1. Ripley's Fright Nights
One of the most popular attractions in Gatlinburg is Ripley's Haunted Adventure, a terrifying haunted house that is open all year! If you are planning a visit during October, the scares are kicked up a notch at Ripley's Fright Nights! This special event takes place every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night in October and features live actors behind every corner of the creepy renovated mansion. The best part is that Ripley's Fright Nights are included with the regular cost of admission to Ripley's Haunted Adventure. The shows start at 6 p.m. with a character parade to kick off the night, so come on out for a howling good time in Gatlinburg!
2. Halloween at Mysterious Mansion
Another fun place to celebrate Halloween in Gatlinburg is at Mysterious Mansion, a haunted house where you must find your way through secret passageways, winding staircases and spine chilling chambers! On weekend evenings throughout October, the Mysterious Mansion puts on a special Halloween presentation of their attraction with extra actors. This makes the experience even more intense than their regular show! You can't miss the classic 'Ĺ“turn of the century mansion that beckons visitors from River Road, so step inside and watch out for the rotting residents that may be lurking around each corner!3. Haunting of Hyde House Escape Game
If you love Halloween and are a fan of escape rooms, head on over to Gatlin's Escape Games for the Haunting of Hyde House! If you are unfamiliar with escape rooms, it is a form of interactive entertainment where you are locked inside of a themed room with other participants as you work together to solve puzzles and escape before time runs out! The Haunting of Hyde House places you inside a mansion where you have been abandoned by your tour guide. You soon find out that you are not alone as Little Isabella haunts the mansion in the search for her beloved doll. See if you have what it takes to reunite Isabella with her doll and free her troubled soul from an Earthly purgatory!