10/16/2026
Tomorrow is the opening day of New England Halloween Fest at Mohegan Sun! 🦇🕸️ If Halloween is your favorite time of year, this is one weekend you won't want to miss! Tickets are available at the door.
• 🎃 Watch Halloween Art Come to Life: Professional pumpkin carvers—whose work has been featured on Good Morning America and The Tonight Show—will be creating incredible designs live throughout the weekend.
• 🧙 Step Into Connecticut’s Witch-Hunt History: Explore a powerful, immersive exhibit telling the story of Alse Young of Windsor, the first person executed for witchcraft in the American colonies.
• 👻 Enter John Zaffis’ Paranormal Museum: Legendary paranormal investigator John Zaffis is bringing more than 30 of the most haunted objects from his collection. Get an up-close look at these eerie artifacts and hear the chilling stories and histories behind them directly from Zaffis.
• 🎃 Wander Through a Pumpkin Wonderland: Take a walk through a massive pumpkin patch filled with intricately carved creations that showcase the incredible artistry and imagination behind Halloween’s most iconic symbol.
• 🛍️ Shop a Spooky Marketplace: Browse dozens of unique vendors and artists offering one-of-a-kind creations, Halloween décor, collectibles, artwork, crafts, and plenty of spooky surprises.
• 📸 Strike a Pose in the Halloween Photo Zone: Step into a photo experience filled with custom-built Halloween props and larger-than-life creations designed to make your pictures unforgettable—including an amazing Halloween throne where you can sit like the king or queen of the spooky season.
• 😱 Dare to Enter the Scare Zone: No Halloween celebration would be complete without a good scare. Step inside the terrifying scare zone and see if you can make it through without a jump scare.
• 🎬 Meet Some of Your Favorite Halloween Stars: We’ll have special celebrity guests from some of your favorite Halloween-themed movies and shows joining us throughout the weekend.
The weekend will also feature costume contests, panel discussions, a movie room, and more!
