Halloween is going to go ghost soon! If you’re looking for some SPOOK-tacular fun, put on your couples’ costumes and have a date night at one of these fantastic Halloween events in Tampa Bay.
Looking to watch a spooky movie? Check out our list of places to watch Halloween movies this season before they disappear.
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Featured 2026 Halloween Events in Tampa
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Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens (featured image)
- Dates: Select nights September 11-October 31, 2026
- Location: Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
- Cost: Tickets start at $33.99
Experience terrors around every corner at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. Meet up with hundreds of roaming creatures, terrifying outdoor scare zones, and returning favorite haunted houses, including Stranglewood Estate. There will also be live, interactive entertainment, scare zones, and more
Haunted River Tour Speakeasy with Pirate Water Taxi
- Date: October 2-31, 2026
- Location: Convention Center/ Marriott Water Street (Stop 7 location)
- Cost: $35
The year is 1929. Prohibition is in full swing, and somewhere along the Hillsborough River, a password
unlocks a world few are meant to find. The password gets you aboard. The cocktails keep you there. The river may never let you leave.
A Nightmare on Franklin Street
- Dates: October 19-31
- Location: Tampa Theatre, Downtown Tampa
Tampa Theatre’s A Nightmare on Franklin Street returns October 19-31! Tampa’s most historic (and most haunted) movie palace provides premium heebie-jeebies this Halloween season with classic horror movies, spooky storytelling for all ages, ghost tours, and “Mummy & Me” family films that are FREE for kids 12 & younger.
Schirmer Theatrical Presents Ghostbusters In Concert National Fall Tour
- Date: Saturday, October 31, 2026
- Location: Ruth Eckerd Hall
Come dressed in your best costume for the original 1984 Ghostbusters film presented on a massive HD screen, accompanied by an orchestra performing the iconic score and soundtrack live to picture! Peter M. Bernstein, son of Academy Award®-winning composer Elmer Bernstein and an orchestrator on the original film, joins Schirmer Theatrical’s creative team in reconstructing his father’s score for the live performance. There will be preshow trivia and a costume contest where guests can win tickets to upcoming shows, as well as some delicious candy for all attendees!
Worth the drive: Gators, Ghosts and Goblins
- Date: October 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, and 25, 2026
- Location: Gatorland Orlando
- Cost: $31.99 per person when purchased online
Get ready for spooky family fun at Gatorland’s Gators, Ghosts & Goblins! This daytime, kid-friendly Halloween celebration transforms the park with festive décor, fall vibes, and playful frights around every corner.
Swamp Ghost’s Museum returns this year to teach guests macabre facts about vampires and mummies, related to literary works of Bram Stoker. Meet Gatorland’s own Florida Bigfoot, Skunk Ape, and his cousin, Eddie the Yeti, as the two look like “Kid Cryptids.”
Then, hop aboard the Cryptid Express, where you can seek out hidden beasties like Moth Man, Chupacabra, Jersey Devil, and more! Frank N’ Steins Oktoberfest will scare up some fun in the all-new Guzzling Gator Craft Beer Bar & Waterin’ Hole!
2026 HALLOWEEN EVENTS IN TAMPA
Pemberton Haunted Acres
- Dates: Friday-Sunday, September 25-November 1, 2026
- Location: 4802 W Knights Griffin Rd., Plant City
- Cost: $27.99-$249.99 per person
Step into their haunted houses packed with thrilling surprises! Dubbed the “goriest haunted house in Plant City,” each room within the haunted attraction is unlike anything you’ve seen before. Experience Hillbilly Mayhem, Pine Hollow State Forest, and Krow’s Revenge scare zone.
Jurassic Haunt Halloween Pirates of the Prehistoric
- Dates: Select nights, September 26-November 1, 2026
- Location: 5145 Harvey Tew Rd., Plant City
- Cost: $19.95 per person
Dinosaur World’s Jurassic Haunt returns bigger than ever, transforming the park after dark with glowing trails, spooky-fun scare zones, a haunted train ride, free face painting, temporary tattoo station and more!
