Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2026 at Universal Studios Hollywood: crowd calendar
Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2026 at Universal Studios Hollywood runs 3 Sep to 1 Nov 2026 and is forecast moderately busy, averaging 58% crowd level. The quietest night is Wed 7 Oct at 51%, the busiest Sat 3 Oct at 68%.
Quietest night of Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2026
Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2026 is forecast moderately busy at Universal Studios Hollywood, averaging 58% crowd level across its 23 nights. The busiest is Saturday 3 Oct at 68%.
Across its 42 nights the forecast averages 58% crowd level, which is about a normal day for this park. That is 5 points busier than the same weeks measured in 2025 (53%). Expect lines to average around 22 minutes park-wide on a typical night.
Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood is an evening event with its own ticket; a standard day ticket does not include it.
Every night, with the forecast
September 2026
October 2026
- Thu153%~19 min
- Fri256%~21 min
- Sat368%~29 min
- Sun461%~24 min
- Wed751%~18 min
- Thu853%~19 min
- Fri956%~21 min
- Sat1063%~25 min
- Sun1164%~26 min
- Wed1454%~20 min
- Thu1554%~20 min
- Fri1660%~23 min
- Sat1764%~26 min
- Sun1860%~23 min
- Wed2153%~19 min
- Thu2253%~19 min
- Fri2356%~21 min
- Sat2466%~28 min
- Sun2563%~25 min
- Wed2853%~19 min
- Thu2953%~19 min
- Fri3058%~22 min
- Sat3163%~25 min
November 2026
The 8 days inside the run that Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood does not operate on are forecast 56% on average.
How the same weeks ran in 2025
Between 3 Sep and 1 Nov 2025 the park measured 53% on average over 23 recorded days. The busiest was Saturday 4 Oct at 64%, the quietest Friday 3 Oct at 40%. These are the same calendar weeks, not necessarily 2025's event dates.
Busiest days, measured
- 1Saturday 4 Oct64%
- 2Tuesday 7 Oct63%
- 3Saturday 18 Oct63%
- 4Sunday 12 Oct62%
- 5Thursday 2 Oct61%
Quietest days, measured
- 1Saturday 1 Nov40%
- 2Friday 31 Oct40%
- 3Saturday 25 Oct40%
- 4Friday 17 Oct40%
- 5Thursday 9 Oct40%
Dates as published by Universal Studios Hollywood; 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 Horror Nights Hollywood 2026 at Universal Studios Hollywood?
Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2026 runs 3 Sep to 1 Nov 2026, on selected dates: 42 nights in total. Dates are as published by Universal Studios Hollywood.
What is the quietest night of Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2026?
Wednesday 7 Oct is forecast the quietest at 51% crowd level. The next best are Thu 1 Oct (53%), Thu 8 Oct (53%), Wed 21 Oct (53%).
What is the busiest night of Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2026?
Saturday 3 Oct is forecast the busiest at 68%. The 20 nights that fall in the Summer (3 Sep to 30 Oct) average 57%.
How busy is Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood compared with a normal day at Universal Studios Hollywood?
The event nights average 58% crowd level, about a normal day for this park. The same weeks in 2025 measured 53% on average. The 8 days inside the run that Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood does not operate on are forecast 56% on average.
Do I need a separate ticket for Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood?
Yes. Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood is ticketed separately from day admission. Check Universal Studios Hollywood's own site for prices and on-sale dates.