Spooky, Scary, Fun Activities to get you ready for Halloween
October is the perfect time to dive into fun, spooky activities that the whole family can enjoy as Halloween approaches! From wandering through corn mazes that twist and turn, keeping you guessing around every corner, to visiting haunted houses that offer just the right amount of fright, there’s something for everyone. Pumpkin patches are great for picking the perfect jack-o’-lantern while enjoying hayrides and autumn treats. If you’re up for a challenge, escape rooms with eerie themes are a thrilling way to test your problem-solving skills under pressure. Whether you’re in it for the fun or the fear, October is packed with activities to get you in the Halloween spirit!
Pumpkin Patches, Corn Mazes and More!
Apple Hill – Camino
Apple Hill in Camino is a popular fall destination offering scenic orchards, pumpkin patches, and family activities. Visitors can pick pumpkins, enjoy hayrides, explore corn mazes, and savor fresh apple treats. The region’s farms provide a festive autumn experience with crafts, farm-to-table produce, and beautiful fall scenery.
Apple Hill is open practically year round with different activities.
Bishops Pumpkin Farm – Wheatland
Bishop’s Pumpkin Farm features attractions like the BHF Train Line, Charlie’s Carousel, a corn maze, Coyote Mountain Mine, petting zoo, and Sunflower Whirl. Enjoy shows, races, the Famous Cider Mill, Fanny Annie’s Chocolate, and much more!
Open 7 Days a week from Now to November 11th
Book Family Farm – Durham
Known for their educational farm tours, other attractions include Farm Animal petting zoo and Scarecrow Display.
Open Tuesday – Saturday from Now to October 31st
Cool Patch Pumpkins – Dixon
Home to the World Record Corn Maze, they also have Hay Castle, Hay Ride, Corn Bath, as well as food and drink options for the whole family!
Open Daily from now to October 31st
Country Pumpkins – Orland
Known for your Corn Maze and Haunted Corn Maze, they also have a Hay Pyramid and Petting Zoo
Open Daily from Now to October 31st
Dazzler’s Farms – Woodland
Dazzler’s Farms offers fun activities like the Cow Train, Milo Maze, petting zoo, pony rides, face painting, corn bath, bungee jumping, and more!
Open Daily from Now to October 31st
Dell’Osso Family Farm – Lathrop
The Dell’Osso Family Farm October event has grown into one of the most popular Halloween season destinations in the nation, with approximately 250,000 people visiting the site each October. The event still remains a family operation, with the entire Dell’Osso family participating. The farm also hosts other events throughout the year.
Open Daily but the Pumpkin Farm and Maze end on October 31st
Dutch Hollow Farms – Modesto
Dutch Hollow Farms features exciting attractions like a petting zoo, Critter Barn, corn pit, zip lines, and the Super Slide Tire Dinosaur. Visitors can also enjoy a hay maze, wagon rides, a corn maze, and more!
Open Daily from Now to November 1st
Fantozzi Farms – Patterson
Additional Attractions: Corn Maze, Fruit Stand, hayride, Pipe slides, Hay Pyramid, Pedal Kart Raceway, Pig Races, enlarged petting zoon, obstacle courses, archery, basketball, cornhole boards, and much more!
Open Daily from Now to October 31st
Fog Willow Farms – Wilton
Fog Willow Farms offers fun for the whole family with attractions like petting zoos, the Big Dig family mining experience, and Tractor Town play structures. Enjoy delicious food at the Wilton Grill BBQ and Snack Bar, and don’t miss the excitement of the Pigtona 500 Pig Races, plus much more!
Open Daily from Now to October 31st
Hunter Farms Pumpkin Patch – Atwater
Hunter Farms Pumpkin Patch offers a variety of fun rides and attractions, including the Barnyard Bounce, corn maze, hay ride, Time Travel Tractor, and The Corn Chute. Visitors can also enjoy the Zip-Bee, Tractor Track, hay maze, and even more exciting activities on Halloween night!
Open Daily (though days will differ with activities), from Now to October 31st
Little Field Farms – Loomis
Little Field Farms offers a variety of fun activities, including a thrilling pumpkin slingshot, an epic corn maze, and a horse-drawn hay ride. Visitors can also enjoy many other exciting activities for a perfect day of fall fun!
Open Daily from Now to October 31st
Nick & Ray’s Pumpkin Patch – Sacramento
Nick & Ray’s Pumpkin Patch, part of the Historic Bastiao Farm, celebrated its grand opening on October 5th this year. Visitors can explore the haunted mining town, tackle the corn maze, and marvel at the tallest straw pyramid. With great food and the thrill of a 3-shot corn or pumpkin cannon, there’s plenty of fun for everyone!
Open Tuesday – Saturday from Now to October 31st
Petaluma Pumpkin Patch and Amazing Corn Maze – Petaluma
Petaluma Pumpkin Patch offers a variety of fun activities, including an amazing corn maze and an adventurous night maze. Visitors can climb the hay straw mountain, meet farm animals, and enjoy the corn kernel sandbox and pony rides. Special events take place throughout the week, making it a great destination for all ages!
Open Daily from Now but no confirmed end date
R.A.M Farms – Turlock
Since 2007 a visit to our pumpkin patch on the east edge of Turlock is a fall tradition for locals and visitors alike. As always, there’s never an admission fee to the patch itself and most activities are free with the purchase of a pumpkin!
Open Daily from now to Halloween
Santa Rosa Pumpkin Patch – Santa Rosa
Attractions and Activities: Along with offering field trips for students Monday thru Friday they also provided Hayrides, jump houses, corn pits, petting zoo, cornhole and more. Their passes unlock different attractions within their Farm.
