Once September hits, Bucks County starts leaning hard into spooky season, and honestly, few places in Pennsylvania do it better. Between the old stone farmhouses, the covered bridges, and towns that have been collecting ghost stories since the 1700s, this county was basically built for October. Here is your guide to the haunted attractions and Halloween events worth planning around in 2026, from full-on scare farms to stuff you can bring a five-year-old to.
The Big Scare Attractions
Horrorfest at Shady Brook Farm (Yardley)
Shady Brook Farm runs two completely different personalities in the fall. By day it is Fall Fest, with pumpkins, hayrides, and apple cider donuts. After dark it turns into Horrorfest, one of the highest-rated haunted attractions in the region, with multiple scare experiences spread across the farm. If you only make it to one haunt this season, this is the safe bet. Check out more of what is happening around Yardley while you are down that way.
Sleepy Hollow Haunted Acres (Newtown)
A mile-long haunted hayride through dark woods and fields, plus walk-through attractions built around the story of a farm with a tragic past. It is one of the longest-running haunts in the county and the hayride alone is worth the trip. More local coverage from Newtown here.
Valley of Fear and The Original Haunted Hayrides (Feasterville)
Lower Bucks’ claim to haunt fame. Valley of Fear consistently pulls top ratings, and the haunted hayride here is the original article, not an imitation. Expect crowds on October weekends and buy tickets ahead.
Night Chills at Winding Brook Farm (Warrington)
A smaller, more local-feeling haunt in Central Bucks. Good option if the bigger attractions are sold out or you want something closer to home in the Warrington area.
Ghost Tours and Haunted History
New Hope might be the most haunted town in Pennsylvania, at least if you ask the people who live there. Ghost Tours of New Hope has been walking visitors past the town’s most storied buildings for decades, lantern in hand, and the stories hold up whether or not you believe in any of it. The New Hope Railroad also runs a haunted evening train ride around Halloween, which is one of the more unique ways to spend an October night in the county. Plenty more to do in New Hope while you are in town.
Family-Friendly Halloween Fun
Not everything needs a chainsaw. For the younger crowd:
The Count’s Halloween Spooktacular at Sesame Place (Langhorne) runs on fall weekends with costumed characters, a not-scary maze, and trick-or-treating through the park. It is the anchor family Halloween event in Langhorne every year.
Pumpkin patches and fall festivals are everywhere in Bucks: Hellerick’s Family Farm in Doylestown, None Such Farms in Buckingham, AGA Farms in Perkasie, Tabora Farms in Chalfont, and Solly Farm and Farm & Garden Station in Ivyland all run u-pick pumpkins and fall activities through October. Shady Brook’s daytime Fall Fest belongs on this list too.
Town Halloween parades pop up across the county in late October, with several boroughs holding parades and trick-or-treat nights on or around October 31.
Tips for Haunt Season
Buy tickets online for the big haunts, especially any Friday or Saturday in October, because the popular ones sell out. Go early in the season if you hate lines, since late September crowds are a fraction of mid-October ones. And check each attraction’s age guidance before bringing kids, because the difference between a fall festival and a scare farm is very real after sunset.
Looking for more seasonal ideas? See our fall festivals guide, our covered bridges guide for a daytime drive that gets extra atmospheric in October, and our weekly events coverage for what is happening this weekend. You can also browse everything by town on our Towns We Cover page.
