Haunted Houses near Cleveland.

Farm scream park at Rockin' R Ranch in Columbia Station with five attractions, including a haunted hayride that ends in a barn, a 3-D clown house and an extreme house.

• hayride
• scream park
• 3-d haunt

Season: Sept 25 - Nov 1, 2026

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One of the largest indoor haunts around, set inside an old factory in Canton with five attractions and a long walk-through. Consider the express pass on Saturdays.

• indoor
• extreme
• express pass
• day trip

Season: Sept 19 - Nov 13, 2026 (per NEO Family Fun)

Haunted hayride on Tod Avenue in Lordstown with a vortex tunnel, plus an asylum haunt, a scare trail and a cornfield maze.

• hayride
• corn maze
• haunted trail
• extreme

Season: Opens Sept 25, 2026; through Nov 1 per NEO Family Fun

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Huge Chippewa Lake haunt built around the story of an old meat plant where workers vanished. Book a timed entry early since nights sell out, and add the touch pass for the full-contact version.

• extreme
• timed entry
• touch pass
• sells out

Season: Sept 26 - Nov 7, 2026

Jaycees haunted house on Barlow Road in Hudson that relies on live actors and handmade sets, with lights-on matinees for younger kids.

• nonprofit
• kids matinee
• family friendly
• budget

Season: Sept 19 - Oct 30/31, 2026 (select nights)

Haunt staged inside the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, the prison from The Shawshank Redemption. Tickets are online only and nights regularly sell out, so buy early.

• historic setting
• online tickets
• sells out
• day trip

Season: Sept 25 - Nov 1, 2026

The Canfield Scaregrounds team's haunt at its new home on Youngstown Warren Road in Niles, with a massive barn haunt and a reformatory-themed haunt.

• extreme
• two haunts
• day trip

Season: Sept 25 - Oct 31, 2026 (per NEO Family Fun)

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Large indoor haunt on Brookpark Road in Cleveland from the Chippewa Lake Slaughterhouse team, known for film-quality sets, costumes and makeup. Tickets are sold online only.

• indoor
• extreme
• online tickets

Season: Sept 19 - Nov 7, 2026 (select nights)

Outdoor scare zones themed to clowns, zombies and cannibals on the grounds of Pioneer Waterland in Chardon.

• scare zones
• outdoor
• extreme

Season: Opens Sept 18, 2026 (directory calendar)

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Broadview Heights Lions Club haunt on Towpath Road where the Legion of Terror actors run rotating themed weekends, with proceeds going to charity. Tickets are cash, with fast pass and all-night options.

• charity haunt
• cash only
• fast pass
• extreme

Season: Sept 11 - late Oct 2026

Carnival-themed haunts at the Stark County Fairgrounds in Canton, four in all, including a 3-D maze and a clown asylum, with an 18+ touch pass option.

• 3-d haunt
• touch pass
• fairgrounds
• extreme

Season: Oct 3 - Nov 1, 2026

Multi-haunt attraction on the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Middleburg Heights with seven themed haunts, from a swamp to an asylum, plus escape rooms and a coffin ride on site. Buy a single haunt or the all-haunts pass.

• multiple haunts
• escape rooms
• fairgrounds

Season: Sept 25 - Oct 31, 2026 (select nights)

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Akron haunt near Akron Fulton Airport pairing a former school and a mad-scientist lab on one ticket. It has been scaring visitors since the 1970s.

• two haunts
• extreme
• day trip

Season: Sept 19 - Nov 7, 2026

Medina scream park with a mile-long haunted hayride through wooded acreage, a walking trail and a haunted house, plus a bonfire midway between attractions.

• hayride
• haunted trail
• bonfire
• extreme

Season: Sept 11 - Oct 31, 2026

Alliance scream park with a castle haunt, a clown fun house, a freak-show scare zone and carnival rides.

• scream park
• carnival rides
• fast pass
• extreme

Season: Sept 26 - Nov 7, 2026 (per NEO Family Fun and Cleveland Bucket List)

Seasonal haunt at the Ghostly Manor Thrill Center on Milan Road in Sandusky, an easy add-on to a Cedar Point trip.

• day trip
• budget

Season: Oct 2 - Oct 31, 2026

Haunt festival on the Regal Vineyards farm near Madison with four haunts, including a haunted winery and a scarecrow cult, plus adult drinks, food, a DJ and bonfires.

• 21+ drinks
• bonfire
• multiple haunts
• extreme

Season: Sept 25 - Nov 1, 2026 (per NEO Family Fun)

Outdoor haunted trail in the woods of Bristolville with food vendors and midway activities.

• haunted trail
• outdoor
• extreme

Season: Oct 2/3 - Nov 1, 2026

Cedar Point's Halloween season in Sandusky, with kid activities during the day and haunted mazes and scare zones after dark on select days.

• theme park
• scare zones
• family friendly by day
• day trip

Season: Select days Sept 17 - Nov 1, 2026

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Families drive their own car through the Lake Metroparks Farmpark trails in Kirtland after dark, past playful, lightly spooky scenes. Tickets are per carload and sold online only.

• family friendly
• drive-thru
• per carload

Season: Oct 9-11, 16-18, 23-25, 2026

Evening trick-or-treat trail at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo in Old Brooklyn with candy stations, a dance party, train rides and a hay maze, Thursdays through Sundays in October.

• family friendly
• trick or treat
• costumes

Season: Oct 1-25, 2026, Thu-Sun

Daytime weekend trick-or-treat festival at the Akron Zoo with themed areas, a mini corn maze and an Oktoberfest corner for adults.

• family friendly
• trick or treat
• daytime

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Halloween days at the Greater Cleveland Aquarium in the Flats with underwater pumpkins, costumed divers and treat bags for kids.

• family friendly
• indoor
• costumes

Season: October 2026 (listed as running through October by Signal Cleveland; exact dates not found)

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Weekend daytime farm festival at Rockin' R Ranch in Columbia Station with pony rides, a pumpkin patch hayride, a 3-D show and a kids haunted house.

• family friendly
• hayride
• pumpkin patch
• daytime

Season: Weekends Sept 26 - Nov 1, 2026

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