Lagoon FrightmaresFarmington
Sept 11 to Nov 8
Lagoon all decked out for Halloween with haunted houses and the rides after dark. Heads up, costumes and masks and face makeup aren't allowed in the park.
Fall in Davis and Weber6 things
The ones people drive in from other counties for. Most of them run the whole season, so you don't have to pick a weekend yet.
Black Island FarmsSyracuse
Sept 18 to Oct 31
A 12 acre corn maze, a pumpkin patch you ride out to, a campfire and all the courtyard stuff for the kids, and Nightmare Acres, the haunted corn maze, for the brave ones.
Scarecrow Walk at the USU Botanical CenterKaysville
Sept 26 to Oct 4
The botanical center filled with scarecrows, and it's only a week and a half so don't wait on this one.
Scary Hill at Cherry HillKaysville
Oct 2 to Oct 30
Cherry Hill's Halloween nights, all through October.
Happy Pumpkin Corn MazeWest Haven
through about Oct 30, closed Sundays · check the date
A family corn maze out in West Haven.
Dinos in the Dark at the Dinosaur ParkOgden
a few October nights (last year Oct 18 and 23 to 25), 6 to 9 · check the date
The one time of year you get to walk the dinosaur park in the dark, all lit up and decorated for Halloween.
The little stuff, by town8 things
The city Halloween parties and the trunk or treats and the free stuff. Cities post their 2026 dates late, so anything marked "check the date" gets fixed the second it's announced.
Fall in Layton
Layton Halloween Bash
Fri Oct 16, 6 to 8:30
Halloween games and live music, a spooky trail and a costume contest at the amphitheater.
Fall in Syracuse
Syracuse Pumpkin Walk
Oct 22 to 24, 6:30 to 9:30
Carved pumpkins lit up at night all through Founders Park.
Antelope Island Bison Roundup
Sat Oct 24
The one day a year they round up the whole bison herd on the island, and you get to watch.
Fall in Kaysville
Spooky Week at the Botanical Center
Oct 26 to 30, trunk or treat on the 30th
A week of Halloween stuff at the botanical center that ends with a trunk or treat.
Fall in Clinton
Clinton Halloween Walk
Mon Oct 5, 6 to 8
Clinton City's Halloween walk for the kids.
Fall in Centerville
Centerville Fall Festival
Mon Oct 12, 6 to 8
Centerville's city fall festival in the park.
Fall in North Salt Lake
NSL Zombie Chase
Sat Oct 24
A free two mile fun run where the zombies chase you.
Fall in Ogden
Creatures of the Night at the Nature Center
an October evening (last year Oct 18, 5 to 8:30) · check the date
The nature center after dark, with the animals that come out at night.
For the rest of your list
These don't need an address, tap them and they go on your list with everything else.
Christmas in Davis and Weber2 things
Ogden's Christmas Village is confirmed for Nov 28, and the rest show last year's windows until they post their 2026 dates.
Ogden's Christmas VillageOgden
Nov 28 to Jan 1, lights on at 5
Sixty-some little cottages and 50,000 lights all over the gardens downtown, and Santa and the train rides and the fireworks are all free too. USA Today ranked it the second best holiday lights display in the country last year.
Fantasy at the BayWillard (just north of Ogden)
December nights (last year Dec 6 to 24), 5 to 10 · check the date
A light show at Willard Bay State Park, just north of Ogden.
Town Christmas stuff
The town stuff, and I'll add the tree lightings as the cities post them in November.
Christmas in Layton
Layton Lights Before Christmas
the Monday of Thanksgiving week (last year Nov 24), 6 to 8 · check the date
Layton's lighting kickoff at Layton Commons Park.
Christmas in Bountiful
Bountiful Ice Ribbon
open in winter, check the rec center for dates · check the date
An ice skating ribbon that loops around Bountiful's Town Square, with Main Street right there for dinner after.
For the rest of your Christmas list
This is the at-home stuff, tap them and they go on your list with the lights and the train.
put it on the wall
Turn your Christmas picks into a real bucket list
Tap the lights and the trains and the town stuff you want and pick the Christmas design you like, and I'll hold onto your picks. The Christmas lists are coming soon, and the second they're up your picks drop straight into the slots.
Good any weekend6 things
The stuff that doesn't need a date, for the Saturday when nothing's going on.
Hill Aerospace MuseumRoy
Free, and it's hangars full of real planes and jets to walk around.
Ogden's Dinosaur ParkOgden
Life size dinosaurs all over the park, plus the paleontology museum inside.
Treehouse Children's MuseumOgden
A children's museum in downtown Ogden made for the littles.
Union Station museumsOgden
The old train station downtown with the railroad museum and the classic car museum inside.
Antelope Island State ParkSyracuse
Drive the causeway out and look for the bison, and the new visitor center opens Oct 2.
Ogden Nature CenterOgden
152 acres of trails and ponds and birds right in Ogden.
Davis and Weber fall and Christmas questions
When is Lagoon Frightmares in 2026?
Frightmares runs September 11 through November 8, 2026 at Lagoon in Farmington. Costumes, masks and face makeup aren't allowed in the park.
When does Ogden's Christmas Village open in 2026?
It opens November 28, 2026 and runs through January 1, 2027 in the Municipal Gardens downtown. It's free, and the lights come on at 5 every night.
What free fall things are there to do in Davis County?
The Layton Halloween Bash on October 16, the Syracuse Pumpkin Walk October 22 to 24, the North Salt Lake Zombie Chase on October 24, and the Hill Aerospace Museum any day of the week.
Where are the corn mazes in Davis and Weber?
Black Island Farms in Syracuse (September 18 to October 31, with the haunted Nightmare Acres maze too) and the Happy Pumpkin Corn Maze in West Haven.
What is there to do in Davis and Weber on a rainy day?
The Hill Aerospace Museum (free), the Treehouse Children's Museum in Ogden, and the museums at Union Station.
who's writing this
Hi, I'm Amy.
We roadschool six kids out of a van. I'm just a mom with a Ford Transit and a lot of opinions about corn mazes, so if something on here is wrong, or your town's party is missing, email me at hello@bellebucket.com and I'll fix it.
put it on the wall
Turn your picks into a real bucket list
Tap the ones you want and I'll drop them onto whichever fall design you pick, then you add your own stuff (birthdays, carving pumpkins, whatever your family does). It prints big, like 24x36 big, and it hangs on the wall all season.