Pittsburgh is home to some of the most top-rated Halloween parties and attractions in the country. Be sure to visit Pittsburgh's top-rated Haunted Houses at Hundred Acres Manor in Bethel Park and the Scarehouse in Etna and you will see why Halloween in Pittsburgh has nationwide acclaim as one of the most fun and scariest places to be during the Halloween season.
Check out our BIGGEST and BEST Pittsburgh Halloween events list to date! The list continues to grow tentacles and ooze out more contagious events - so check back often! The list includes some of best Halloween attractions, parties, haunted houses, costume balls and spooky events that Pittsburgh and surrounding areas have to offer in 2017.
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UPDATED 2017 Pittsburgh Trick or Treat information
Happy Halloween Pittsburgh!
GUTS Pittsburgh
10/22
3:30pm
GUTS is a friendly pumpkin carving competition hosted by AIGA Pittsburgh. The primary goal of this event is to unify the creative community in support of the kids who fight the real fight everyday at Make-A-Wish® Greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia. A great 2017 Pittsburgh Halloween event!
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Ross Park Mall-O-Ween Trick or Treat
10/26
6:00pm to 8:00pm
A mall-wide Trick-Or-Treat and a Hallowen Spook-tacular Good Time!
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South Hills Village Mall Halloween Boo Bash & Trick or Treating
10/26
6:00pm to 8:00pm
A mall-wide Trick-Or-Treat and a Hallowen Boo Bash
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Annual Halloween Parade – Robinson Town Centre
10/28
1:00pm to 3:00pm
A mall-wide Halloween celebration
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Bethel Park, PA
"...flat out best haunted house in Pittsburgh, PA"-HauntWorld MagazineHundred Acres Manor is Pittsburgh's largest and most extreme haunted attraction spanning over 1 mile and ranked as one of the top in the world. You will come face to face with some of the most terrifying zombies, creatures, monsters and products of your worst nightmares. Named one of the best in the nation and world visit Hundred Acres Manor Haunted House this season to see what all the terrifying buzz is about.
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ScareHouse
Etna, PA
"It's The Scariest Haunted House in America!" - ABC NEWS
Pittsburgh's Ultimate Haunted House! ScareHouse has been ranked as one of “America’s Scariest Halloween Attractions” by Travel Channel and featured in multiple online and print publications including USA TODAY, Forbes, AOL News, Yahoo, Funworld, and Money magazine.
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Fright Farm
Smithfield, PA
9/22 - 10/31
Fright Farm has been an integral part of many people’s Halloween tradition for almost three decades, growing every year since it’s inception. Entering it’s 28th season, Fright Farm is one of Pennsylvania’s top rated professional haunted attractions, with 4 distinct attractions; Hayride Of No Return, Frightmare Mansion, Hallow Grounds, and Terror Maze! Our state-of-the-art special effects, highly-detailed scenes, custom digital soundtracks, computerized lighting, and talented actors make Fright Farm a frightening experience unlike any other.
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HALLOWEEN PARTY featuring The Lost Boys (1987)
Hollywood Theater
Dormont, PA
10/21
The Hollywood Theater will host its annual Halloween Party Saturday, October 21, 2017 (doors open at 7pm). Costumes are encouraged as there will be a contest, including a category for the best '80’s-inspired vampire. Or forget the costume and be transformed into a creature of the night at the '80's hair bar and vampire makeup station.
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Weekend at Hogwarts: Potter's Pizza & Pajama Party
Hollywood Theater
Dormont, PA
9/29
Join us for a special screening of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" to usher in our "Weekend at Hogwarts" events! Pack your sleeping bags (limited floor space--arrive early) and dress in costume or pj's for a family-friendly evening of activities for kids and complimentary Potions and Pizza from Claudio's Pizzeria for all starting at 5:30 PM!
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Pittsburgh Ballet Theater presents Dracula
Benedum Center
10/27 & 10/29
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Pumpkin Fest 5
Blue Dust - Homestead, PA
10/8
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Halloween Muttster Mash!
