Spooky Season in Delco: Haunted Attractions and Halloween Fun Near Boothwyn

Halloween 2026 lands on Saturday, October 31, and Delaware County knows how to do spooky season right. If you live in Boothwyn, Upper Chichester, or one of the nearby towns like Ridley Park, Folsom, Crum Lynne, or Prospect Park, you have haunted houses, foggy hayrides, and township trick-or-treat routes all within a short drive. This guide covers the spooky side of October in Delco: where to get a real scare, how to find your town's official trick-or-treat hours, and the family-friendly ways to celebrate without the frights.

The Big One: Bates Motel & Haunted Hayride in Glen Mills

The standout spooky destination in Delaware County is Bates Motel & Haunted Hayride at 1835 N. Middletown Rd in Glen Mills, PA. For 2026 the season runs on select dates from September 25 through November 1, so there is still time through Halloween weekend. It is a full night out: the Bates Motel haunted house, a 25-minute haunted hayride, the Psycho Path walk-through, and the Revenge of the Scarecrows Haunted Trail. It is the only major Delaware County haunt with its 2026 schedule published so far, which makes it a safe bet for planning ahead. Check the official site for exact dates, times, and tickets before you head out, because the calendar fills up fast as Halloween gets close.

A Home Haunt Close to Home: The Curley's Haunt

Just across the state line, roughly 10 minutes from Boothwyn, The Curley's Haunt at 1220 Evergreen Rd in Wilmington, DE turns a family yard in North Wilmington into a walk-through Halloween experience every season. It is a home haunt run by locals, and it raises money for breast cancer support, which makes the scares feel a little better. Its 2026 schedule was not published as of mid-October, so check the official site before you make the trip across the line.

Trick-or-Treat 2026: How to Find Your Town's Hours

Halloween falls on Saturday, October 31 this year, which means prime daylight and early-evening trick-or-treating. Across Delaware County, each township and borough sets its own trick-or-treat hours, and they are usually announced a week or two ahead on official township sites. Upper Chichester Township, which includes all of Boothwyn (ZIP 19061), posts updates on upperchi.org and its township Facebook page. Ridley Township runs an annual Trunk-or-Treat, announced on ridleytwp.org, and Prospect Park Borough shares its plans on prospectparkboro.com. A running statewide list of announced times lives at trickortreattimes.com/pennsylvania. Bookmark your town's page and check it as Halloween gets closer, since exact times change from year to year.

Family-Friendly Halloween Without the Frights

If the haunted houses are too much for the little ones, Delco has plenty of gentler options, and we rounded them all up in our full October events guide for Delaware County: Linvilla Orchards' Pumpkinland in Media, the Great Pumpkin Carve in Chadds Ford, pick-your-own pumpkin patches, and the Upper Chichester recreation department's family Halloween events at the township municipal building. Those are the daytime, pumpkin-spice side of October. This post is your cheat sheet for the spooky evenings.

Halloween Is the Perfect Time to Tour a Neighborhood

There is no better night to see what a community is really like than Halloween. Streets fill with families, porches get decked out, and you can tell in one evening whether a block feels friendly and welcoming. If you are house-hunting, drive Boothwyn's tree-lined streets and the newer communities near Naamans Creek on trick-or-treat night, or visit the 115 Louise Dr listing in the Stoney Creek at Naamans neighborhood and picture the front porch full of pumpkins. Our Boothwyn and Upper Chichester neighborhood guide walks through the schools, commute times, and the distinct feel of the different corners of the township, so you can compare blocks before you ever knock on a door.

However you celebrate, October in Delaware County is a genuinely fun month, and a great reminder of why so many families love living here. I am Andre Richardson, a Realtor with HomeSmart Realty Advisors, licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. If Halloween has you thinking about a home with more room for the whole crew, or if you are curious about any house in the area, including 115 Louise Dr, I would love to help. Reach me at 267-977-0304, head to the contact page, or browse more local guides at andrerichardson.com. Happy haunting, and see you around Boothwyn.