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Venerdì da Paura / Scary Fridays 2026 at Gardaland: crowd calendar

2 Oct to 30 Oct 20265 nightsCastelnuovo del Garda, Veneto, Italy

Venerdì da Paura / Scary Fridays 2026 at Gardaland runs 2 Oct to 30 Oct 2026 and is forecast quiet, averaging 30% crowd level. The quietest night is Fri 2 Oct at 27%, the busiest Fri 30 Oct at 37%.

Quietest night of Venerdì da Paura / Scary Fridays 2026

Friday 2 Oct

Venerdì da Paura / Scary Fridays 2026 is forecast quiet at Gardaland, averaging 30% crowd level across its 5 nights. The busiest is Friday 30 Oct at 37%.

27%crowds
Next bestFri 9 Oct 29%Fri 16 Oct 29%Fri 23 Oct 30%

Across its 5 nights the forecast averages 30% crowd level, which is quieter than a normal day here at Gardaland. That is 11 points quieter than the same weeks measured in 2025 (41%). Expect queues to average around 10 minutes park-wide on a typical night.

Venerdì da Paura / Scary Fridays is an evening event, so the crowd figures above describe the whole day at Gardaland, not the event hours alone.

Every night, with the forecast

October 2026

  1. Fri227%~9 min
  2. Fri929%~9 min
  3. Fri1629%~9 min
  4. Fri2330%~9 min
  5. Fri3037%~12 min

The 24 days inside the run that Venerdì da Paura / Scary Fridays does not operate on are forecast 43% on average.

Quietest 0-15%Quieter 15-35%Typical 35-65%Busier 65-88%Busiest 88-100%

How the same weeks ran in 2025

Between 2 Oct and 30 Oct 2025 the park measured 41% on average over 28 recorded days. The busiest was Saturday 25 Oct at 77%, the quietest Tuesday 21 Oct at 19%. These are the same calendar weeks, not necessarily 2025's event dates.

Busiest days, measured

  1. 1Saturday 25 Octqueues averaged 38 min77%
  2. 2Saturday 18 Octqueues averaged 32 min71%
  3. 3Sunday 26 Octqueues averaged 32 min71%
  4. 4Saturday 11 Octqueues averaged 29 min69%
  5. 5Sunday 12 Octqueues averaged 26 min64%

Quietest days, measured

  1. 1Tuesday 21 Octqueues averaged 6 min19%
  2. 2Thursday 23 Octqueues averaged 6 min20%
  3. 3Monday 20 Octqueues averaged 7 min21%
  4. 4Wednesday 15 Octqueues averaged 7 min21%
  5. 5Tuesday 14 Octqueues averaged 7 min22%

Dates as published by Gardaland; 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 in the forecast accuracy ledger.

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Frequently asked

When is Venerdì da Paura / Scary Fridays 2026 at Gardaland?

Venerdì da Paura / Scary Fridays 2026 runs 2 Oct to 30 Oct 2026, on Fridays: 5 nights in total. Dates are as published by Gardaland.

What is the quietest night of Venerdì da Paura / Scary Fridays 2026?

Friday 2 Oct is forecast the quietest at 27% crowd level. The next best are Fri 9 Oct (29%), Fri 16 Oct (29%), Fri 23 Oct (30%).

What is the busiest night of Venerdì da Paura / Scary Fridays 2026?

Friday 30 Oct is forecast the busiest at 37%. The 3 nights that fall in the October break (16 Oct to 30 Oct) average 32%.

How busy is Venerdì da Paura / Scary Fridays compared with a normal day at Gardaland?

The event nights average 30% crowd level, quieter than a normal day here. The same weeks in 2025 measured 41% on average. The 24 days inside the run that Venerdì da Paura / Scary Fridays does not operate on are forecast 43% on average.

Do I need a separate ticket for Venerdì da Paura / Scary Fridays?

Venerdì da Paura / Scary Fridays runs in the evening. Check Gardaland's own site for what your ticket includes on the day you visit.