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The Scream Zone

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The Scream Zone

Wednesday, October 7, 2026 – Sunday, November 1, 2026

2:00 AM – 6:30 AM · Del Mar Fairgrounds

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Note: The season runs selected nights from October 6-31. Please check thescreamzone.com for the full night-by-night schedule.

The Scream Zone is considered among the goriest, scariest, and screaming-est fright fests to be found in the dark corners of Southern California. If you have the nerve, come and witness San Diego County’s largest haunted experience!

The Scream Zone is assembled from a collection of body parts and roughly stitched together into four terrifying haunts and other monstrous attractions. The 2026 season runs selected nights beginning October 6 and continues through October 31. Parking at The Scream Zone is free.

Your Triple Haunt favorites are back: the horrifying House of Horror, the dizzying KarnEvil, and the Haunted Hayride, each casting its evil spell on the Del Mar Fairgrounds. If our Triple Haunt isn’t enough for you, lace up your sneakers and take part in The Running Dead. Will you survive the zombie apocalypse or will you become a wandering corpse?

Scaredy Cats are welcome to enter The Scream Zone compound at no charge if you want to wait for your children or hang with your friends but are too scared to enter the haunts. There are lots of things for you to do and see, including great food vendors, photo opportunities and our Spirit Lounge bar.

For more information and for tickets visit http://www.thescreamzone.com/

Del Mar Fairgrounds

2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar, CA 92014

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