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Salt Lake City unveils Halloween 2025 around Temple Square and downtown with spooky tours and autumn-adventure programming at central attractions. Experience frightful excursions, seasonal tours and family-friendly scares including haunted walks, pumpkin events and community festivals.
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Top Halloween In and Around Salt Lake City
- Fear Factory Haunted House
- Boos Fest Halloween Bar Crawl - Salt Lake City
- Nightmare on 13th Haunted House
- BooLights at Hogle Zoo
- Little Haunts Day
- Utah Symphony Halloween Spooktacular
- The Official Halloween Bar Crawl Salt Lake City
- Spooky Movie Nights at Tower Theatre: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
- Grimm Ghost Tours of Salt Lake City (18 W S Temple St)
- NHMU Family Seasonal Science: Halloween!
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Salt Lake City Halloween
Salt Lake City Family-Friendly Fall Activities
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Step into a bewitching world of pumpkins and glowing displays at BooLights, Hogle Zoo’s signature fall event. As the animals go to bed, the zoo transforms into a spooktacular destination of Halloween lights, entertainment, and attractions for ghouls of all ages. It's the perfect not-so-spooky, family-friendly event to celebrate Halloween.
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Experience the 'not so scary fun' of Little Haunts at This Is The Place Heritage Park. This family-friendly event invites visitors of all ages to trick-or-treat throughout the historic Village, enjoy spooky tales from the Story Telling Witch, and participate in a festive costume parade. Don't miss the 'creepy crawlies' at Creature Encounters or the exciting Candy Cannon finale that caps off the day with a scramble for taffy.
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Get into the Halloween spirit with a fun-filled science and craft event designed for families. Participants can create their own jack-o'-lantern optical illusions, design spooky windsocks, and craft unique water-repelling spider web art. It's an ideal way for all ages to celebrate the season together with interactive fun.
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Step into a world of magic at the Witches & Wizards Tea Party! Young witches and wizards can enroll in the Wizarding Academy for spellbound adventures. Activities include wizarding lessons, trivia, spell-casting, brewing butterbeer, crafting wands, and encountering magical beasts with Scales & Tails. Costumes are highly encouraged for this enchanting event.
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Experience the awe-inspiring Giant Pumpkin Palooza and Zombie Walk in Salt Lake City. Witness colossal pumpkins, participate in a thrilling zombie walk, and enjoy family activities. Don't miss the exciting weigh-off competition and a special pumpkin drop demonstration!
Salt Lake City Halloween Food, Drink, and Parties
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Get ready for Salt Lake City's ultimate Halloween bar crawl, the "Boos Fest"! Don a costume and join hundreds of party-goers for a night of spooky fun. Enjoy free cover at decorated bars, sip on themed cocktails, and try your luck with the "trick-or-treat" prize wheel via the event app. Compete for a $750 prize pool in the costume contest and dance the night away at the official afterparty.
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Get ready for Salt Lake City's ultimate Halloween Bar Crawl, spanning two thrilling nights! This event invites you to don your most creative costume and explore a curated selection of bars, each offering exclusive drink specials and no cover charge. Your ticket includes a custom badge with vouchers, access to a mid-party, and an epic after-party. It's the perfect way to celebrate Halloween with friends and experience the city's nightlife.
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Salt Lake City's premier upscale Halloween event, the Thrillers Ball, transforms the historic Commercial Club into a 'Ghost Town' for an unforgettable night of 'glam meets ghoul.' Expect a sophisticated soirée with live music, DJ sets, gourmet bites, and signature cocktails. Dress in your most imaginative high-fashion western or upscale Halloween attire to compete for a $500 costume contest prize.
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Get ready for Get Freaky Festival 2025, a massive three-day electronic and EDM music celebration returning to the Utah State Fairpark. This highly anticipated event features an incredible lineup of headliners including Excision, Zeds Dead, and Black Tiger Sex Machine, alongside a vast array of talented artists across multiple stages. Attendees can opt for VIP passes for enhanced experiences like expedited entry and exclusive viewing areas.
Salt Lake City Haunted Experiences
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Prepare for an adrenaline-pumping journey through Fear Factory, Salt Lake City's most terrifying haunted attraction. This massive experience spans six buildings and two underground levels, featuring over 100 live actors ready to unleash your deepest phobias. Explore a historic industrial site with a chilling past, where every corner promises screams and frights.
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Prepare for an unforgettable night of terror at Nightmare on 13th, Utah's premier haunted attraction. This year, step into the movies with the 'Horror Cinema' experience, featuring 'The Thing With Red Eyes' and 'Final Cut.' With over 35 years of delivering screams, they offer a massive 36,000 square feet of frights, professional actors, and state-of-the-art effects.
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Step into a magical, Halloweenified Land of Oz at Red Butte Garden's 'Garden After Dark: Trouble in Oz.' Follow the yellow brick road through a garden transformed by atmospheric lighting and immersive storytelling. Help Glinda the Good Witch banish Shadow Poppies and restore color to Oz. This beloved fall festival offers a unique adventure for all ages.
Salt Lake City Halloween Movies, Theater, and Entertainment
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Experience a night of chills and thrills with the Utah Symphony's Halloween Spooktacular. They will bring your favorite spooky classics to life with ghostly melodies and hair-raising harmonies. Families are encouraged to attend in costume for a chance to enter a costume contest.
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Dive into the chilling world of classic horror at the Tower Theatre's Spooky Movie Nights. This series features iconic films, including the remastered 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)'. Experience the thrill of these legendary movies in a historic venue, perfect for horror aficionados.
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Prepare for a hauntingly good time at the Salt Lake City Halloween Spooktacular, featuring the acclaimed Utah Symphony. This event promises a thrilling musical journey through spooky classics and festive Halloween tunes, perfect for families seeking a memorable autumn evening. Immerse yourself in the magic of live orchestral music in a captivating atmosphere.
Salt Lake City Other Halloween Activities
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Uncover the chilling secrets of Salt Lake City on an award-winning ghost tour. They offer a unique blend of local history and supernatural tales, guided by knowledgeable storytellers. Explore haunted locations and historic cemeteries, with options for paranormal investigations. Bring your cameras to capture potential spectral evidence on this unforgettable journey into the unknown.
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Discover the chilling secrets of Salt Lake City with Grimm Ghost Tours. They offer award-winning haunted history tours, delving into the city's most eerie locations and paranormal mysteries. Experience spine-chilling stories and explore haunted sites on foot or join a dedicated paranormal investigation.
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