Fright Fest runs select nights September 18 through November 1, 2026, and this year adds two new licensed mazes: Jason: Blood Reign and Final Destination: Death's Playground, for a lineup of 9 haunted houses total. Dead Man's Party, the park's longtime stage show, is also back after sitting out 2025. Here's the full picture, including the part a lot of guides skip: what your ticket actually covers.
Last checked August 18, 2026, against Six Flags Great Adventure's official event pages.
Nine mazes are on the Haunted Attractions Pass this year, four of them new:
Two mazes from last year, Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Trick 'r Treat, aren't part of this year's lineup.
Five scare zones come with admission: CarnEvil (evil clowns on the Boardwalk), Exile Canyon (a zombie-infested mine), Plaza De La Muerte (Day of the Dead spirits), Curse of Blackbeard's Bounty (pirates and sea creatures by the lake), and The Bloody Fountain (a zombie graveyard).
On the show side, Dead Man's Party is back after sitting out 2025: it's the Dr. Fright-hosted stage show with live music, dancing, and pyro that's been a Fright Fest fixture since 1999. The Awakening opens each night, Unleashed brings Cirque-style acrobatics, and Blade Drummers is a demonic-bladesmith drum performance.
Trick-or-treating, fall and Halloween-themed activities and games, family entertainment, and the park's family rides, all included with admission. Oktoberfest runs alongside it with German food and drink. No age warning here, it's built for kids.
9 haunted houses, 5 scare zones, and the full show lineup, aimed at 13 and up. Regular rides run in the dark the whole time.
Fright Fest doesn't run every night between September 18 and November 1, it's select nights only, and Six Flags hasn't published the exact calendar yet. Check the official page for your date before you plan a visit.
These were the prices listed on Six Flags Great Adventure's official event page as of August 18, 2026. Six Flags prices dynamically by date, so treat these as ballpark figures, not a fixed rate card.
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Fright Fest runs select nights, not the full stretch from September 18 to November 1, and Six Flags hasn't said yet which specific nights those are. Check the official calendar before you lock in a date. Regular rides keep running through the event, so the crowd calendar still matters for your daytime picture too.
Fright Fest itself is: night rides, all 5 scare zones, and the full show lineup come with regular admission or a season pass. The 9 haunted houses aren't included. Those need a separate Haunted Attractions Pass, from around $35 a night or $49 for the whole season, and that applies to passholders too.
Six Flags says Fright Fest isn't recommended for kids under 13, and the chaperone policy backs that up. If you've got younger kids, Kids Boo Fest is the daytime alternative: trick-or-treating and family activities with zero scares, included with admission.
Guests 15 and under need a chaperone who's at least 21, and the policy kicks in daily at 4 p.m. during Fright Fest. That's the best current read for 2026; last year's cutoff was an hour later at 5 p.m., so it's worth confirming at the gate if the exact time matters for your plans.
Two new licensed haunted houses: JASON: Blood Reign and Final Destination: Death's Playground. Two more new mazes, Twisted Holidays and Deadwood Cabin, round out a lineup of 9 total. Dead Man's Party, the park's stage show, is also back after being dropped for 2025.
It's the daytime, non-scary side of the event: trick-or-treating, Halloween-themed games and activities, and family entertainment, included with regular admission. It runs alongside Oktoberfest on select days from around September 12 through November 1.
Select nights from September 18 through November 1, 2026. Six Flags hasn't published the exact nightly hours yet or the full calendar of which nights run, so check the official Fright Fest page for your date before you plan around it.
Your Fright Fest night includes El Toro and Nitro running in the dark, on top of the full haunted lineup. The app tracks Great Adventure's waits live, so you can time your coaster laps between mazes. Get it on the App Store before you go.
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