South Florida’s award-winning Halloween destination is going bigger for 2026. The Horrorland returns to Jungle Island with what its team calls its most ambitious season ever — an entirely reimagined event with six brand-new haunted houses, five immersive scare zones, a new themed cocktail bar, live entertainment, and hundreds of monsters spread across more than 18 acres. If you are planning a Miami Halloween night out, here is when it runs, what tickets cost, and what to expect this year.

What is The Horrorland?

The Horrorland is an immersive Halloween entertainment destination in Miami, produced by Live 305 Entertainment. What began in 2020 as an innovative drive-thru attraction created during the pandemic has grown, over seven seasons, into one of the country’s recognized independent Halloween events, welcoming tens of thousands of guests each fall. The idea is that it is more than a single haunted house: every evening combines walk-through attractions, theatrical performances, roaming monsters, specialty food, themed cocktails, and photo moments into one night out.

It is a family-led production. Founder and Executive Creative Director Francisco Santos — an eighth-generation circus artist, Emmy Award-winning producer, and former Cirque du Soleil performer — leads the creative vision alongside Executive Producer Lisbeth Salazar and Creative Director Luna Santos, who began contributing ideas to the event at age 12. That live-entertainment pedigree shows up in the production values, and it has earned recognition along the way: The Horrorland has been named Best Event in Miami in the Miami New Times Readers’ Choice awards, ranked among USA Today’s 10Best Haunted Houses in America, and carries more than 2,000 five-star Google reviews.

When is The Horrorland open in 2026?

The 2026 season runs on select nights from Wednesday, September 10 through Saturday, November 1. Not every night is open, and popular dates — especially weekends — sell out in advance, so check the live calendar and book before you go. Gates open at 7 p.m. each operating night, with a welcome opening show at 7:30 p.m. Here is how a typical evening runs:

The exact operating nights vary across the September-to-November run, and hours can change, so confirm the calendar for your date on TheHorrorland.com before you head out.

How much are tickets, and where do you buy them?

Admission is tiered, and every ticket includes full access to the six haunted houses, the scare zones, and the Circus of Terror show. Prices start at the figures below and rise on higher-demand nights, so a Fast Pass is the move on peak Fridays and Saturdays when lines are longest. Tickets are sold online through FearTicket:

Prices are set by the attraction and vary by night; confirm the current price for your date at checkout. Because capacity is limited and weekend nights sell out first, buying in advance is strongly recommended.

What can you expect at The Horrorland in 2026?

Every haunted attraction has been rebuilt for 2026 with original storylines and immersive sets. The six all-new haunted houses are:

• Honky Tonk — a forgotten biker and rock bar where the music is loud and something far more dangerous is waiting inside.
• The Orphanage — a 1920s boarding school where the children may be gone, but their presence has never left.
• Dr. Malice — a clandestine 1950s laboratory where forbidden experiments created nightmares that refuse to die.
• The Coven — a world ruled by witches, rituals, and supernatural forces that pull you deeper with every step.
• Nyctophobia — a plunge into the primal fear of darkness, where what you cannot see may be worse than what you can.
• Seven Deadly Sins — seven contemporary realms inspired by humanity’s greatest temptations, each a different kind of horror.

The scares continue between the houses across five immersive scare zones — Ice Cream Men, The Moon Cabin, Marry Me, River of Souls, and Last Rodeo — where original characters and roaming monsters work the pathways all night. Rounding out the evening are three signature shows and spaces: the returning Circus of Terror, an aerial-and-acrobatics horror production from creator Francisco Santos staged twice nightly at 8:30 and 9:15 p.m.; the Monster Parade at 7:45 p.m., with giant creatures and dozens of monsters; and the debut Frankenstein Bar, a new themed cocktail destination with handcrafted drinks named for the park’s haunted houses. If you are mapping out the season, The Horrorland is a standout among haunted houses in Miami and across haunted houses in Florida.

Who should visit — and who should sit it out?

The Horrorland is built for thrill-seekers, date nights, and friend groups who want a genuine scare. The experience is recommended for guests ages 13 and older; younger visitors may attend at the discretion of their parents or guardians, since every child handles fear differently. With late hours, intense scares, and hundreds of scare actors, it leans toward teens and adults, but the mix of attractions, food, cocktails, and live entertainment makes it as much a night out as a haunt. Review the attraction’s warnings and rules on its website before you go so everyone in your group knows what to expect.

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