2-Jo's Farm & Western Town - Open every Friday & Saturday in October. 7 PM to 10 PM
18 miles west of Cedar Rapids on Hwy 30.- 319-551-3660 or 228-8555.
We have loads of fun spooking for you this year. We have the Haunted Hayrack Ride with the Gorilla Show! The Haunted Barn! Ghost Stories around the camp fire! Haunted Old West Town with the Ghosts of 2-Jo’s Town returning to tell a new tale! On Sat afternoons, 2pm to 6pm, its Ponies, Pumpkins, & Petting Zoo for the little ones. We always have Ghoulishly Good Food in the food Wagon! Every Fri & Sat in Oct from 7pm to 10pm. All of these included for only $5.00.

Bloomsbury Farm - October 10th and 11th, October 17th and 18th, October 24th and 25th
3260 69th Street, Atkins, IA 52206, 319-446-7667 Email bloomsburyfarm@netins.net.
The SPOOKTACULAR Haunted Corn Maze in Atkins Iowa will surely SCARE the bejezzes out of you. Approximately 20 minutes long with Thousands of Dollars in special effects, top of the line technology in Sound and mechanical effects along with over 35 Actors and Monsters in the field, you will certainly need some tissue and want to call your mommy before it is all over. Also pumpkin patch, train rides, corn maze, haunted corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale maze, corn cannon, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, tractor-pulled hay rides, face painting, petting zoo. 2 miles north of Atkins Iowa. 10 acre corn maze open Labor Day weekend thru October 31st.

Garrison's Haunted Crypt - Main St., Garrison, Iowa, 319-477-5031
Those wanting a thrill will have more than a scary trek. Cross the threshold and find ghouls, ghosts, and devilish corpses lurking in every corner of the multi-level Haunting. Those who have the courage to enter may the vortex tunnel. Beyond the tunnel’s terrifying end lies even more horror. This year’s haunting has been expanded from 20 to 30 new and totally different sets, each with its own scare. There will also be entertainment for those who wait in the staging area to enter fright-filled abode of devious creatures waiting who do their fiendish work on unsuspecting visitors. Admission $7.

Haunted Halloween Hayride - October 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31.
Eagle Lake, Evanston (exit 68 off I-380)
Presented by the Waterhawks Ski Team.

Heart of Darkness - September 27th, October 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31. Many of the nights have themes, check full calendar for details.
5111 Osage Road, Waterloo, Located 4 miles north of I-380 Truckplaza Exit 68
Scarecrow's Nightmare, Slaughter Cabin, Scream in the Dark and the Asylum (haunts that make up The Heart of Darkness) have all been rebuilt for your scaring pleasure. If you thought you saw it all in 2007, this year in 2008 will be more terrifying. We deliver the scariest haunt in the Cedar Valley. Coupon.

Heartland Farms - Open every day in October, weekdays 4-8 p.m.; weekends 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
5111 Osage Rd, Waterloo, IA 50703, 319-232-3779, berrypumpkinfarm@earthlink.net
Cost is $6 for admission into Heartland Farms, includes Scarecrow's Haunted Barn, Haunted Cornfield, Pumpkin Playland and hayride. Also check out the newest feature this year, the Punkinator, a pumpkin launcher that hurls pumpkins 600 to 800 feet skyward into a neighboring corn field.

Horrid Hollow Haunted House - Sept. 27, Oct. 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, Nov. 1. <visit website for details>
3767 Lafayette Road Evansdale, IA 50707
Frightmares Haunted Attraction was a lot of hard work and a lot of fun to put together. The last five years at the National Cattle Congress was a great time and afforded us a chance to become known throughout the Cedar Valley as a truly haunting experience. Now comes Horrid Hollow, a new name and a new location. We, the haunters are just as determined to continue to bring the area great Halloween excitement in the new attraction.  Halloween and haunted houses will never be the same.  It's time to show the way Halloween and haunting should be portrayed. Frightmares is Proud to bring the Cedar Valley......HORRID HOLLOW

Spooky'Loo - October 18th, 2008 from 7:00pm - Midnight
Downtown Waterloo
Tickets are now available for the Spooky'Loo pub crawl. You can get tickets at the Main Street Waterloo office at 329 E. 4th St or the participating pubs. Admission is $20 and includes the bus ride, t-shirt, drink specials, appetizers, free cover charge and promotional giveaways. Call 319-291-2038 for more info. Participants are encouraged to dress up!

