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Free Haunted Houses in North Carolina (2026)

Haunts in North Carolina whose owners have told us admission is free — no ticket to buy. Tap any one for photos, what to expect, and directions.

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RaleighHolly SpringsFayettevilleCaryCharlotteClaytonGastoniaHampsteadMount hollyLexingtonMooresvilleWake ForestWilmingtonAdvanceBeulavilleBoiling SpringsBurlingtonCamp LejeuneCastle HayneDurhamElizabethtownFuquay VarinaGarnerGranite Quarry

Admission, scare levels and hours reflect posted listing details. Confirm dates, tickets and age guidance with the host before traveling.

Nightmare Manor on Bushney Loop in Mooresville, NC
Nightmare Manor on Bushney Loop
Mooresville, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy Thrills
Mt. Unpleasant Cemetery in Charlotte, NC
Mt. Unpleasant Cemetery
Charlotte, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionPosted dates: Sep 28–30, Oct 1–31, 2026Posted weekly hours: Mon–Sun 12:00 AM–11:59 PM
Blair Witch And Her Coven Of The Crypt in Raleigh, NC
Blair Witch And Her Coven Of The Crypt
Raleigh, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy Thrills
Verne Hollow in Raleigh, NC
Verne Hollow
Raleigh, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy ThrillsPosted weekly hours: Mon–Sun 6:00–9:00 PM
Halloween On pinnacle in Hampstead, NC
Halloween On pinnacle
Hampstead, NC · Halloween Display
Free admission
Edward’s battle haunted house in Raleigh, NC
Edward’s battle haunted house
Raleigh, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admission
Hanuted Garden in Gastonia, NC
Hanuted Garden
Gastonia, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admission
Maiden’s Haunting Manor in Maiden, NC
Maiden’s Haunting Manor
Maiden, NC · Drive-Through Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Boo-Lite
Sutphen Manor in Raleigh, NC
Sutphen Manor
Raleigh, NC · Haunted Trail
Free admissionScare level: Creepy ThrillsPosted dates: Oct 10–31, 2026Posted weekly hours: Mon–Thu 6:00–9:00 PM; Fri–Sat 6:00–9:30 PM · More hours in listing
#Laddpadd in Mount holly, NC
#Laddpadd
Mount holly, NC · Halloween Display
Free admission
Woolley Skeletons for St. Jude in Cary, NC
Woolley Skeletons for St. Jude
Cary, NC · Haunted Trail
Free admissionScare level: Creepy ThrillsPosted dates: Sep 13–30, Oct 1–31, 2026Posted weekly hours: Mon–Sun 12:00 AM–11:59 PM
Heritage Reserve in Wake Forest, NC
Heritage Reserve
Wake Forest, NC · Halloween Display
Free admissionScare level: Boo-Lite
The Haunting on Hillard in Wendell, NC
The Haunting on Hillard
Wendell, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy Thrills
Shady Glenn Manor in Boiling Springs, NC
Shady Glenn Manor
Boiling Springs, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy Thrills
Wood Family Light Show in Wake Forest, NC
Wood Family Light Show
Wake Forest, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Boo-LitePosted dates: Oct 9–11 & 16–18 & 23–25 & 29–31, 2026Posted weekly hours: Thu–Sun 7:30–9:30 PM
Hauntsman Cemetery in Castle Hayne, NC
Hauntsman Cemetery
Castle Hayne, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy ThrillsPosted weekly hours: Fri 6:30–10:30 PM
Bones & Gourds in Charlotte, NC
Bones & Gourds
Charlotte, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy Thrills
Stanley Scary Skellys in Stanley, NC
Stanley Scary Skellys
Stanley, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy ThrillsPosted dates: Oct 1–3 & 5–10 & 12–17 & 19–24 & 26–31, 2026Posted weekly hours: Mon–Sat 6:00–10:00 PM
