Seasonal events
Halloween and Christmas,
with the quiet nights marked.
94 seasons at 58 parks, each with a crowd forecast on every date the park published and how the same weeks measured last year. Pick the quiet one.
Halloween 2026
Scarefest, Fright Nights, Howl-O-Scream, Fright Fest and the rest. Event nights are usually the busiest of the autumn; these are the ones forecast least so.
Quietest on average: Halloween Spooktacular at Paultons Park, 28%.
United Kingdom
- Halloween Spooktacular at Paultons Park
9 Oct to 2 Nov · 25 dates
28%typical datequietest Fri 9 Oct at 16%2025 measured 29%
- Pleasurewood Chills at Pleasurewood Hills
24 Oct to 1 Nov · 9 dates
47%typical datequietest Sun 25 Oct at 40%
- Journey to Hell at Blackpool Pleasure Beach
17 Oct to 31 Oct · 15 nights · separate ticket
58%typical nightquietest Tue 20 Oct at 47%2025 measured 43%
- Howl'o'ween at Chessington World Of Adventures
3 Oct to 1 Nov · 20 dates
63%typical datequietest Thu 22 Oct at 39%2025 measured 43%
- Brick or Treat at Legoland Windsor
10 Oct to 1 Nov · 18 dates
75%typical datequietest Mon 19 Oct at 65%2025 measured 59%
- Scarefest at Alton Towers
26 Sep to 1 Nov · 25 dates
76%typical datequietest Fri 9 Oct at 58%2025 measured 56%
- Fright Nights at Thorpe Park
2 Oct to 1 Nov · 24 dates
76%typical datequietest Fri 9 Oct at 62%2025 measured 70%
United States
- Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens Tampa
11 Sep to 31 Oct · 27 nights · separate ticket
35%typical nightquietest Thu 1 Oct at 15%2025 measured 41%
- Howl-O-Scream at Seaworld San Diego
11 Sep to 31 Oct · 51 nights · separate ticket
36%typical nightquietest Thu 1 Oct at 19%
- Fright Fest at Six Flags Frontier City
26 Sep to 31 Oct · 16 nights
36%typical nightquietest Sun 4 Oct at 23%
- Halloween Haunt at Kings Dominion
18 Sep to 1 Nov · 45 nights
37%typical nightquietest Fri 2 Oct at 16%2025 measured 28%
- Fright Fest at Six Flags St Louis
12 Sep to 1 Nov · 22 nights
44%typical nightquietest Fri 2 Oct at 5%
- Brick or Treat at Legoland New York
2 Oct to 1 Nov · 31 dates
44%typical datequietest Mon 5 Oct at 15%2025 measured 24%
- SCarowinds at Carowinds
11 Sep to 1 Nov · 52 nights
46%typical nightquietest Sun 4 Oct at 23%2025 measured 37%
- Fright Fest at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
11 Sep to 1 Nov · 27 nights
47%typical nightquietest Thu 22 Oct at 19%
- Fright Fest at Six Flags New England
26 Sep to 1 Nov · 37 nights
48%typical nightquietest Thu 1 Oct at 15%2025 measured 69%
- Fright Fest at Six Flags Great Adventure
18 Sep to 1 Nov · 45 nights
49%typical nightquietest Thu 15 Oct at 19%
- Knott's Spooky Farm at Knotts Berry Farm
24 Sep to 31 Oct · 38 dates
49%typical datequietest Wed 7 Oct at 30%
- Brick-or-Treat at Legoland Orlando
5 Sep to 31 Oct · 18 dates
50%typical datequietest Sun 4 Oct at 34%
- Halloween Spooktacular at Seaworld San Diego
11 Sep to 1 Nov · 24 dates
50%typical datequietest Fri 2 Oct at 19%
- Halloween Spooktacular / Halloween Harvest at Busch Gardens Tampa
12 Sep to 1 Nov · 16 dates
50%typical datequietest Sun 4 Oct at 42%2025 measured 45%
