Spooky season has finally arrived here in the ‘Burgh, and we’re ready to help you celebrate Halloween in Pittsburgh with a list of some of the spookiest, creepiest, and most fun events going on all October long!
Grab your costume and your candy bucket and round up your spooky crew, and then scroll on to plan a Halloween season to remember… if you dare…
The legendary Phantom Fall Fest returns to Kennywood Park this year with tons of fun – and frights! – for the whole family. This October, the park will feature five interactive “haunts,” four Scare Zones with different themes, and access to up to 30 rides and attractions all throughout the park, all day long. Looking for fun for the whole fam? Little ones can enjoy scare-free fun until nightfall!
Event Details
? Open daily 11:00am–2:00am
? Karaoke Nights: Tuesday 8:30pm | Thursday 9:00pm
? Barry’s Pub
ScareHouse, one of the most popular haunted house experiences in the Pittsburgh region, is taking over Pittsburgh Mills again this fall! Book a timed ticket for October or a “RIP” ticket that lets you skip the line and soak up the scares whenever you’d like!
Event Details
? Weekends in October + November 4 and 5
? Pittsburgh Mills Mall
? Starting at $19.95
PubCrawls.com is bringing the party to Pittsburgh this Halloween weekend with two Halloween Hangover Bar Crawls! Join a crew of other crawlers on Saturday, October 29 or Monday, October 31 for a crawl that stops at 4+ bars in the city where you can enjoy special prices on themed drinks, food specials, live music and DJs, and an exclusive keepsake wristband that grants you free entry on your crawl.
Event Details
? October 29 and 31
? 4+ Pittsburgh Bars
? Starting at $11.99
About an hour’s drive outside of Pittsburgh is the legendary Fright Farm, one of the spookiest haunted attractions around! This top-rated attraction features a “Frightmare” Mansion you tour on foot as well as a haunted hayride experience and the Fest-Evil Midway, with frighteningly fun games and roaming ghouls!
Event Details
? Thursdays-Sundays in October + Halloween
? Smithfield, PA
? Starting at $25
Sponsored by The Beauty Boost, the Hocus Pocus Market at Voodoo Brewing in Homestead is a spectacular (and spooky!) pop-up event featuring seasonal beverages, healthy living and tarot reading activations, and of course shop fall-appropriate goodies from local makers and artisans!
Event Details
? October 8 at 12:00PM
? Voodoo Brewing Homestead
? Starting at $25
Returning for another year of spooky sips and immersive Halloween experiences is Cocktails from the Crypt, a seasonal pop-up bar located downtown with a menu of tasty cocktails served in perfectly Instagrammable glasses! This year, expect horrific decor with a rumored asylum theme – and, of course, tons and tons of their signature spooky dolls.
Event Details
? Daily from October 6–31
? 705 Liberty Avenue
? Free Admission
Independent theater Row House Cinema is featuring a scary good range of horrors, thrillers, and classic Halloween films this fall at their Lawrenceville cinema! Vampire Week kicks off on October 7th, followed by the annual Row House of Horrors festival. Look out for one-time events like screenings of Rocky Horror Picture Show with the Junior Chamber of Commerce Players shadow cast and the local cult classic Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh.
Event Details
? Themed Weeks All October Long
? 4115 Butler Street, Lawrenceville
? Starting at $10
Located in Monessen, Castle Blood is a 100-year-old funeral home that plays host to one of the most unique haunted experiences in the Pittsburgh region. This tour features a game as part of the tour that changes each year, and whether you’ve been to Castle Blood a dozen times or have never experienced a tour before, thanks to its rotating cast of tour characters, no two visits are exactly the same!
Event Details
? Weekends in October and Halloween Night
? 100 Schoonmaker Avenue, Monessen
? Starting at $20
Springdale brewery Leaning Cask Brewing Co. will host its fourth annual Halloween party and transform into the “Leaky Cask,” a fantastic Harry Potter reference, for just one night only! Expect a food truck on site, drink specials, tarot card readings and even a costume contest with a special guest judge!
Event Details
? October 29 from 4-11PM
? 850 Pittsburgh Street, Springdale
? Free Admission
Whether you’re ready to party down, drink up, or take your littlest ghouls and goblins on a Halloween adventure, here are nine more events to help you make the most of spooky season!
Party All Night
? Haunted House on the Hill Halloween Bash | Oct. 22
? The Scary Furnace Halloween Party | Oct. 22
? Haunted Museum After Dark | Oct. 21
Sip on BOOze
? Halloween Carnival at the Cinderlands Foederhouse | Oct. 22
? Bar Crawl Live! Halloween Bar Crawl | Oct. 22, 29 and 31
? Trick or Drink: Pittsburgh Halloween Bar Crawl | Oct. 28, 29 and 31
Fun for Ghouls of All Ages
? Halloween Hooplah Urban Pumpkin Patch | Oct. 15
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