Halloween isn’t complete without adding some horror to your life. Kids of all ages can enjoy a little spooky fun thanks to these local attractions. From haunted houses and barns to spooky hayrides and walks, we’ve rounded up all the best places to get in all the age-appropriate scares and thrills this month.
For tiny pumpkins (ages 0-5)
Goebbert’s Pumpkin Patch Haunted House
Through Oct. 31, 2021
- Address: 42W813 Reinking Road, Pingree Grove
- Cost: Included in general admission
The Fall Festival at Goebbert’s Pumpkin Patch brings back classic autumn activities from a corn maze to wagon rides. Take a walk through their haunted house with the right amount twists and turns for your young children.
Sonny Acres Haunted Hayride
Through Oct. 31, 2021
- Address: 29W310 North Avenue., West Chicago
- Cost: Included in general admission
Are you brave enough? A large cast of ghouls and goblins are ready to give you a memorable Halloween hayride through the haunted woods.
Bengston’s Pumpkin Farm
Through Oct. 31, 2021
- Address: 13341 W. 151st Street., Homer Glen
- Cost: Included in general admissionKids can stick their heads in a guillotine, and groove to the terrifying tunes creeping out from the Little House on the Scary or enjoy the animated Haunted Barn.
Itasca Haunted Trail – Family Friendly Hour
Oct. 15, 2021
- Address: 650 N. Rohlwing Road, Itasca
- Cost: $7
Families can traverse a 1/3-mile trail around Ray Franzen Bird Sanctuary for scares and trick-or-treating.
Westmont Haunted Forest – Merry Monsters
Oct. 16, 2021
- Address: 300 W. 59th St., Westmont
- Cost: $6
Participants will hop on a wagon ride that takes them from Diane Main Park through the terrifying woods path scenes.
Woodridge Haunted Forest Walk – Saturday Matinee
Oct. 23, 2021
- Address: 2600 Center Drive, Woodridge
- Cost: $5
Wind your way through the haunted forest trail that is full of scary scenes and dark corners lurking with creepy creatures.
For young goblins (ages 6-11)
Sonny Acres Haunted Barn
Through Oct. 31, 2021
- Address: 29W310 North Ave., West Chicago
- Cost: Included in general admission
The newly renovated Haunted Barn at Sonny Acres is twice is long and twice as spooky! This journey through the haunted barn offers a haunting experience you will never forget.
For skele-teens (ages 12+)
Six Flags Fright Fest
Through Oct. 31, 2021
- Address: 1 Great America Parkway, Gurnee
- Cost: Included in general admission
After a brief hiatus last year, the iconic Six Flags Fright Fest is back and better than ever, complete with six haunted houses (two of which are new) and nine scare zones.
Westmont Haunted Forest – Sheer Terror
Oct. 16, 2021
- Address: 300 W. 59th St., Westmont
- Cost: $6
Sandra Smith Woods will come alive for one mystical, magical night! Participants will board a hay wagon for the first part of the journey through the woods and then hope to survive the second part of the tour as they try to escape the ghouls on foot!
Ackerman Spook Trail
Oct. 21-22, 2021
- Address: 800 St Charles Road, Glen Ellyn
- Cost: $5
Take a walk along the spook trail through Ackerman Woods and enjoy Halloween-themed games. Refreshments will be available for purchase from local vendors. The trail will be less scary from 4 to 6 p.m.
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