- Halloween Spooktacular at Seaworld Orlando
29 Aug to 1 Nov · 65 dates
51%typical datequietest Thu 1 Oct at 27%
- Halloween Season at Legoland California
20 Sep to 30 Oct · 41 dates
52%typical datequietest Thu 29 Oct at 38%2025 measured 46%
- Knott's Scary Farm at Knotts Berry Farm
17 Sep to 31 Oct · 26 nights · separate ticket
53%typical nightquietest Thu 1 Oct at 31%
- Fright Fest at Six Flags Magic Mountain
18 Sep to 1 Nov · 25 nights
55%typical nightquietest Fri 2 Oct at 37%
- Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom
7 Aug to 31 Oct · 38 nights · separate ticket
56%typical nightquietest Thu 1 Oct at 46%2025 measured 54%
- Howl-O-Scream at Seaworld Orlando
11 Sep to 31 Oct · 26 nights · separate ticket
57%typical nightquietest Fri 2 Oct at 36%
- Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood at Universal Studios Hollywood
3 Sep to 1 Nov · 42 nights · separate ticket
58%typical nightquietest Wed 7 Oct at 51%2025 measured 52%
- Fright Fest at Six Flags Over Georgia
12 Sep to 1 Nov · 21 nights
59%typical nightquietest Sun 4 Oct at 7%2025 measured 37%
- Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Florida Park
28 Aug to 1 Nov · 49 nights · separate ticket
61%typical nightquietest Wed 21 Oct at 52%2025 measured 61%
- Tricks and Treats at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
12 Sep to 1 Nov · 16 dates
61%typical datequietest Sun 4 Oct at 45%
- Fright Fest at Six Flags Great America
19 Sep to 1 Nov · 22 nights
62%typical nightquietest Fri 2 Oct at 9%2025 measured 81%
- Brick-or-Treat Monster Party at Legoland California
19 Sep to 1 Nov · 12 dates
67%typical datequietest Sun 4 Oct at 51%2025 measured 46%
- Oogie Boogie Bash - A Disney Halloween Party at Disney California Adventure
18 Aug to 31 Oct · 33 nights · separate ticket
68%typical nightquietest Sun 4 Oct at 58%2025 measured 69%
- Tricks and Treats at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
19 Sep to 1 Nov · 14 dates
68%typical datequietest Sun 4 Oct at 55%
- Halloween Haunt at Kings Island
25 Sep to 31 Oct · 37 nights
68%typical nightquietest Mon 5 Oct at 23%2025 measured 53%
- Halloween Time at Disneyland Resort at Disneyland Park
21 Aug to 31 Oct · 72 dates
70%typical datequietest Sun 4 Oct at 60%2025 measured 73%
- Halloween Time at Disney California Adventure
18 Aug to 31 Oct · 75 dates
71%typical datequietest Sun 4 Oct at 58%2025 measured 69%
- Fright Fest at Six Flags Over Texas
11 Sep to 1 Nov · 25 nights
73%typical nightquietest Fri 2 Oct at 41%2025 measured 65%
- HalloWeekends at Cedar Point
17 Sep to 1 Nov · 46 dates
76%typical datequietest Mon 5 Oct at 32%
France
- WAAAlloween at Walibi Rhone Alpes
3 Oct to 11 Nov · 40 dates
50%typical datequietest Mon 5 Oct at 21%
- Peur sur le Parc at Parc Asterix
3 Oct to 8 Nov · 37 dates
62%typical datequietest Mon 5 Oct at 38%2025 measured 61%
- Nocturnes Peur sur le Parc at Parc Asterix
10 Oct to 7 Nov · 12 nights · separate ticket
62%typical nightquietest Fri 16 Oct at 45%2025 measured 62%
- Disney Halloween Festival at Disneyland Paris
26 Sep to 1 Nov · 37 dates
