What’s Happening This Weekend in the Hudson Valley

Welcome to the first weekend in October. It seems that all things spooky, creepy, and scary are everywhere. So here's a few local hauntings for you to explore throughout the Hudson Valley. If you're brave enough that is.

Explore the Haunted History Trail. New York is known for centuries of spooky events that can’t be explained. Find out more on the Haunted History Trail. It takes you to the places where human forms come out of the mist and strange lights wink from the dark.You can search by geographical region or by ghost hunts, haunted inns, creepy locations, UFO sightings and more.

Kevin McCurdy's Haunted Mansion at  Bowdoin Park in Wappingers Falls. For the past 35 years Kevin has delighted in scaring, no terrorizing, the Hudson Valley for Halloween. Click here to see them featured on AMC's Fear Fest!

Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses, Route 9W in Ulster Park. They've been named #1 Hallow Scream by The Weather Channel, voted America's Scariest Haunted House in the Northeast by MTV, #1 in America two consecutive years by HauntWorld Magazine, and more. They've been featured on The Travel Channel, Comedy Central, Emeril Live, Good Morning America, Nightline, CBS Evening News and several national magazines. Here's why...

The Forest of Fear in Tuxedo Park. This year featuring the completely reinvented, mind-boggling maze of The Slaughterhouse, Blind Panic, don't trust your eyes, and if you can handle it test your nerves against the ultimate terror: their buried alive coffin simulator, The Last Ride!

Pure Terror Scream Park in Historic Museum Village in Monroe. The fun begins once you step onto the grounds of this real, haunted, historic property. You walk through historic Museum Village into the dark woods where the Trail of Terror begins with 5 huge Haunted Houses and over 2 miles of all-new haunted trail attractions.

What is your favorite Halloween haunted attraction? Let me know and we can feature it here. Happy Halloween!