North Coast Halloween 2026: Pumpkin Patches, Talking Tombstones and the Giant Pumpkin Drop
Photo: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Halloween on the North Coast is less about one big night and more about a full week of pumpkin patches, cemetery tours, costume runs and trick-or-treat streets. From Knappa to Cannon Beach, here is a guide to what is happening between now and the first weekend of November, compiled from event listings published by the Seaside Signal and Coast Weekend. Times and prices can change, so check with organizers before heading out, especially if the weather turns.
All month: pumpkin patch
Blackberry Bog Farm, Knappa. The farm’s pumpkin patch at 92663 Abbott Road is open through Oct. 31, a good stop for families who want to pick their own before carving.
Saturday, Oct. 24
Smashing Pumpkinheads, Astoria. A Halloween-themed event at 591 12th St. starts at 3 p.m. Admission is $10, or $5 for the reduced rate.
Sunday, Oct. 25
Talking Tombstones XXI, Warrenton. The long-running living-history event returns to Ocean View Cemetery from 1 to 4 p.m. Costumed performers portray people buried there and tell their stories, offering a look at the county’s past that is as much history lesson as Halloween outing.
Trick-or-Trot 5K, Warrenton. Runners and walkers, many in costume, take to the Warrenton Waterfront Trail at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 28
Haunted Hotel, Seaside. The Best Western Ocean View Resort hosts a haunted hotel from 4 to 7 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 29
Haunted playground, Astoria. The Clatsop County Fairgrounds hosts a haunted playground beginning at 8 p.m. Admission is $10, cash only.
Oct. 30 and 31: Boo Bash at Emerald Heights
The Boo Bash at Emerald Heights in Astoria runs two nights. On Oct. 30, a haunted house is geared for ages 12 and up. On Oct. 31, from 4 to 8 p.m., the event opens to all ages. Proceeds benefit The Harbor, the Astoria-based nonprofit that supports survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
Halloween day, Saturday, Oct. 31
Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, which means a packed schedule from morning through night:
- Witches and Warlocks Paddle, Seaside, 10 a.m. Paddlers in costume launch from Quatat Park on the Necanicum River.
- Cannon Beach Treat Trail, 2 to 5 p.m. Downtown merchants hand out candy to trick-or-treaters.
- Downtown Astoria trick-or-treat, 3 to 5 p.m. Participating businesses welcome costumed kids.
- Seaside Outlets, 3 to 5 p.m. Trick-or-treating at the outlet mall.
- Uppertown carnival, Astoria, 3 to 7 p.m. A Halloween carnival at Pier 39.
- Trick or Treat Timber Trail, Knappa, 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Hampton Lumber’s Big Creek Tree Farm hosts a trick-or-treat trail through the woods.
- Night of the Living Skate, Astoria, 5 to 9 p.m. A costume skate at the Astoria Armory. Admission is $10.
- Fort George Brewery’s Hellorium, Astoria. The brewery’s annual Halloween party is a fixture for grownups.
Sunday, Nov. 1: the Giant Pumpkin Drop
The season wraps up with one of the coast’s more memorable spectacles. At 3 p.m. at the Seaside Turnaround, organizers will drop a giant pumpkin weighing about 1,000 pounds from a height and let gravity do the rest. It is free to watch, and it draws a crowd every year.
Tips for a safe night
October evenings on the coast get dark early and are often wet. Reflective tape or a flashlight on costumes makes kids easier to see, and rain gear that fits over a costume can save the night. Drivers should slow down in neighborhoods and downtown areas during trick-or-treat hours, particularly in Astoria, Seaside and Cannon Beach, where streets will be busy on Saturday afternoon.
If you are planning to visit several events, it is worth building in travel time: Highway 101 traffic between Astoria and Seaside can back up on busy weekends, and parking near popular downtown events fills quickly.
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