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If you want to embrace Summerween and start your spooky season adventures as early as possible, you’re going to want to plan a trip to Orlando. Halloween in Orlando 2024 is set to be a scream with 90+ days of frightful and family-friendly Halloween events.
In Orlando theme parks, spooky season starts as early as August with family-friendly Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party and terror-filled Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando Resort.
Other highlights of Halloween in Orlando 2024 include immersive vampire experiences, haunted botanical gardens and forests, plenty of trick-or-treat trails, and even a Beetlejuice-themed brunch.
Halloween in Orlando 2024: Theme Park Events
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Walt Disney World Resort
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Walt Disney World Resort brings spooky and not-so-spooky fun to Magic Kingdom Park on select nights, Aug. 9 – Oct. 31.
The Halloween entertainment and activities include the “Hocus Pocus” Villain Spelltacular! at Cinderella Castle, Disney’s Not-So-Spooky Spectacular, Mickey’s Boo-to-You Halloween Parade, the Trick-or-Treat Trail, and more.
Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando Resort
Universal Orlando Resort’s Halloween Horror Nights is bringing 48 nights of sinister frights, select nights, Aug. 30 – Nov. 3.
The popular Orlando Halloween event features 10 terrifying haunted houses – including ones inspired by movies such as “A Quiet Place” and “Insidious,” five sinister scare zones, and nightmare-fueling live entertainment.
Some of Universal Studios’ adrenaline-charged rides and attractions are open during Halloween Horror Nights too.
SeaWorld Orlando Halloween Events
SeaWorld Spooktacular
On weekends Aug. 31 – Nov. 3, SeaWorld Orlando invites kids to dress up in their Halloween costumes and enjoy spooktacular Halloween fun.
SeaWorld Spooktacular is a daytime family Halloween event included with regular park admission.
The event features treat-or-treating, a Sesame Street Halloween Parade, Halloween mermaids, a fall Harvest Maze and other fun Halloween activities.
SeaWorld Howl-O-Scream
Another fear-filled event featuring haunts and thrills, SeaWorld Howl-O-Scream promises more screams, more terror and more haunts over 26 nights from Sept. 6 – Nov. 2.
The spine-tingling fun for Halloween in Orlando 2024 includes four new haunted houses, three new scare zones and two new bars.
SeaWorld Howl-O-Sprint
Run for your life on Friday the 13th at SeaWorld Howl-O-Sprint (Sept. 13), a nighttime terror 5K that’s new for Halloween in Orlando 2024.
Beginning at midnight on Friday the 13th, runners can sprint past rollercoasters and through a creepy course haunted by curse-whispering characters.
Those who make it through the terror can enjoy post-race celebration with treats and live entertainment until 2 a.m.
LEGOLAND Florida Resort’s Brick-or-Treat Presents Monster Party
At LEGOLAND Florida Resort, Brick-or-Treat Presents Monster Party is a family Halloween party included with theme park admission on weekends, Sept. 14 – Oct. 27.
The LEGOLAND Florida Halloween event features a trick-or-treat trail with LEGO monsters, monstrous entertainment, and even an aerial drone show.
Halloween in Orlando 2024: Scares Beyond the Theme Parks
Family-Friendly Orlando Halloween Events
Vampirates at Pirates Dinner Adventure
On select nights from Sept. 3 – Oct. 31, Pirates Dinner Adventure in Orlando will host “Vampirates: The Haunting Search for Neptune’s Treasure,” a family-friendly Halloween-themed dinner show.
The fang-tastic Broadway-style show will feature aerial artistry, swordplay, death-defying stunts and dynamic duels in a 90-minute adventure.
Screamin’ Green Hauntoween at Crayola Experience
Experience spooky family fun with the crayon crew at Crayola Experience Orlando at Screamin’ Green Hauntoween from Sept. 23 – Oct. 31.
The family Halloween event in Orlando includes a spooky scavenger hunt, creepy-crawly crafts, character photo ops, weekend trick-or-treating, and more.
Happy Frights at Harry P. Leu Gardens
A garden of immersive worlds await trick-or-treaters at Happy Frights at beautiful Harry P. Leu Gardens.
On select dates, Sept. 27– Oct. 31, families can take a trick-or-treat journey through 13 themed worlds full of mystery and fun surprises.
A Petrified Forest
A Halloween attraction in Altamonte Springs, A Petrified Forest welcomes brave souls to its spooky forest scare trails on select nights Oct. 4 – Nov. 2.
