Granite Street parking garage. Adults are $29, with student and child pricing. It’s open to all ages, though they recommend 13 and up for the darker material.
- Haunted Prescott Tour (Fridays and Saturdays). Tours of Prescott runs a 1.5- to 2-hour haunted tour at 7 PM on Fridays and Saturdays, starting in the Hassayampa Inn lobby. Ages 13 and up, or younger with a parent. Check current pricing when you book.
- Costumes for Kids 5K and Halloween Fest, Saturday, October 24. A costumed 5K and 1-mile fun run on the Courthouse Square, followed by a family Halloween fest with games, snacks, and costume awards. Sign-in starts at 9 AM, the 5K starts at 10, and it wraps by noon. Free for kids 16 and under; $30 for ages 17 and up. Register through Yavapai CASA for Kids.
- Boo at the Zoo, Saturday, October 31. Costumed trick-or-treat stations around Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary, plus a chance to see the nocturnal animals by flashlight. Families with kids 6 and under can enter at 5 PM, and it opens to all ages at 6 PM, with last entry at 8:30. $10 for members, $12 for non-members.
- Haunted Hikes at Fain Park, Friday, October 23. Prescott Valley Parks and Recreation runs a kids’ session (10 and under) from 4:30 to 6 PM and an older session (11 and up) from 7 to 9 PM. It’s listed at $2 per person and free for Prescott Valley residents. Confirm details with Prescott Valley Parks and Rec at (928) 759-3090.
- Mount Vernon Avenue trick-or-treat, Halloween night. Prescott’s Victorian-lined Mount Vernon Avenue is the town’s legendary trick-or-treat street, traditionally closed to cars on Halloween evening. Times for 2026 hadn’t been announced when we checked, so watch the city’s announcements before you go.
None of the three big haunted hotels downtown had posted a special Halloween event this year, but every one of them is the event. Book a room at the Hassayampa Inn, the Hotel St. Michael, or the Hotel Vendome, and read our ranking of all three first.
Jerome and the Verde Valley
Jerome is where our own story began, and it’s the most atmospheric Halloween town in Arizona. For the history and legends behind it, read our guide to Jerome ghost stories.
- Flashfright Tours at the Douglas Mansion, Saturday, October 24. Jerome State Historic Park lets you tour the 1916 Douglas Mansion in the dark by dim flashlight, past staged scenes from Jerome’s darker history. 6:30 to 8:30 PM, last entry 8:15. $5 per person, and tickets must be bought in advance through Arizona State Parks.
- Jerome Fire Department Auxiliary Halloween Dance, Saturday, October 31. The town’s 51st annual costume dance and the fire department’s biggest fundraiser of the year, with doors at 7 PM and a band from 8 to midnight. Recent years have been 21 and over, outdoors by the Sliding Jail. Call the Jerome Fire Department at (928) 649-3034 for this year’s venue and tickets.
- Jerome ghost tours (nightly). Jerome Ghost Tours runs a one-hour Jerome Ghost Walk (listed at $45) plus longer combined walking and driving tours, and Tours of Jerome runs a haunted tour starting around dusk. Book ahead for October weekends.
- A Haunting at the Fort, Saturday, October 31. Fort Verde State Historic Park in Camp Verde hosts a lantern-lit walk with ghost stories from 6 to 8 PM during the town’s trunk-or-treat, included with regular park admission. Details are on the Fort Verde events page.
- Stay overnight. The Jerome Grand Hotel, a former hospital on the hill above town, is the ultimate Halloween booking. It isn’t listing ghost hunts this year, so call (928) 634-8200 to ask, and reserve early.
Flagstaff and Williams
Flagstaff in late October is cold, dark, and perfect. Downtown’s historic hotels, including the Hotel Monte Vista and the Weatherford, are part of the ghost-tour circuit, and the Visitor Center at 1 E. Route 66 hands out a free self-guided Haunted Flagstaff brochure.
- Riordan Mansion Halloween Tours, October 28 to 30. Riordan Mansion State Historic Park runs adult storytelling tours, “tales of the fantastic and the factual,” at 7, 8, and 9 PM on Wednesday through Friday. $22 per person, no children under 12, and tickets must be bought in advance through Arizona State Parks. These sell out.
- Flagstaff ghost tours (nightly). Freaky Foot Tours runs the Original Flagstaff Ghost Tour nightly at 7 PM ($29 adults, all ages), plus an 18-and-over late tour on weekends. Ghost City Tours runs an all-ages 7 PM tour from $29.99 and a 16-and-over 9 PM tour that meets outside the Hotel Monte Vista.
- Spirits With the Spirits pub crawl, Friday, October 30. A two-hour haunted pub crawl through Flagstaff’s Southside at 6 PM, starting at Mother Road Brewing. $55, 21 and over.
