Hersheypark Dark Nights Returns for 5th Anniversary with New Scare Zone
Hersheypark's award-winning Halloween event returns for its fifth anniversary on September 12, 2026, featuring five haunted houses and five scare zones .
Event Overview:
Hours: Fridays 5-10 p.m. (beginning Sept. 18), Saturdays 12-10 p.m., Sundays 12-9 p.m.
Dark Nights: Begins each night at 6 p.m., extends one hour after park closes
Included: More than 50 rides and dark coaster experiences, Hershey's Trick or Treat Trail, live entertainment, five haunted houses, and five scare zones
Five Haunted Houses:
Kill 'N Fill Garage: Navigate the wreckage of a body shop and gore-soaked car wash
Estate of Evil: A long-forgotten room with never-before-seen horrors
Auntie Mortem's Abattoir: Prime beef with a dark secret in the specialty sausage
Twisted Carnevil: The Hypnotist presides over a hall of illusions
Haunted Coal Mine: Something dark is flooding the mine
NEW for 2026: Reese's Depot Of Doom Scare Zone: Follow the fractured tracks of the freight yard that comes alive at night with shadowy trespassers .
