Do you like being scared? Are you looking for the most suspenseful way to spend a weekend during spooky season? Well if you are in the Tampa Bay area then these haunted houses need to be at the top of your list. There is no shortage of scares to go around.
Grab a friend, a significant other or plan a girls night out, there is seriously something for everyone! And don’t forget to check out all the other fun fall happenings in Tampa too.
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Huboween Drive-Thru at Starkey Park
Dates and times: Oct 22nd – 23rd from 6:30pm – 10:30pm.
Address: 10500 Wilderness Park Blvd, New Port Richey, FL 34654, Port Richey
Prices: $20 online or $25 at the gate per vehicle
Haunted drive through the park means there is no need to leave the car and you can still get the living daylights scared out of you. From zombies, ghouls and ghosts enjoy your haunted drive through the woods. Plus, the first 500 cars each night get a candy swag bag to enjoy.
Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens
Dates and times: Sept 9th – Oct 31 Fr-Sat 7pm -1am Thrus & Sun 7-12am
Address: Busch Gardens 10165 McKinley Dr, Tampa, FL 33612
Prices: Pre sale $48.99, Regular price $104.99
After the sun goes down and the families head home for the night the monsters come alive at Busch Gardens, Tampa’s number one amusement park. Enjoy haunted houses, scare zones and sinister shows all set to scare the living daylights out of you. Plus between haunted encounters you can ride all the rides in the park as well. If you enjoy being scared, this event may just be for you.
Haunted River Tours with Pirate Water Taxi
Dates and times: Select weekend nights in October
Address: Tampa Convention Center 333 S Franklin St South Tampa
Prices: $25
The crews of Tampa’s Pirate Water Taxi dress up as ghouls and tell creepy stories about Tampa’s past. The whole ride start at stop #7 behind the Tampa Convention Center and takes about 50 mins. This is such a fun and unique way to learn about Tampa’s past as well as get into the spooky spirit.
UnDead in the Water American Victory Ship and Museum
Dates and times: Weekends in October
Address: 615 Channelside Dr, Tampa
Prices: $13
Without having gone to every haunted house this looks like the ultimate haunted house in Tampa Bay. It takes place on the Victory Ship, a real WWII naval ship and each year the haunt has a different theme. The premise is similar though, you and your group must escape the zombies, ghosts or spirits etc by making your way through the ship’s corridors and winding hallways. Do you have what it takes?
Field of Screams in St Pete
Dates and times: Oct 29th-31st from 7pm – 12am.
Address: 3010 31st Street South, St Pete
Prices: Presale $10, At Gate $15
Each year the Field of Screams has a different theme. In 2021 the theme was Carnival of Chaos. It required participants to escape the fun house, walk through dark woods, break out of the carnival big top and flee for safety. It has it all, intense scares, suspense and jumps. So enter if you dare.
Haunted Houses in Tampa
Be prepared to be scared, these are the top notch haunted houses in Tampa you need to visit this year. What are your favorite haunted houses in the area to go to for your scares?