Fall Festival at Dade City Farms
- Dates: September 27, 28, and every Saturday and Sunday in October 2026
- Location: 17143 Lake Iola Rd., Dade City
- Cost: $12 per person online
Celebrate fall at Dade City Farms’ Fall Festival! Snap family photos with your loved ones in our pumpkin patch as you pick out the perfect pumpkin. Meet the friendly animals in the petting zoo, get creative with face painting, and shop for unique treasures from local craft vendors.
Savor fall treats like apple cider donuts and other delicious snacks from food trucks, with yard games and activities for the whole family, it’s the perfect fall day on the farm!
Boos & Brews at The Sail Plaza
- Dates: Now through October 2026
- Location: 333 S. Franklin St., Tampa
The monsters are waking up! Halloween is taking over The Sail Plaza and Big Ray’s Fish Camp Riverwalk all season long.
Pirate’s Halloween
- Dates: Fridays and Saturday, October 2-October 31, 2026
- Location: 33 S Franklin St., Tampa
- Cost: $39.95 per adult, $29.95 per child (ages 2-12)
This October, set sail aboard The Lost Pearl Pirate Ship for a Halloween adventure! The 1.5-hour Halloween pirate cruise blends spooky fun with swashbuckling excitement. Costumes are encouraged for kids AND adults. Activities include Halloween and Pirate Games: Pumpkin Toss, Water Cannon Battles, Mummy Wrap, Spooky Dance Party, and Captain Patchy’s Pumpkin Patch.
Harvest Days
- Dates: Every Saturday and Sunday in October 2026, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
- Location: Keel Farms
- Cost: Free admission, $10 parking
Get your fall-fun on with hay rides, a corn maze, a pumpkin patch and pumpkin painting, camel rides, a pie-eating contest, local vendors and food trucks, along with some of Keel Farms’ great seasonal wines and ciders! Hay rides are $5 with a wristband that is good for all-day use!
Scaradise
- Dates: October 2-4, 2026
- Location: Florida State Fairgrounds
- Cost: $35+ per person
Florida’s horror and pop culture convention is back for all you lovers of ghouls, ghosts, and goblins!
Tim Burton Trivia
- Date: October 6, 2026, 6:30 p.m.
- Location: Keel Farms
Think you know your Tim Burton films? Grab your spooky friends and test your knowledge at Keel Farms’ Tim Burton Trivia Night, where the top 3 teams will win a prize! Costumes are encouraged.
himmering Lights Fall Festival
- Dates: Select nights, October 8-31, 2026
- Location: 2302 N. Dover Rd., Dover
- Cost: $9.50-12 per person ages 4+
This Halloween season, step through the castle gates and enter the breathtaking Kingdoms of Lights for Shimmering Lights! This1/3 mile walk-through trail featuring beautiful lights, music, games, pumpkin patches, light concessions, and more!
The light trail is not-so-scary and suitable for kids of all ages!
Note: The walking trail is not suitable or accessible for wheelchairs or strollers.
Candy Crawl
- Date: October 10, 2026
- Location: 28211 Paseo Drive, Wesley Chapel
- Cost: FREE
Local Businesses and organizations will give guests a very fun day of fun, with their festively decorated booths featuring crafts, games, candy and treats with activities, live entertainment and more! PLUS a Not-So-Spooky Haunted Obstacle Course and a Monster Bouncer. Free Trick-or-Treat Bags for kids while supplies last.
Island Witches Dance Troupe
- Date: Sunday, October 11, 2026
- Location: Fenway Hotel, Dunedin
The dance troupe will conjure up a phantasmic display of flames, dazzling lights, and choreography on Fenway’s scenic front lawn for the Annual Bewitching Fire Performance! Donations from this family-friendly event support Hope Villages of America in providing essential services to those in need in our communities.
Witchy Wellness
- Date: October 13, 2026, 6 p.m.
