Halloween in Salt Lake City 2026

89 Halloween events in Salt Lake City, from Ballet West's Dracula to trick-or-treating at the zoo, and how to plan the best night. Updated daily.

Updated October 18, 2026

• Halloween in Salt Lake City this year
• How to plan your night downtown
• Haunted houses, corn mazes and pumpkins in the city
• Haunts and fall fun a short drive away
• For kids and families
• Shows, concerts and movies
• Live music, parties and nights out
• Ghost hunts and a little magic
• Day of the Dead

Halloween in Salt Lake City this year

Halloween lands on a Saturday this year, and Salt Lake City makes the most of it. The city has the deepest Halloween calendar in the state for grown-ups, from ballet and live orchestras to costume parties and club shows, and there's plenty for kids too: the zoo lights up after dark, and the libraries, museums and rec centers fill the last two weeks of October with free family nights.

Go Do pulls every one of these from the calendars of the theaters, venues, libraries, museums and community centers that run them, and checks them daily so our picks stay as current as possible. Each pick below links to its full details, a map, the weather forecast, and restaurants and hotels nearby.

We start with a few tips, then the haunts and farms, family events, shows, live music and parties, ghost hunts, and Day of the Dead. The full list of all 89 Salt Lake City Halloween events sits below the guide. Enjoy, and have a happy and safe Halloween!

How to plan your night downtown

Do the shows and haunts early if you can. Halloween weekend packs in the most, from trick-or-treating at the zoo to the big Saturday-night parties, so a weeknight is a great time for Fear Factory or a show. When tickets are sold online, buying ahead is the easiest way to get the night you want.

Give yourself time to park. Downtown garages fill up on show nights, so leave a little early, or take TRAX to the Capitol Theatre and Abravanel Hall and skip parking altogether. Every listing shows restaurants nearby if you want dinner before the show.

Dress warm. Late October evenings in the valley get chilly fast, and the zoo, the farms and the downtown trick-or-treats are all outside.

Haunted houses, corn mazes and pumpkins in the city

One big haunt and one working ranch right inside the city: Fear Factory for the scares, and Cross E Ranch for a corn maze, pumpkins and pig races. Check them out below.

Photo: Cross E Ranch

Grandpa's Pumpkin Patch - Cross E Ranch

Now through Sat, Oct 31 · Cross E Ranch, Salt Lake City

Just here for pumpkins? Skip the festival and pick your own at Cross E Ranch. Specialty pumpkins cost the same, and they hand you wagons and clippers.

Haunts and fall fun a short drive away

Some of Utah's biggest Halloween nights are just south and north of the city. Here are a few worth the drive.

Photo: Crazy Corn Maze

Night Stalkers Haunted Trail

Now through Sat, Oct 31 · Crazy Corn Maze, West Jordan

A haunted trail at the Crazy Corn Maze in West Jordan. If half your group wants scares and half doesn't, the same farm runs the not-scary Fright Lights walk.

Photo: Crazy Corn Maze

Fright Lights

Now through Sat, Oct 31 · Crazy Corn Maze, West Jordan

A glowing walk of jack-o'-lanterns, light effects and Halloween scenes at the Crazy Corn Maze, made to be not scary at any age. Admission includes a pumpkin and the LED play yard.

Photo: Gardner Village

WitchFest at Gardner Village

Now through Sat, Oct 31 · Gardner Village, West Jordan

Larger-than-life witch displays fill the paths of Gardner Village in West Jordan, with shopping, dining and family activities through Halloween.

Photo: Lagoon

Frightmares

Now through Sun, Nov 8 · Lagoon, Farmington · $30

Lagoon turns the amusement park into a Halloween event with more than nine haunted attractions, plus rides, games and Halloween shows. A great pick for a group that can't agree, since some of you can ride while the rest get scared.

For kids and families

Salt Lake's family Halloween is spread across the zoo, the Natural History Museum, the libraries, the rec centers and the malls, and a lot of it is free. Most of it happens in the late afternoon or early evening, so it works for bedtimes.

Photo: Utah's Hogle Zoo

Hogle Halloween

Now through Sat, Oct 31 · Utah's Hogle Zoo, Salt Lake City

Boo Lights turns Hogle Zoo into a lit-up Halloween walk after dark, made for the whole family. It's one of the best ways to see the zoo all year.

Photo: Utah's Hogle Zoo

Boo at the Zoo

Sat, Oct 31, 9 AM–3 PM · Utah's Hogle Zoo, Salt Lake City

Trick-or-treating at Hogle Zoo on Halloween day, included with zoo admission or a membership. Go early in the day for the shortest lines.

Photo: Natural History Museum of Utah

Spooky Science Nights

Now through Wed, Oct 28 · Natural History Museum of Utah, Salt Lake City

Halloween-themed science activities at the Natural History Museum of Utah on select October evenings, with costumes encouraged.

Photo: Trolley Square

Trolley Square Fall Fest

Sat, Oct 24, Noon–1 PM · Trolley Square, Salt Lake City

Trick-or-treating through Trolley Square and a pumpkin drop from the water tower. It's quick, so get there on time.

Photo: Olympic Legacy Plaza

A Halloween for Every Brain

Sat, Oct 24, 11 AM–7 PM · Olympic Legacy Plaza, Salt Lake City

An inclusive, all-ages Halloween event at Olympic Legacy Plaza, made so every kid can join the fun.

Photo: Urban Indian Center of Salt Lake

Boo 2 The Flu & Trunk-or-Treat!