Front Yard Fright - October 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31, Nov. 1 (details) 
103 Eliasen Ave., Waverly (319) 352-2265
Front Yard Fright is a home/garage haunt designed for the residents of Waverly and its surrounding communities to help create fun and safe Halloween memories to last a life time. A $5.00 donation will be asked from each person who enters the haunted house.

Denny's Punkin Patch - October 1st thru Halloween
415 5th ave NE, Independence | 319-334-3998 | punkinman@indytel.com
October 1st thru Halloween. Closed Mondays, Tuesday thru Thursday 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Friday 1:00 p.m. - 6: p.m., Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., Sunday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  No admission charge. Pumpkins, specialty pumpkins, decorative gourds, swan gourds, several variety's of squash, decorative corns, corn shocks all gathered form the field. Many crafts, painted pumpkins, and filled gourd baskets.

Quasky Community Club Haunted House - Oct 17&18, Oct 24&25, Oct 31-Nov 1,  7pm-midnight | Veterans park City, Quasqueton, 319-934-3247 
This is a haunted house sponsored by the Quasqueton Community Club to raise money for play ground equiptment and things for the kids in our community. It is awesome you have to come and see it. Cost is $8.00.

Trick or Treat for the Animals - October 25, 2008 - begins at 9:00 am
Fontana Park 1883 125th St., Hazleton, IA  (319) 636-2617
Help carve some creative pumpkins and then fill them with treats for skunks, raccoons, deer, bear and rabbits in the Fontana Park Wildlife Display. The pumpkins will then be placed in the animals' enclosures for a treat.

TAFFY Fall Festival - Thrusday, October 16 from 4:30 to 7:30
Vets Building, 205 Cemetary, Parkersburg | 319-346-2446
This is our first annual fall festival fundraiser. Bring the whole family and your friends to an evening filled with fun. We will have several fall themed games with prizes, evening hayride to get pumpkins, and a supper. We will be serving walking tacos or maid rites and chips along with a beverage. Teachers And Families For Youth (TAFFY) is our parent-teacher organization. $5 per adult and $4 per student.

3rd Annual Fall Harvest Days & Pumpkin Festival - October 4 & 5 2008  10am-5pm
13978 Hammerand Rd. Sherrill, Iowa
Antique tractors, threshing, baling, gas engines, rope making, many vintage farm displays, pumpkins, gourds and more! $1 Donation. Contact- Mike Spoerl 563-552-2866 or oldagiron@yousq.net.

Dubuque Jaycees Haunted Forest - 10-17, 10-18, 10-23, 10-24, 10-25, 10-30, 10-31, 11-1  From 6:30 to 10:00 | 5000 JFK Road City, Dubuque | 563-583-5555
Cost = $7.00, Lite Fright Begins at 6:30, Full Fright at 7:00.  Lines close at 10:00 pm. For more information go to www.dubuquejaycees.org

Dubuque River Rides 4 Hour Fall Foliage Cruise - October 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 22, 25
(563) 583-8093
Come aboard for either the 2 hour or the 4 hour lunch cruise and view the panoramic splendor of Fall along the Mississippi River. It's a relaxing way to explore the wonders of the season on a timely river ride! Entertainment onboard, Home-Style Baked Chicken & Ham, Adult $ 49.30, Youth $ 36.26. All Speciatly Cruises require advance reservations.

