Burbank Haunted Adventure & Halloween Happenings

2024 Dates & Hours: October 11-12, 18-19, 7-10pm.

Location: Starlight Bowl at Stough Canyon Park – 1249 Lockhead View Drive, Burbank

Websites: hauntedadventure.info – burbankca.gov

Contact: (818) 238-5440

Quick Take: Perfectly calibrated it is for its target audience, Burbank Haunted Adventure is not too scary and not too tame, but just right. There is a block-party type feel, with fun and games for young trick-or-treaters, but the tour of terror through Starlight Bowl is one of the most imaginative amateur competitors among Halloween Mazes and Rides in Los Angeles.

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Burbank Haunted Adventure General Information

The Burbank Docents presents this annual Halloween event. Burbank Haunted Adventure includes a tour through a “very scary haunted house” – actually a fifteen-minute walk in and around the Starlight Bowl, which is occupied by dozens of ghouls.

The Burbank Haunted Adventure is a well-done amateur effort, geared for the community, with scares that are fun but not too disturbing for children over six. The basic template remains the same, but the theme changes from one Halloween to the next, presenting new frights every year. Past Halloweens have featured demented fairy tales, campfire stories, and tributes to Hollywood horror such as Psycho and The Exorcist, not to mention American Horror Story.

An adult must accompany children under 12 years old, and children under 6 years old are not allowed. Flashlights, costumes, and props are not allowed on tour. The path leads up and down hill to the main location, so be ready for a hike.

Proceeds from the Burbank Haunted Adventure benefit the Burbank Park, Recreation & Community Services Department’s Nature Program.

After doing dark due to the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, Haunted Adventure returned in 2022.

Other Burbank Halloween Happenings:

The city of Burbank usually presents several community events every Halloween season, including:

A Tot Halloween Party for pre-school children in the morning on the Saturday before Halloween (or on Halloween itself when the 31st falls on a Saturday).
A Halloween Carnival on Halloween Nigh, intended for elementary school children, with games, candy, and prizes.

Location: McCambridge Recreation Center – 1515 North Glenoaks Boulevard, Burbank 91504

More Information: Visit the Burbank Parks and Recreation webpage, or call 818-238-5378.