Animal Friends
South Park, Edgebrook Field
10/21
Is your dog tired of running to the door and barking at all the little ghosts and goblins every Halloween? Give him – and yourself – a break this year and come to Animal Friends for a howling good time! A trick or treat trail, canine games and other activities will be offered in our outreach center. Please, no humans in costume. All dogs in attendance should be both people- and dog-friendly and up-to-date on vaccinations.
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A Few Bad Apples Ciderfest
Bayardstown Social Club
10/21
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Pittsburgh Halloween Ghost Tours
Ghosts N'at Paranormal Adventures
Go on a REAL hour long ghost tour with REAL Pittsburgh paranormal investigators. Upcoming ghost adventures include Pittsburgh, New Castle and Hotel Conneaut.
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BUMP in the night!
Frick Park
Every October, kids and adults love to discover what goes BUMP in the night in Frick Park! Intended for kids ages three to nine and their adults, Bump in the Night is an annual family fun event celebrating fall. Bump in the Night takes place over two weekends every October.
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Feast and Fright Night
Eerie Acres Farm, Butler, PA
10/7
Join us for our Feast and Fright Night, when we celebrate our brand new Haunted House! Gator from Froggy 104.3FM, and a number of local food vendors from the community will be joining us!
Bring all your friends and come hungry!
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Ministry + Death Grips
Stage AE
10/21
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Dance with the Dead with Gost
Mr. Smalls
10/25
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Gwar - The Blood of Gods Tour
Mr. Smalls
10/23
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Get Ready for A Spooky Challenge!
The Pittsburgh 48 Hour Film Project
10/28 at The Oaks Theater, OakmontDo you like to be scared? Do you love Hitchcock? Bring on the fake blood and the rumbling undercurrent sound effect and get ready for a weekend you won't forget. Filmmakers from all over the Pittsburgh, PA area will compete to see who can make the best horror short film in only 48 hours. The winning film will screen at Filmapalooza 2018.
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Monster Mile Family Walk
Alameda Park, Butler, PA
10/21Halloween at Alameda Park invites you and your family dress in their favorite costume and walk through our Alameda Park. Starting at the Masonic Shelter and walking back towards the Odd Fellow Loop. We will have 4 different stations to stop at for your child to receive a pumpkin, craft, face painting, time on the inflatable and some candy stops on the way. Wagons and strollers are encouraged.
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Halloween Bash and Costume Costume Party
Jergel's Rhythm Grille
10/28
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Lonsome Valley Farms Valley of Terror
Greensburg, PA
10/14 - 29When it comes to Halloween FEAR and FUN…Lonesome Valley Farms
delivers. We will take you to terrifying places that you wish did not exist or we
will get you all turned around in our huge NON-HAUNTED Get Lost
Corn Maze. Come on out for a unique Halloween experience that you won't
forget!
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Night of the Singing Dead
Jergel's Rhythm Grille
11/3 - 4
The May the Farce Be With You!
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Hollywood Theater - Dormont
9/16 - 10/28 (Weekends)
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Phantom Fright Nights
Kennywood Park
The worst nightmares keep coming back. Like the undead crawling out of their graves, Phantom Fright Nights is back at Kennywood. Come experience the most intense spectacles of sheer terror – BioFear, Voodoo Bayou, Mortem Manor, Villa of the Vampires, and others too horrific to mention.
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Mary McScary and Creepy Pair of Underwear! Halloween Storytime
Barnes and Noble
Cranberry Square,
10/28
Join us for a special Halloween Storytime! First, in Mary McScary, bestselling authors R.L. Stine and Marc Brown join forces again in a funny story featuring a fearless anti-heroine that will have kids and their parents cheering. Then, in Creepy Pair of Underwear!, Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown team up for a hilarious and creepy story of a brave rabbit and a very weird pair of underwear.
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ZooBoo
Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium
10/21 & 10/22 - 10/28 & 10/29
ZooBoo is our kid-friendly Halloween event occurring throughout the Zoo grounds. Enter our not-so-scary haunt spots, if you dare. Create creepy crafts at Casper's Craft Corner. Race through the children's hay maze. Show off your spooktacular costumes in our Halloween parade and costume contest. Be wowed with magic, meet your favorite characters, and show off your dance moves. Trick-or-treat throughout the Zoo, collecting treats and supporting local businesses.