80%typical datequietest Thu 1 Oct at 76%2025 measured 77%
Germany
- Halloween Horror Festival at Movie Park Germany
26 Sep to 8 Nov · 44 dates
45%typical datequietest Thu 1 Oct at 19%
- Halloween at Heide Park
10 Oct to 31 Oct · 22 dates
48%typical datequietest Tue 13 Oct at 40%2025 measured 43%
- Traumatica - Festival of Fear at Europa Park
23 Sep to 7 Nov · 46 nights · separate ticket
56%typical nightquietest Thu 1 Oct at 31%2025 measured 57%
- Halloween extended evenings at Heide Park
10 Oct to 31 Oct · 5 dates
59%typical datequietest Fri 30 Oct at 50%2025 measured 43%
Belgium
- Halloween at Bellewaerde
17 Oct to 8 Nov · 23 dates
50%typical datequietest Wed 21 Oct at 41%2025 measured 41%
- Ibilaw at Walibi Belgium
10 Oct to 11 Nov · 20 dates
53%typical datequietest Wed 21 Oct at 37%2025 measured 50%
- Ibilaw extended evenings at Walibi Belgium
17 Oct to 11 Nov · 10 nights
59%typical nightquietest Fri 30 Oct at 46%2025 measured 51%
Canada
- Halloween Haunt at Canadas Wonderland
25 Sep to 1 Nov · 21 nights
51%typical nightquietest Fri 9 Oct at 36%2025 measured 50%
- Fête des citrouilles at La Ronde Montreal
3 Oct to 1 Nov · 30 dates
55%typical datequietest Sun 4 Oct at 28%
- Festival de la frayeur at La Ronde Montreal
3 Oct to 1 Nov · 13 dates
56%typical datequietest Sun 4 Oct at 28%
Netherlands
- Halloween Nights at Toverland
3 Oct to 7 Nov · 36 nights · separate ticket
41%typical nightquietest Thu 5 Nov at 25%2025 measured 24%
- Halloween Spooky Days at Walibi Holland
14 Oct to 21 Oct · 5 dates
46%typical datequietest Thu 15 Oct at 45%
- Halloween Fright Nights at Walibi Holland
3 Oct to 1 Nov · 30 nights · separate ticket
52%typical nightquietest Mon 5 Oct at 32%
Denmark
- Halloween at Legoland Billund
2 Oct to 1 Nov · 31 dates
45%typical datequietest Fri 2 Oct at 30%2025 measured 41%
- Magisk Halloween at Djurs Sommerland
10 Oct to 18 Oct · 9 dates
48%typical datequietest Sun 18 Oct at 46%
Italy
- Venerdì da Paura / Scary Fridays at Gardaland
2 Oct to 30 Oct · 5 nights
30%typical nightquietest Fri 2 Oct at 20%2025 measured 41%
- Gardaland Magic Halloween at Gardaland
12 Sep to 1 Nov · 51 dates
42%typical datequietest Fri 2 Oct at 20%2025 measured 42%
Spain
- Halloween at Parque De Atracciones Madrid
26 Sep to 1 Nov · 37 dates
42%typical datequietest Mon 5 Oct at 20%
- Halloween at Port Aventura World
19 Sep to 15 Nov · 58 dates
66%typical datequietest Thu 1 Oct at 49%2025 measured 70%
China
- Disney Halloween incl. Spook-tacular Days at Shanghai Disneyland Resort
4 Oct to 1 Nov · 29 dates
80%typical datequietest Mon 5 Oct at 64%2025 measured 57%
Japan
- LEGOLAND Halloween at Legoland Japan
2 Oct to 3 Nov · 33 dates
35%typical datequietest Fri 2 Oct at 18%2025 measured 25%
Sweden
- Halloween på Liseberg at Liseberg
2 Oct to 1 Nov · 31 dates
51%typical datequietest Mon 5 Oct at 31%2025 measured 44%
Christmas 2026
The winter seasons, which at most parks are quieter than Halloween on any weekday and busier than it on the last two weekends before the day.
Quietest on average: Christmas at Paultons at Paultons Park, 20%.
