07/31/2026
🎃 Spooky season 2026 is almost here! Do you have plans yet?
If not, don’t be frightened, it’s not too late to book a spooky getaway. Need a little inspiration? Check out my top 10 Halloween destinations for the perfect mix of chills, thrills and festive fun! 👻
🎃 My Top 10 Spooktacular Halloween Getaways for 2026 👻
🧙♀️ Salem, Massachusetts
The ultimate Halloween town! Salem’s month-long Haunted Happenings celebration includes ghost tours, haunted houses, history tours, psychic events, costume parties, live entertainment and plenty of witchy shopping.
🎃 Sleepy Hollow, New York
Visit the legendary home of the Headless Horseman for haunted hayrides, glowing pumpkins, Gothic mansions, live entertainment, parades and family-friendly fall events. Many October activities sell out—especially on weekends—so early planning is a must!
👻 Savannah, Georgia
Cobblestone streets, moss-covered trees, historic squares and plenty of ghost stories make Savannah perfect for a spooky Southern getaway. Explore haunted locations during a walking tour, hear chilling local legends or take a haunted pub crawl after dark.
🧛 New Orleans, Louisiana
Explore French Quarter ghost stories, historic cemeteries, vampire legends, haunted hotels and the history surrounding Marie Laveau and New Orleans voodoo—all with incredible food, music and nightlife nearby.
🏰 St. Augustine, Florida
America’s oldest city delivers eerie history with haunted walking tours, paranormal investigations, cemetery tours, haunted trolley rides and family-friendly Halloween festivities.
🪓 Estes Park, Colorado
Visit the iconic Stanley Hotel, famously associated with Stephen King’s inspiration for The Shining, and combine spooky history with crisp mountain air, beautiful fall scenery and Rocky Mountain adventures.
🍬 Anoka, Minnesota
Known as the Halloween Capital of the World, Anoka hosts a month-long celebration filled with parades, costumes, community events and classic small-town Halloween fun.
🎢 Orlando, Florida
Choose your scare level because Orlando has Halloween fun for practically everyone!
~ Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party brings trick-or-treating, characters, festive entertainment and family-friendly fun to Magic Kingdom on select nights from August 7–October 31, 2026.
~ Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights turns up the terror with 10 haunted houses, scare zones and live entertainment on select nights from August 28–November 1, 2026. It is not recommended for children under 13.
~ SeaWorld Orlando offers two completely different Halloween experiences. The daytime Halloween Spooktacular features costumes, colorful characters and trick-or-treating on select dates from August 29–November 1, 2026.
For braver guests, the separately ticketed Howl-O-Scream brings haunted houses, scare zones and nighttime thrill rides on select evenings from September 11–October 31, 2026.
From sweet and not-so-scary to full-on screaming, Orlando may be the ultimate Halloween vacation destination!
🔥 Derry, Northern Ireland
Derry Halloween—promoted as Europe’s largest Halloween festival—returns October 28–31, 2026, with four days of performances, ancient legends, dramatic costumes, entertainment and family fun throughout the historic walled city.
🧛♂️ Transylvania, Romania
For the ultimate bucket-list Halloween trip, explore medieval towns, dramatic castles, misty mountain scenery and Dracula legends…including the world-famous Bran Castle. It’s spooky, historic and completely unforgettable.
Which destination belongs on your Halloween bucket list? 🎃
Halloween trips, especially Salem, Sleepy Hollow and Orlando’s special-ticket events can book up frighteningly fast! Message me, and let’s plan a getaway that is all treats and no travel-planning tricks. 👻✈️