The Dragon's Eye - October 18, 24, 25, 26, 31, November 1st.
Located at KnR Arabians, 1262 170th Street, Hampton, IA  50441,(641)456-4944
Come join us again for the 2008 Halloween season and walk through "The Dragon's Eye Haunted Barn". Pass through the portal of darkness and explore what remains in castle Reynstone's dungeon...if you dare. Will there ever be any hope for the community of  Hampton to eventually destroy this evil once and for all? Tune in later to see what happens...!! Admission is $6.00 each (bring a can of food and get $1.00 off admission) Food will be donated to the Franklin County Food Pantry. October 18th FREE ADMISSION with the donation of 3 cans of Food! 

Ghost Train - Oct. 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31
Mount Pleasant, IA 52641. Phone: 319-385-2912. Email: jwcrouch@interl.net.
The Midwest Central Railroad and Old Threshers' Midwest Electric Railway take on an eerie feel for its annual "Ghost Train of No Return and the Ghostly Trolley." The MCRR and the Midwest Electric Railway will join together for a single price "all you can ride" event. Ages 4 and under are free. No reservations are required for the Haunted Rails. The MCRR will have the two steam locomotives running fours each evening to carry the crowds.

Marengo Haunted Barn - Oct. 17,18,24,25,31 Nov 1
802 West Main Street, Marengo | 319-350-3569
Can you survive the Marengo Haunted Barn? Come and see!! 30 miles west of Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. Hours are 6:30-7:00 lights on (or when requested) 7:00-12:00 lights out. Church, School and large group rates available. $6.00 per person.

Jackson County Corn Maze & Fall Festival - Open Sat & Sun|11:00 am - 5:00 pm|Aug. 18-Oct. 28
3 miles North of Andrew, IA, 800-342-1837
Five Acre Corn Maze, Pumpkin Patch to Pick Your Own in October, Food Stand On Grounds, Maze Mind-Teaser Treasure hunt, Maze has Space Odyssy Design where secret locations hide Aliens, Tour Turn of the Century Insane Asylum.

Creepy Campus Crawl - October 24th ~ 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
University of Iowa Campus, Downtown Iowa City | 319-335-0606
Free event! Keep your cool as you "Journey to the Center of the Earth" at the Department of Geoscience, Trowbridge Hall. Start your journey at the North Pole, dare to enter the scary mine tunnel, and discover a fascinating world  of underground seas, creepy critters, and magical minerals. Make a volcano erupt, hunt for fossils, create a river, and get your face painted! Try your hand at phantasmagorical experiments in "The Haunted Laboratory" at the Museum of Natural History.  Solve a chilling mystery with an entertaining game of "Clue at the Capitol" at the Old Capitol Museum.

Honey Creek Acres - open daily August 15th through October 31st
799 Swisher View Dr SW, Swisher, Iowa  52338  (319) 857-4322
Apple orchard, pumpkin patch, gifts.  You-pick apples, pumpkin patch display, shop with already picked apples and pumpkins on hand.  Also offer bottled honey from Honey Creek bees processed onsite, gourds, Indian corn, firewood, apple wood, and Christmas evergreen mounds.  Families and fieldtrips welcome!  Great place for family/children photos - bring your camera!  Email us at honeycreek@netscape.com or visit our website at www.honeycreekacres.com.  We're located just west of I-380.  Take Swisher Exit 10, head west on Johnson County Hwy F12 (Division Street).  At the four-way stop take a left on to Swisher View Drive.  Follow the curve and you will see us located on your right side at the top of the hill.  Look for the red apple house.  We look forward to seeing you!

Edinburg Safe Trick-or-Treat - Sunday Oct. 26th, 2008 1-4 pm
The Jones County Historical Society and local area businesses sponsor the annual Children's Safe Trick or Treat on Sunday October 26, 1:00pm - 4:00 pm.  It is held in the Ghost town of Edinburgh in Jones County (From Highway 151 take County Home Road East apx 5 miles to Edinburgh)  The historical buildings are open and the forest is haunted.  Participates are encouraged to wear their costumes! - FREE ADMISSION.

