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Ghostly Events
Seek out ghostly spirits on a guided investigation. Wander through a cemetery in the dead of night. Hear the tales of tragedy and the hauntings that surround them... However you wish to experience the ghosts of New York State, we've got you covered. Explore our Ghostly Events and find the largest list haunted happenings, spooky scenes and scary stories anywhere around - featuring real spirits and spirited pretenders.
Ghost hunts and investigations take place year-round. Leading up to Halloween, you can also find nearby haunted houses, hayrides, and other seasonal events on our site.
The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze
The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze returns to Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton-on-Hudson for another season of gourd-geous displays. Held Sept. 18–Nov. 8, visitors can wander among more than 7,000 hand-carved, illuminated jack o’lanterns arranged in jaw-dro…
Oct 25
Haunted Hinsdale Day Tour
Experience The Haunted Hinsdale House during the day. The tour includes a tour of the grounds and historic home while diving into the history with stories from your guide. Tours: Sunday - Friday, daily at 12:00pm, 1:00pm, 2:00pm, and 3:00pm
Oct 25
Haunted Hinsdale Ghost Tour
Experience short Ghost Tours at The Haunted Hinsdale House. The tour includes a tour of the grounds and historic home while listening to real life ghost stories from your guide. Tours: Sunday - Friday, daily at 1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm, 4:00pm, and 5:0…
Oct 25
Overnight Private Investigation at The Hinsdale House
Experience the Haunted Hinsdale House Overnight! Your experience will include a tour of the grounds along with the historic home while listening to stories and history from your guide. You will also get the chance to try and connect with the other si…
Oct 25
Ghost Tours at the Wildwood Sanitarium
Explore the Wildwood Sanitarium with a ghost tour that includes a dive into the history of the Sanitarium and a 1-hour investigation. Tours: Daily at 11:00am, 1:00pm, and 4:00pm (dates may vary)
Oct 25
Haunted Housel
Every fall, the Haunted Housel transforms a quiet stretch of County Road 4 in Canandaigua into a one-of-a-kind Halloween spectacle. This homegrown attraction—built and hosted by the Housel family—has become a beloved local tradition, drawing visitors…
Oct 25
Overnight Private Investigation at Wildwood Sanitarium
Book a private overnight investigation at the haunted Wildwood Sanitarium! Upon arrival, you will be greeted by a volunteer or owner and be given a history tour of the historic home and given safety instructions. The property offers a full bath and k…
Oct 25
Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Attractions
Horror Lives Here. The event includes 13 attractions featuring a themed hayride, 2-acre corn maze, haunted houses, walking trails, donut bakery, food concessions, gift shops, and magic show. This is a New York Nightmare. For times and prices, please…
Oct 25
Fright Nights
Get ready, Syracuse — the scariest season of the year is here at CNY's largest warehouse full of fear! Fright Nights is bringing you five haunted attractions packed with heart-pounding scares, movie-quality sets, and spine-chilling surprises around e…
Oct 25
Marble Orchard Ghost Walks
History, Mystery, Music & a Little Haunting---where ghostly tales come to life under the moonlit sky! The dead do not rest easy in Lewiston… rather they come “alive” in a whole different way on this walking tour through the historic, haunted Village…
Oct 25
Day Time Private Investigation at Wildwood Sanitarium
Experience Wildwood Sanitarium during the daytime hours. Tours: Daily from 12:00pm - 5:00pm for 6 people max (dates may vary)
Oct 26
Paranormal Walks Hamburg Secret South
Join us for our newest walk/hunt featuring stories not usually told on our other walks. This walk features sites in the southern portion of the Village of Hamburg. This walk will go at a slower pace to allow for more communication with the spirit wor…
Oct 27
Psychic Medium - Karyn Reece - Psychic Bingo & Ghost Hunt | Rolling Hills Asylum
Join nationally recognized TV Psychic Medium Karyn Reece for an interactive evening of laughter, surprises, connection, psychic mediumship—and the paranormal 5:30p -9:30p - $89p+tax Will your Bingo card win? Will your question be chosen? Will Spirit…
Oct 28
Art In The Dark
See Fenimore Art Museum’s collections in a way never experienced before – in the dark! Tour the galleries by lantern light while immersing yourself in some of the dark and tragic stories contained within the artwork that we don’t normally tell during…
Oct 28
Paranormal Walks Cobblestone
An interactive ghost walk/hunt of the paranormal history of Buffalo’s Cobblestone District, and waterfront.
