Akron Halloween & Things to Do 2026
Your complete guide to the best halloween in Akron and surrounding areas
Akron welcomes Halloween 2025 around the iconic Akron Civic Theatre and downtown with supernatural thrills and macabre entertainment. Programs showcase Halloween experiences, autumn festivals and ghostly adventures including haunted tours, pumpkin events and community scare nights.
Find the best Akron Halloween happenings this year!
Browse Halloween Near Akron by Category
Family-Friendly Fall Activities
Family-friendly Halloween event with trick-or-treating and zoo attractions.
Haunted Experiences
Real slaughterhouse turned terrifying haunted attraction
Food, Drink, and Parties
Halloween festival with local libations, vendors, and spooky fun.
Movies, Theater, and Entertainment
Interactive screening with audience participation
Unique & Unusual
First museum in the US celebrating witchcraft and the occult.
Editor's Picks
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Chippewa Lake Slaughterhouse
(Chippewa Lake)
Real slaughterhouse turned terrifying haunted attraction
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Boo at the Zoo
(Cleveland)
Family-friendly Halloween event with trick-or-treating and zoo attractions.
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Nightmare on Front Street
(Cuyahoga Falls)
Halloween festival with local libations, vendors, and spooky fun.
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Fear Forest Haunted House and Hayride
(Lordstown)
Four distinct haunted attractions across 68 acres
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show Screening
(Mansfield)
Interactive screening with audience participation
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Circa Thriller! A Halloween Dance Party
Halloween dance party with Thriller flash mob and costume contest.
Akron Halloween Events Map
See every Halloween event, haunted attraction, and pumpkin patch on one map.