United Kingdom
- Christmas at Paultons at Paultons Park
5 Dec to 3 Jan · 19 dates
20%typical datequietest Mon 14 Dec at 18%2025 measured 21%
- Winter's Tail at Chessington World Of Adventures
21 Nov to 24 Dec · 18 dates
40%typical datequietest Thu 17 Dec at 26%2025 measured 31%
- Christmas at Alton Towers
27 Nov to 23 Dec · 27 dates
41%typical datequietest Thu 17 Dec at 22%2025 measured 29%
- LEGOLAND at Christmas at Legoland Windsor
21 Nov to 2 Jan · 21 dates
60%typical datequietest Thu 17 Dec at 33%2025 measured 53%
United States
- Holidays at LEGOLAND at Legoland Orlando
21 Nov to 3 Jan · 26 dates
47%typical datequietest Sun 22 Nov at 40%2025 measured 39%
- Holiday in the Park at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
21 Nov to 23 Dec · 18 dates
50%typical datequietest Fri 18 Dec at 31%
- Christmas Town at Busch Gardens Tampa
13 Nov to 4 Jan · 53 dates
56%typical datequietest Wed 2 Dec at 18%2025 measured 57%
- Christmas Celebration at Seaworld San Diego
13 Nov to 3 Jan · 52 dates
56%typical datequietest Tue 1 Dec at 32%2025 measured 35%
- Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom
8 Nov to 22 Dec · 25 nights · separate ticket
57%typical nightquietest Tue 17 Nov at 50%2025 measured 56%
- WinterFest at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
27 Nov to 3 Jan · 18 nights
58%typical nightquietest Sun 6 Dec at 55%
- SeaWorld Christmas Celebration at Seaworld Orlando
6 Nov to 4 Jan · 60 dates
61%typical datequietest Thu 19 Nov at 27%
- Holiday in the Park at Six Flags Magic Mountain
26 Nov to 3 Jan · 25 dates
61%typical datequietest Mon 14 Dec at 44%
- Universal Orlando's Holidays at Universal Studios Florida Park
14 Nov to 3 Jan · 51 dates
63%typical datequietest Wed 18 Nov at 52%2025 measured 60%
- Universal Orlando's Holidays / Grinchmas + Christmas in Hogsmeade at Universal Islands Of Adventure
14 Nov to 3 Jan · 51 dates
76%typical datequietest Tue 17 Nov at 63%2025 measured 66%
- Holiday in the Park at Six Flags Over Texas
21 Nov to 30 Dec · 23 dates
78%typical datequietest Fri 18 Dec at 69%2025 measured 44%
- Disney Jollywood Nights at Hollywood Studios
7 Nov to 5 Jan · 15 nights · separate ticket
80%typical nightquietest Mon 16 Nov at 77%2025 measured 71%
- Universal Orlando's Holidays at Epic Universe at Universal Epic Universe
14 Nov to 3 Jan · 51 dates
83%typical datequietest Thu 19 Nov at 75%2025 measured 81%
France
- Merry ChristWAAAs at Walibi Rhone Alpes
19 Dec to 3 Jan · 16 dates
54%typical datequietest Thu 24 Dec at 37%
- Noël Gaulois at Parc Asterix
19 Dec to 3 Jan · 16 dates
65%typical datequietest Sun 20 Dec at 54%2025 measured 58%
- Disney Enchanted Christmas at Disneyland Paris
7 Nov to 6 Jan · 61 dates
76%typical datequietest Fri 20 Nov at 71%2025 measured 74%
Germany
- Winterzauber at Europa Park
28 Nov to 9 Jan · 43 dates
43%typical datequietest Thu 10 Dec at 20%2025 measured 38%
- Wintertraum at Phantasialand
14 Nov to 24 Jan · 72 dates
59%typical datequietest Tue 17 Nov at 43%2025 measured 52%
- WinterWonder LEGOLAND at Legoland Deutschland
28 Nov to 10 Jan · 28 dates
64%typical datequietest Fri 18 Dec at 36%2025 measured 23%
Belgium
- Walibi Winter at Walibi Belgium
5 Dec to 3 Jan · 30 dates
38%typical datequietest Thu 24 Dec at 29%2025 measured 29%
- Christmas village at Bellewaerde
28 Nov to 3 Jan · 37 dates
45%typical datequietest Thu 24 Dec at 40%2025 measured 37%
Denmark
- Jul i LEGOLAND at Legoland Billund
28 Nov to 31 Dec · 34 dates
42%typical datequietest Fri 18 Dec at 30%2025 measured 31%
Italy
- Gardaland Magic Winter at Gardaland
5 Dec to 6 Jan · 33 dates
45%typical datequietest Mon 21 Dec at 35%2025 measured 42%
Japan
- Christmas at Legoland Japan
20 Nov to 25 Dec · 36 dates
28%typical datequietest Thu 3 Dec at 18%2025 measured 23%