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 64% crowd level. The quietest night is Wed 21 Oct at 50%, the busiest Sat 17 Oct at 73%.
Quietest night of Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2026
Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2026 is forecast moderately busy at Universal Studios Hollywood, averaging 64% crowd level across its 24 nights. The busiest is Saturday 17 Oct at 73%.
Across its 42 nights the forecast averages 64% crowd level, which is about a normal day for this park. That is about the same as the same weeks in 2025, which measured 67%. Expect lines to average around 26 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
- Sun469%~29 min
- Wed769%~29 min
- Thu868%~29 min
- Fri971%~31 min
- Sat1070%~30 min
- Sun1172%~32 min
- Wed1468%~29 min
- Thu1562%~25 min
- Fri1668%~28 min
- Sat1773%~34 min
- Sun1860%~23 min
- Wed2150%~18 min
- Thu2254%~19 min
- Fri2356%~21 min
- Sat2469%~29 min
- Sun2561%~24 min
- Wed2856%~20 min
- Thu2956%~20 min
- Fri3061%~24 min
- Sat3171%~31 min
November 2026
The 8 days inside the run that Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood does not operate on are forecast 60% on average.
How the same weeks ran in 2025
Between 3 Sep and 1 Nov 2025 the park measured 67% on average over 32 recorded days. The busiest was Sunday 12 Oct at 77%, the quietest Thursday 23 Oct at 54%. These are the same calendar weeks, not necessarily 2025's event dates.
Busiest days, measured
- 1Sunday 12 Oct77%
- 2Wednesday 8 Oct76%
- 3Tuesday 7 Oct75%
- 4Saturday 18 Oct75%
- 5Saturday 11 Oct73%
Quietest days, measured
- 1Monday 27 Oct54%
- 2Thursday 23 Oct54%
- 3Wednesday 1 Oct55%
- 4Friday 31 Oct57%
- 5Tuesday 14 Oct57%
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 21 Oct is forecast the quietest at 50% crowd level. The next best are Thu 1 Oct (53%), Thu 22 Oct (54%), Fri 2 Oct (56%).
What is the busiest night of Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2026?
Saturday 17 Oct is forecast the busiest at 73%. The 20 nights that fall in the Summer (3 Sep to 30 Oct) average 61%.
How busy is Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood compared with a normal day at Universal Studios Hollywood?
The event nights average 64% crowd level, about a normal day for this park. The same weeks in 2025 measured 67% on average. The 8 days inside the run that Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood does not operate on are forecast 60% 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.