Wedding of Bridget Bones to Blake Skeleton in Fayetteville, NC
Wedding of Bridget Bones to Blake Skeleton
Fayetteville, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Boo-LitePosted weekly hours: Fri 6:00–8:00 PM
Alvigeddon: The Alvis Boneyard in Burlington, NC
Alvigeddon: The Alvis Boneyard
Burlington, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy Thrills
Birch Creek Map Projection Light Show in Fayetteville, NC
Birch Creek Map Projection Light Show
Fayetteville, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionPosted dates: Oct 2–3 & 16–17 & 23–24 & 30–31, 2026Posted weekly hours: Fri–Sat 7:30–10:00 PM
Holly Screams in Holly Springs, NC
Holly Screams
Holly Springs, NC · Haunted Trail
Free admissionScare level: Creepy ThrillsPosted weekly hours: Sat 6:30–10:00 PM; Sun 12:00–2:00 PM
Hampton Place Graveyard in Charlotte, NC
Hampton Place Graveyard
Charlotte, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy ThrillsPosted dates: Oct 5–31, 2026Posted weekly hours: Mon–Sun 12:00 AM–11:59 PM
Kensington Manor in Clayton, NC
Kensington Manor
Clayton, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admission
Walker 🧟‍♂️Woods in Clayton, NC
Walker 🧟‍♂️Woods
Clayton, NC · Halloween Display
Free admission
Haggard Skeletons: A Bone Chilling Home Haunt in Holly Springs, NC
Haggard Skeletons: A Bone Chilling Home Haunt
Holly Springs, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admission
Lazy Macs Spooky Skelly's in Zebulon, NC
Lazy Macs Spooky Skelly's
Zebulon, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy ThrillsPosted weekly hours: Fri–Sat 7:00–10:00 PM
It’s A Shame About Rowsham… in Smithfield, NC
It’s A Shame About Rowsham…
Smithfield, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionPosted dates: Sep 1–30, Oct 1–31, 2026Posted weekly hours: Mon–Sun 12:00 AM–11:59 PM
Spooky Gardens in Durham, NC
Spooky Gardens
Durham, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy Thrills
ScareyBark Court in Mount Holly, NC
ScareyBark Court
Mount Holly, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Boo-Lite
The Misadventures of the Bone Brigade in Fayetteville, NC
The Misadventures of the Bone Brigade
Fayetteville, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Boo-Lite
D&C Halloween Nights in mills River, NC
D&C Halloween Nights
mills River, NC · Halloween Display
Free admission
Culloden Cemetary in Wilmington, NC
Culloden Cemetary
Wilmington, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy ThrillsPosted weekly hours: Mon–Sun 6:00–11:59 PM
Wicked Wavcott Manor in Fuquay Varina, NC
Wicked Wavcott Manor
Fuquay Varina, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy Thrills
Arachnids Arrival in Stanfield, NC
Arachnids Arrival
Stanfield, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy ThrillsPosted weekly hours: Mon–Sun 12:00 AM–11:59 PM
Stillwater Cove Pirates in Jacksonville, NC
Stillwater Cove Pirates
Jacksonville, NC · Haunted Trail
Free admissionScare level: Boo-LitePosted weekly hours: Mon–Sun 7:00–10:00 PM
Pumpkin King Has Arrived! 🎃 in Gastonia, NC
Pumpkin King Has Arrived! 🎃
Gastonia, NC · Halloween Display
Free admission
Amateur Display, Having Fun in Leland, NC
Amateur Display, Having Fun
Leland, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy ThrillsPosted weekly hours: Mon–Sun 12:00 AM–11:59 PM
The Boneyard Bar & Grill in Clayton, NC
The Boneyard Bar & Grill
Clayton, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Boo-LitePosted weekly hours: Mon–Sun 12:00 AM–11:59 PM
Creepy Hollow in Shallotte, NC
Creepy Hollow
