Ames Halloween & Things to Do 2026
Your complete guide to the best halloween in Ames and surrounding areas
Ames' Fall 2025 brings supernatural thrills around Iowa State University and the campus environs with terrifying experiences and autumn celebrations. Highlights include spooky tours, harvest celebrations, and costume gatherings blending college energy with community fun.
Find the best Ames Halloween happenings this year!
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Family-Friendly Fall Activities
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Living History Farms Family Halloween
Urbandale
Historic town trick-or-treating and twilight wagon rides.
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Haunted Experiences
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Sleepy Hollow's Haunted Scream Park
West Des Moines
Iowa's largest Halloween theme park with over 10 attractions.
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Food, Drink, and Parties
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Pumpkins & Pints Harvest Market
Ankeny
Evening harvest market with pumpkins and craft brews
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Unique & Unusual
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2025 Witches Walk
Ames
Free wine tumblers for the first 300 attendees.
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Editor's Picks
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Sleepy Hollow's Haunted Scream Park
(West Des Moines)
Iowa's largest Halloween theme park with over 10 attractions.
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Night Eyes at Blank Park Zoo
(Des Moines)
Life-sized animatronic dinosaurs and enchanted light displays
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Living History Farms Family Halloween
(Urbandale)
Historic town trick-or-treating and twilight wagon rides.
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2025 Witches Walk
Free wine tumblers for the first 300 attendees.
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Altoona Business Trick or Treat
(Altoona)
Trick-or-treating directly from local businesses.
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Halloween In Uptown
(Ankeny)
Four blocks of trunk-or-treating with a costume contest.
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