Halloween in Fort Worth promises a thrilling mix of family fun and spine-tingling terror. The Fort Worth Zoo hosts its beloved Boo at the Zoo, a family-friendly event where little ghouls can enjoy trick-or-treating, animal shows, and spooky decorations in a safe and fun environment.
For thrill-seekers, Cutting Edge Haunted House is a must-visit, known for being one of the longest haunted attractions globally, filled with terrifying special effects and live actors. Hangman’s House of Horrors also offers multiple attractions, including an interactive art exhibit and a terrifying zombie-themed experience.
If you’re looking for a more intense experience, head to SCREAMS Halloween Theme Park in Waxahachie, just a short drive from Fort Worth. This immersive theme park offers five different haunted houses, each with unique themes and over-the-top scares.
And finally, Fright Fest at Six Flags in Arlington provides a full day of roller coaster thrills, followed by nightmarish haunted mazes and terrifying live shows after dark. With so many options, Fort Worth and the DFW metroplex have everything you need to make Halloween 2024 an unforgettably scary season!
Fort Worth Zoo Boo at the Zoo
1989 Colonial Parkway · Fort Worth, Texas 76110
October 25–27
Enjoy treat stations, live entertainment, animal shows and monstrously more. This festive daytime event is free with Zoo admission or membership and packed with not-so-frightening fun for the whole family.
https://www.fortworthzoo.org/boo-at-the-zoo
Fort Worth Haunted House
Downtown Fort Worth
Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday thru October 27
A new haunted house in Fort Worth for the 2024 Halloween season. Entry fee is only $25 and includes free parking. Join us every weekend 8:00pm-12:00am. From the family that brought Dallas the Junkyard Haunted House in Oak Cliff, now brings you the Fort Worth Haunted House with even more scares & junk!
https://www.fortworthhauntedhousetx.com/home
Treat Street in the Historic Fort Worth Stockyards
October 31st, 5pm-7pm
Exchange Lawns, Stockyards Station, & Mule Alley
Spooky fun for the whole family!
Featuring Trick or Treating, Hayrides, Face Painting, Legends of Texas Spooktacular Shows, and more family fun! Trick-or-Treating for kids 12 & under in costume at participating SY Station and Mule Alley retailers.
https://fortworthstockyards.com/events/treat-street-stockyards-spooktacular-halloween-festival-3/
Screams in Waxahachie
2511 FM 66
Waxahachie, TX 75167
OPEN Fridays and Saturdays thru November 2
Screams Halloween Theme Park is the ultimate Halloween experience in the D/FW Metroplex with 5 Haunted Houses and a Whole Lot! Each haunted house has a different theme, variety of frights, and creepy characters that are sure to find what makes you scream! New for 2024, the TerraMythica Castle has been totally redesigned and the other houses have thrilling updates too!
And there’s so much more! The Cool Ghoul Boolevard and Rottingwood Cemetery walk-through attractions, exciting stage shows on the Screams main stage presented by Whataburger. Plus, you don’t want to miss the Monster Museum, Scary-Oke, or the games of skill for an entire night of Halloween Fun!
When you are ready to take a break, get some great Halloween merch at the Screams’ shops or grab a bite to eat at one of the all-new Food Trucks, the all-new Coco’s Sweet Treats, or the Food Court, Full Moon Cafe, or the 13th Hour Bakery. Those 21+ can partake in an adult beverage at one of the 7 pubs and taverns.
All 5 haunted houses, the walk-through attractions, stage shows, and Scary-Oke are all included in your single admission price. To cut the wait times at the haunted houses in half, get yourself a Fast Pass – there are a limited number available each night. Screams is designed for ages 16+ and is not recommended for young children.
Oakwood Cemetery’s Saints & Sinners Tour
Saturday, October 26, 12p-4p
Buttermilk Junction™ will perform for the North Fort Worth Historical Society’s annual “Saints & Sinners” Tour of Historic Oakwood Cemetery on the afternoon of, Saturday, October 26, 2024 from High Noon to 4:00 PM. This will be Buttermilk Junction’s 12th year to participate in this event.
We will also perform for day two of this two-day event on Sunday afternoon, October 27, 2024.
Cemetery tours begin at 1:00 PM & 3:30 PM.
Historic Oakwood Cemetery is located at 701 Grand Avenue, Fort Worth, Texas.
Cutting Edge Haunted House in Fort Worth
1701 E. Lancaster Ave., Fort Worth, Texas 76102
2024 Open Dates: September 28, October 4-5, 11-13, 18-20, 24-27, October 29-November 2.
Cutting Edge Haunted House, a Fort Worth, Texas Haunted Attraction, is a real haunted house. Cutting Edge is a dark attraction filled with terrifying live actors, amazing special effects and incredible monsters. Cutting Edge Haunted House is an intense, multi-story, multi-themed haunted attraction that is widely considered to be one of the best Haunted Houses in the nation, full of chilling detail and unbelievable scares!
