Hotel of Horror
Two haunted house attractions inside an abandoned 200-year-old Victorian hotel.
21 haunted experiences near Bethlehem.
Bethlehem's surrounding towns offer a frightful selection of Halloween experiences. From expansive scream parks like Shocktoberfest in Berks County to unique settings such as the Hotel of Horror in Saylorsburg, choose your level of terror.
If a more family-friendly atmosphere is desired, consider events that might be held on farms, while those seeking intense scares might find them in larger, dedicated haunted attractions.
Community parade featuring colorful floats, entertainment, and marching bands.
Costume-friendly pub crawl through local bars featuring an after-party with DJ.
Halloween music performed by a string quartet under flameless candlelight.
Annual 1.5-mile community parade along West Broad and Main Streets.
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Go on a weeknight or the first October weekend, when many haunts run $5-15 cheaper tickets or online promo codes. Combo passes covering multiple attractions at one park beat paying per haunt. Skip the fast pass by arriving at opening, eat before you go, and set a hard cap for the midway games and photo ops that quietly double the night's cost.
Rural haunts park hundreds of cars in unlit grass fields: arrive before dark to grab a spot near the exit lane, note a landmark for your row, and keep a flashlight in the car. Expect a $5-10 cash or app parking fee at bigger operations. Leaving at closing means a 20-30 minute crawl out one farm gate, so consider leaving one attraction early.
Bigger parks run food trucks and concession stands with fair-style pricing: budget $10-15 a person for a snack round, and expect card-only lines at some trucks and cash-only at others. Eat a real meal before arriving, since queue time eats the evening, and schedule the concession stop between attractions as a nerves reset. Outside food usually has to stay in the car.