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Haunted Houses & Halloween Attractions in Washington DC

The quick and easy way to find all the exciting Halloween attractions in the Washington DC area for 2026! Halloween is just around the corner, and if you're looking for some spooky fun then you've come to the right place. We've put together a list of local Washington DC haunted houses, hay rides, spook walks, and more for the scariest day of 2026! Check out all the attractions below - there's something for everyone!

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Station 7 Terror Trail
Gambrills, MD

What is happening in the Manor? We will give you a sneak preview.... Mabel’s disappearance after staring into her husband’s empty coffin left the manor trembling with unanswered questions. The butcher’s body—gone without trace—haunts the corridors like an unburied secret.

Creekside Manor
Williamsport, MD

CLOSED for the 2025 Haunt Season

Our fans have enjoyed years of scares and screams on a longer trial, haunted hay ride, mazes, houses and so much more! Trail is intense - please read the website warnings.

Hours of Operation: CLOSED for the 2025 Haunt Season

Admission Costs: CLOSED for the 2025 Haunt Season

Attraction Info

Adults: $26.00
Children Under 13: $17.00
Children below 6 years old - Free

Annapolis, MD

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Gates and ticketing open at 6:15pm each night. Entry to the Trails begins at 7:00PM

Tickets start at $30 for advance purchase online & package deals available.

Lorton, VA

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Baltimore Ghosts

You can check out anytime you like … But you can never leave. You have a reservation at a historic bed and breakfast. When you arrive, you drive down the lane lined with trees with limbs reach out at you as arms of a giant spirits.

Loacted in King George, VA

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Dead Whispers

Do you dare to enter the domain of the hills? The madness starts with a hayride into the darkness. A dimly lit trail through the woods will lead you past remnants of a previous time, then back to the safety of the modern day. What to expect? The hayride will be bumpy.

Loacted in Frederick, MD

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Welcome to shady rest. A home to the bizarre and unusual
As you wander through our lands you will be met by several creatures of the night. From our storyteller that welcomes you to fortune tellers and scientists gone mad. Then there are the creatures of the night. Cryptids and ghosts better left to the darkness.

Shady Rest Haunt
Flintstone, MD

$30 General Admission Trail , $45 Fast pass Trail, PreCurser $10, Escape Room $5, Rage Room $5
RIP $70 Fast pass to ALL 4 events (limited supply)

Purcellville, VA

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7 PM, 8 PM, 9 PM

Adults: $26
Children Under 13: $17
Children Under 6 - Free

Alexandria, VA

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Encounter grim visions dredged from the past and creatures so terrifying they defy description at Baltimore’s most terrifying and unique haunted attraction.

Hours of Operation: 7 pm – 10 pm

Admission Costs: October 3, 4, 19:
General Admission - $24
Fast-Pass: $30
VIP: $48

October 10, 11 & Nov 2nd:
General Admission - $26
Fast-Pass: $32
VIP: $50

October 17, 18, 26, 30:
General Admission - $29
Fast-Pass:...

Attraction Info

I and friends had a blast. For me, the Hayride was the scariest part of the visit.

Haunted Nightmares
Winchester, VA

This place was amazing!!

Super creepy..lots of fun…we will be back!

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Halloween event list including haunted houses, corn mazes, hayrides, spookwalks, home haunts, and more.

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Frederick, MD

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Winchester, VA

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Purcellville, VA

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Damascus, MD

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Partlow, VA

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Baltimore, MD

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Lovettsville, VA

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King George, VA

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Washington DC, MD

301 Devil's Playground
Galena, MD

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Purcellville, VA

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Winchester, VA

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Fredericksburg, VA

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Washington DC, MD

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Winchester, VA

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Fredericksburg, VA

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Frederick, MD

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Winchester, VA

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Washington DC, MD

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Gambrills, MD

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Fredericksburg, VA

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Washington DC, MD

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Baltimore, MD

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Alexandria, VA

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Annapolis, MD

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Baltimore, MD

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Washington, DC

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Winchester, VA

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Washington DC, MD

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301 Devil's Playground
Galena, MD

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Flintstone, MD

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