🎃 South Dakota Halloween Weekend Guide: Oct 2nd thru Oct 4th 👻

October 1, 2026
By Newsletter Staff

October is finally here, and South Dakota is packed with haunted attractions ready to scare you all season long!

Wander through classic haunted houses and eerie woodland trails, test your nerve in escape games, or fight your way through a zombie shootout. Whatever kind of fright you're after, there's something here for every thrill-seeker. Not into scares? We've also got plenty of fall fun for all ages, including hayrides, fall festivals, pumpkin picking, corn mazes, and more.

After you visit a haunted attraction this Halloween season, leave it a rating and review. Your feedback helps put it in the running for the 2026 Haunt of the Year!

	Fear Asylum Haunted House Brookings, SD Open Friday and Saturday South Dakota's largest budget Haunted attraction. Located in Brookings SD. The Fear Asylum is the setting of a large mental institution.
	Terror 29 Haunted House Brandon, SD Open Friday and Saturday Experience an abandoned warehouse that transitions into a mental institution. Are you prepared to be terrified!? Also, check out our Terror 29 haunted displays, gift shop, and browse our collection of oddities.
	Deadwood Ghosts Deadwood, SD Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday Beyond the notorious Black Hills sits the toughest town in the Wild West, built on gambling, gunslinging, and bloodshed. Discover why Deadwood’s dead continue to dominate the realm of the living.
	Cherry Rock Farms Brandon, SD Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday Cherry Rock Farms has been family owned and operated since 1925. We are your local non-gmo, no pesticides, natural farm. Stop out and see us soon!
	Country Apple Orchard Harrisburg, SD Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday Country Apple Orchard has been helping families create memories in the Sioux Falls area since 1984.Every weekend we have pony rides and children's train rides available for the kids enjoyment.
	Spearfish Valley Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch Spearfish, SD Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday Closer to Halloween, Spearfish Valley Produce Corn Maze will be haunted after dark!
	Sanderson Gardens Aurora, SD Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday Sanderson Gardens is located at Aurora, South Dakota. Fall Attractions: Pumpkins Ride through the Pumpkin patches
Corn Maze at Yogi Bears Jellystone Park Brandon, SD Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday Corn Maze at Yogi Bears Jellystone Park have over 7 acres of twists, turns and dead ends carved into corn stalks that reach over your head, offering an experiences perfect for those hungry for fun!
	That Pickin Patch Parker, SD Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday That Pickin Patch is a self serve pumpkin patch located at Parker, SD. we are open sunrise to sunset everyday till Halloween night.
	Lil' Harvester's Pumpkin Patch Rapid City, SD Open Saturday and Sunday At Lil' Harvester's Pumpkin Patch you will find a variety of colorful pumpkins and gourds, straw bales, and corn stalks. Two bounce houses for the kids to play in.
	The Jaycees Feargrounds Sioux Falls, SD Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday The Jaycees Feargrounds is the Sioux Falls Jaycees’ haunted house project, and the largest fundraiser and volunteer driver for the Sioux Falls Jaycees chapter.
	Heartland Country Haunted Maze Harrisburg, SD Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday Haunted Maze? Some say these grounds are the scariest place on earth. Are you up to the challenge? Grounds close 1 hour after closing times.
	Big Stone Pumpkin Patch Big Stone City, SD Open Saturday and Sunday Come Pick your own pumpkins at Big Stone Pumpkin Patch. We will also have pre-picked pumpkins, gourds, squash, corn shocks, Indian corn, square straw bales for sale.