- Pumpkin Walk at The Arboretum, Saturday, October 24. A family-friendly evening walk from 3:30 to 7:30 PM. Presale tickets are $19 for non-members and $8 for ages 5 to 17.
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Orpheum, Saturday, October 24. Flagstaff’s historic Orpheum Theater does its annual Halloween-season screening. Check the theater for showtime and tickets.
- Celebraciones de la Gente, October 24 and 25. The Museum of Northern Arizona’s 23rd annual Día de los Muertos cultural festival, 10 AM to 5 PM both days, with an evening “Courtyard After Dark” on Saturday. It’s a celebration of remembrance rather than a spooky event, and it’s beautiful.
- Pumpkin Patch Train in Williams, select October dates. The Grand Canyon Railway runs a short ride to a pumpkin patch with haunted train cars and a harvest maze at the depot. $39 including a pumpkin. Weekends sell out, so book through the railway.
Phoenix Metro
The Valley is where you’ll find Arizona’s big haunted attractions, plus a surprising amount of real haunted history if you know where to look.
Haunted attractions
- Fear Farm has moved to a new home at 1475 N. McClintock Drive in Tempe, so ignore old map pins. It runs select nights through November 14, with general admission from $24.99 and fast-pass upgrades. They warn it may be too intense for kids 12 and under. Tickets at fearfarm.com.
- 13th Floor Haunted House at 2710 W. Bell Road in Phoenix runs select nights through November 1, from $22.99, with three haunts plus escape games and a zombie shooting range. Also too intense for most kids 12 and under. 13thflooraz.com.
- Scarizona Scaregrounds at 1901 N. Alma School Road in Mesa runs three haunts on October weekends plus Wednesday, October 28 through Sunday, November 1. Admission opens at 6:45 PM, from about $26 with fees, and they recommend ages 13 and up.
- Dark Harvest is new this year at DH Farms, 2209 N. 99th Avenue, Fear Farm’s old West Valley site, with four haunted houses and a haunted corn maze on select nights through November 1. darkharvestaz.com.
Haunted history and family events
- PoeFest at the Rosson House, Saturday, October 31. Actors perform “The Raven” on the staircase of downtown Phoenix’s 1895 Victorian Rosson House every 20 minutes from 8 to 10 PM. $20 at poefest.org. (The Rosson House séance tours are already sold out for this year.)
- Festival of Frights, Friday, October 16. The City of Phoenix’s free family event at the South Mountain Park Activity Center, with a haunted hike, trunk-or-treat, and pumpkin patch, from 5 to 8 PM (gates close at 7).
- Pioneer and Military Memorial Park Open House, Saturday, October 24. Guided tours of Phoenix’s historic pioneer cemetery, the resting place of Lost Dutchman prospector Jacob Waltz, for a $10 suggested donation. It’s history rather than a ghost tour, and it’s fascinating.
- Phoenix-area ghost tours (nightly). US Ghost Adventures runs nightly one-hour tours in downtown Phoenix, Glendale, Mesa, Tempe, and Scottsdale for about $26, and Get Ghosted PHX runs longer Phoenix and Tempe history-and-ghosts tours from $39, including a Spanish-language tour and a 21-and-over speakeasy tour.
Tucson
- Nightfall at Old Tucson. Arizona’s longest-running Halloween event is back for its 34th year at the old Western film studio, running Thursday through Sunday nights in October, including Thursday through Saturday, October 29 to 31. Tickets start at $37 on early and value nights. Book at oldtucson.com.
- Hotel Congress haunted hotel tours. The hotel tied to the 1934 capture of the Dillinger gang runs 30-minute haunted tours on Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons, $15 for adults and $10 for kids. Its 21-and-over Nightmare on Congress costume party runs October 24 and 25, with more Halloween parties through the 31st. Details at hotelcongress.com.
- Nosferatu at the Fox Tucson Theatre, Thursday, October 29. The 1922 silent horror classic with live accompaniment on the Fox’s Mighty Wurlitzer organ, 7:30 PM, $18.
- Tucson ghost tours (nightly). Freaky Foot Tours runs a 90-minute downtown haunted history tour nightly at 8 PM for $29, and US Ghost Adventures runs one-hour tours from the Pima County Historic Courthouse for about $26.
- All Souls Procession, Sunday, November 8. Tucson’s All Souls Procession is one of the most moving public events in the Southwest, a community walk honoring those who have died. It isn’t a Halloween event, and organizers ask everyone to treat it as the memorial it is. The free procession steps off at 6 PM. Details and guidelines at allsoulsprocession.org.
Tombstone and Bisbee
- Helldorado Days, October 16 to 18. Tombstone’s big annual celebration with gunfight reenactments and street entertainment on Allen Street, 10 AM to 4 PM, free. Not haunted, but it’s the best weekend to see the town at full volume.
