Halloween Horror Nights
HHN Orlando 2026
Confirmed detail for the 2026 run. The permanent guide to how this event works lives on the main HHN Orlando page.
Confirmed · Checked September 2026
49 select nights through November 1, all ten house names, four new scare zones and two live shows from Universal Orlando's August 28, 2026 opening announcement (media.universalparksusa.com/press-releases/universal-orlando-resort-opens-the-gates-to-halloween-horror-nights-2026-082826/), checked September 2026. Universal's 2026 Event Extras page confirms separate, date-priced event Express and Scream Early admission after 2 p.m. with at least three houses. Universal's official clothing/costume policy confirms the Premium Scream Night costume exception.
- Dates
- August 28 – November 1, 2026 (49 select nights)
What is different in 2026
- HHN 35 is the 35th anniversary event, with 10 haunted houses: Stranger Things 5; Sinners; Hellraiser; Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness; Evil Dead Burn; Jack & Oddfellow: Chaos & Control; Cybergoria; H.R. Bloodengutz Presents: A Halloween Fright-Tacular; MADLANDS: Caged Cannibals; and INVASION: Alien Abduction. The 2026 event also has four new scare zones and two live shows. Event tickets and Express Pass are separately sold, with availability and prices varying by date.
How the event works
This part does not change year to year, so it is kept in one place.
The pattern
- Typically starts
- late August or early September
- Typically ends
- the first weekend of November
- Nights
- ~49 (40–52)
- Nights of the week
- Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hours
- Roughly 18:30 to 01:00 on most nights and later on peak weekend dates, with the park closing to daytime guests in the late afternoon and reopening as a ticketed event
The permanent version of all this
Height requirements, ride mechanics, accessibility detail, and permanent dining live on our evergreen guide, our year-round sister site. They do not change with the season, so we do not repeat them here.