Halloween lands on a Saturday this year, and Nampa is not waiting around. Trunk-or-treats start in mid-October and keep coming right up to the big night.
Here’s our growing list of Halloween events, trunk-or-treats, haunted attractions and family activities happening in and around Nampa.
We’ll keep updating this guide as more 2026 events are announced.
Last updated: October 28, 2026
Looking for pumpkin patches, corn mazes and more fall activities? Check out our Pumpkin Patches & Fall Activities Near Nampa guide.
Please note: Event details can change. Check with the organizer before heading out.
📅 Thursday, Oct. 29, 4 to 7 PM
📍 Downtown Nampa
💲 Free
One of Nampa’s longest-running Halloween traditions returns for its 39th year. Families can head downtown in costume while participating businesses and organizations hand out candy throughout the district.
📅 Thursday, Oct. 29, 4 to 8 PM
📍 Longboards Fire Pizza, 849 S Rising Sun Dr, Nampa
💲 Free
Longboards Fire Pizza is inviting families to dress up and stop by for an evening of candy and trunk-or-treating.
📅 Thursday, Oct. 29, 4:30 to 6:30 PM
📍 Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Nampa, 4300 E Flamingo Ave
Families can walk through decorated trunks, collect candy and enjoy Halloween surprises at Saint Alphonsus Nampa.
📅 Thursday, Oct. 29, 4 to 7 PM
📍 Cornerstone Worship Center, 316 10th Ave S, Nampa
💲 Free
Cornerstone Worship Center’s Fall Fest includes trunk-or-treating, kids games, pumpkin painting, a photo area and free hot dogs for the family.
📅 Friday, Oct. 30, 6 to 8 PM
📍 Brightstone Early Learning Academy, 504 E Florida Ave, Nampa
💲 Free
Brightstone’s second annual community Trunk or Treat includes decorated trunks, treats, local vendors, a bounce house, food trucks and a children’s craft station. The event is open to the community.
📅 Friday, Oct. 30, 6 to 8 PM
📍 Cascadia of Nampa, 900 N Happy Valley Rd, Nampa
💲 Free
Cascadia of Nampa is hosting a community trunk-or-treat with candy, food and drink trucks, games, music and costumes.
Looking for something scarier than a trunk-or-treat? Nampa and the surrounding Treasure Valley have several major haunted attractions, from a live-actor straw maze to a huge indoor and outdoor haunt.
📅 Remaining 2026 dates: Oct. 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 and 31
📍 Shindig Farms, Nampa
🕗 Haunted entrance begins at 8 PM
💲 $25 haunted admission
👻 Recommended for ages 12+
After dark, Shindig Farms transforms its straw maze into a full haunted attraction with live actors, fog, lighting effects, eerie soundscapes and themed scare zones.
The haunted maze runs Friday and Saturday nights in October. Haunted admission includes the farm and haunted maze, and the last haunted ticket is sold at 10:30 PM.
📅 Select nights in September and October
📍 20031 Northside Blvd, Caldwell
🕖 Ticket booths open at 7 PM
👻 Large indoor and outdoor haunted attraction
The Haunted World combines a large outdoor haunt with Skullvania, its indoor haunted attraction. The experience includes rough outdoor terrain, dark passageways and multiple haunted areas.
Tickets are sold until 10 PM on weekdays and midnight on weekends.
📅 Thursday, Oct. 29: 7 and 7:30 PM
📅 Friday, Oct. 30: 7, 7:30 and 9 PM
📅 Saturday, Oct. 31: 7, 7:30 and 9 PM
📍 Meet at Lloyd Square near the red NAMPA letters
💲 $20 per person
🔞 Recommended for ages 18+
Nampa Nightmares takes guests on a 90-minute guided walk through downtown Nampa while sharing stories of murders, disasters, scandals, unsolved mysteries, historic tunnel legends and possible paranormal activity.
These are some of the larger Halloween events around the Treasure Valley that are worth the short drive from Nampa.
📅 Thursday, Oct. 29, 2:30 to 4:30 PM
📍 Multiple City of Caldwell locations
💲 Free
Families can trick-or-treat at participating Caldwell city facilities, including City Hall and other city departments.
Halloween falls on Saturday, October 31, 2026.
We have not found official citywide trick-or-treat hours published for Nampa. Neighborhoods may follow their own traditions rather than a set city schedule.
If you are planning to trick-or-treat in your neighborhood, early evening is generally the most family-friendly time to head out. Check with neighbors or your HOA if your neighborhood usually follows specific hours.
For something scarier on Halloween night, both Shindig Farms Haunted Straw Maze and Nampa Nightmares are scheduled for October 31.
We’ll update this section if official Halloween-night information is announced.
Halloween is only part of fall around Nampa.
Check out our Pumpkin Patches & Fall Activities Near Nampa guide for pumpkin patches, straw and corn mazes, farm attractions and other seasonal activities.
You can also visit our Nampa Events Calendar for even more things happening around town.
Halloween falls on Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Families have several organized options throughout October, including Downtown Nampa Trick-or-Treat, community trunk-or-treats, Creepy Critters and other Halloween events around Nampa.
The 39th Annual Downtown Nampa Trick-or-Treat is scheduled for Thursday, October 29, 2026, from 4 to 7 PM in Downtown Nampa. Admission is free.
Yes. Many Nampa Halloween events are free, including Downtown Nampa Trick-or-Treat, Creepy Critters and several community trunk-or-treats.
As of October 9, 2026, we have not found official citywide trick-or-treat hours published for Nampa. This guide will be updated if official information is announced.
Yes. Shindig Farms in Nampa operates its Haunted Straw Maze on Friday and Saturday nights in October, while The Haunted World in Caldwell offers a large indoor and outdoor haunted attraction. Downtown Nampa also hosts Nampa Nightmares haunted-history walking tours around Halloween.