- Halloween Family Campout at Tombstone Courthouse, October 31 to November 1. Arizona State Parks hosts a family campout with all gear provided, a spooky candlelight tour of the 1882 courthouse with the park manager, and trunk-or-treat in town. $90 for a family of four, campers 6 and up, registration required on the park’s events page.
- Tombstone ghost tours (nightly). Ghost City Tours runs its Bullets and Bordellos tour nightly around 8:30 PM, from $34.99, ages 16 and up. The Bird Cage Theatre runs its own nightly ghost tours inside the building. Read the real history in our Arizona ghost stories and legends post first.
- Old Bisbee Ghost Tour (nightly). Bisbee’s best-known ghost walk runs most evenings around 7 PM from the Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum, along with a haunted pub crawl, a golf-cart tour, and a ghost hunt. Reservations are required at oldbisbeeghosttour.com. US Ghost Adventures also runs an all-ages one-hour Bisbee tour for $26.
- The Copper Queen Hotel in Bisbee has hosted ghost hunts for guests in the past. Nothing is posted for this year, so call (520) 432-2216 if you’re booking a room.
Elsewhere in Arizona
- Oatman Haunted Nights on Route 66, October 16 and 17. The burro-filled mining town near Bullhead City runs evening haunted events from dusk to 10:30 PM. $15 at the door, recommended for ages 8 and up.
- Halloween Fun at Patagonia Lake State Park, Saturday, October 24. A haunted house, candy tables, and a spooky campground walk at dusk, great if you’re already camping in southern Arizona.
- Yuma Territorial Prison. The prison hasn’t posted a Halloween event this year, but it’s open daily from 9 to 4:30 with a guided tour at noon, and walking into its Dark Cell is spooky any day of the year.
How to Plan a Haunted Arizona Halloween
- Buy timed tickets now. The state park events, Riordan Mansion, and the popular weekend nights at the big haunts sell out. If an event says advance purchase required, it means it.
- Check the age rules. Ghost tours are mostly all ages, but several late tours, pub crawls, and hotel parties are 16, 18, or 21 and over, and the big haunted attractions warn that they’re too much for most kids under 13.
- Pick a region and stay over. Arizona is big. A Prescott and Jerome weekend, a Flagstaff weekend, or a Tombstone and Bisbee weekend each give you a haunted hotel, a ghost tour, and an event without hours of driving between them.
- Dress for elevation. Prescott, Jerome, and Flagstaff get genuinely cold on late-October nights. Most ghost tours run rain or shine and mostly outdoors.
- Confirm before you drive. Everything here was checked for 2026, but small events change. A quick call saves a wasted trip, especially for the traditions marked “call ahead.”
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Halloween event in Arizona?
For real haunted history, a weekend in Jerome or Prescott with a ghost tour and a night in a haunted hotel is hard to beat. For haunted attractions, Nightfall at Old Tucson has run for 34 years, and Fear Farm, 13th Floor, Scarizona, and Dark Harvest are the big ones around Phoenix.
Are there ghost tours in Arizona in October?
Yes. Nightly ghost tours run throughout October in Prescott, Jerome, Flagstaff, Phoenix, Tucson, Tombstone, and Bisbee, most of them 60 to 90 minutes and $25 to $45 per person. Book ahead for Friday and Saturday nights.
Where did Fear Farm move?
Fear Farm is now at 1475 N. McClintock Drive in Tempe. Its former West Valley site at 2209 N. 99th Avenue is now DH Farms, home of the new Dark Harvest haunt. Some map apps still show the old Fear Farm location.
What family-friendly Halloween events are in Arizona?
Good picks include Boo at the Zoo in Prescott, the Costumes for Kids 5K and Halloween Fest on the Prescott Courthouse Square, Flashfright Tours at Jerome State Historic Park, the Pumpkin Walk at The Arboretum in Flagstaff, the Pumpkin Patch Train in Williams, and the City of Phoenix Festival of Frights.
Is Nightfall at Old Tucson still running?
Yes. Old Tucson reopened in 2022, and Nightfall is running for its 34th year in 2026, on Thursday through Sunday nights in October, with tickets from $37.
Can you stay in a haunted hotel in Arizona for Halloween?
Yes. The Jerome Grand Hotel, the Hassayampa Inn, the Hotel St. Michael, the Hotel Vendome, the Hotel Monte Vista, the Copper Queen, and Hotel Congress are all working hotels you can book. The famous haunted rooms go first, so reserve early and request the room by number.
That’s our verified list of haunted Halloween events in Arizona for 2026. If you run an event we missed, or you went to one and want to tell us how it was, reach us through our contact page. For the stories behind the places, read our Arizona ghost stories and legends, and subscribe to the newsletter for new haunted hotel reviews and field reports. No fluff. No dramatization. Just the stories, and what actually happened.
