There is a chill in the air, the leaves are starting to change color and the store fronts are filling up with cobwebs, pumpkins and scary masks. Halloween is just around the corner, making this is a fun time of year to be in the festival mountain towns of Pigeon Forge, Sevierville and Gatlinburg. There are plenty of great events to look forward to at this time of year, so let’s take a look at some of the Halloween celebrations. Many of them are free and family friendly (corn mazes, haunted houses, trick or treat), and there is a good chance that you will return home with a bag full of candy and a smile on your face.
Zombie Invasion at RTMC
September & October 2026
For select dates in September & October, visitors to Rocky Top Mountain Coaster can experience Zombie Invasion with the same hills & thrills you love, plus added lights and live actor zombies. Halloween nights at Rocky Top Mountain Coaster will bring fun and frights to visitors after dark.
Zombie Invasion
Redneck Bus Ghost Tour
Select Dates from Sep 10 through Oct 31, 2026 • 6:30 pm
While most ghost tours make you walk around in the dark and listen to folks whisper about ancient scary old ladies, the professionals at the Redneck Comedy Bus Tour take you on a comfy ride and take a lighter approach to the spooky stories. This silly sightseeing adventure gets into the lore of the area and adds a heaping dose of hillbilly commentary.
Redneck Bus Ghost Tour
Trick Or Treat At The Island
Sat, Oct 31, 2026 • 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Halloween at the Island is a celebration for all ages! Join the businesses at The Island for trick or treating, Halloween music and a special Halloween fountain show. Enjoy this family-friendly, spooky celebration starting at 5 pm on Halloween.
Trick Or Treat At The Island
Pigeon Forge Spooktacular
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 • 3:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Every year, the Pigeon Forge Community Center hosts a safe, non-scary event for families to go trick or treating. This event takes place at the Pigeon Forge Community Center the Thursday before Halloween. At the event you’ll find vendors from local Pigeon Forge businesses offering candy for the kids.
Pigeon Forge Spooktacular
Trick or Treat Carnival
Sat, Oct 31, 2026 • 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
A fantastic family Halloween day event that is fun for visiting guests and local residents is the annual Trick or Treat Kickoff Carnival on the plaza of Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies on October 31 (Halloween). Activities include games, toys, food, candy and a costume contest. After the event, take a quick break to get ready for trick or treating in downtown Gatlinburg.
Trick Or Treat at Ripley’s
Halloween Weekends at KOA
Select Dates from October 9 through November 1, 2026
The Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg KOA Holiday will transform into a creepy campground for three weekends in October! Expect festive Halloween activities like costume contests, trick or treating on the campground, a haunted carnival, and so much more! Some activities may require a small purchase.
Halloween Weekends at KOA
Halloween In The Holler
Select Dates from Oct 2 through 31, 2026 • 7:00 pm
Another spooky mountain coaster experience, Halloween in the Holler turns Moonshine Mountain Coaster into haunted attraction on weekend evenings in October. Then for the last week before Halloween (Friday, October 25 – Thursday, October 31) it remains haunted every night.
Halloween In The Holler
Ripley’s Fright Nights
Select Dates from Oct 2 through 31, 2026 • 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Ripley’s Haunted Adventure will be hosting its Annual Fright Nights Show this October. Visitors can enjoy a howling good time at these shows on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. The year-round haunted house will have a new theme, and new ghouls stalking its dark corridors.
Fright NightsDuring Ripley’s Fright Nights, the house is geared towards ages 12 and up, however children ages 6 and up will be allowed to enter.
Sheriff’s Halloween Block Party
Sat, Oct 31, 2026 • 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
This Halloween, Sheriff Ron Seals would like to offer a free and safe environment for the youth of Sevier County to spend their Halloween night. This years Spooktacular Block Party will be held on Thursday, October 31, 2024 from 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm in downtown Sevierville, centered around the courthouse.
Event DetailsThis Spooktacular provided by Sevier County Sheriff’s Office is offered at no cost for Sevier County residents to attend with their entire families. Children will have the opportunity to trick or treat with local fire, police, and other government agencies that work within Sevier County.
These are just a few of the great Halloween events that will be taking place around Pigeon Forge, Sevierville and Gatlinburg this year. What do you and your family have planned for your spooky celebrations this Halloween?