Fri, Oct 23, 5–7 PM · Urban Indian Center of Salt Lake, Salt Lake City

A trunk-or-treat at the Urban Indian Center, with flu shots available for anyone 6 months and older.

Photo: Abravanel Hall

Halloween Hijinks

Sat, Oct 31, 11 AM · Abravanel Hall, Salt Lake City

A family morning concert at Abravanel Hall with hands-on activities before the show and a costume contest. A great way to start Halloween day.

Shows, concerts and movies

This is where Salt Lake City really stands out: ballet, orchestras, a drum show, dance, classic horror on the big screen, improv and storytelling, most of it within a few blocks downtown. Here are our top picks.

Photo: Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre

Dracula

Oct 23 – Oct 31 · Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City

Ballet West's Dracula, a dance version of Bram Stoker's novel with big special effects, at the Capitol Theatre. Plan on about two and a half hours with two intermissions, and make a nice evening of it.

Photo: Abravanel Hall

Disney's Hocus Pocus in Concert

Oct 29 – Oct 30 · Abravanel Hall, Salt Lake City

A live-to-film concert at Abravanel Hall: the movie on the big screen and its music played live. A fun one for families and fans of the Sanderson Sisters.

Photo: Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center

Paranormal Percussion

Oct 27 – Oct 29 · Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Salt Lake City

Billed as the world's only Halloween-themed drum show, at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center.

Photo: Salt Lake Film Society (Broadway Centre & Tower Theatre)

Horror of Dracula

Sun, Oct 25, 7–9 PM · Salt Lake Film Society (Broadway Centre & Tower Theatre), Salt Lake City

The Salt Lake Film Society screens the classic British horror film with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee.

Photo: Quick Wits Comedy Lab

Les Humorables: Halloween

Sat, Oct 24, 7:30–9:30 PM · Quick Wits Comedy Lab, Salt Lake City · $10–$12

A fully improvised Halloween musical at Quick Wits Comedy Lab, built from the audience's suggestions, so no two nights are the same.

Photo: George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Theater

Salt Lake Spooky Speaks

Fri, Oct 30 · George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Theater, Salt Lake City

An evening of multilingual storytelling and poetry about the fall season at the Eccles Theater, a great kickoff to Halloween weekend.

Live music, parties and nights out

Salt Lake's Halloween nightlife runs all week, with local bands playing costume shows at the city's music venues and the big parties on Saturday night. Check each listing's age rule, and plan your ride home if you plan to drink.

Photo: Kilby Court

Kilby Court Halloween

Fri, Oct 23, 7 PM · Kilby Court, Salt Lake City

Bleacher Babe, Stage Fright and CAMO play a Halloween show at Kilby Court, one of Salt Lake's favorite small venues.

Photo: Soundwell SLC

Sunfish Halloween

Thu, Oct 29, 7 PM · Soundwell SLC, Salt Lake City

Sunfish's Halloween show at Soundwell, with Charlatan, Acacia Ridge and No Such Animal.

Photo: A Bar Named Sue

Big Electric Halloween Show @ Highland!

Oct 31 – Nov 1 · A Bar Named Sue, Salt Lake City · $5

Big Electric plays a Halloween show at A Bar Named Sue on Highland Drive, with a costume contest. $5.

Photo: A Bar Named Sue

Fright Night Triple-Feature!!! @ Highland

Oct 23 – Oct 24 · A Bar Named Sue, Salt Lake City · Free

Three local bands, The Mutiny, Reapers of the Sky and Damn Dirty Vultures, play free at A Bar Named Sue on Highland Drive.

Ghost hunts and a little magic

For something different, try a real ghost hunt at the library, or a Halloween and Day of the Dead party at a bookstore.

Photo: Golden Braid Books

Golden Braid's Annual Spookytown Party!

Oct 29 – Nov 2 · Golden Braid Books, Salt Lake City

Golden Braid Books celebrates Halloween and Día de los Muertos with craft tables all through the store.

Day of the Dead

Día de los Muertos, on Nov 1 and 2, honors loved ones who have passed, with ofrendas, marigolds, music and food. Salt Lake celebrates it right after Halloween, and these are a wonderful way to experience a bit of another culture.

Photo: Centro Civico Mexicano

Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead)

Sun, Nov 1, 1–6 PM · Centro Civico Mexicano, Salt Lake City

Food, folk dances, crafts, a Catrina parade, music and an activity with real monarch butterflies at Centro Civico Mexicano.

Common questions

Where can kids trick-or-treat in Salt Lake City?

Three good options: Boo at the Zoo at Hogle Zoo on Halloween day (included with admission), the Trolley Square Fall Fest, and the free trunk-or-treats at the Northwest Recreation Center and the Urban Indian Center.

What Halloween shows are in Salt Lake City?

Ballet West's Dracula at the Capitol Theatre, Hocus Pocus in Concert at Abravanel Hall, Odyssey Dance Theatre's Thriller and the Utah Philharmonia's Halloween concert at the University of Utah lead the list, plus improv, storytelling and classic horror on the big screen.

What's free for Halloween in Salt Lake City?

At least 6 Salt Lake City Halloween events are free this season, including the library's Halloween at Glendale party, the Ghost Hunt at the Sprague branch and the library's Día de los Muertos finale.

What's the closest big haunted house to downtown?

Fear Factory, on the west side of downtown. The Night Stalkers trail at the Crazy Corn Maze in West Jordan and Frightmares at Lagoon in Farmington are a short drive away.

What changed

• October 18, 2026: Rewritten in a friendlier voice, with a planning section, nearby haunts, more family events, live music and Day of the Dead.

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