El Paso Halloween Events and Fun Activities Guide

Here’s your frighteningly fun guide to area haunted houses, corn mazes, ghost tours and more. Scare yourself silly with the best spooky events, scary attractions and fall festivities El Paso has to offer.

Thursday October 27

Get Reel Film Series Fright Night/'The Omen' - Get in the Halloween spirit with the 2006 remake of the late '70s horror classic, The Omen (R). 5:30 p.m. in the Union Cinema, located on the first floor of UTEP’s Union Building East. $2 for students, $3 general public. More Details

Massacre on Marshall Road Haunted House – “The fright of your life” awaits at The Trading Post on Ft. Bliss, 1717 Marshall Road across from Freedom Crossing. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. $5. More Details

El Paso County Sheriff’s Office 7th Annual Haunted House - Headquarters has been transformed into “a maze of frightful fun.” 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. at El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, 3850 Justice Dr. $10/$8. More Details

KLAQ Apocalypse Haunted House - Enter a world marred by decay, destruction, and a human race gone awry. 7 p.m. to midnight at Desert Warriors Paintball, 13900 Montana Ave. $15. More Details

Forbidden Acres - Find your way through the outdoor maze where the evil and the un-dead wait around every turn. 8 p.m. to midnight at 13161 Tobacco Rd. $15. More Details

Downtown El Paso Ghost Tour – The history and paranormal of haunted downtown El Paso comes alive. Learn all about its ghostly past and investigate the basement of the Wigwam Museum. 8:30 p.m. in the Ghosts915 Paranormal Research Center, 110 E San Antonio. $15. More Details

Friday October 28

La Union Corn Maze – The 14 acre cornfield maze features tractor-pulled wagon rides to the pumpkin patch, and a mini-maze for the kids. Open 5 to 10 p.m. Highway 28 in La Union, N.M., next to Zin Valle Winery. Admission varies. More Details

Get Reel Film Series Fright Night Friday/'Hotel Transylvania' - Get in the Halloween spirit with the animated comedy-fantasy, Hotel Transylvania (PG). 5:30 p.m. in the Union Cinema, located on the first floor of UTEP’s Union Building East. $2 for students, $3 general public. More Details

The Gateway to Texas Movie Night at Haunted Halloween Park – Outdoor Halloween movie double feature of FrankenWeenie at 6:30 p.m. followed at 8 p.m. by Beetlejuice. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets. Anthony Municipal Park, 100 Richard White in Anthony, Texas. FREE. More Details

El Paso County Sheriff’s Office 7th Annual Haunted House - Headquarters has been transformed into “a maze of frightful fun.” 6 p.m. to midnight at El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, 3850 Justice Dr. $10/$8. More Details

Massacre on Marshall Road Haunted House – “The fright of your life” awaits at The Trading Post on Ft. Bliss, 1717 Marshall Road across from Freedom Crossing. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. $5. More Details

City of Socorro Fright Farm Festival – Haunted house, costume contest, and kid-friendly activities. 6 p.m. to midnight. at the Rio Vista Community Center. FREE. More Details

El Paso County Presents Movies by the Lake - Watch Hotel Transylvania under the stars. Appearance by El Paso Ghostbusters, plus costume contest. 7 p.m. at Ascarate Park, 6900 Delta. Movie + park admission FREE. More Details

KLAQ Apocalypse Haunted House - Enter a world marred by decay, destruction, and a human race gone awry. 7 p.m. to midnight at Desert Warriors Paintball, 13900 Montana Ave. $15. More Details

Haunted ‘Terror Trail’ and ‘Zombie Adventure’ – WinkeyDoodles Paintball Adventures transforms into a two-acre haunted house at night. 7:30 p.m. to midnight at 401 Anthony in Canutillo. $16 Terror Trail, $18 zombie adventure. More Details

El Paso Ghost Tours – Step into the role of ghost hunter inside the notoriously haunted De Soto Hotel. Take pictures, film video, and record audio like paranormal investigators do. 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. in Downtown El Paso. $20 per person. More Details

This is Halloween Costume Party at Boomtown - Live bands, costume contest, and a special movie screening of Halloween 2.  8 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Boomtown,2430 Wyoming Ave. No Cover. More Details

Forbidden Acres - Find your way through the outdoor maze where the evil and the un-dead wait around every turn. 8 p.m. to midnight at 13161 Tobacco Rd. $15. More Details

Get Reel Film Series Fright Night Friday/'The Conjuring 2' - UTEP's popular film series concludes with the 2016 horror film The Conjuring 2 (R). 8:30 p.m. in the Union Cinema, located on the first floor of UTEP’s Union Building East. $2 for students, $3 general public. More Details

Haunted Brothel Tour – Traverse Downtown El Paso’s darkest alleys and enter some of our city’s remaining brothels (maybe even capture paranormal activity). Meet at the Ghosts915 Paranormal Research Center, 108 E San Antonio Ave at 8:30 p.m. $15 per person. More Details

Saturday October 29

Boo at the Zoo – The El Paso Zoo transforms into the wildest trick-or-treat spot in town with candy stations and all kinds of Halloween related activities. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the El Paso Zoo, 4001 E. Paisano. Admission varies. More Details

Fall Fest at Freedom Crossing – Includes trick or treating at Freedom Crossing stores and restaurants and free activities including a costume contest, and a free showing of Casper. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Freedom Crossing on Ft. Bliss. More Details

La Union Corn Maze – The 14 acre cornfield maze features tractor-pulled wagon rides to the pumpkin patch, and a mini-maze for the kids. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Highway 28 in La Union, N.M., next to Zin Valle Winery. Admission varies. More Details