Oct 28
Halloween Ghost Tours of the Canfield Casino
The Saratoga Springs History Museum’s most chilling Halloween tradition returns on this October and once again, they're opening the doors of the historic Canfield Casino for an evening of ghosts, history, mystery, and stories from the other side. As…
Oct 29
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Spirits of the Bull’s Head: A Paranormal Dinner Experience Beyond the Veil
Tickets on sale soon! The Bull’s Head Inn invites brave guests to step beyond the veil this fall with Spirits of the Bull’s Head: A Paranormal Dinner Experience Beyond the Veil, a one-night only paranormal dinner event taking place Thursday, October…
Oct 29
The Masque of the Red Death
Join an evening of intrigue when Lyndhurst Mansion transforms into Prince Prospero’s Abbey from Edgar Allan Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death. This immersive theater experience will take you through the Gothic halls of the 1842 historic home, dressed…
Oct 29
Ghost Hunts & Self-Guided Tours | Rolling Hills Asylum
Tonight, YOU’RE the paranormal investigator. Following orientation, venture into the asylum and explore its notoriously active rooms, corridors and darkened spaces at your own pace. Go with your group—or find out if you have the nerve to sit alone in…
Oct 29
Myths & Mysteries of The Octagon House
Originally built in the 1860s, The Octagon House is an eight-sided, domed home in the shape of a classic Roman temple. Venture onto the Myths & Mysteries tour to hear about uncanny experiences in the home, uncover the story of the residents’ unusual…
Oct 30
The Spirits of Sleepy Hollow Country
Journey into the realm of the unknown at this spooky supernatural spectacle. Don't miss this professional magic experience as they communicate with the spirits of Sleepy Hollow Country, like Hulda, Major Andre, and the Headless Horseman himself.
Oct 30
The Lady in White
Brave the immersive Lady in White tour where unsuspecting guests have their visit interrupted by a mysterious young woman who lost her love when their steamboat went down on the Hudson River. Her spirit lingers still, waiting along its shores. This i…
Oct 30
Wallkill's Haunted Barn
Wallkill’s Haunted Barn - Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 5pm-10pm, October 2nd-November 1st. The fear returns to Rivers Edge Ranch! Experience Wallkill’s Haunted Barn like never before with more scares, more attractions, and MORE HORROR! Make y…
Oct 30
Dunkirk Lighthouse Ghost Hunts
Dunkirk Lighthouse Investigative Ghost Hunts return for 2026. Presented by Village Haunts, the ghost hunts are a season-long collaboration with Dunkirk Lighthouse and Museum. Attend one, or more, of the investigations of the historic Dunkirk Lighthou…
Oct 30
Things that go BUMP in the Night Ghost Tours
Experience Fenimore Farm during the most haunting time of the year! Join museum guides as they lead you through the darkened historic village by lantern telling stories of ghostly tales. Choose from six times each evening for these small group tours.…
Oct 30
The Haunted St. James, A Ghost Story
Walk through the halls of the historic St. James Hotel, built in 1826. Hear some of the stories of the people who came and went, and those who remain. Admission is $20pp, a guided tour, and time for free roam after. People are encouraged to bring the…
Oct 30
Hyde & Shriek! Candlelit Ghost Tours
October 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31. Experience spine-chilling tales on this candlelit ghost tour through Hyde Hall's haunted halls! Experience Hyde Hall's haunted halls and hear true stories about the past two centuries of spectral events. Be prep…
Oct 30
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1890 House Paranormal Investigation
When the lights go out at the 1890 House Museum, history takes on a whole new atmosphere. Join Lost Souls Paranormal Investigations for an after-hours ghost hunting experience inside one of Cortland’s most haunted historic homes. Choose from Septembe…
Oct 30
Annual Halloween Owl Prowl
Join us from 6:30 to 8:00 PM for this traditional end-of-the-warm-season program. Learn about the owls of the Arboretum woods as we listen for and explore these nocturnal birds of prey. Instructor: George Steele, nature educator Location: Meet at the…
Oct 30
Candlelight Haunted Tours | The Van Horn Mansion
Guests are led by candlelight through the spooky halls and grounds of the infamous haunted home. But ghostly legends and eerie stories are just the beginning, make sure to join us for the most popular event at the Van Horn Mansion. Come if you dare!…
Oct 30