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Pittsburgh Halloween Bar Crawl
Carson City Saloon
10/21
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Zombies of the Corn
Three Rivers Paintball Park
Zombie shoot & zombie compound terror! Board our "Zombie Fighting Vehicle"- take aim and shoot live zombies as they try to attack you and your friends (they don't shoot back). Then find your way through the zombie compound before being discovered by roaming zombies and other creatures!
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KISS Pittsburgh Halloween Party
Stage AE
10/27
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BOOnanza on the Mountain
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort
10/27 - 10/28
Join us for a night of frights during Nemacolin's BOOnanza on the Mountain! The Sundial Lodge and Adventure Center will be host to ghouls and goblins during Friday and Saturday, October 27-28. Experience wolf encounters, eliminate zombies by paintball and go for a Nightmare Jeep® Ride through Nemacolin's Haunted Woods - if you dare. Apex bar will offer an escape from the nighttime scares for libations and Halloween treats.
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Family Halloween Laser Show
Buhl Planetarium - Carnegie Science Center
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Spooky Stories
The Old Stone House, Slippery Rock, PA
10/28
The Old Stone House will host its “Spooky Stories” Halloween festivities this fall, with plenty of thrills and chills for visitors of all ages. This year’s event is scheduled for Saturday, October 28th from 5:30-8:30. Spooky Stories will offer interactive storytelling by Mary Morgan Smith , historical re-enactments, and a special show by the performers of the Miracle Elixir Sideshow! The festive and family-focused event includes face painting, an apple cider press demonstration, candle dipping, folk music, and open hearth sugar cookies. Jennings Environmental Center will also return to the Stone House with a popular exhibit about bats.
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Cheeseman Fright Farm
Portersville, PA
Cheeseman Fright Farm has been bringing haunting entertainment during the Halloween season
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2017 Cheeseman Farm Pumpkin Festival
Portersville, PA
10/2 - 10/27
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Allen’s Haunted Hayride and Tavern of Terror
Smock, PA
September 29-30, October 6-7, 13-14, 19-21 & 26-31
Allen's barn was proclaimed "Haunted" during a live KDKA Radio broadcast on Halloween night, October 31, 2001.
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Castle Blood
Monessen, PA
The MacCabre Family fiendishly invites you to a Gothic Halloween tour of their home, Castle Blood, Pittsburgh’s most unique haunted house.
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Demon House
Monongahela, PA
McCue Mansion in Monongahela, PA is a Demon House Haunted Attraction, More Than Just A Quick Walk Thru...WE ARE The Haunted Experience Of A Life Time...
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Campfire Ghost Stories with the Allegheny Co. Park Rangers
Hartwood Acres
10/22
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Halloween Happenings
Phipps Conservatory
10/27
Bring little ghouls and ghosts to the gardens for family-friendly Halloween fun! Our youngest ghoulish guests are also invited to sink their teeth into healthy and delicious snacks, delight at wickedly carved pumpkins and pot their very own creepy plants. There will be kid-friendly entertainment and a face painter throughout the event. Plus, in a wicked addition, a witches' brew display will come to life with snakes, newts and toads to meet.
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Haunted History Hayride
Bushy Run Battlefield
10/21
Experience the battlefield in a whole new perspective at night! Guided hay wagons take visitors back in time as they stop along the trail where re-enactors portray 18th century characters. But beware, ghost and goblins are lurking in the woods and are too scary for those children under the age of 4.
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Haunted Museum: Year of the Monster
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
10/21 & 10/27
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Owl-o-Ween
National Aviary
Whooo’s ready for Owl-o-Ween? Visit the National Aviary’s annual harvest festival! Wear your costume and come prepared for candy, crafts, and more. Enjoy close encounters and perfect photo opportunities with raptors, owls and other creatures of the night.
10/21 & 10/28
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Fiddlesticks Musical Masquerade
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - Heinz Hall
10/21
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The Black Bat Society presents The 2nd Annual Pittsburgh Gothic Halloween Bash 2017
Halloween Bash 2017 ☾October Voodoo☽ / Gay Pittsburgh
Cruze Bar
10/27
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Hobgoblin Hikes
Westmoreland County
Northmoreland park 10/21 and Mamouth Park 10/28
Recommended for ages eight and over, the Hobgoblin Hikes are half-mile outdoor guided walks through the haunted woods of our County Parks. Visitors can expect to be led through mazes and cemeteries, and past more than 100 ghouls, goblins and monsters. The Hobgoblin Hikes are offered to provide a safe, family alternative to conventional trick-or-treating. Parents are encouraged to attend the events with their children.
