Oahu Hosts Dozen Halloween Events This Month

Oahu residents have access to a wide variety of Halloween activities this month, ranging from family-friendly pumpkin patches to adult-only haunted bars. Events are scheduled across the island from October 1 through October 31, with some running into early November. Options include ghost tours, movie screenings, and interactive escape rooms.

Mysteries of Hawaii offers ghost tours on various days through October 31. The company, led by storyteller Lopaka Kapanui, operates the Ghosts of Old Honolulu Tour and the Waikiki Night Marchers Ghost Tour. Tickets cost $40 and are available at mysteries-of-hawaii.com. The tours emphasize real supernatural stories rather than scare tactics.

Waimanalo Country Farms holds its Fall Harvest Festival from September 29 to November 11. The farm is open weekends from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and weekdays from 1 to 4 p.m. Admission for residents is $10 to $12. Visitors can pick pumpkins, take hayrides, and shop at the country market. The farm is located at 41-225 Lupe St. in Waimanalo.

Several bars in Kakaako and Chinatown are serving themed cocktails. Spooky Bar at Aloha Mamacita is open through October 31 at 500 Ala Moana Blvd. in Kakaako. Lanterns Restaurant and Tavern in Waianae offers drinks like the Blood Bag Cocktail at 87-064 Farrington Highway. Black Orchid Lounge in Chinatown at 1112 Smith St. will feature themed food and decor from Tuesday to Saturday.

Ala Moana Center hosts a free scavenger hunt from October 1 to 31. Participants pick up sheets at Guest Services on the ground floor and search for six characters on levels 2 and 3 of the Mauka Wing. Completed sheets return to Guest Services for a prize. Ala Moana Center is at 1450 Ala Moana Blvd. in Ala Moana.

Hawaii's Plantation Village in Waipahu operates a haunted attraction on select nights from October 9 to 31. The event runs from 7 to 11 p.m., with last entry at 10:30 p.m. Admission is $20 plus a $1 online reservation fee. The attraction is recommended for ages 12 and up. The site is at 94-695 Waipahu St. in Waipahu.

Trial of Fears returns to Kakaako with the theme Island Quarantine. The interactive experience is located at 1050 Queen St., Suite 100. Tickets start at $38. The event runs on multiple weekends in October, including October 3, 9 through 11, and 16 through 18. Participants should note that the experience includes strobe lights and fog.