Spooky season is back, along with all the cobwebs, giant skeletons, and jack-o-lanterns that come with it. If you’re looking for some way to enjoy the Halloween vibes and might be a bit too old to bust out the trick-or-treating bucket, Phoenix has plenty to offer. These are 10 of our favorite Halloween displays you don’t want to miss this season:
1. Glowing Pumpkins: A Jack-O-Lantern Adventure
Glowing Pumpkins: A Jack-O-Lantern Adventure features 5,000+ art pumpkins featuring everyone’s favorite movies, Halloween characters, dinosaurs, pop culture icons, and more. The experience has had phenomenal runs in Phoenix and Tucson in previous years, and we’re so excited it’s back! What makes this eerie event so fun for the whole family are the life-sized displays that fuse dozens of pumpkins into towering sculptures, so don’t miss it while it’s in town. Click here to learn more.
⏳Hours: From dark until 10:00 pm
📍Location: The Riverwalk at Rawhide – 5700 W North Loop Rd, Chandler, AZ 85226
💲Cost: $25 per adult, $17.50 per child. Get tickets here!
2. Beetlejuice House
This fantastic tribute to the cult classic was designed by Karen Lennon and her boyfriend, Matthew Wiley. It features Beetlejuice’s grave, a full-size recreation of the strip club from the film, Dante’s Inferno Room, as well as a giant sandworm. Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!
⏳Hours: starting at 6:30 pm
📍Location: 1423 East Earll Drive
💲Cost: Free
3. Apocalypse Rawhide
This October, battle old-west zombies with laser tag shotguns at Apocalypse Rawhide. In this zombie-infested town, you’re the Deputy Sheriff and you’ll take the lead battling the undead.
⏳Hours: 7 pm – 9:40 pm
📍Location:Rawhide Western Town, 5700 W North Loop Road, Chandler, AZ
💲Cost: $39-$59, grab your tickets here!
4. Happy Haunted Pumpkin Patch
Carl Jimenez has flooded his home with a massive collection of plastic jack-o’-lanterns of all shapes and sizes. More than 100 spooky pumpkins light up the space, arranged into a mountain on the side of the north Phoenix home. There’s even a jack-o’-lantern decorated to look like Pennywise from the creepy Stephen King classic, It, hanging from a tree.
⏳Hours: 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
📍Location: 18639 North First Avenue
💲Cost: Free, but donations are accepted benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona.
5. Hellbilly Holler Halloween Haunt
This Halloween display is truly creepy. Local artist Michaela Nastasia worked with her niece to create an eerie setup with everything from cannibals and witches to gator and the supernatural. The front of the house is decorated with a cabin-like facade with buckets of fake gory limbs.
⏳Hours: 6 pm – 11 pm
📍Location: 14601 North 40th Way
💲Cost: Free, but donations are accepted.
6. Phoenix Dead Rising
This tribute to Halloween has it all: ghosts, zombies, skeletons, jack-o’-lanterns, you name it. Nick Chryst, the genius behind this display, even added a slime fountain to the mix, all covered in a purple fog. This year, Chryst asks that visitors stay socially distanced on the sidewalk, but you’ll have plenty to see, as his collection has only grown since last year.
⏳Hours: dusk until 10 pm
📍Location: 8611 North 30th Drive
💲Cost: Free, but donations are accepted.
7. The Nightmare Before Christmas at Halloween
This family favorite features some of the best characters from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Kids and adults alike can enjoy spooky songs and see Jack Skellington and Sally, as well as witches, ghosts and talking skeletons. There is even an hour-long choreographed light and animatronics show!
⏳Hours: 7 pm – 9 pm
📍Location: 2537 East Amberwood Drive, Phoenix
💲Cost: Free
8. Eddie Shriner’s Halloween Display
Shriner has such a big collection of Halloween decorations that he decorated his neighbor’s house, as well as his own. There are dozens of creepy clowns, including both versions of Pennywise from It and Twisty from American Horror Story: Freak Show. Shriner’s display also features slasher movie villains like Freddy Krueger and Jason Vorhees, sinister pumpkins and elaborate scarecrows.
⏳Hours: 6:30 pm – 9 pm
📍Location: 11020 North 79th Avenue, Peoria
💲Cost: Free
9. Terror in Tolleson
Homeowner Isaac Pacheco set up his haunted house and mini maze in his garage, driveway and side yard. It has been downsized from his original plan, but is just as terrifying, complete with live actors and spine-chilling decorations. The house offers a non-scare version if you’re visiting with the family, and kids under 5 are free.
⏳Hours: 7 pm – 11 pm
📍Location: 8609 West Preston Lane, Tolleson
💲Cost: $5 per person
10. Terror Nights’ Pumpkin Hollow
This house has been a Tempe favorite for over a decade. This year features a “Pumpkin Hollow” graveyard display instead of the annual walk-through setup. However, fans will still get to see favorite pieces from the usual haunt, including characters from The Exorcist.
⏳Hours: 6 pm – 9:30 pm
📍Location: 511 East La Donna Drive, Tempe
💲Cost: Free. Donations are appreciated. Partial proceeds going to TCAA- Tempe Community Action Agency.
11. Haunted Graveyard Arizona
Chris Birkett spared no expense for his Haunted Graveyard, which runs through the front and side yards, as well as the garage of his Scottsdale residence. It features elements from Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion, including the famous hitchhiking ghosts, and an homage to the late Joe Casella (owner of Casella’s Deli). He even invested in an antimicrobial fog machine to disinfect the space every day.
⏳Hours: 6:30 pm – 10 pm
📍Location: 8414 East Valley Vista Drive, Scottsdale
💲Cost: suggested donation of $5 per person
12. Spooky Candlelight Concerts
Candlelight Concerts are hosting a couple of elegantly haunted concerts lit by beautiful flickering candles. On Sunday, October 26, 2025, enjoy Candlelight Open Air: A Haunted Evening of Classical Compositions at the Phoenix Zoo. On October 24 and October 30, don’t miss Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics at the Phoenix Art Museum.
⏳Hours: Evenings
📍Location: Various locations
💲Cost: Varies