- Location: Sparkman Wharf
Enjoy spooky candlelit yoga on the lawn, magical beats from a live DJ, and a screening of Practical Magic for a mystical Halloween experience designed to relax, recharge, and enchant!
Misery
- Dates: Select dates, October 14-November 8, 2026
- Location: The Straz Center
- Cost: $47.40 per person
True life becomes stranger than fiction when acclaimed romance novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued from a wintery car crash by his “number one fan,” seemingly-kind nurse Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive in her secluded home. While Paul is convalescing, Annie reads his latest book and becomes enraged when she discovers the author has killed off her favorite character.
Spooktacular Science
- Date: October 17, 2026, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
- Location: MOSI, Museum of Science and Industry
- Cost: $30 per adult, $25 for members
Spark your curiosity with hands-on experiments and thrills that are perfect for the whole family with Creepy Candy Stations, Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream, Spooky Planetarium Shows, and more!
A Nightmare on Franklin Street
- Dates: Select nights October 19-31 2026
- Location: Tampa Theatre
Tampa’s most historic—and most haunted—movie palace is proud to present its most sinister series, A Nightmare on Franklin Street. The hair-raising historic landmark goes 100% Halloween with classic horror movies, ghost tours, and family-friendly frights! General admission is $13, and members can get admission for $10.
READ MORE: Where to See Halloween Movies in Tampa Bay
Tampa Theatre Ghost Tours
- Dates: October 19, 22, 23, 24, 26, 29, 30, 31, 2026
- Location: Tampa Theatre
- Cost: $15 for non-members, Free for members
Round up a few of your friends or family members for a private ghost tour through Tampa Theatre. This is your ticket to experience one of Tampa’s most haunted buildings in a new light. During the 90-minute tour, your guide will take you through all three levels of the historic movie palace while sharing haunted tales sure to get you in the spooky spirit. $15 for non-members, Free for members
Related: Experience Tampa’s Haunted History on These Chilling Ghost Tours
Spook-Cuterie Workshop
- Date: October 21, 2026
- Location: Keel Farms
- Cost: $60+ per person
Collaborate with Erica Campbell for a Halloween-inspired charcuterie class where you’ll learn the tricks behind creating a deliciously spooky board, complete with salami styling, provolone roses, fruit-cutting techniques, and festive Halloween touches! One complimentary Keel Farms drink is included with your ticket.
Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour With Patricia Quinn
- Date: October 22, 2026
- Location: The Straz Center
- Cost: $59 per person
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour brings the original midnight movie into prime time, and on a super-size screen to boot. Patricia Quinn, who played the role of Magenta in both the stage and film versions, will be on hand for the screening of a new 4k restored version of the film along with a live shadow cast.
An Eerie Evening at the Tampa Bay Hotel
- Date: October 22-24, 29-31, 2026, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
- Location: Henry B. Plant Museum
- Cost: $25 per person, $20 for museum members
Step inside the moonlit halls of a Gilded Age hotel as Victorian-era Halloween traditions are brought to life! Don’t miss it, as this is a rare opportunity to visit the Museum after dark.
Tall Tales of Old Florida at Cracker Country
- Date: October 24, 2026
- Location: 4800 Hwy 301 N, Tampa
- Cost: $18 per person
Explore Tampa’s 19th-century living history museum by night! Along the way, meet storytellers who will spin wild yarns about a few of Florida’s unexplained oddities. A little scary, a little funny, and always family-friendly, the Tall Tales tour is a Florida history adventure by lantern light.
Halloween on Central in St. Pete
- Date: Sunday, October 25, 2026, 12 p.m.-5 p.m.
- Location: Central Ave. – MLK to 31st St., St. Pete
22 blocks in St. Pete will be closed to traffic for a chance for families to trick or treat in the street! There will also be costume contests, festival activities, entertainment, and live music.