Open Daily from Now to October 31st
The Haunted Pumpkin Patch – Grass Valley
The Haunted Pumpkin Patch in Grass Valley transforms into a spooky haunted house with live actors at night, offering thrills for those who dare. During the day, it’s a family-friendly pumpkin patch where visitors can pick pumpkins and enjoy fall activities, making it a perfect blend of fun and fright!
Pumpkin Patch is Open Now!
The Ranch – Lakeport
Attractions at the Ranch include their new 2024 Corn Maze, an Agricultural learning center, Pig Races, Apple Cannons, Swingset, Sand Diggers, A Vine/Bee/ and Moover Train and other educational and fun attractions.
Open Daily from Now to October (no given date). They also have discounts on tickets and season passes to the Ranch.
Zittel Farms – Folsom
Zittel Farms offers a quaint and picturesque farm and pumpkin patch right here in Folsom. Zittel Farms has been a Folsom favorite since 1976 and our pumpkin patch offers lots of good farm-style fun for the family.
Open Tuesday – Saturday from Now to October 31st
Haunted Houses
Looking for some spooky fun near our local offices? Check out these nearby haunted houses below. Each offers a thrilling experience with haunted mazes, scare zones, and live actors to give you chills. Perfect for a team outing or a weekend adventure, these haunted attractions promise a spine-tingling good time!
Apple Hill’s Haunted Forest – Camino
Apple Hill in Camino is a popular fall destination offering scenic orchards, pumpkin patches, and family activities. Visit our Christmas Tree Farm for a hauntingly good time! Walk our spookified trail through the Haunted Forest. This is a 450-yard loop trail that will take you out and back into our Haunted Forest! Reserve a Christmas Tree while you’re there.
Haunted Forest is Opened on Weekends till October 25th
The Haunted Pumpkin Patch – Grass Valley
The Haunted Pumpkin Patch in Grass Valley transforms into a spooky haunted house with live actors at night, offering thrills for those who dare. During the day, it’s a family-friendly pumpkin patch where visitors can pick pumpkins and enjoy fall activities, making it a perfect blend of fun and fright!
Pumpkin Patch is Open Now!
Heartstoppers Haunted House – Rancho Cordova
Sacramento’s Largest Haunted House and Scare Park! Dive into the spine-tingling world of Heartstoppers Haunts! With one ticket you will explore four unique haunts within our three-story building, all connected by a single chilling storyline.
Opened Now to November 2nd!
Free Halloween Fun – Placerville
Looking for something fun to do without making a dent in your wallet? Even a little one? Our haunted ride is a completely free experience with combat on the threat to the planet. They also have animated Graveyard Tours!
Now Opened from Wednesdays thru Saturdays all the way to October 31st
Sacramento Scream Park – Sacramento
Immerse yourself in a world of mystery, adventure, and horror at our extravagant Sacramento haunted house event. Prepare for spine-chilling experiences and heart-pounding scares as you step into the realm of Sacramento’s most elaborate haunted experience.
Open Now to November 9th
Cobertt’s House of Horror – Davis
Join us at Corbett’s House of Horror’s “FEAR FARM” for a heart-stopping ride of scare-tastic thrills, chills, and spine-tingling action as our team create a phantasmagorical fun-fest complete with 3 full haunted attractions, including our NEW Scarecrow Corntrail and Zombie Paintball Shootout!
Open Friday and Saturday from now to October 26th
Country Pumpkins Haunted Maze – Orland
elect nights of the year the Country Pumpkins Corn Maze comes alive with ghosts, vampires, grim reapers, the walking dead… Find your way through the ten acre corn maze in the dark of night. As you work your way through the dark maze, you will cross paths with haunted scenes, scary props and live actors. There may even be a villain or two with chainsaws looking for unsuspecting victims.
Only Select Days on Friday to Saturday till October 26th
Dell’Osso Family Farm Haunted Castle – Lathrop
Along with their Haunted Castle, Dell’Osso Family farm also has a corn maze, their famous Teeny Town, Pumpkin Tree House, Petting Zoo, Mini Golf, Carousel and even their own Parade.
Their Halloween events are Daily opened from Now to October 31st.
Preston Castle Foundation The Haunt – Ione
Step into the sinister world of a 1920’s haunted traveling circus, where a malevolent Ringmaster recruits from the haunted halls of Preston School of Industry. As shadows deepen, whispers of resistance among the boys echo against the Ringmaster’s dark ambitions. Will they defy his sinister allure or become haunted specters in his macabre parade?
Only on selected Dates – October 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 & 26
Ranch Of Horror – Chowchilla
House of Dystopia Haunted House-Where nightmares become reality. We’ve taken 100 phobias and put them in 5,000 linear feet of terror. Now at a new location at Chowchilla! They also have a Haunted Hayride and High Speed Paintball Zombie Ride.
Open Friday and Saturday and Sunday 20th, 27th and Thursday October 31st
Escape Rooms
For those seeking a thrilling challenge combined with team-building fun, escape rooms offer the perfect mix of excitement and spookiness. Available in many locations, they’re a great way to immerse yourself in the Halloween spirit while working together to solve puzzles and beat the clock. Here are just a few highly rated Escape Rooms within our areas!
Behind the Iron Gate, Escape Rooms – Grass Valley
Cen Cal Escape Rooms – Atwater
Code Zone – Petaluma Escape Room – Petaluma
Exit Strategy Games – Elk Grove
First Empire Escape Rooms – Santa Rosa
Limitless Escape Games – Stockton
PanQi Escape Room – Sacramento
Red Door Escape Room – Rancho Cordova
Red Door Escape Room – Concord
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