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If you only go out for one thing this fall, make it Halloween in Erfurt. The haunted attractions, corn mazes, and pumpkin patches below are the real lineup — check back, because dates land through October.
These happen every year; exact dates are announced closer to the day.
Dates TBA (Fri Oct 30, 2026 from 3pm and Sat Oct 31, 2026 9am-7pm (zoo open to 7pm both days): Wald des Schreckens scare forest, Gruselgang in the old elephant house, pumpkin carving, Halloween disco, 6pm fire show; children in costume enter free, annual passes valid) · Thueringer Zoopark Erfurt - Grosse Halloweenparty
Dates TBA (Sat Oct 31, 2026, 2-6pm at the Parkbuehne, Philippswiese, Wissenswald and Halle 1: the giant pumpkin figures are harvested from 2pm (take a pumpkin home), with a family programme of pumpkin carving, a lantern procession, music and theatre; special event prices apply, annual/season pass holders 50% off) · egapark Erfurt - KuerbisErnteFest (Pumpkin Harvest Festival)
Dates TBA (Autumn 2026 through Oct 31, 2026: ten oversized pumpkin sculptures on an under-the-sea theme by Jucker Farm specialists, tens of thousands of pumpkins in many colours, set among the park's autumn dahlias; seasonal pumpkin dishes in the park restaurants) · egapark Erfurt - Kuerbisausstellung (Pumpkin Exhibition)
Dates TBA (Year-round costumed evening walk in Erfurt Tourismus' official city-tour programme (about 1.5-2 hours), meeting behind the Erfurt Tourist Information at the Till Eulenspiegel monument, Benediktsplatz 1; adults 18 EUR in the official tour flyer - an atmospheric after-dark old-town walk for the Halloween season) · Erfurt Night Watchman Evening Walk (Erfurt Tourismus)
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