Pumpkin Patch Pizzazz - Open Saturday & Sunday 10:00-6:00.  Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday 3:00-6:00 | 15068 Amber Rd. X44, Monticello, Iowa. 319-480-2874
Good assortment of pumpkins, gourds, squash, and ornamental corn.  Lots of fall/Halloween decorations available to purchase.  You must try Mom's Baked Goods-pumpkin pie, bread, and bars made from scratch from our pik-a-pie pumpkins. Come & see all of the the farm animals and goat walk. Take a stroll through the corn maze, play on the bale & tire maze, human hamster roll, and lots of fun in the corn box.
From Monticello: Take Main St./Business Hwy 151 South past Krominga Motors & Swiss Valley (IAS) & continue South for 3 miles to 15068. From Anamosa/Marion: Take Hwy 151 North past Anamosa. Turn right on County Home Road (first right after J&P Cycles). Go East 4 miles and turn left on Amber Rd. X44. Go 1 mile to 15068. FREE ADMISSION.

Kathy's Pumpkin Patch - Monday to Saturday 9 am to 7pm and Sunday 11 am to 7 pm (check out weekend events)
1977 Hwy 2, Donnellson, IA 52625, 319-470-1558, kathy@kathyspumpkinpatch.com
Pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, child-sized haybale maze, horse-drawn hay rides, tractor-pulled hay rides, wagon rides, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, picnic area, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info). We are located one mile East from Donnellson, IA on Highway 2. Visit our working farm just one mile east of Donnellson, Iowa, where we feature over 125 varieties of pumpkins, squash, gourds, and ornamentals at our roadside open air market. To plan your next daytrip to the beautiful Iowa countryside, browse our website to see all the family activities we have happening at our Patch (corn and sorghum maze, pick your own pumpkin patch, Harvestville play area for kids, corn pool, rubber ducky races, obstacle courses, trike tracks, movie barn, wagon rides, gift shop and snack shack).

Autumn Seasonal Landscape Hike - October 13, 2008 at 10:30 a.m.
At Brucemore 2160 Linden Drive SE (CR)
Cost is $10.

Chad Lewis presents Iowa's Most Haunted Locations - October 20th, 6-9pm
Cedar Rapids Public Library, West Side Branch, 2600 Edgewood Road SW (CR)

Fall Ghost Stories (Families) – Friday, October 10, 7:00pm, Ushers Ferry, 5925 Seminole Valley Trail NE.
Program #214203-03: $6 Children (3-14 yrs.) Program #214203-04: $12 Adults. 2 yrs. & under free. Join storyteller Darrin Crow and friends around the bonfire as they conjure up things that go bump in the night. Roast marshmallows, drink hot cocoa…and get goosebumps! Call 286-5731 or go to www.crrec.org to register.

Friday Night Spooky Swim (Ages 5-14 yrs.) – Friday, October 24, 6:00-8:30 p.m.
Bender Pool, 940 14th Avenue SE.
Celebrate Halloween at Bender Pool. Enjoy swimming and deck games. Admission is $4 per person and includes a bag of treats when you leave. No pre-registration is required. Swim passes are not accepted.

Frightmare Forrest - Weekends Sept. 26th - Nov. 1st. (Full schedule)
4811 Preserve Lane, Cedar Rapids (Near Xavier H.S. off of 42nd St) (more detailed directions)
Frightmare Forest is an outdoor haunted house attraction in Cedar Rapids, IA. The area's premier haunted house, we invite you to take a look deep into our minds. What scares us is guaranteed to horrify you! Main Haunt: $9.00, Main + Second Haunt: $13.00, Save $1 admission by bringing a canned food item.

Morbid Curiosities: An Evening of Gothic Horror - October 17th and 18th 7pm
Brucemore - 2160 Linden Dr. SE (CR)
On Friday, October 17 and Saturday, October 18 at 7:00 p.m. the Ushers Ferry Parlour Theatre series returns to Brucemore’s Great Hall to usher in the Halloween season with its annual collection of Morbid Curiosities. This year the historic mansion will host the departed spirit of Edgar Allan Poe who will share his life story and several of his favorite tales and poems. The audience is invited to join Poe for light refreshments following the performance. Seating is limited for this popular performance. Pre-registration is required. Admission is $12 for adults/teens. To register for Friday’s show (program #214113-02) or for Saturday’s show (program #214113-01), call the Cedar Rapids Parks & Recreation Department, 286-5731, or go to www.crrec.org.

