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 quiet, averaging 34% crowd level. The quietest night is Wed 7 Oct at 12%, the busiest Sun 6 Sep at 72%.
Quietest night of Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2026
Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2026 is forecast quiet at Universal Studios Hollywood, averaging 34% crowd level across its 42 nights. The busiest is Sunday 6 Sept at 72%.
Across its 42 nights the forecast averages 34% crowd level, which is quieter than a normal day here. That is 15 points quieter than the same weeks measured in 2025 (49%). Expect lines to average around 21 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
- Thu113%~19 min
- Fri214%~18 min
- Sat326%~23 min
- Sun416%~20 min
- Wed712%~19 min
- Thu814%~18 min
- Fri914%~18 min
- Sat1028%~24 min
- Sun1121%~28 min
- Wed1414%~18 min
- Thu1516%~20 min
- Fri1615%~17 min
- Sat1728%~24 min
- Sun1816%~20 min
- Wed2114%~18 min
- Thu2214%~18 min
- Fri2314%~18 min
- Sat2428%~24 min
- Sun2516%~20 min
- Wed2813%~19 min
- Thu2914%~18 min
- Fri3014%~18 min
- Sat3127%~21 min
November 2026
The 18 days inside the run that Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood does not operate on are forecast 38% on average.
How the same weeks ran in 2025
Between 3 Sep and 1 Nov 2025 the park measured 49% on average over 44 recorded days. The busiest was Saturday 20 Sept at 66%, the quietest Friday 5 Sept at 37%. These are the same calendar weeks, not necessarily 2025's event dates.
Busiest days, measured
- 1Saturday 20 Sept66%
- 2Monday 13 Oct66%
- 3Thursday 2 Oct65%
- 4Thursday 16 Oct65%
- 5Wednesday 29 Oct65%
Quietest days, measured
- 1Saturday 1 Nov37%
- 2Friday 31 Oct37%
- 3Saturday 25 Oct37%
- 4Friday 17 Oct37%
- 5Thursday 9 Oct37%
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 12% crowd level. The next best are Thu 1 Oct (13%), Wed 28 Oct (13%), Fri 2 Oct (14%).
What is the busiest night of Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2026?
Sunday 6 Sept is forecast the busiest at 72%. The 20 nights that fall in the Summer (3 Sep to 30 Oct) average 33%.
How busy is Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood compared with a normal day at Universal Studios Hollywood?
The event nights average 34% crowd level, quieter than a normal day here. The same weeks in 2025 measured 49% on average. The 18 days inside the run that Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood does not operate on are forecast 38% 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.