HalloWeekends 2026 at Cedar Point: Dates, Mazes & What Costs Extra
Cedar Point's 29th season of HalloWeekends runs every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from September 17 through November 1, 2026, with 24 dates left from September 24. The full lineup is out: six haunted mazes including the brand-new Diablo, four scare zones, seven shows, and a family daytime side that's genuinely non-scary. Here's what's included with admission and what isn't.
The full picture, straight from Cedar Point's event pages
Last checked September 20, 2026, against Cedar Point's official HalloWeekends page and park calendar. Maze pass prices are online prices before processing fees.
Picking a weekend? The Cedar Point crowd calendar has the daytime crowd level for every date, free and with no account.
HalloWeekends 2026 dates and hours, night by night
HalloWeekends opened September 17 and runs every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Sunday, November 1, which doubles as Cedar Point's closing day for the season. From September 24 on, there are 24 dates left. The park's open all day Friday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to midnight on Fridays and Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sundays, and from 6 p.m. on Thursdays. The table's third column, Mazes open, is when the first haunted mazes start running each night, which is later than the park itself opens.
| Date | Park hours | Mazes open |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sept. 20 | 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. | 5 to 8 p.m. |
| Thu, Sept. 24 | 6 p.m. to midnight | 8 p.m. to midnight |
| Fri, Sept. 25 | 11 a.m. to midnight | 8 p.m. to midnight |
| Sat, Sept. 26 | 11 a.m. to midnight | 6 p.m. to midnight |
| Sun, Sept. 27 | 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. | 5 to 8 p.m. |
| Thu, Oct. 1 | 6 p.m. to midnight | 8 p.m. to midnight |
| Fri, Oct. 2 | 11 a.m. to midnight | 8 p.m. to midnight |
| Sat, Oct. 3 | 11 a.m. to midnight | 6 p.m. to midnight |
| Sun, Oct. 4 | 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. | 5 to 8 p.m. |
| Thu, Oct. 8 | 6 p.m. to midnight | 8 p.m. to midnight |
| Fri, Oct. 9 | 11 a.m. to midnight | 8 p.m. to midnight |
| Sat, Oct. 10 | 11 a.m. to midnight | 6 p.m. to midnight |
| Sun, Oct. 11 | 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. | 5 to 8 p.m. |
| Thu, Oct. 15 | 6 p.m. to midnight | 8 p.m. to midnight |
| Fri, Oct. 16 | 11 a.m. to midnight | 8 p.m. to midnight |
| Sat, Oct. 17 | 11 a.m. to midnight | 6 p.m. to midnight |
| Sun, Oct. 18 | 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. | 5 to 8 p.m. |
| Thu, Oct. 22 | 6 p.m. to midnight | 8 p.m. to midnight |
| Fri, Oct. 23 | 11 a.m. to midnight | 8 p.m. to midnight |
| Sat, Oct. 24 | 11 a.m. to midnight | 6 p.m. to midnight |
| Sun, Oct. 25 | 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. | 5 to 8 p.m. |
| Thu, Oct. 29 | 6 p.m. to midnight | 8 p.m. to midnight |
| Fri, Oct. 30 | 11 a.m. to midnight | 8 p.m. to midnight |
| Sat, Oct. 31 | 11 a.m. to midnight | 6 p.m. to midnight |
| Sun, Nov. 1 | 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. | 5 to 8 p.m. |
On Thursdays and Fridays everything opens together at 8 p.m. On Saturdays five of the six mazes (Diablo, Midnight, Slaughter House, The Haunting of Eerie Estate and Fearground Freak Show) and The Conjuring: Beyond Fear start at 6 p.m., with CornStalkers 2.0 and the scare zones following at 8. Sundays are the short version: those same five mazes and The Conjuring from 5 to 8 p.m., with no CornStalkers and no scare zones. Cut Throat Cove is the one scare zone that wraps early, at 11 p.m. instead of midnight.
Hours are from Cedar Point's operating calendar as of September 20, 2026. Parks do adjust hours, so check the official calendar the week you go.
All 6 haunted mazes, plus The Conjuring
Six indoor mazes are on the Haunted Attractions Pass this year:
- 1 Diablo: The Infernal Path New for 2026. A licensed maze from Blizzard's Diablo games: cursed cathedrals, ancient rituals, and Lilith herself.
- 2 Midnight The Book of the Dark opens and you descend into Mr. Midnight's world. A long-running fan favorite.
- 3 Slaughter House The Spilt 'n Trails Meat Factory is open for tours. You're the tour.
