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Halloween Haunt 2026 at Kings Dominion: crowd calendar

18 Sep to 1 Nov 202645 nightsDoswell, Virginia, United States

Halloween Haunt 2026 at Kings Dominion runs 18 Sep to 1 Nov 2026 and is forecast moderately busy, averaging 38% crowd level. The quietest night is Wed 30 Sep at 21%, the busiest Sat 17 Oct at 57%.

Quietest night of Halloween Haunt 2026

Wednesday 30 Sept

Halloween Haunt 2026 is forecast moderately busy at Kings Dominion, averaging 38% crowd level across its 45 nights. The busiest is Saturday 17 Oct at 57%.

21%crowds
Next bestTue 29 Sep 22%Thu 1 Oct 23%Fri 18 Sep 26%

Across its 45 nights the forecast averages 38% crowd level, which is about a normal day for this park. That is 16 points busier than the same weeks measured in 2025 (22%). Expect lines to average around 12 minutes park-wide on a typical night.

Halloween Haunt is an evening event, so the crowd figures above describe the whole day at Kings Dominion, not the event hours alone. Tricks and Treats runs alongside it during the day, on the same dates.

Every night, with the forecast

September 2026

  1. Fri1826%~8 min
  2. Sat1952%~19 min
  3. Sun2048%~16 min
  4. Mon2128%~9 min
  5. Tue2227%~9 min
  6. Wed2326%~8 min
  7. Thu2427%~9 min
  8. Fri2526%~8 min
  9. Sat2645%~15 min
  10. Sun2741%~13 min
  11. Mon2833%~11 min
  12. Tue2922%~7 min
  13. Wed3021%~7 min

October 2026

  1. Thu123%~7 min
  2. Fri227%~9 min
  3. Sat341%~14 min
  4. Sun433%~11 min
  5. Mon537%~12 min
  6. Tue631%~10 min
  7. Wed731%~10 min
  8. Thu833%~11 min
  9. Fri939%~13 min
  10. Sat1047%~16 min
  11. Sun1152%~19 min
  12. Mon1248%~16 min
  13. Tue1345%~15 min
  14. Wed1445%~15 min
  15. Thu1544%~15 min
  16. Fri1651%~18 min
  17. Sat1757%~21 min
  18. Sun1852%~18 min
  19. Mon1948%~17 min
  20. Tue2037%~12 min
  21. Wed2136%~12 min
  22. Thu2237%~12 min
  23. Fri2340%~13 min
  24. Sat2453%~19 min
  25. Sun2543%~14 min
  26. Mon2640%~13 min
  27. Tue2733%~11 min
  28. Wed2826%~8 min
  29. Thu2928%~9 min
  30. Fri3034%~11 min
  31. Sat3145%~15 min

November 2026

  1. Sun136%~12 min
Quietest 0-15%Quieter 15-35%Typical 35-65%Busier 65-88%Busiest 88-100%

How the same weeks ran in 2025

Between 18 Sep and 1 Nov 2025 the park measured 22% on average over 16 recorded days. The busiest was Sunday 19 Oct at 72%, the quietest Sunday 12 Oct at 12%. These are the same calendar weeks, not necessarily 2025's event dates.

Busiest days, measured

  1. 1Sunday 19 OctLines averaged 32 min72%
  2. 2Sunday 26 OctLines averaged 15 min45%
  3. 3Sunday 21 SeptLines averaged 10 min32%
  4. 4Sunday 28 SeptLines averaged 7 min23%
  5. 5Sunday 5 OctLines averaged 7 min21%

Quietest days, measured

  1. 1Sunday 12 OctLines averaged 4 min12%
  2. 2Wednesday 8 OctLines averaged 5 min14%
  3. 3Tuesday 7 OctLines averaged 5 min14%
  4. 4Monday 6 OctLines averaged 5 min14%
  5. 5Wednesday 1 OctLines averaged 5 min14%

Dates as published by Kings Dominion; 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 Halloween Haunt 2026 at Kings Dominion?

Halloween Haunt 2026 runs 18 Sep to 1 Nov 2026, on selected dates, which the park has not listed: 45 nights in total. Dates are as published by Kings Dominion.

What is the quietest night of Halloween Haunt 2026?

Wednesday 30 Sept is forecast the quietest at 21% crowd level. The next best are Tue 29 Sep (22%), Thu 1 Oct (23%), Fri 18 Sep (26%).

What is the busiest night of Halloween Haunt 2026?

Saturday 17 Oct is forecast the busiest at 57%. The 17 nights that fall in the October break (13 Oct to 30 Oct) average 41%.

How busy is Halloween Haunt compared with a normal day at Kings Dominion?

The event nights average 38% crowd level, about a normal day for this park. The same weeks in 2025 measured 22% on average.

Do I need a separate ticket for Halloween Haunt?

Halloween Haunt runs in the evening, with Tricks and Treats during the day. Check Kings Dominion's own site for what your ticket includes on the day you visit.