🎃 IowaHauntedHouses.com Halloween Weekend Guide: Sept 25-27 👻

September 24, 2026
By Newsletter Staff

The Halloween season is officially here, and haunted attractions everywhere are throwing open their creaky doors to anyone brave enough to step inside! Whether you're drawn to classic haunted houses, fog-covered trails through the dark woods, or twisting mazes where danger lurks around every corner, there's no shortage of spine-chilling adventures waiting for you this year.

Make IowaHauntedHouses.com your go-to guide all season long for the latest on the haunted attractions bringing the fright to Iowa. After you've survived the screams, stop back and share your experience by leaving a review. Let the haunts know just how terrifyingly good your visit was!

	Basement of the Dead Haunted House Aurora, IL Open Friday and Saturday Basement of the Dead: In the late 1920’s, Walker Laundry opened at 42 West New York St. and became Aurora’s largest laundry Company.
	Disturbia Haunted House Downers Grove, IL Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday The legendary Disturbia Haunted House has been resurrected from the depths of Hell! Come relive your darkest nightmares and experience all new evils.
	Sherman's Pumpkin Farm and Corn Maze Manchester, IA Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday Sherman's Pumpkin Farm and Corn Maze. Come see us and the corn maze! There are also Free Hay Rides on weekend afternoons - every 1/2 hour as staffing permits.
	Wills Family Orchard Adel, IA Open Saturday Wills Family Orchard and Pumpkin Farm is located just 20 minutes west of West Des Moines in the rolling hills of Dallas County, Iowa.
	Pumpkinville & Corn Maze Mitchellville, IA Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday Pumpkinville is the site of two awesome corn mazes! Both are great mazes for team building exercises, youth groups, school groups and anyone who enjoys a challenge.
	Solsma's Punkin Patch and Corn Maze Sanborn, IA Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday A Great Adventure through a crazy, curvy Iowa cornfield for your family! Fire pits for roasting marshmallows or weenies, weather and wind permitting.
	Bass Farms Fall Festival Mount Vernon, IA Open Saturday and Sunday Bass Farms is a beautiful vegetable farm located directly across the street from Palisades State Park on Highway 30. We strive to produce high quality, chemical free produce.
	Kroul Farms Mount Vernon, IA Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday Kroul Farms is a family owned farm, growing a variety of produce, flowers and other goods. For over 20 years local families have been enjoying Kroul Farms’ Fall decorations, pumpkins, and corn maze.
	Harvest Barn Fun Farm & Corn Maze Osceola, IA Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday This fall be sure to visit southern Iowa’s favorite fall destination & marketplace! The Fun Farm & Corn Maze open for the season every September - bring the whole family out to make BIG memories!
	Bloomsbury Farm Corn Maze & Hayrides Atkins, IA Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday Bloomsbury Farm is a destination for families and kids of all ages! Whether you're 1 or 100, everyone will enjoy an exciting, fun-filled day on the farm here at Bloomsbury Farm!
	Madness Haunted House at Pioneer Trail Orchard Council Bluffs, IA Open Friday and Saturday Our 1890 farm house is becoming the perfect scare for those who are willing and brave enough to enter. Be careful when you pass through the kitchen that you don't become dinner.
	Scarecrow Farm Corn Maze and Hayrides Lawton, IA Open Saturday and Sunday Navigate your way through the winding trails in our four acre corn maze. Little tikes will love crawling through tunnels, walking under tractor tire arches and trying to find their way through the Little Tike's hay maze.
	Harvestville Farms Moonlight Maze Donnellson, IA Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday Come see everything new that we have to offer this year! The expanded Harvestville Play Area and a 10 acre corn maze are just for starters!
	3 Bee Farms Griswold, IA Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday 3 Bee Farms specializes in Apples & Bees; Produce & Pumpkins. Fall Activities: Pick your own apples Hayrides and fall activities Corn Maze Rope Maze Large Sand Box Farm Animals Slingshot apple launcher Children Playground Fun family games Fire rings for groups or families to rent Family Fun Festival:
	Deal's Orchard Jefferson, IA Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday We are a family run apple orchard located in Jefferson, Iowa. Deal’s Orchard has 45 acres of apple trees with over 25 varieties of apples in our orchards.
	Hoefling's Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze Marcus, IA Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday Have fun this fall at Hoefling's Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze! Enjoy the pumpkin patch, corn maze, haunted corn maze, and more!
	Center Grove Orchard Cambridge, IA Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday A Farmyard Pass is your ticket to all of the following: NEW – CGO Express Train…coming soon! (Additional fee) Pedal carts Kids corral Hop-a-long horses Spiderweb Hayrides around the farm 2 Jumping Pillows Corn pool Corn maze Hay maze Rubber duck races Apple sling shot* (weekends only, set hours) One-
	Welch's Pumpkin Patch Council Bluffs, IA Open Saturday and Sunday We are smaller pumpkin patch, but have a large variety of pumpkins and gourds. We strive to be an affordable, fun place for families.
	Bart's Farm and Pumpkin Patch Marion, IA Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday Bart's Farm and Pumpkin Patch is a family owned pumpkin patch. The Pumpkin Patch has pumpkins of all size ranges. Prices are relative.
	Appleberry Orchard Donnellson, IA Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday Appleberry Orchard is an agritainment farm business. We are open Aug. 1st - Oct. 31st. We have u-pick apples & pumpkins, Appleberry Acres & Petting Farm, wagon rides, barrel train rides, pumpkin chucker, corn maze, food concessions and much more!
	Heartland Farms Halloween Fun Waterloo, IA Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday Stay as long as you like and enjoy all the following: GIANT JUMPING PILLOW, a favorite with everyone. Scarecrow’s Haunted Barn, animated with scary sights and sounds, a mid level scary haunt, MANY NEW SCARES!
	Howell's Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze Cumming, IA Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday Fall is a magical time of the year, especially at Howell's Pumpkin Patch, located just 25 miles south of Des Moines off I-35.
	Buffalo Pumpkin Patch Buffalo, IA Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday The Buffalo Pumpkin Patch offers all kinds of great fun for the whole family. We have a wide variety of indoor and outdoor activities to choose from!
	Pride Of The Wapsi Long Grove, IA Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday Fall is a wonderful time to visit the farm, as our pumpkins and gourds are in harvest. Our family farm provides a great interactive experience that children of all ages will remember for years to come.