- 4 The Haunting of Eerie Estate A decaying manor full of restless spirits.
- 5 Fearground Freak Show Madame Ophelia's sideshow, where the acts don't stay on stage.
- 6 CornStalkers 2.0: Revenge of the Pumpkin Heads The corn maze walkthrough, back with more pumpkin heads.
The Conjuring: Beyond Fear is separate from all of this: a $25 ticketed walkthrough of the Conjuring Universe where you play paranormal investigator and meet Annabelle. It's about 20 minutes and it is not covered by the maze pass. That price is up from $15 last year.
Scare zones and shows (no extra charge)
Four scare zones come free with admission once the sun drops: Crystal Rock Massacre (summer-camp horror), Cut Throat Cove (pirates and shipwrecks), Clownz: Hall of Infamy Tour (a killer clown band), and Tombstone Terrortory (a cursed Old West snake-oil act).
Seven live shows are included too, from the Opening SCARYmoanies kickoff with Mr. Midnight to the Skeleton Crew stunt show and the Butchers of Rock closer. Rides get their seasonal renames as well: GateKreeper, MaverEEK!, RougaBOO!, and the Midway Scareousel are all running.
The coasters run all event long, and the lines swing hard once people file into the mazes. Ride Ready shows what's actually running, so you can time a ride between them.
Family daytime vs. scary night
HalloWeekends splits the day in two, and Cedar Point is upfront about which half is which.
Built for families
Ten trick-or-treat stops, the Magical House on Boo Hill, pumpkin decorating, a hay maze, corn maze, harvest tractors, and a Snoopy musical. All of it included with admission, all of it non-scary.
Built to scare
Six haunted mazes, four scare zones, and shows aimed at an older crowd. Cedar Point's own warning: select areas may be too intense for young children after 8 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
One scheduling catch: the family daytime programming only runs Fridays through Sundays. Thursday event nights are frights only, so don't book a Thursday for the trick-or-treat trail.
How to pick your date
HalloWeekends runs Thursday through Sunday for seven weekends, and not every date pulls the same crowd. Saturdays sell heaviest, October Saturdays especially, and the weekends closest to Halloween draw the biggest crowds. Thursdays are worth a look, since a lot of people don't realize the mazes run then. If you want the family daytime side plus a taste of the scares in one visit, Sunday is the gentle version: Fall Fun by Day, then five mazes and The Conjuring from 5 to 8 p.m., with no scare zones and an 8 p.m. close.
Cedar Point runs its regular ride lineup all event long, so it's worth checking the park's crowd calendar and strategy guide for the daytime picture before you pick a date.
HalloWeekends 2026 FAQ
Is HalloWeekends included with admission, or do the mazes cost extra?
The event is included: scare zones, all seven shows, renamed rides, and the whole daytime family side come with your park ticket. The six haunted mazes don't. They need a Haunted Attractions Pass, from $15 a night or $59 for the all-season version, and season passholders pay for it too. The Conjuring: Beyond Fear is a separate $25 ticket on top of that.
Is HalloWeekends the same as Fright Fest?
No. Fright Fest is the event at legacy Six Flags parks. Cedar Point kept its own HalloWeekends name after the merger, and this is season 29.
Is it scary for kids?
Daytime, no. The Fri-Sun family programming is explicitly non-scary. At night, Cedar Point's own line is that select areas may be too intense for young children after 8 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. The pattern that works: families do the day, then head out as the fog machines fire up.
What's the Scream Peek Preview?
A one-time early-access weekend, September 10 to 13, with select indoor mazes open ahead of the official September 17 start. It's over now, but the mazes it previewed are running as part of the regular HalloWeekends lineup.
What's new for 2026?
The Diablo maze is the headliner: a licensed Blizzard collaboration running only here and at Kings Dominion this season.
When does HalloWeekends start in 2026, and what nights is it open?
HalloWeekends opened Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026 and runs through Sunday, Nov. 1: every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. From Sept. 24 on, that's 24 dates left, and Nov. 1 is also Cedar Point's last day of the season.
What time does HalloWeekends start and end?
Thursdays the park's open 6 p.m. to midnight. Fridays and Saturdays it's 11 a.m. to midnight, and Sundays 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. The haunted mazes run later than that: 8 p.m. to midnight Thursdays and Fridays, 6 p.m. to midnight Saturdays, and 5 to 8 p.m. Sundays.
You'll still be riding coasters between scares
HalloWeekends is a full park day with mazes bolted on. The app tracks Cedar Point's ride waits live and flags the drops, so you can grab Steel Vengeance when its line thins out. Get it on the App Store before you go.
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