Halloween Speakeasy Cocktail Experience
- Date: October 26-30, 2026, multiple times
- Location: Fenway Hotel, Dunedin
- Cost: $10-20 per person
Fenway Hotel, Room 27 invites guests to discover a limited-time cocktail experience inspired by the darker side of the season with a crafted specialty menu of Halloween-inspired cocktails designed to surprise, intrigue, and set the mood for an unforgettable evening.
Whispers – After Dark
- Date: October 28, 2026
- Location: Water Street Tampa
- Cost: FREE
Water Street Tampa transforms into a world where elegance meets the unexpected. As night falls, the entire district transforms with performances, ghostly dancers, and fantastic visual moments in the gothic allure of 18th-century New Orleans.
Show Car Soirée: Trunk or Treat at Fenway
- Date: Friday, October 30, 2026, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
- Location: Fenway Hotel, Dunedin
The front lawn of Fenway Hotel will be transformed into a dazzling showcase of gleaming show cars, with their Halloween-themed trunks filled with treats. Vendors will also be on site to add to the Halloween night fun!
Hocus Pokus Live! Starring Ginger Minj, Jujubee, and Sapphira Cristál
- Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 8 p.m.
- Location: Tampa Theatre
- Cost: $23.50-73 per person
Get ready to run amok, amok, amok! The witches are back and confused about what is happening in this new world of 2026! Hokus Pokus Live! is a hilarious, high-camp parody of everyone’s favorite Halloween cult classic, brought to life by drag royalty. With the power of Magica Mystica, Salem’s most infamous and glamorous trio is resurrected from the grave for one night only.
Halloween Day Events in Tampa Bay
Haunted Fest St. Pete 2026
- Dates: October 30-31, 2026
- Location: St. Pete Pier
- Cost: $60+ per person
From the creators of Breakaway Music Festival and the Rise Up St. Pete concert series comes a premier Halloween weekend electronic music experience featuring international superstar headliners, curated artist lineups, a silent disco, and more!
Haunted Tea Party
- Date: October 31, 2026, 11 a.m.
- Location: Beacon Tampa
- Cost: $95 per person
Enjoy a haunted tea party at Beacon Tampa with handcrafted sandwiches, sweets, tea, live entertainment, and a few spooky surprises.
Tampa Official Bar Crawl
- Date: Saturday, October 31, 2026, 5 p.m.
- Location: Check-in at Bad Monkey Ybor
- Cost: $17+ per person
The creepies will crawl their way through Tampa Bay bars during this haunted bar crawl!
Night of the Living Luau
- Date: October 31, 2026, 7 p.m.
- Location: The Honu
Bring your best beachy attire for Night of the Living Luau at The Honu!
Creative Pinellas Halloween Party
- Date: October 31, 2026, 7 p.m.
- Location: FloridaRAMA
- Cost: $15 per person
Get ready to dance the night away to the tunes from a live DJ in the canopy space behind the FloridaRAMA Impact Gallery. Come dressed as your favorite album cover, music video, music artist, or a group costume because there will be a costume contest!
There will be Halloween treats and a cash bar.
Fenway Fright Night
- Date: Saturday, October 31, 2026, 7 p.m.
- Location: Frenway Hotel, Dunedin
- Cost: $59+ per person
Come dressed in your favorite costume and immerse yourself in a night filled with music, themed décor, and seasonal flavors to celebrate Halloween at Fenway Fright Night! Enjoy an unforgettable evening of live entertainment, festive bites, and an electric atmosphere as the historic Fenway Hotel transforms into the perfect setting for a sophisticated Halloween celebration.
Halloween Trick or Trot Run
- Date: Saturday, October 31, 2026, 7:30 a.m.
- Location: Campbell Trail, Tampa
- Cost: $30-45 per person
Fit and frightful fun meet for this 5k, 10k, or 13.1 half-marathon!
Halloween party
- Date: Saturday, October 31, 2026, 10 a.m.-2 a.m.
- Location: Boulon Tampa
Come dressed in your best costume for a party at Boulon Tampa with a live DJ, photo booth and costume contest!
