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Where to Get Scared (and Have Fun) This Weekend in Central NY

Where to Get Scared (and Have Fun) This Weekend in Central NY

Haunted trails, trunk-or-treats, and concerts you won’t want to miss around the 315.

Arthur Mucitelli
October 15, 2025

We’re a day late, but still got the dollar. We had a couple of technical difficulties, but we’re still delivering.

Halloween is a couple of weeks away, and we have another list of horror filled attractions to make your October extra scary. Next week, we’ll find great spots to trick or treat. If you or someone you know plans a trunk or treat or similar, let us know. We’d love to get the word out on the newsletter and our socials.

Art Mucitelli—Publisher

In today’s newsletter:

Haunted houses, hayrides, and mazes around the 315
Lots of Halloween events
Great music including a few national acts

Around the 315: Haunted Hayrides, Houses, Mazes, and More

Cayo Industries scared and entertained us for years. While the show ended in 2024, there’s plenty of other haunted houses, mazes, and hayrides around the 315 for your adult group jump scare, or something a bit more family-friendly.

Fright Nights, Syracuse:

October 3 - October 26 (Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays)
Fri/Sat: 7:00 PM – Midnight, Sun: 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Demon Acres Haunted House & Hayride, Hannibal (Near Syracuse):

Fridays, Saturdays & Select Sundays in October
Fri/Sat: 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Sun (select): 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM

13th Hour Rising Haunted Hayride, Fulton (Near Syracuse):

Fridays, Saturdays & Select Sundays in October
Gates open 6:30 PM, Attractions: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park, Fulton (Near Syracuse):

Fridays, Saturdays & Select Sundays in October
Varies, check website

Wood Creek Hollow Haunted Nights: Psycho Path, Rome:

Next open October 10 & 11, 2025 (Likely most Fri/Sat in Oct)
Varies, check website

Arc Herkimer's "Dungeon of Despair", Herkimer:

October 10 & 11, 2025
6:00 PM – 9:30 PM

Herkimer Home Ghost Tours, Little Falls (Herkimer Home State Historic Site):

September 20, 2025 (Reservations Required)
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM (Groups leave every half hour)

Schuyler Farms Corn Maze, Utica (Schuyler Farms):

September & October (Fri, Sat, Sun)
September: Fri: 4 PM - 7 PM, Sat: 10 AM - 7 PM (Moonlight Night Sept 19: until 10 PM), Sun: 11 AM - 6 PM; October: Check Website

Utica Zoo Spooktacular, Utica:

October 18 & 19, 2025
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Crooked World Horror, New Hartford:

September, October, and November through November 2nd.
Friday & Saturday: 7 PM - 11 PM. Sunday: 7 PM - 10 PM

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Events happening this week in the 315!

Check the event link. Some events have a fee. We only post beginning times.

To have your event added, contact us at [email protected]

Submit your event to be added to the list. 🥳

The deadline for inclusion is the Monday before your event for our Tuesday newsletter.

Live music happening in the 315 this week

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