Halloween
Time of the season
Haunted houses, a corn maze, hayrides a farm actually posts, and the parade. Community places, not music rooms. For Halloween the search goes about 30 miles out. The houses, the hayrides, and the corn mazes are usually on a farm road, not downtown.
Haunted house · Des MoinesBarnum Circus of FreaksBarnum Circus of Freaks · Des MoinesThe attraction posts the nights.Price on their pageHaunted house · Des MoinesThe Slaughterhouse Haunted AttractionThe Slaughterhouse Haunted Attraction · Des Moines · 1 miles outThe attraction posts the nights.Price on their pageHaunted house · Des MoinesLinns Haunted HouseLinns Haunted House · Des Moines · 2 miles outThe attraction posts the nights.Price on their pageHaunted house · Des MoinesHaunted Hall of Tortured Twisted TerrorsHaunted Hall of Tortured Twisted Terrors · Waukee · 14 miles outThe attraction posts the nights.Price on their page
Pumpkin patch · Des MoinesHowell's Greenhouse & Pumpkin PatchCumming, IA · 11 miles outDaily 10am-6pm through Nov 1, 2026$18 + tax at the gate, $14 pre-purchased online (ages 2+); seniors/military $12 at gate
Corn maze · Des MoinesCenter Grove Orchard Corn MazeCambridge, IA · 21 miles outThrough Nov 8, 2026; 9am-7pm, closed Tue; until 9pm Oct 23-24; Costume Weekend Oct 24-25$14.95-$19.95 online
Fall festival · Des MoinesWills Family Orchard Fall Festival WeekendAdel, IA · 21 miles outOct 24-25, 2026; Sat 9am-6pm, Sun noon-6pm$12 activity pass