Shallotte, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy Thrills
Skeletons for St Jude (SSJ) Headquarters in Holly Springs, NC
Skeletons for St Jude (SSJ) Headquarters
Holly Springs, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admission
The Haunted Rose in Holly Springs, NC
The Haunted Rose
Holly Springs, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy ThrillsPosted weekly hours: Mon–Sun 12:00 AM–11:59 PM
Howlington West Yard Haunt in Garner, NC
Howlington West Yard Haunt
Garner, NC · Haunted Trail
Free admissionScare level: Creepy ThrillsPosted weekly hours: Mon–Sun 7:00–9:00 PM
HallowHarvest in Summerfield, NC
HallowHarvest
Summerfield, NC · Drive-Through Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Boo-LitePosted weekly hours: Mon–Sun 7:00–10:00 PM
The Cromartie Creepy House in Elizabethtown, NC
The Cromartie Creepy House
Elizabethtown, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy Thrills
Riverview Boolevard in Trinity, NC
Riverview Boolevard
Trinity, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Boo-Lite
Haunted pumpkin patch in Knightdale, NC
Haunted pumpkin patch
Knightdale, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Boo-LitePosted weekly hours: Mon–Sun 6:00–11:59 PM
THAT House 🧟‍♂️💀🎃 in Mint Hill, NC
THAT House 🧟‍♂️💀🎃
Mint Hill, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy ThrillsPosted weekly hours: Fri 6:00–9:30 PM
Halloween Haunt Display in Hampstead, NC
Halloween Haunt Display
Hampstead, NC · Haunted House
Free admissionScare level: Boo-LitePosted weekly hours: Mon–Sun 5:30–11:00 PM
Felts/Davis Homestead in Walkertown, NC
Felts/Davis Homestead
Walkertown, NC · Halloween Display
Free admissionPosted dates: Sep 29–30, Oct 1–31, 2026Posted weekly hours: Mon–Sun 5:00–10:00 PM
Hillside Holiday House in Hickory, NC
Hillside Holiday House
Hickory, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy ThrillsPosted weekly hours: Mon–Sun 6:00–10:00 PM
Halloween Happy House in Hampstead, NC
Halloween Happy House
Hampstead, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Boo-Lite
Heatherbrook House Of Horror in Raleigh, NC
Heatherbrook House Of Horror
Raleigh, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Nightmare FuelPosted weekly hours: Fri 6:00–11:00 PM
Turn Back Now in Raleigh, NC
Turn Back Now
Raleigh, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy Thrills
Rotted Souls Cemetery Block Party -wilmington, NC in Wilmington, NC
Rotted Souls Cemetery Block Party -wilmington, NC
Wilmington, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionPosted dates: Oct 31, 2026Posted weekly hours: Sat 6:00–11:59 PM
Carnevil of Payne in Lexington, NC
Carnevil of Payne
Lexington, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Boo-LitePosted dates: Oct 5 & 7 & 10–12 & 14 & 17–19 & 21 & 24–26 & 28 & 31, 2026Posted weekly hours: Mon 6:00–9:00 PM; Wed 6:00–9:00 PM · More hours in listing
Nightmare Hillside in Winterville, NC
Nightmare Hillside
Winterville, NC · Haunted Trail
Free admissionScare level: Creepy ThrillsPosted dates: Oct 18–31, 2026Posted weekly hours: Mon–Thu 6:30–11:00 PM; Fri–Sat 6:00–11:00 PM · More hours in listing
The lawsonville Manor in Reidsville, NC
The lawsonville Manor
Reidsville, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Boo-LitePosted dates: Oct 1–31, 2026Posted weekly hours: Mon 7:00–11:59 PM; Tue 7:00 AM–11:59 PM · More hours in listing
The Grim Graveyard Gathering in Washington, NC
The Grim Graveyard Gathering
Washington, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy ThrillsPosted dates: Oct 24, 2026Posted weekly hours: Sat 7:00–11:59 PM