Nightmare Manor - Oct. 4, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, Nov. 1st., 2008
525 H Street SW, Cedar Rapids, 319-366-3992
WE SURVIVED THE FLOOD!!! See our changes! All new outside scenes and new inside scenes! Adults $8, Age 10 and under $7. Discounts, Law Enforcement, Firefighters, Active Military & Age 65+ Seniors - $1 Discount at all times with ID.

Safe Halloween for Kids (Families) – Sunday, October 26, 12:00-3:00pm,
Noelridge Park.
Admission: $5 for anyone trick-or-treating. Bring the kids out for an old-fashioned Halloween filled with trick-or-treating, games and costume contests. Bring your best decorated pumpkin for a jack-o’-lantern contest. Admission may be paid at the door, but pre-registration is encouraged. Sponsored by the Cedar Rapids Parks & Recreation Department’s Ushers Ferry. Call 286-5731 or go to www.crrec.org to register for program #214901-01.

Special Populations Halloween Dance (All Ages) – Friday, October 24, 7:00-9:00 p.m., Iowa Hall, Kirkwood Community College.
Put on your favorite costume and come to the 17th annual Halloween fling with live music by Night Moves. Prizes will be awarded for the best costumes. The general public is encouraged to attend. Admission is $4 per person. No pre-registration is required. Call Rob Wagner, 286-5799, for more information.

Ushers Scary on the Road (Recommended for Ages 13+) – Saturday, October 25 and Friday, October 31, 6:30-10:00pm, Granger House, 970 10th Street, Marion and/or the Marion Heritage Center, 590 10th Street.
Come to the Granger House for a good old-fashioned fright night in a haunted mansion. Then, go to the Heritage Center for a spooky tour of Old Marion, palm reading and a visit to the mortician’s laboratory. This evening of spine-tingling horrors is brought to you by the Cedar Rapids Parks & Recreation Department’s Ushers Ferry and the Granger House. Admission paid at the door. $8/person for Granger House. $4/person at Marion Heritage Center.

Family Fall Festival - Sunday  Oct  19th an 26th Noon till ?????
4707 Grandview Ave, Muscatine, 563-299-4035
Cost $0.50 to $4.00. Horse drawn hayrack and pony rides, pumpkins galore, gourds, indian corn, dries flowers, fall arrangements of many kind, face and pimpkin painting, popcorn, cotton candy, hammered dulcihiemer, food, petting zoo, mini maze, etc.

Buffalo Pumpkin Patch - Open Seasonally September 20 - October 31
From Buffalo, Iowa, go one mile west on Highway 22.  The Buffalo Pumpkin Patch is on the north side of Highway 22, across from Buffalo Shores Campground.  Just watch for the signs.  You can't miss it! Hayrack rides, Farm Animals to Feed, Goats to Milk, Ponies to ride by Tuf-A-Nuf, Goat Chariot Rides, Sorghum Maze, Straw Castle, Private Campfires, Car Show, Craft Shows, Everything Horse but the Horse Flea Market, 20' Moon Bounce by Red's Emporium, Concession Stand.

Davenport Jaycees Haunted House - October 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31, 2008.
This is the most terrifying haunted house in the Quad Cities with thrills, chills, and blood spills. This will be your final resting place for the scariest haunted house around.... $8 per person.

Pride of the Wapsi - Pumpkin Patch opens September 27th, 2008.
14600 305th Street, Long Grove, Iowa 52757, 563-285-8180
Lots of activities for the entire family. Inflatables, Petting Farm and Zoo, Pony Rides, Face Painting, Barrel Train, Logic and Cornfield Mazes, Mining for Gold, Wagon Ride to Pumpkin Patch, Food and Music.