Fright Fest opened September 18 and runs 24 nights total through November 1, 2026: every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, plus three Thursdays in October. This year adds two new licensed mazes: Jason: Blood Reign and Final Destination: Death's Playground, for a lineup of 9 haunted houses total. Dead Man's Party, the park's longtime stage show, is also back after sitting out 2025. Here's the full picture, including the part a lot of guides skip: what your ticket actually covers.
Last checked September 20, 2026, against Six Flags Great Adventure's official Fright Fest page and park calendar.
Fright Fest opened Friday, Sept. 18, and 22 nights are left as of Sunday, Sept. 20 (that night included), running through Sunday, Nov. 1: every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, plus Thursdays Oct. 15, 22 and 29. Fridays run 6 to 11 p.m. on Sept. 25, then 5 p.m. to midnight the rest of October. Saturdays and Sundays open at 10:30 a.m., with the park staying open to 11 p.m. or midnight most nights. Monday, Oct. 12 is Kids Boo Fest and Oktoberfest only, no Fright Fest.
| Date | Park hours | What's on |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sept. 20 | 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. | Fright Fest, haunts 6 to 10 p.m. |
| Fri, Sept. 25 | 6 to 11 p.m. | Fright Fest, haunts 6 to 11 p.m. |
| Sat, Sept. 26 | 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. | Fright Fest, haunts 6 to 11 p.m. |
| Sun, Sept. 27 | 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. | Fright Fest, haunts 6 to 10 p.m. |
| Fri, Oct. 2 | 5 p.m. to midnight | Fright Fest, haunts 6 p.m. to midnight |
| Sat, Oct. 3 | 10:30 a.m. to midnight | Fright Fest, haunts 6 p.m. to midnight |
| Sun, Oct. 4 | 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. | Fright Fest, haunts 6 to 10 p.m. |
| Fri, Oct. 9 | 5 p.m. to midnight | Fright Fest, haunts 6 p.m. to midnight |
| Sat, Oct. 10 | 10:30 a.m. to midnight | Fright Fest, haunts 6 p.m. to midnight |
| Sun, Oct. 11 | 10:30 a.m. to midnight | Fright Fest, haunts 6 p.m. to midnight |
| Mon, Oct. 12 | 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. | No Fright Fest (Oktoberfest, Boo Fest only) |
| Thu, Oct. 15 | 6 to 11 p.m. | Fright Fest, haunts 6 to 11 p.m. |
| Fri, Oct. 16 | 5 p.m. to midnight | Fright Fest, haunts 6 p.m. to midnight |
| Sat, Oct. 17 | 10:30 a.m. to midnight | Fright Fest, haunts 6 p.m. to midnight |
| Sun, Oct. 18 | 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. | Fright Fest, haunts 6 to 10 p.m. |
| Thu, Oct. 22 | 6 to 11 p.m. | Fright Fest, haunts 6 to 11 p.m. |
| Fri, Oct. 23 | 5 p.m. to midnight | Fright Fest, haunts 6 p.m. to midnight |
| Sat, Oct. 24 | 10:30 a.m. to midnight | Fright Fest, haunts 6 p.m. to midnight |
| Sun, Oct. 25 | 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. | Fright Fest, haunts 6 to 10 p.m. |
| Thu, Oct. 29 | 6 to 11 p.m. | Fright Fest, haunts 6 to 11 p.m. |
| Fri, Oct. 30 | 5 p.m. to midnight | Fright Fest, haunts 6 p.m. to midnight |
| Sat, Oct. 31 | 10:30 a.m. to midnight | Fright Fest, haunts 6 p.m. to midnight |
| Sun, Nov. 1 | 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. | Fright Fest, haunts 6 to 10 p.m. |
The haunted houses open at 6 p.m. and the scare zones and other haunts at 6:45 p.m., every Fright Fest night. Sundays close earlier than Fridays and Saturdays, 10 p.m. instead of 11 or midnight, except Sunday, Oct. 11, which runs to midnight for Columbus Day weekend.