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Lonesome Valley Farms Haunted Hayride & Walk-Thru
Greensburgh, PA
In the Fall, the farm boasts one of the area's number one Haunted Attractions... The Haunted Hayride with Maze Trail AND The Slotter Farm House & Barn. There is also a huge 5+ acre NON-HAUNTED Get Lost Corn Maze.
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Member Spook-tacular Halloween Event
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
10/27
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Northern Nightmares
The Strand Theater, Zelienople, PA
Final 2 Friday & Saturday Nights in October
Take a journey to some of the reported haunted 'hot spots' between Zelienople and Harmony.
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Friday The 13th
The Strand Theater, Zelienople, PA
Fri Only! Oct 13 at 10:15PM
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Chiller Theatre: The Musical
The Strand Theater, Zelienople, PA
October 27 & 28
The Strand 'Revives' (Get It?) This Hauntingly Hilarious Music & Comedy Revue, Live(ish) On Stage!
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Halloween Family Lantern Tours
Depreciation Lands Museum
10/21 & 10/28
Lantern Tours at the Museum. A quiet, family oriented, historical alternative to Halloween. Learn about, and possibly catch a glimpse of the Deacon, the museum's resident, benevolent ghost. Costumed guides and demonstrators in every building.
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Soergel's Fall Festival
Wexford, PA
Weekends 9/23 to 10/30
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It's a Monster Party! Halloween Fun
Gateway Clipper
10/28 & 10/29
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Hallowboo
Idlewild
October 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 & 29
It’s the Idlewild you know and love with a fun, family-oriented Happy Halloween Twist!
Featuring Trick-or-treating through Story Book Forest, Live Entertainment, Costumed Characters,
Themed Rides and Attractions, Hay Bale Maze and More!
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Township of Pine Halloween in the Park
Pine Community Center
10/21
A ghoulishly good time for the whole family! Enjoy the following activities: crafts, ghost stories and a bonfire. There will also be a costume parade and contest.
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Mt. Lebanon Halloween Pumpkin Patch Parade
10/28
Wear your Halloween costume and watch the parade along Washington Road in the Mt. Lebanon Business District. (The parade runs between Shady Drive and Lebanon Avenue.) At the end, look for the inflatable “Great Pumpkin" on the golf cart, and join in the parade behind the pumpkin. Children may “Trick or Treat” afterward at participating businesses along Washington Road. Be sure to look for the orange “Trick or Treat” sign in their store windows.
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Boo-ling for Bleeding Disorders
Paradise Island Bowl
10/29
A Halloween Costume Party and Bowling Fundraiser to benefit the Western PA Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation.
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Churchill Borough Halloween Party
Churchill Borough
10/29
Yagle Community Center
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Willow Farm Terror Trail
Marion Center, PA
10/7, 14, 21
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2017 West View Halloween Parade
West View, PA
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Haunted School of Terror
Weirton, West Virginia
10/3 - 11/4
Can you handle the most intense, thrilling, heart stopping experience in the Tri-state area? Haunted School of Terror is located at 2850 Weir Avenue, Weirton, WV. Built in 1939, HSOT lives in a 27,500 sq. ft. building which includes 2 floors of fear and one of the valley's largest indoor climate control mazes. You don't want to miss the new 2017 attractions such as "The Doll Factory", "Asylum", "Carnival", "The Shadows in the Darkness", "Attacks from Beyond..", "Mummies Revenge", "The Barn" and more.
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Pittsburgh Halloween Party n Pong
Pittsburgh Association of the Deaf
10/28
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Monster Mash Bash
Harmony, PA
10/28
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Make-A-Wish® 2017 Boo and Brew Bash
Halloween-themed Pittsburgh bar crawl
Howl at the Moon
10/21
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Hofbrauhaus Pittsburgh Halloween Party
10/27
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Pittsburgh Gothic/industrial Halloween Party
Cattivo
11/3
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