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Traumatica - Festival of Fear 2026 at Europa Park: crowd calendar

23 Sep to 7 Nov 202646 nightsRust, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Traumatica - Festival of Fear 2026 at Europa Park runs 23 Sep to 7 Nov 2026 and is forecast moderately busy, averaging 56% crowd level. The quietest night is Thu 1 Oct at 31%, the busiest Sat 17 Oct at 74%.

Quietest night of Traumatica - Festival of Fear 2026

Thursday 1 Oct

Traumatica - Festival of Fear 2026 is forecast moderately busy at Europa Park, averaging 56% crowd level across its 38 nights. The busiest is Saturday 17 Oct at 74%.

31%crowds
Next bestWed 4 Nov 43%Thu 5 Nov 46%Tue 3 Nov 47%

Across its 46 nights the forecast averages 56% crowd level, which is about a normal day for this park. That is about the same as the same weeks in 2025, which measured 57%. Expect queues to average around 21 minutes park-wide on a typical night.

Traumatica - Festival of Fear is an evening event with its own ticket; a standard day ticket does not include it. Halloween runs alongside it during the day, on the same dates.

Every night, with the forecast

September 2026

  1. Wed23No forecast
  2. Thu24No forecast
  3. Fri25No forecast
  4. Sat26No forecast
  5. Sun27No forecast
  6. Mon28No forecast
  7. Tue29No forecast
  8. Wed30No forecast

October 2026

  1. Thu131%~10 min
  2. Fri255%~20 min
  3. Sat372%~33 min
  4. Sun455%~20 min
  5. Mon554%~19 min
  6. Tue654%~20 min
  7. Wed754%~20 min
  8. Thu853%~19 min
  9. Fri954%~20 min
  10. Sat1073%~34 min
  11. Sun1161%~24 min
  12. Mon1257%~22 min
  13. Tue1356%~21 min
  14. Wed1455%~20 min
  15. Thu1557%~21 min
  16. Fri1655%~20 min
  17. Sat1774%~35 min
  18. Sun1863%~25 min
  19. Mon1956%~21 min
  20. Tue2056%~21 min
  21. Wed2155%~20 min
  22. Thu2253%~19 min
  23. Fri2354%~19 min
  24. Sat2470%~30 min
  25. Sun2559%~23 min
  26. Mon2657%~22 min
  27. Tue2757%~22 min
  28. Wed2857%~22 min
  29. Thu2958%~22 min
  30. Fri3056%~21 min
  31. Sat3161%~24 min

November 2026

  1. Sun159%~23 min
  2. Mon251%~18 min
  3. Tue347%~16 min
  4. Wed443%~14 min
  5. Thu546%~15 min
  6. Fri651%~18 min
  7. Sat759%~23 min
Quietest 0-15%Quieter 15-35%Typical 35-65%Busier 65-88%Busiest 88-100%

How the same weeks ran in 2025

Between 23 Sep and 7 Nov 2025 the park measured 57% on average over 38 recorded days. The busiest was Saturday 18 Oct at 78%, the quietest Sunday 2 Nov at 36%. These are the same calendar weeks, not necessarily 2025's event dates.

Busiest days, measured

  1. 1Saturday 18 OctQueues averaged 40 min78%
  2. 2Saturday 11 OctQueues averaged 38 min76%
  3. 3Saturday 25 OctQueues averaged 35 min74%
  4. 4Saturday 4 OctQueues averaged 33 min72%
  5. 5Sunday 19 OctQueues averaged 32 min72%

Quietest days, measured

  1. 1Sunday 2 NovQueues averaged 12 min36%
  2. 2Sunday 5 OctQueues averaged 14 min43%
  3. 3Thursday 6 NovQueues averaged 15 min44%
  4. 4Wednesday 5 NovQueues averaged 15 min45%
  5. 5Thursday 23 OctQueues averaged 16 min46%

Dates as published by Europa Park; always check the park's own site before travelling. Crowd levels are modelled from this park's own recorded queue times, school and public holidays, day of the week and the weather forecast, and may not always be right. We score every past forecast against what the queues actually did and publish the result in the crowd forecast accuracy ledger.

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Frequently asked

When is Traumatica - Festival of Fear 2026 at Europa Park?

Traumatica - Festival of Fear 2026 runs 23 Sep to 7 Nov 2026, on selected dates, which the park has not listed: 46 nights in total. Dates are as published by Europa Park.

What is the quietest night of Traumatica - Festival of Fear 2026?

Thursday 1 Oct is forecast the quietest at 31% crowd level. The next best are Wed 4 Nov (43%), Thu 5 Nov (46%), Tue 3 Nov (47%).

What is the busiest night of Traumatica - Festival of Fear 2026?

Saturday 17 Oct is forecast the busiest at 74%. The 12 nights that fall in the Autumn break (19 Oct to 30 Oct) average 57%.

How busy is Traumatica - Festival of Fear compared with a normal day at Europa Park?

The event nights average 56% crowd level, about a normal day for this park. The same weeks in 2025 measured 57% on average.

Do I need a separate ticket for Traumatica - Festival of Fear?

Yes. Traumatica - Festival of Fear is ticketed separately from day admission. Check Europa Park's own site for prices and on-sale dates.