Halloween Spooktacular 2026 at Paultons Park: crowd calendar
Halloween Spooktacular 2026 at Paultons Park runs 9 Oct to 2 Nov 2026 and is forecast quiet, averaging 31% crowd level. The quietest date is Tue 13 Oct at 7%, the busiest Thu 29 Oct at 70%.
Quietest date of Halloween Spooktacular 2026
Halloween Spooktacular 2026 is forecast quiet at Paultons Park, averaging 31% crowd level across its 25 dates. The busiest is Thursday 29 Oct at 70%.
Across its 25 dates the forecast averages 31% crowd level, which is quieter than a normal day here. That is 7 points busier than the same weeks measured in 2025 (24%). Expect queues to average around 9 minutes park-wide on a typical date.
Every date, with the forecast
October 2026
- Fri914%~7 min
- Sat1048%~11 min
- Sun1128%~7 min
- Mon129%~6 min
- Tue137%~5 min
- Wed1411%~6 min
- Thu159%~6 min
- Fri1614%~6 min
- Sat1756%~12 min
- Sun1835%~8 min
- Mon1928%~8 min
- Tue2011%~6 min
- Wed2115%~6 min
- Thu2234%~9 min
- Fri239%~6 min
- Sat2415%~6 min
- Sun2550%~9 min
- Mon2653%~11 min
- Tue2767%~15 min
- Wed2867%~15 min
- Thu2970%~16 min
- Fri3039%~9 min
- Sat3146%~10 min
November 2026
How the same weeks ran in 2025
Between 9 Oct and 2 Nov 2025 the park measured 24% on average over 23 recorded days. The busiest was Tuesday 28 Oct at 55%, the quietest Monday 13 Oct at 7%. These are the same calendar weeks, not necessarily 2025's event dates.
Busiest days, measured
- 1Tuesday 28 Oct55%
- 2Thursday 30 Oct51%
- 3Monday 27 Oct49%
- 4Friday 24 Oct42%
- 5Wednesday 29 Oct41%
Quietest days, measured
- 1Thursday 23 Oct7%
- 2Monday 13 Oct7%
- 3Sunday 19 Oct8%
- 4Wednesday 22 Oct9%
- 5Thursday 9 Oct9%
Dates as published by Paultons 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 Spooktacular 2026 at Paultons Park?
Halloween Spooktacular 2026 runs 9 Oct to 2 Nov 2026: 25 dates in total. Dates are as published by Paultons Park.
What is the quietest date of Halloween Spooktacular 2026?
Tuesday 13 Oct is forecast the quietest at 7% crowd level. The next best are Mon 12 Oct (9%), Thu 15 Oct (9%), Fri 23 Oct (9%).
What is the busiest date of Halloween Spooktacular 2026?
Thursday 29 Oct is forecast the busiest at 70%. The 10 dates that fall in the October break (13 Oct to 30 Oct) average 39%.
How busy is Halloween Spooktacular compared with a normal day at Paultons Park?
The event dates average 31% crowd level, quieter than a normal day here. The same weeks in 2025 measured 24% on average.

