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Field of Screams Has Spooky Hay Rides and New England’s Best Zombie Paintball (4.5 stars)
Field of Screams is a Halloween attraction at Big John Leyden's Tree Farm in Providence, Rhode Island. Like other farm attractions
October 21, 2018
Big John Leyden's Tree Farm
The Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at Roger Williams Park Zoo (4.5 stars)
Every October, Roger Williams Park hosts three Halloween-themed events. You can walk along a nighttime trail with thousands of car
October 20, 2018
Roger Williams Park Zoo
The Mark Twain House and Museum in Hartford Connects You to History (5 stars)
Mark Twain, the 19th century author and humorist, lived in Hartford, Connecticut, and wrote many of his best works there, in a hom
October 20, 2018
The Mark Twain House and Museum
The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in Hartford Teaches Social Justice the Right Way (5 stars)
Harriet Beecher Stowe was the 19th century author who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, which helped spark the Civil War and free the slave
October 19, 2018
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
Rails to the Darkside at the Connecticut Trolley Museum is a Halloween Trolley Ride (4 stars)
The Connecticut Trolley Museum is just what it sounds like -- a museum dedicated to trolleys! They showcase dozens of old-timey tr
October 19, 2018
Connecticut Trolley Museum
The Connecticut Renaissance Faire Bring Old-Time Jousting, Games, and Shows (4 stars)
Based in Lebanon, CT, the Connecticut Renaissance Faire is an old-timey festival, where you pretend to live in a medieval fantasy
October 18, 2018
Lebanon County Fairgrounds
The Haunted Graveyard at Lake Compounce is New England’s #1 Halloween Attraction (5 stars PLUS)
New England has only a few giant amusement parks. Palace Playland and Quassy Amusement Park close early in October, and Six Flags,
October 17, 2018
Lake Compounce
Evidence of Evil is the Most Theatrical Halloween Attraction in New England (4.5 stars)
Created by former managers from the Haunted Graveyard at Lake Compounce, which last year I called New England's #1 attraction, Evi
October 17, 2018
Crystal Bees
Haunt on Eden Brings Theatre to Its Promising First Year Halloween Attraction (4 stars)
Haunt on Eden is a brand-new Halloween attraction created in Connecticut by Jeff and Susan Donis. It's a labor of love that follow
October 17, 2018
Mt. Southington
Nautical Nightmares at Mystic Seaport Brings New England’s Lovecraft Horror to Life (4.5 stars)
Mystic Seaport is one of New England's re-enactment museums, like Plimoth Plantation and Old Sturbridge Village. It's set next to
October 17, 2018
Mystic Seaport
Battle for the Airfield at the American Heritage Museum is Both a Spectacle and Military History (5 stars PLUS)
As the managing editor of Events INSIDER, it's my job to find gems of wonder in New England, and the Collings Foundation has been
October 16, 2018
Collings Foundation
Octoberfest at Winslow Farm (3.5 stars)
Winslow Farm is an animal sanctuary that rehabilitates mistreated animals. It's a good cause and from the website mainly farm anim
October 15, 2018
Winslow Farm
Poe is a Spooky Edgar Allan Poe Performance that Deserves Funding and a Regional Tour (5 stars)
Poe is a free, spooky performance theatre event inspired by the works of horror author Edgar Allan Poe. It takes place on Boston's
October 12, 2018
The Ellen T. Brown Memorial Chapel at the Oak Hill Cemetery
Infinity and Beyond Ballooning is an Adventure and Great Gift Idea (5 stars)
Have you always wanted to ride in a hot air balloon? Everyone does. Try Infinity and Beyond Ballooning, which is run by Jason Bouc
October 12, 2018
13th World is a Spooky Halloween Woods Walk (4 stars)
Based in the northeast corner of Rhode Island, only an hour's drive from Boston, 13th World is an outdoor walk through the woods o
October 12, 2018
Diamond Hill Park
Witch’s Woods is the Best Halloween Attraction Near Boston (5 stars)
Witch's Woods is the largest and best Halloween attraction in the Boston metro area, based in Metro West at the Nashoba Valley Ski
October 11, 2018
Nashoba Valley Ski Area
102 Halloween Attractions Open This Week Near Boston
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October 9, 2018
Sherlock’s Last Case Parodies the Great Detective at the Huntington Theatre (3 stars)
Sherlock's Last Case, by Charles Marowitz, Directed by Maria Aitken, with Scenic Design by Hugh Landwehr, Costume Design by Fabio
October 4, 2018
Huntington Theatre
79 Halloween Attractions Near Boston this Week
Event INSIDER tracks some 250 Halloween attractions in New England, making it by far the largest source of Halloween haunted house
October 1, 2018
Fear Town Adds Interactive Theatre and Carnival Games to its Large Spooky Attraction (5 stars)
Fear Town is a large Halloween destination at the Seekonk Speedway in Seekonk, Massachusetts, with several attractions. Much of th
September 30, 2018
Seekonk Speedway
Barrett’s Haunted Mansion is The Most Creative Haunted Attraction in Massachusetts (5 stars)
Barrett's Haunted Mansion is The Most Creative Haunted Attraction in Massachusetts (5 stars) Barrett's Haunted Mansion is one of
September 30, 2018
Barrett's Haunted Mansion
The 7-1-5 Haunted House is Small But So Creative (4 stars)
Because leasing land is so expensive in Boston, there are no Halloween attractions directly in the city. But the metro area has tw
September 29, 2018
The 7-1-5 Haunted House
“The Niceties” Challenges Racial Power Structure & Encourages Dialogue on Race Relations in American Politics & Education (4.5 stars)
"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." -Alice Walker “You have too much power!!!
September 28, 2018
Boston Center for the Arts
Learn About Wolves and Howl With Them at Wolf Hollow in Ipswich (4 stars)
Ipswich, Massachusetts, is an oceanside town on the North Shore with many tourist amenities. You can visit Crane Beach, Castle Hil
September 28, 2018
Wolf Hollow
Kimball Farm Corn Maze in Haverhill is Small But Good (4 stars)
Kimball Farm in Haverhill, Massachusetts is a real working farm that has a small visitors' attraction and a corn maze. Uniquely, t
September 28, 2018
Kimball Farm