Halloween extended evenings 2026 at Heide Park: crowd calendar
Halloween extended evenings 2026 at Heide Park runs 10 Oct to 31 Oct 2026 and is forecast moderately busy, averaging 59% crowd level. The quietest date is Fri 30 Oct at 53%, the busiest Sat 24 Oct at 66%.
Quietest date of Halloween extended evenings 2026
Halloween extended evenings 2026 is forecast moderately busy at Heide Park, averaging 59% crowd level across its 5 dates. The busiest is Saturday 24 Oct at 66%.
Across its 5 dates the forecast averages 59% crowd level, which is about a normal day for this park. That is 17 points busier than the same weeks measured in 2025 (42%). Expect queues to average around 23 minutes park-wide on a typical date.
Every date, with the forecast
The 17 days inside the run that Halloween extended evenings does not operate on are forecast 45% on average, quieter than the event dates.
How the same weeks ran in 2025
Between 10 Oct and 31 Oct 2025 the park measured 42% on average over 22 recorded days. The busiest was Friday 31 Oct at 74%, the quietest Friday 10 Oct at 12%. These are the same calendar weeks, not necessarily 2025's event dates.
Busiest days, measured
- 1Friday 31 Oct74%
- 2Saturday 18 Oct71%
- 3Saturday 11 Oct67%
- 4Wednesday 22 Oct64%
- 5Monday 13 Oct57%
Quietest days, measured
- 1Friday 10 Oct12%
- 2Tuesday 28 Oct13%
- 3Sunday 26 Oct17%
- 4Monday 27 Oct25%
- 5Thursday 23 Oct30%
Dates as published by Heide 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.
Frequently asked
When is Halloween extended evenings 2026 at Heide Park?
Halloween extended evenings 2026 runs 10 Oct to 31 Oct 2026, on Fridays and Saturdays: 5 dates in total. Dates are as published by Heide Park.
What is the quietest date of Halloween extended evenings 2026?
Friday 30 Oct is forecast the quietest at 53% crowd level. The next best are Sat 10 Oct (55%), Sat 31 Oct (56%), Sat 17 Oct (65%).
What is the busiest date of Halloween extended evenings 2026?
Saturday 24 Oct is forecast the busiest at 66%. The 2 dates that fall in the Autumn break (24 Oct to 30 Oct) average 60%.
How busy is Halloween extended evenings compared with a normal day at Heide Park?
The event dates average 59% crowd level, about a normal day for this park. The same weeks in 2025 measured 42% on average. The 17 days inside the run that Halloween extended evenings does not operate on are forecast 45% on average, quieter than the event dates.