Silent Hill in Camp Lejeune, NC
Silent Hill
Camp Lejeune, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy ThrillsPosted dates: Oct 1–31, 2026Posted weekly hours: Mon–Sat 10:00 AM–10:00 PM; Sun 12:00 AM–10:00 PM
Invasion of the Lawn Grays in Salisbury, NC
Invasion of the Lawn Grays
Salisbury, NC · Drive-Through Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Boo-LitePosted dates: Oct 1–31, 2026Posted weekly hours: Mon–Thu 6:00–9:00 PM; Fri 6:00–10:00 PM · More hours in listing
Carnival Of TERROR in Indian Trail, NC
Carnival Of TERROR
Indian Trail, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Nightmare FuelPosted dates: Oct 30–31, 2026Posted weekly hours: Fri 7:00–9:00 PM; Sat 7:00–10:00 PM
Party @ The Graveyard in Holly Springs, NC
Party @ The Graveyard
Holly Springs, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy ThrillsPosted dates: Sep 27–30, Oct 1–31, 2026Posted weekly hours: Mon–Sun 5:00–10:00 PM
Pirates Of The Cary-bein’ in Cary, NC
Pirates Of The Cary-bein’
Cary, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Boo-Lite
The Tree Hollow Crypt in Granite Quarry, NC
The Tree Hollow Crypt
Granite Quarry, NC · Halloween Display
Free admission
The BouBou Asylum Haunt in Cary, NC
The BouBou Asylum Haunt
Cary, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy ThrillsPosted weekly hours: Fri 6:00–9:00 PM
Haunted Road in Raleigh, NC
Haunted Road
Raleigh, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Boo-LitePosted weekly hours: Mon–Sun 12:00 AM–11:59 PM
Graveyard W/ Lit Up House in Beulaville, NC
Graveyard W/ Lit Up House
Beulaville, NC · Halloween Display
Free admissionPosted dates: Oct 30–31, 2026Posted weekly hours: Mon–Sun 7:00–10:00 PM
KFam in Fayetteville, NC
KFam
Fayetteville, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Boo-Lite
Haunted Gardens in Gastonia, NC
Haunted Gardens
Gastonia, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy Thrills
Island Of Misfit Masters in Holly Ridge, NC
Island Of Misfit Masters
Holly Ridge, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Boo-LitePosted dates: Oct 1–31, 2026Posted weekly hours: Mon–Sun 12:00 AM–11:59 PM
Crystal Lake Curse in Advance, NC
Crystal Lake Curse
Advance, NC · Haunted Trail
Free admissionScare level: Creepy ThrillsPosted weekly hours: Fri 7:30–10:00 PM
Halloween Candy Stop in High Point, NC
Halloween Candy Stop
High Point, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Boo-Lite
Grave Intentions in Hubert, NC
Grave Intentions
Hubert, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy ThrillsPosted dates: Oct 1–31, 2026Posted weekly hours: Mon–Sun 12:00 AM–11:59 PM
Unrest's Cottage in Lexington, NC
Unrest's Cottage
Lexington, NC · Drive-Through Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Boo-LitePosted dates: Oct 2–31, 2026
House Of 1000 Skeletons in Mooresville, NC
House Of 1000 Skeletons
Mooresville, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy ThrillsPosted dates: Oct 1–31, 2026Posted weekly hours: Mon–Sun 8:00 AM–11:59 PM
Skelly Bones in Winnabow, NC
Skelly Bones
Winnabow, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Boo-Lite
Nightmare On Walnut in Mount Holly, NC
Nightmare On Walnut
Mount Holly, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy ThrillsPosted dates: Oct 5 & 31, 2026Posted weekly hours: Mon–Sun 7:00–11:59 PM
Horror On Appin Rd- NO WAY OUT! in Laurinburg, NC
Horror On Appin Rd- NO WAY OUT!
Laurinburg, NC · Halloween Haunt
Free admissionScare level: Creepy Thrills

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