TAMPA HAUNTED HOUSES AND EXPERIENCES
Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
- Dates: Weekends, September 11 – October 31, 2026
- Location: Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay’s annual Halloween production is so awesome. Make your way through new and revamped haunted houses, uniquely themed scare zones, and hop on your favorite roller coasters after dark. This is a separately ticketed event that is not included with general park admission.
Important tips can be found in our guide to The Perfect Date Night at Howl-O-Scream Busch Gardens
Sir Henry’s Haunted Trail
- Dates: Select nights, September 25 – November 1, 2026
- Location: 2837 S Frontage Rd., Plant City
- Cost: $27+ per person
Make your way to Plant City to visit this outdoor haunt comprised of three separate haunted trails. Each trail has its own backstory, plus there is a haunted hay ride! Tickets must be purchased in advance for the 2026 season.
Creatures of the Night
- Dates: Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from September 25-October 31, 2026
- Location: ZooTampa, 1001 W. Sligh Ave., Tampa
- Cost: $34.95 or $39.95 on Saturdays
From an all-new Halloween realm for the bravest ghouls to a family-friendly walk-through haunted neighborhood, this year’s event features many new surprises! Plus, enjoy expanded experiences at returning favorites including more disco boogie fun with the zombies at the Dancing Dead and breathtaking artistic performances from the living fountain at the Enchanted Circle.
UnDead in the Water
- Dates: September 26, October 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 22-24, 29, 30-31, 2026
- Location: 705 Channelside Dr., Tampa
- Cost: Starts at $26.55 per person
Moored in the Port of Tampa, the American Victory has been repurposed for a chilling new mission: Traverse this haunted cargo attraction and come out alive.
Pirate Water Taxi Tampa Haunted River Tours
- Dates: Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in October 2026, multiple times available
- Location: Convention Center/ Marriott Water Street (Stop 7 location)
- Cost: $35+ per person
Pirate Water Taxi transforms its acclaimed Haunted River Tours into an intimate, Prohibition-era immersive experience with a new show, complimentary libation, eerie decor, and more!
Wild N’ Wicked Nights
- Dates: October 16-17 and 23-24, 2026, 7 p.m.-11 p.m.
- Location: Weeki Wachee Springs State Park
- Cost: $14.64 per person
Swim into spooky season at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park with The Pumpkin King underwater show, The Toy Factory Haunted House, Jack’s Tree Lot Haunted Maze, scary stories, Halloween Town, and more!
Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights – Orlando
- Dates: Select nights August 28-November 1, 2026
- Location: Universal Studios Orlando
- Cost: $89.99+ per person
Step into some of Hollywood’s most notorious horror films and TV shows. Enjoy themed scare zones, select rides open during the event, live entertainment, and specialty food and drinks. Admission to Halloween Horror Nights is NOT included in theme park admission and must be purchased separately.
2026 Haunted Houses include:
- Stranger Things 5
- Sinners
- Evil Dead Burn
- Hellraiser
- Jack & Oddfellow: Chaos & Control
- Cybergoria
- INVASION: Alien Abduction
- MADLANDS: Caged Cannibals
- H.R. Bloodengutz Presents: A Halloween Fright-Tacular!
- Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness
Our guide to Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights – Orlando includes the full lineup, tips to save time, and date ideas.
Related: The Best Halloween Events in Orlando
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- Experience Tampa’s Haunted History on These Chilling Ghost Tours
- Family Friendly Pumpkin Patches and Halloween fun in Tampa Bay
Plus, Halloween in Orlando date ideas
Halloween Events in Tampa To Be Announced
Haunted Hollywood at Meat Market
- Date: 2026 TBA
- Location: Meat Market Tampa
Hollywood comes to life at Meat Market this Halloween! Dress in your best or spookiest costume for a night of festive dishes, drinks, decor, and a DJ spinning the best jams all evening long.
