Spine-Chilling Halloween Adventures Await Visitors to Omaha

Grab your broomsticks (or your best costume) and get ready to haunt the halls at Durham After Dark, the Durham Museum’s adults-only Halloween bash. This 21+ evening is packed with eerie fun: sip themed cocktails at the speakeasy, shop from local vendors and explore rarely seen “creepy” objects pulled from the museum’s collection. Guests can wander the museum at their own pace — with no kids in sight — and snack on frightfully tasty bites for purchase at the historic Soda Fountain. 

Evil Dead in Concert pairs the legendary Sam Raimi horror film with a live performance of its iconic score. Audiences will enjoy the film in a newly restored format while a talented ensemble performs the original soundtrack on stage at The Astro.

Visit the “world’s most haunted museum” in downtown Omaha. Museum of Shadows houses more than 3,000 haunted artifacts donated from sources worldwide. Visitors have reported hearing spooky sounds like children’s laughter and growls, feeling unearthly physical presence, and seeing apparitions. Cameras have caught some of the artifacts’ strangeness, like dolls moving independently – rocking in a chair and walking off a shelf. The museum is open Wednesday through Sunday. For next-level scare enthusiasts, book a ghost hunt (must be 14+). For two hours, tiptoe through the museum, first with your guides and their top-of-the-line paranormal equipment, and next on your own. For the bravest, there is a 10-minute sit challenge. Picture no lights, surrounded by artifacts, and all alone.

Embark on a flashlight-lit night tour at Squirrel Cage Jail on select dates in October. Surprises lurk in this rotary jail built in 1885. Three stacked holding cell levels revolve inside a cage with only one opening. To let prisoners out, the jailer had to revolve the cells until the desired cell was flush with the door. In other words, good luck escaping. Watch out for creepy decorations and scare actors as you follow your guide. Fog machines and strobe lights set the mood on this 45-minute tour.

In West Omaha, explore 20 acres of Halloween thrills at Scary Acres, which has three terrifying attractions: Master’s Castle, House on the Hill, and Haunted Woods. A super combo ticket for $35 gets you into all three. The attraction is rated 13+ due to its terrifying images, blood and gore. By day, Bellevue Berry & Pumpkin Ranch is a family-friendly place with wholesome activities, but at night ... it transforms into The Ranch of Terror. Walk through a zombie jail, tour a haunted house and venture into the woods ... if you dare. And Omaha has more haunted houses to terrorize you.