For Halloween in Orlando 2024, A Petrified Forest will feature three all-new haunted trails, plus laser tag, backstage tours, special event nights, and more.
Spooky Empire Horror Convention
The dark side of Comic Con, Spooky Empire brings one of the largest horror conventions to Orlando Oct. 11 – 13.
Horror, Halloween and rock ‘n’ roll fans of all ages can meet popular horror movie and TV stars, buy collectibles from 200+ vendors, see new and classic horror films, join a Zombie Walk and get tattooed by top artists.
Gators, Ghosts and Goblins at Gatorland
A daytime Halloween event in Orlando, Gatorland‘s Gators, Ghosts and Goblins will return on weekends, Oct. 12 – 27.
The family-friendly Halloween fun for all ages includes haunted zones, interactive characters, animal meet-and-greets, candy giveaways, a children’s Halloween costume parade and more.
Lake Nona Graveyard Smash
On Oct. 26 at Lake Nona Town Center, mortals can party with ghosts and ghouls at Lake Nona Graveyard Smash.
The free family Halloween event in Orlando will feature trick-or-treat stations, themed entertainment, a kids’ zone with inflatables and face painters, and more.
Halloween in Orlando 2024: Screams Suitable for Teens
Haunting Nights at Harry P. Leu Gardens
A spooky counterpart to Happy Frights, Haunting Nights is an exciting Orlando Halloween experience in the forests of Harry P. Leu Gardens designed for teens and adults.
On select nights Sept. 27 – Oct. 31, Haunting Nights promises a spooky adventure that will elevate heart rates with thrilling surprises but no blood or gore.
Scream n’ Stream Drive-Thru Halloween Experience
Orlando’s drive-thru haunted house, Scream n’ Stream Drive-Thru Halloween Experience will return for its third year on weekends from Oct. 6 – 29 at The Florida Mall.
The haunted drive features seven terror-filled roads plus a haunted house.
Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical at Orlando’s Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical will be at the Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts for Halloween in Orlando 2024 with performances Oct. 31 – Nov. 3.
Stranger Sings! is a hilarious “upside down” take on the hit Netflix series, Stranger Things. Fans can join the whole Hawkins gang for a campy 1980s night of adventure, thrills, pubescent angst, cheap effects, dancing monsters and more.
Halloween in Orlando 2024: Adults-Only Experiences
Nosferatu Vampire Experience
An Orlando vampire experience for adults, “Nosferatu” will be presented by Renaissance Theatre Company on select dates Sept. 13 – Nov. 10. Nosferatu is an immersive vampire experience presented in three parts.
In the main section of the performance, mortals wander through Nosferatu, housed inside 15,000 square-foot warehouse where vampires lurk around every corner.
Later in the night, guests can sip V-Blood cocktails and watch dancers and drag performances in the V-Bar experience.
Rocky Horror Picture Show at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
For Halloween in Orlando 2024, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts will also presentthe Rocky Horror Picture Show 49th Anniversary Spectacular Tour with Barry Bostwick on Oct. 4 at Steinmetz Hall.
The event will feature an original and unedited screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show with a live shadow cast, audience participation, costume contest and more. The 18+ performance is intended for mature audiences.
Halloween Events at Cocktails & Screams: Orlando’s Halloween-Themed Bar
A year-round Halloween-themed bar in downtown Orlando, Cocktails & Screams brings Halloween to life every night in an eerie atmosphere.
For Halloween in Orlando 2024, guests can enjoy thrilling themed events like the Beetlejuice Brunch, Quiet Place: Silent Disco Party, Just A Bunch of Hocus Pocus Drag Show, Dan Sperry Shock Illusionist Show and more.
Orlando Zombie Crawl and Halloween Bar Crawls
Downtown Orlando’s Halloween bar crawls, The Orlando Zombie/Halloween Crawls, will feature killer drink specials and Halloween parties at 10+ bars and nightclubs for Halloween in Orlando 2024.
The Orlando Zombie Crawl will be held Saturday, Oct. 26 and Halloween Bar Crawls will be held Oct. 25 and 31.
Orlando Ghost Tours
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More Halloween Events and Haunted Florida Adventures
Looking for more Florida Halloween events and haunted Florida adventures?
Check out our guides to family Halloween events in Tampa and the most spine-tingling Florida ghost tours you can experience year-round.
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