Mesilla Valley Maze & Family Fun Farm – The cornfield maze and pumpkin patch also offers a mini maze for the kids. Hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 3855 W. Picacho, Las Cruces. Admission varies. More Details

El Paso’s Corn Maze – The 10-acre cornfield maze features a pumpkin patch and Kiddie Maze. Open noon to 6 p.m. at 1100 Old Hueco Tanks Road, south of Interstate 10 at Exit 35 (Eastlake). Admission varies. More Details

The Gateway to Texas Movie Haunted Halloween Park - Haunted house, trick or treating, costume contests, and activities for the kids. 11 a.m. to midnight at Anthony Municipal Park, 100 Richard White in Anthony, Texas. FREE. More Details

Halloween Fest at Wyler Aerial Tramway - Check out spooky exhibits and learn about bats and creepy desert critters while enjoying the view from high atop Ranger Peak. 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Wyler Aerial Tramway at Franklin Mountains State Park, 1700 McKinley. Exhibits and activities are FREE but Tramway tickets must be purchased. More Details

'Hotel Transylvania' at the International Museum of Art – The animated comedy-fantasy, Hotel Transylvania, will be screened at 2 p.m. in the auditorium of the International Museum of Art, 1211 Montana Ave. Admission is FREE, concessions will be available. More Details

Dia De Los Muertos Festival at Concordia – Activities include vendors, a ghost tour, live entertainment, and 10 ft. dancing skeleton puppets. 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Concordia Cemetery, 3700 E. Yandell. Admission is $5/$1. More Details

Punk Rock Flea Market Dia de Los Muertos Market – More than 40 vendors will be selling traditional Day of the Dead art and merchandise as well as handmade jewelry and locally made products and artisan edibles. 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. at 5 Points Bistro, 3019 Montana. FREE admission. More Details

El Paso High Tunnel Tours – Take a guided tour of El Paso High’s legendary, mysterious, and quite possible paranormal tunnels beneath “The Most Haunted High School in America.” 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at El Paso High School, 800 E. Schuster Ave. Meet in Room 110, first floor. $5. 236-2500

Massacre on Marshall Road Haunted House – “The fright of your life” awaits at The Trading Post on Ft. Bliss, 1717 Marshall Road across from Freedom Crossing. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. $5. More Details

El Paso County Sheriff’s Office 7th Annual Haunted House - Headquarters has been transformed into “a maze of frightful fun.” 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. at El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, 3850 Justice Dr. $10/$8. More Details

KLAQ Apocalypse Haunted House - Enter a world marred by decay, destruction, and a human race gone awry. 7 p.m. to midnight at Desert Warriors Paintball, 13900 Montana Ave. $15. More Details

Movie Nite on the Lawn – Watch Hocus Pocus under the stars in the Promenade Amphitheater at The Fountains at Farah. Food available for purchase. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. FREE to see. More Details

Haunted ‘Terror Trail’ and ‘Zombie Adventure’ – WinkeyDoodles Paintball Adventures transforms into a two-acre haunted house at night. 7:30 p.m. to midnight at 401 Anthony in Canutillo. $16 Terror Trail, $18 zombie adventure. More Details

Forbidden Acres - Find your way through the outdoor maze where the evil and the un-dead wait around every turn. 8 p.m. to midnight at 13161 Tobacco Rd. $15. More Details

Viejo Pueblo Ghost Rides – Discover the lost pueblos and crumbling cemeteries of San Eli. Tour some of the area’s spookiest locations, including La Isla church and cemetery. 10 p.m. to midnight at 1501 Main St. in San Elizario. $10 per person. More Details

Sunday October 30

Boo at the Zoo – The El Paso Zoo transforms into the wildest trick-or-treat spot in town with candy stations and all kinds of Halloween related activities. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the El Paso Zoo, 4001 E. Paisano. Admission varies. More Details

Mesilla Valley Maze & Family Fun Farm – The cornfield maze and pumpkin patch also offers a mini maze for the kids. Hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 3855 W. Picacho, Las Cruces. Admission varies. More Details

La Union Corn Maze – The 14 acre cornfield maze features tractor-pulled wagon rides to the pumpkin patch, and a mini-maze for the kids. Open noon to 6 p.m. Highway 28 in La Union, N.M., next to Zin Valle Winery. Admission varies. More Details

El Paso’s Corn Maze – The 10-acre cornfield maze features a pumpkin patch and Kiddie Maze. Open noon to 6 p.m. at 1100 Old Hueco Tanks Road, south of Interstate 10 at Exit 35 (Eastlake). Admission varies. More Details

Día De Los Muertos Festival & Catrina Electric Parade – Celebration includes a Catrina parade, alter exhibits, food and arts vendors, and the electric parade. 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the historic San Elizario plaza. Admission is FREE. More Details

El Paso County Sheriff’s Office 7th Annual Haunted House - Headquarters has been transformed into “a maze of frightful fun.” 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. at El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, 3850 Justice Dr. $10/$8. More Details

KLAQ Apocalypse Haunted House - Enter a world marred by decay, destruction, and a human race gone awry. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Desert Warriors Paintball, 13900 Montana Ave. $15. More Details

Haunted ‘Terror Trail’ and ‘Zombie Adventure’ – WinkeyDoodles Paintball Adventures transforms into a two-acre haunted house at night. 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at 401 Anthony, in Canutillo. $16 Terror Trail, $18 zombie adventure. More Details

Forbidden Acres - Find your way through the outdoor maze where the evil and the un-dead wait around every turn. 8 p.m. to midnight at 13161 Tobacco Rd. $15. More Details

Concordia Cemetery Devil’s Night Ghost Tour – The Paso del Norte Paranormal Society will hold a paranormal investigation of Concordia Cemetery beginning at 8:30 p.m. Admission is $15. More Details