Overview
- Movie Park’s Halloween Horror Festival in Bottrop runs through November 9 with nine attractions, two new mazes and more than 280 scare actors, with no guest costumes allowed on October 31 and advance online registration required for season‑pass holders.
- Other venues scale up their lineups: Fort Fun’s “Fort Fear” includes an adults‑only Halloween night and separate KidsOween dates, Bayern‑Park pairs daytime family programs with five maze “Albtraumnächte,” Skyline Park touts a 250‑meter maze, and Bavaria Filmstadt adds the “Obscurum” labyrinth plus a bookable horror‑escape experience.
- Zoos stage evening programs with timed entries and special pricing: Zoom Erlebniswelt (Oct 31–Nov 1) and Zoo Duisburg (Oct 31, tickets presale only) offer family Halloween nights, while the Otter‑Zentrum Hankensbüttel (Oct 31–Nov 2) features a 500‑meter spook trail and discounted entry for costumed visitors.
- Grassroots displays draw crowds with free entry and donations: a walk‑through Halloween house in Marzhausen opens October 31 with live scarers, and a three‑day haunt in Herringen (Oct 30–Nov 1) channels contributions to a children’s hospice.
- Family festivals anchor the season’s softer side, including a free pumpkin‑themed weekend in Erlangen‑Hüttendorf on October 25–26 with carving, kids’ mazes, a new spider labyrinth and a rock concert, with only a small fee for self‑pick fields.