Halloween Anniversary Party
- Date: 2026 TBA
- Location: 1909 N. 15th St., Tampa
Come dressed in your best Halloween costume for a costume contest and celebrate with them for a memorable and spooky night! $10 cover. Ages 18+ only.
First Annual Halloween Ball
- Date: 2026 TBA
- Location: Aloft/Element Midtown
Enjoy a red carpet night filled with glamour, mystery, drinks, and tasty bar bites available for purchase! Come dressed in your Halloween best for the costume contest. Prizes include cash, a free weekend stay at Aloft/Element Hotel, and dinner for two at Sal Y Mar!
Fourth Annual Witches Ball
- Date: 2026 TBA
- Location: SpookEasy Lounge
Calling all witches! Join SpookEasy Lounge for their Fourth Annual Witches Ball with a costume contest, drink specials, prizes, and other fun!
Howl-O-Ween
- Date: 2026 TBA
- Location: Sparkman Wharf
Tampa’s favorite dog costume contest is back with prizes for best-dressed pups and human-dog duos! Registration begins at 12 p.m. at The Modern Paws.
Bonfire Poems
- Dates: 2026 TBA
- Location: Book + Bottle
Enjoy a spooky-themed open mic with poetry reading by featured poets!
Haunted Carnival
- Dates: 2026 TBA
- Location: Armature Works
From October 23rd-26th, guests of all ages can enjoy a weekend of frightful fun, including an unforgettable family-friendly concert experience on Sunday and full carnival access every day!
Halloween Costume Contest
- Date: 2026 TBA
- Location: Tampa Bay Brewing Co.
There’s a costume contest happening on October 25th at both of the Tampa Bay Brewing Co. Taprooms, with prizes to be won! The Weschase location will be hosting a costume contest for all ages and dogs! The kids contest begins at 4 p.m., pets at 5 p.m., and adults at 6 p.m. The Ybor location will be hosting a 21+ adults and pets costume contest beginning at 8 p.m.!
MOSI Ghoulish Gala
- Date: 2026 TBA
- Location: MOSI
Calling all ghosts and ghouls! Prepare for a night of spine-tingling fun as MOSI transforms into a haunted haven with a carnival twist for the Ghoulish Gala: Twisted Carnival. This eerie 18+ event promises thrills, chills, and unforgettable memories!
Guests can expect Interactive Science Demos, Tarot readings, a silent auction, live entertainment, planetarium shows, food, drinks, and a costume contest!
Don’t miss the opportunity to have a howling good time with your friends at this eerie 18+ event.
Fourth Annual vampire Ball
- Date: 2026 TBA
- Location: 1909 N 15th Street, Tampa
Alright, vampires, dress in your most spooky, beautiful attire for a dark and elegant evening of dancing beneath the crimson lights. Ages 18+ only.
Spooktacular Market
- Date: 2026 TBA
- Location: 6930 Clark St., Hudson
Take a day trip to Hudson, Florida, for the Spooktacular Market packed with vendors, candy, and more at Hudson Beach Ice Cream Parlor!
2025 Voodoo Vendor Village
- Date: 2026 TBA
- Location: 1600-2400 Central Ave., St. Pete
Shop everything spooky and freakish at the Voodoo Vendor Village! This event will feature more than 150 local makers, small businesses, artists, and more.
Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics
- Date: 2026 TBA
- Location: 1913 N. Nebraska Ave., Ste. 2, Tampa
Halloween-inspired music at Centro Asturiano de Tampa under the gentle glow of candlelight. Tickets $35-$55, select your timeslot when booking.
Past 2026 Halloween Events
Mind Magic: An Intimate Evening of Mind Reading, Magic, and Mystery with Award-Winning Mentalist Joshua Seth
- Date: Friday, September 11, 2026, 7 p.m.
- Location: Dunedin Fine Arts Center
- Cost: $39-49 per person
Experience an unforgettable evening of laughter, mystery, and mind-bending entertainment with Mentalist Joshua Seth, combining mind-blowing mindreading, clean comedy, and interactive audience participation!