The haunt rankings have been refreshed as of 10/29/2026, and the final weekend of the season is here.
Rankings:
Zombie Hollow holds onto #1, climbing to 4.81 (81 ratings) from 4.76. The big move is Future Nightmares, which jumps to #2 at 4.72 on its first Yelp rating, a 5.0, passing Carlisle Haunted Woods (4.70, 101 ratings) into third. Slaughterhouse stays fourth at 4.65 and is still by far the most-reviewed haunt at 1,745 ratings. The Docks is unchanged at 4.64, followed by Linn’s Haunted House at 4.42 and Sleepy Hollow at 3.52.
The rankings combine Google, Facebook, Yelp, and Apple scores, weighted by number of ratings — see the full lists on the Haunts 2026 page and Reviews page, and how the combined score works on the Combined Ratings page.
Weather (as of Thursday afternoon, October 29, 2026, source: The Weather Channel):
- Thursday night brings rain late, an 80% chance in Des Moines, though the timing may fall after haunt hours — open tonight are Haunted Woods, Linn’s, Slaughterhouse, Sleepy Hollow, and the Haunted Trolley Tour.
- Friday night looks like the wet night, with showers at 60% in Des Moines and 50% in Winterset, and all the main haunts open.
- Saturday, Halloween night, is the driest night: cloudy, 10% in Des Moines and 20% in Winterset, with all the main haunts open.
- Sunday night, the last night of the season for Haunted Woods and Slaughterhouse, shows showers late at 50% in Des Moines and 60% in Winterset — and remember the clocks go back Saturday night, so Sunday’s sunset is 5:09pm instead of 6:10pm. Forecasts have already shifted since this morning, when Thursday night looked dry, so check the haunts’ official websites or social media before heading out.