Located in a 100-year-old abandoned meat packing plant in a section of Fort Worth historically dubbed as “Hell’s Half Acre,” the Cutting Edge Haunted House is built upon a foundation of fear. The meat packing equipment from the Old West is still in use, but now it is a two-story human processing area. Realistic looking human mannequins are hoisted up to the second level and brought through the entire meat packing process until the conveyor system brings the butchered corpses back to the first level. The old meat-packing plant in downtown Fort Worth is a great home for the fantastic special effects that our loyal customers have come to expect.
It takes visitors an average 55 minutes to explore Cutting Edge Haunted House. This walk-through haunted house is frighteningly realistic.
Cutting Edge Haunted House has established a reputation for being one of the best haunted houses in the country. Cutting Edge Haunted House, a Guinness World Record holder, is one of America’s best and largest haunted houses. Come see what new horrors lurk in the twisting corridors of Fort Worth’s ultimate haunted house.
https://www.cuttingedgehauntedhouse.com/
Hangman’s House of Horrors
4400 Blue Mound Road, Fort Worth, Texas 76106
Operating Dates and Hours
Friday September 27th, 8-Midnight
Saturday September 28th, 8-Midnight
Sunday September 29th, 8-10pm
Friday October 4th, 8-Midnight
Saturday October 5th, 8-Midnight
Sunday October 6th, 8-10pm
Friday October 11th, 8-Midnight
Saturday October 12th, 8-Midnight
Sunday October 13th, 4-6:30pm SCAREDY CAT NIGHT
Sunday October 13th 8-10pm
Friday October 18th, 8-Midnight
Saturday October 19th, 8-Midnight
Sunday October 20th, 4-6:30pm SCAREDY CAT NIGHT
Sunday October 20th, 8-10pm
Friday October 25th, 8-Midnight
Saturday October 26th, 8-Midnight
Sunday October 27th, 8-10pm
October 29th and 30th, 8-10 pm
Thursday October 31… HALLOWEEN! 8-Midnight
Friday November 1, 8-11pm
Saturday November 2, 8-11pm
Hangman’s House of Horrors is proudly located in our home town and birthplace, Ft Worth, Texas. Our location is a 100+ year old military base that was built as a helium production plant in the early 1910’s. Many believe this was only a guise and in actuality the site was used as grounds for other top secret purposes. Much of the information about “Helium Production Plant No. 1” is classified, so it all remains a mystery.
Hangman’s House of Horrors Attractions
Hangman’s House of Horrors – Our main, and featured attraction is our largest, longest running, and most popular. Guaranteed to make you scream, this haunted walk through will have you wondering if these legends are folklore or legit!
The Beauty of Horror – Make memories not nightmares with our ALL NEW, horror based, interactive art exhibit. That’s right… you and your friends and family can take interactive photos and selfies in a series of professionally prepared sets. this is all new and like nothing done at a haunted house before. Your Halloween season will be full of epic memories.
OUTBREAK! – Zombies abound from the dark corners and hidden chasms of this smaller yet equally intense attraction. This is the perfect appetizer while you wait your turn for the big show.
Escape Labs MISSION Z – CLOSED DUE TO COVID-19 Our newest attraction! Not quite an escape room and not a haunted house either, Mission Z is our version of an escape game. Can you outsmart a crazed military scientist while combating his ghoulish experiments gone wrong? Mission Z is a 45 minute series of rooms that everyone gets out of but only a few score high enough to save the world.
Moxley Manor Haunted House in Bedford
Moxley Manor Haunted House returns this fall, bringing you three haunted houses for one price! In addition to Moxley Manor, we bring you our mind-blowing 3D Haunted House Big Top Terror and Regans Revenge. Voted one of DFW’s Scariest Haunted Houses in 2022 & must-see Haunted House of 2023.
Moxley Manor Haunted House is located at 510 Harwood Road in Bedford, TX 76021. Centrally located between Dallas & Ft. Worth.
Onsite Parking is available at no extra charge.
Operating Dates and Hours
September 27 & 28
October 4 – 6
October 11 – 13
October 17 – 20
October 24 – 27
October 29 – 31
Fort Worth Stockyards Ghost Tour (Cowtown Winery)
Located in Mule Alley in the Historic Fort Worth Stockyards at
128 E. Exchange Ave., Suite 610, Fort Worth, Texas 76164
Welcome to the historic Fort Worth Stockyards, where the past comes to life in a chilling and captivating walking history and ghost tour. Step back in time as you embark on a journey through the rich and storied past of this iconic Western locale.
As the sun sets and the shadows lengthen, your experienced guide leads you through the old brick streets, once illuminated by the flickering glow of gas lamps. With each step, you’ll uncover the secrets and legends that haunt these historic buildings and alleyways.
Your adventure begins at the famous Cowtown Winery, where the sights and sounds of cattle drives and wild west shootouts still echo in the air. Learn about the rugged cowboys, daring outlaws, and larger-than-life characters who once roamed these streets, shaping the history of the American West.
But beware, for the Stockyards hold more than just tales of bravery and adventure. As darkness falls, the spirits of the past awaken, whispering their tales of tragedy and betrayal. Hear chilling accounts of ghostly sightings and unexplained phenomena that continue to haunt these hallowed grounds.