Hours are from Six Flags Great Adventure's operating calendar as of September 20, 2026. Parks do adjust hours, so check the official calendar the week you go.
Nine mazes are on the Haunted Attractions Pass this year, four of them new:
Two mazes from last year, Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Trick 'r Treat, aren't part of this year's lineup.
Five scare zones come with admission: CarnEvil (evil clowns on the Boardwalk), Exile Canyon (a zombie-infested mine), Plaza De La Muerte (Day of the Dead spirits), Curse of Blackbeard's Bounty (pirates and sea creatures by the lake), and The Bloody Fountain (a zombie graveyard).
On the show side, Dead Man's Party is back after sitting out 2025: it's the Dr. Fright-hosted stage show with live music, dancing, and pyro that's been a Fright Fest fixture since 1999. The Awakening opens each night, Unleashed brings Cirque-style acrobatics, and Blade Drummers is a demonic-bladesmith drum performance.
Trick-or-treating, fall and Halloween-themed activities and games, family entertainment, and the park's family rides, all included with admission. Oktoberfest runs alongside it with German food and drink. No age warning here, it's built for kids.
9 haunted houses, 5 scare zones, and the full show lineup, aimed at 13 and up. Regular rides run in the dark the whole time.
Fright Fest runs 24 nights between September 18 and November 1, not every night in that window. See the full night-by-night table above for your date.
These were the prices listed on Six Flags Great Adventure's official event page as of September 20, 2026. Six Flags prices dynamically by date, so treat these as ballpark figures, not a fixed rate card.
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Fright Fest runs 24 select nights, not the full stretch from September 18 to November 1, so check the table above before you lock in a date. Thursdays and Sundays close earlier, by 10 or 11 p.m., while Fridays and Saturdays run to midnight most of October. Regular rides keep running through the event, so the crowd calendar still matters for your daytime picture too.
Fright Fest itself is: night rides, all 5 scare zones, and the full show lineup come with regular admission or a season pass. The 9 haunted houses aren't included. Those need a separate Haunted Attractions Pass, from around $35 a night or $75 for the whole season, and that applies to passholders too.
Six Flags says Fright Fest isn't recommended for kids under 13, and the chaperone policy backs that up. If you've got younger kids, Kids Boo Fest is the daytime alternative: trick-or-treating and family activities with zero scares, included with admission.
Guests 17 and under need a chaperone who's at least 21, all day, from Sept. 18 through Nov. 1. One chaperone can cover up to 10 guests and needs a physical government photo ID at the security entrance. Guests 18 and up can be asked for ID too.
Two new licensed haunted houses: JASON: Blood Reign and Final Destination: Death's Playground. Two more new mazes, Twisted Holidays and Deadwood Cabin, round out a lineup of 9 total. Dead Man's Party, the park's stage show, is also back after being dropped for 2025.
It's the daytime, non-scary side of the event: trick-or-treating, Halloween-themed games and activities, and family entertainment, included with regular admission. It runs alongside Oktoberfest on Saturdays and Sundays from September 12 through November 1, plus Monday, Oct. 12.
Fright Fest opened Friday, Sept. 18, and runs 24 nights total through Sunday, Nov. 1: every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, plus Thursdays Oct. 15, 22 and 29. Monday, Oct. 12 is Kids Boo Fest and Oktoberfest only, no Fright Fest.
Fridays run 6 to 11 p.m. on Sept. 25, then 5 p.m. to midnight the rest of October. Saturdays and Sundays open at 10:30 a.m., with the park open to 11 p.m. or midnight most nights. Haunted houses open at 6 p.m., scare zones and the other haunts at 6:45 p.m.
Your Fright Fest night includes El Toro and Nitro running in the dark, on top of the full haunted lineup. The app tracks Great Adventure's waits live, so you can time your coaster laps between mazes. Get it on the App Store before you go.
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