BOO at the Barn
Carnival games, line dancing, and a haunted trail at Pickering Barn.
12 haunted experiences near Redmond.
This year, Redmond area residents have 11 distinct haunted attractions to consider, ranging from large-scale outdoor events like Forest of Shadows Seattle to more intimate, ticketed experiences.
If you prefer a drive to Snohomish, Stalker Farms offers a notable outdoor scare, while those seeking an indoor, adult-focused entertainment experience might consider Carnevolar XIV: Ascension.
Fall pumpkin patch featuring wagon rides, ducky races, and field games.
Nighttime costume cruise on Lake Union and Lake Washington with a DJ.
Six-week beginner dance series ending with a social tango practica.
Adults-only evening exploring aquarium habitats with fortune tellers and ghost stories.
See all haunted houses, trails, and scare attractions in your area.
Your ticket assigns a 15-30 minute entry window, not a guaranteed walk-in time; you still queue within your slot. Arrive 15-20 minutes early for parking and scanning. Miss your window and you're usually folded into the next slot only if capacity allows. On the last two October weekends, book the earliest window you can tolerate, because delays stack as the night goes on.
Indoor haunts deliver tighter scares, animatronics, and weatherproof queues, and they suit dressier date nights. Trails and haunted hayrides trade polish for long, dark stretches where your imagination does the work, plus mud, cold, and better group chatter. Pick indoor if rain threatens or anyone hates confined startles being amplified by strobes; pick the trail for atmosphere and stargazing between screams.
Expect both everywhere, plus air horns, confined passages, and floor vibrations. Anyone with photosensitive epilepsy, migraines, asthma, or claustrophobia should read the attraction's sensory warnings, which are usually posted at the ticket page and entrance. Some haunts can flag a route around the worst strobe rooms if you ask staff, and glycol fog bothers some lungs, so pack an inhaler if you use one.