Your guide leads you to iconic landmarks such as the White Elephant Saloon, where the spirits of cowboys and gamblers are said to linger long after closing time. Feel a shiver down your spine as you pass by the Stockyards Hotel, rumored to be inhabited by the ghost of a lovelorn bride forever searching for her lost groom. Also Miss Molly’s B & B (as seen on the Discovery Channel).
As you weave through the maze of historic buildings and alleyways, your senses will be heightened, and your imagination ignited by the eerie atmosphere of the Fort Worth Stockyards after dark. Whether you’re a history buff, a paranormal enthusiast, or simply seeking a thrill, this walking tour promises an unforgettable journey into the heart of Texas’ past and the mysteries that lie beyond. So grab your courage and join us on a spine-tingling adventure through the ghostly tales of the Fort Worth Stockyards.
https://www.cowtownwinery.com/ghost-tours-index#ghost-tours-2
Fright Fest at Six Flags Over Texas
September 13 – November 3
It’s Thrills by Day, Chills by Night during HALLOWFEST, every weekend through November 3
Fright Fest is back and spookier than ever!
Dare to enter the Halloween event of the season, featuring family-friendly attractions during the day…and thrills once the sun goes down.
Haunted Houses
Are you brave enough to step inside? The only way out is through! Experience them all with the Haunted Attractions Pass
Rides in the Dark
When the sun goes down the scare factor turns up. Experience chilling rides and coasters in darkness
Scare Zones
Watch your back! There could be a zombie, a witch, or another terrifying ghoul lurking in the dark.
https://www.sixflags.com/overtexas/events/fright-fest-2024
Trick R Treat Trains
Sunday, October 29
705 S. Main St. Grapevine, TX
Knock Knock…Whoooo Whoooo…Halloween fun for all ages! Come celebrate Halloween and practice your trick ‘r treating skills with a trip back in time onboard the Grapevine Vintage Railroad’s Trick ‘R Treat Trains! These do not travel to the Fort Worth Stockyards.
Your Trick ‘R Treat Train experience includes:
– A prepackaged bag of treats
– A Halloween storybook reading
– A fun interactive game
– Make sure your little ones wear their favorite costume!
https://www.grapevinetexasusa.com/grapevine-vintage-railroad/events/trick-r-treat-trains/
Thrillvania Haunted House Park-Terrell
3 Amazing Haunted Houses / 50 Haunted Acres
Thrillvania Haunted House Park is located about 33 miles east of Dallas, Texas at
Interstate 20 and Wilson Road in Terrell, Texas 75161
Legend has it that Verdun Manor is haunted.
You know what they say… a house cannot be haunted unless it has a history… and this haunted house definitely has a history!
In 1901, Baron Michael Verdun, a psychopathic werewolf, built a grotesque house on Voodoo Bayou. Deep within the recesses of his manor, he conducted cruel experiments on travelers, turning them into human-animal hybrids. Together with his vampire wife Lady Cassandra, he hosted fiendish masquerades, serving human flesh to his inhuman guests. Finally, one stormy night, an angry vigilante mob set the manor afire and murdered Verdun and Cassandra.
Verdun’s dying words swore vengeance upon all who dare enter his realm. Haunted Verdun Manor has stood silent for these many years, but folks still whisper about Verdun’s final curse. It is said Baron Verdun and his creatures still haunt the rotted mansion and overgrown cemetery. Those brave enough to enter Verdun Manor must dare both Voodoo Bayou and the old graveyard before reaching the manor itself.
Cassandra’s House of Clowns
Lady Cassandra has been hounding the clowns to pick up their mess at the Labyrinth and tidy up the place. They finally did. In the process they started tearing down walls and uncovered a ghastly sight: a giant, swollen brain hooked up to some diabolical apparatus. The truth has now been revealed: Baron Michael Verdun discovered, through his experiment on humans at the lab in Verdun Manor, the region of the brain that controls madness, mayhem and chaos.
The subject brain is housed in the Labyrinth, and the clowns are affected by it. They have torn everything down, exposing a new dimension to the Labyrinth that twists space and time out of proportion. They are throwing a party to celebrate! Lady Cassandra’s eyes are rolling in her vampiric skull, but Baron Verdun is smiling wickedly with approval. He knows that, as long as she has victims to prey on, she is happy… and so is he! So come, join the party at Cassandra’s Labyrinth of Terror!
Sam Hain’s Trail of Torment
Once bitten by Lady Cassandra, the now delusional and psychotic Sam Hain attempts to lure unsuspecting and curious humans who dare to pass by. Come walk through Sam Hain’s Trail of Torment and see if you can escape his wrath. Decide for yourself what is real and what is delusion.
If you are serious about Halloween and your annual trips around DFW for your annual scare, it’s worth the short jaunt to Terrell, Texas.
Operating Dates and Hours
September 27
October 5
October 11 – 13
October 18-19
October 25 – 27
October 31 – November 7
