15 Best Halloween Events for Kids in New Jersey – 2025
Halloween Fun with Kids in New Jersey — 2025 Guide to all the spooky thrills and chills.
Looking to make Halloween magical and memorable for your kids this year? Jersey has everything from enchanting light shows to whimsical train rides and zany festivals—perfect for kids and families. Here’s your go-to guide for festive adventures in New Jersey for kids of all ages this Halloween – 2025.
Top Kid-Friendly Halloween Activities and Events
1. Six Flags Great Adventure Fright Fest & Boo Fest (Jackson, NJ)
Part of Six Flags’ seasonal Halloween celebrations, Kids Boo Fest offers daytime fun with a delightful trick-or-treat trail, themed performances, and family-friendly games like corn mazes and hay bale mazes for the younger crowd. Learn more about Boo Fest HERE
When the sunsets, the thrills switch to chills at night with Fright Fest for older kids. Learn more about Fright Fest HERE.
2. Haunt O’Ween — Immersive Halloween Playground in Holmdel
This massive, open-air Halloween playground spans over 200,000 sq ft and features pumpkin mazes, a 40-foot carousel, face painting, crafts, and a mini “town” perfect for trick-or-treating and exploring. It’s immersive seasonal fun for all ages. Learn more HERE
3. Great Pumpkin Train — Whippany Railway Museum (Whippany, NJ)
Board a charming train ride to a pumpkin patch, enjoy pumpkin picking, and get a decorating kit—all while wearing costumes. A festive, rail-bound treat for the whole family.
4. Demarest Farms Halloween Light Show Drive-Through – (Hillsdale, NJ)
Take a magical drive through 32 acres of animated Halloween lights. Enjoy spooky (yet family-friendly) displays, s’mores, hot cocoa, and an enchanting evening under the stars.
5. Skylands Stadium Jack O’Lantern Experience (Augusta, NJ)
Walk through 6,000+ glowing Jack O’Lanterns, enjoy live music, a beer garden for adults, and a visual pumpkin spectacle the whole family can enjoy. Kids under 36″ are free! Get tickets HERE
6. AddamsFest — Westfield’s Spooky Family Celebration (Westfield, NJ)
Celebrate Halloween month in the quirky spirit of The Addams Family. Expect lantern tours, creative window displays, photo-op spots, costume contests, and family fun all month long. I didn’t see dates for 2025 yet but follow their page for more updates
7. Asbury Park Zombie Walk (Asbury Park, NJ)
Join this iconic Halloween march where thousands—young and not-so-young—parade in zombie costumes along the boardwalk at dusk, finishing with fireworks and plenty of thrills. This year the Zombie Walk will be held on October 4th. Learn more HERE
8. Brite Nites at Wagner Farm Arboretum (Warren, NJ)
Stroll through illuminated pumpkin art installations, enjoy themed games, food trucks, and fall magic in this twinkling autumn walk. Learn more HERE
9. The Spooky Speedway at Glow (Sicklerville, NJ)
Cruise through a glow-in-the-dark Halloween Route 66 with vibrant scenes, friendly ghosts, light shows, and whimsical visuals—not spooky, just spectacular. Visit Glow to learn more and get tickets.
10. Fantastic Pumpkin Glow at Adventure Aquarium (Camden)
Explore the glow deep below this fall during Adventure Aquarium’s Fintastic Pumpkin Glow festival. During the fall festivities, guests can discover a mesmerizing collection of glowing gourds in every shape, size, and species shining above the surface or illuminating the depths among sharks, stingrays, and other unique aquatic life. CLICK HERE to learn more
11. Wild West City Haunted Wild West Fest (Stanhope, NJ)
Hit the trail to our ghost town, enjoy nonstop western entertainment with a Halloween twist all day Saturday and Sunday in October. There are both day and evening attractions. CLICK HERE to learn more
12. Oasis Island of Terror (Robbinsville, NJ)
This scary halloween attraction has several different scary haunts and their haunted trails is over a mile long. There is no age limit but is recommended for kids 12 and older. Learn more here
13. Diggerfest Fall Festival (West Berlin, NJ)
It’s the time of year all of the pumpkins sprout up to drive, ride & operate all of the amazing machines at Diggerland USA. This is our exclusive fall festival where you can enjoy fire truck rides, hay rides and plenty of family-fun and games. Don’t miss it! Learn more here.
14. Bloodshed Farms Haunted Drive-Thru (Columbus, NJ)
BLOODSHED FARMS “THE LAST DRIVE HAUNTED DRIVE THRU” IS AN IMMERSIVE, TERRIFYING, HALLOWEEN EXPERIENCE! From the safety of your own vehicle, you will have frightening encounters with twisted creatures and menacing characters as you journey through theatrical sets full of nightmarish displays and special effects.
These locations are not located in New Jersey but are just a short ride over the bridge into Pennsylvania for more spooky fun!
15. Sesame Place Halloween Spooktacular (Langhorne, PA)
Come in costume and celebrate silly, not-too-spooky fun at The Count’s Halloween Spooktacular at Sesame Place! The park will be transformed into a family-friendly Halloween haven and guests can enjoy trick-or-treating in Big Bird’s Beach, Halloween-themed shows, the Sesame Street Halloween Parade, dance parties, our Scarecrow Scavenger Hunt, Sesame Street-themed rides, games, seasonal merchandise, and unique photo opportunities with everyone’s favorite furry friends dressed up in costume!
16. Shadybrook Farm (Yardley, PA)
Shadybrook Farm offers a fall fest, drive thru light show and spooky scares by night for the older crowd.
17. Snipes Haunted Halloween Drive-In (Morrisville, PA)
The fun is back! For the 5th year in a row, the Haunted Halloween Drive In returns to bring families and friends together for Bucks County’s favorite Halloween tradition. Tickets sell out every year so grab your tickets early HERE!
18. HersheyPark Halloween (Hershey, PA)
Hersheypark Halloween has something for every thrill seeker in the group and it’s all included in your ticket! Trick or treat your way through TreatvilleSM, take a spin on the all-new Shaq-A-Licious Laff Trakk, and choose your favorite Monster Of The Year at the Shake, Rattle And Glow: Monster Ball! Plus, explore the Zoo at night during weekends in October, and feel the rush of our iconic coasters (even ride some in the dark)! Finally, come face to face with your nightmares inside the fog of Dark NightsTM – starting at 6 PM every Friday – Sunday.
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Tips for Parents
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Buy ahead: Many events (like Demarest Farms or The Great Pumpkin Train) require reservations.
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Dress comfortably: NJ falls can be chilly—layers, closed-toe shoes, and flashlights can make things easier.
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Mix & match: Combine a daytime light event with a train ride or festival for full-day fun.
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Note age suitability: Some attractions lean more whimsical, others spooky—choose based on your child’s comfort level.
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Dawn
