Fall events return to Six Flags Over Texas and Fiesta Texas on select dates in September and October. Visit our guides for in-depth festival information.
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The 2026 State Fair of Texas takes place September 25 to October 18 and is the longest-running and largest state fair in the United States. Beyond the gigantic Texas Star Ferris wheel and 55-foot tall Big Tex icon, the State Fair of Texas features free exhibits, a massive rides midway and unique food offerings. Our visit features a tour of this year's fair and its offerings, along with a deep dive into 2026's newest food creations. We try several bites, including the chicken fried steak biscuit, deep fried bourbon banana bread, fried butter chicken, the fried green tomato lobster bruschetta and Fletcher's new chocolate corn dog.
Daytime fall festivities are back at Six Flags Fiesta Texas on select dates through November 1! Not a fan of the ultra spooky? Tricks and Treats offers family-friendly activities during the day, including a trick or treat trail, themed entertainment and specialty food offerings. Though we didn't have the greatest luck, Oktoberfest has also returned and features its own special line-up of food, drinks and live shows throughout Spassburg. This is your ultimate guide to enjoy the park's daytime fall events!
Your ultimate guide and review to Fright Fest 2026 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas is here! Fright Fest takes place on select dates now through November 1. Award-winning entertainment, such as Monster Mash Bash, highlights this year's event. Other huge additions, including the immersive Circus Berzerkus and Alley of the Dead scare zones, have debuted. The spooky festivities also include the can't-miss Conjuring Universe haunt and original scares with Hexenhaus, Nosferatu, Cinema Slasher and more. Join us for an in-depth look at this year's Fright Fest event.
Don't want the scary nature of Fright Fest? Six Flags Over Texas features two family-friendly events, Tricks and Treats and Oktoberfest, during the day on weekends until November 1. Younger guests can enjoy costume contests, a trick or treat trail and magic show, while Oktoberfest brings along live music and themed food and drink offerings. Join us for an in-depth guide to both 2026 daytime events.
The Fright Fest scares are back at Six Flags Over Texas on select dates through November 1. This year sees new entertainment, such as Wake the Dead Murder Mystery, revamped SAW and The Conjuring Universe haunted houses, an insane new premium scare zone with Doc Varnum's Hybrid Hell Pit and plenty of roaming monsters. Plenty of favorites also return, including EverSmile Industries, The Awakening and multiple scare zones. How can you see everything in one visit? Join us as we accomplish the feat, experiencing shows, haunted houses and scare zones. Plus, we check out tons of new merchandise.
Six Flags Fiesta Texas has once again earned one of the amusement industry's highest honors, capturing the 2026 Golden Ticket Award for Best New Show for its electrifying Fright Fest production, Monster Mash Bash, presented by Amusement Today during the annual Golden Ticket Awards held Sept.12 in the Austin area. The recognition marks the second consecutive year that Six Flags Fiesta Texas has claimed the Best New Show title, following the award-winning success of The Voodoo Dolls in 2025.
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Heading to Six Flags Over Texas during busier seasonal events? Our reimagined interactive map features the park’s attractions, main points of interests and live ride wait times no matter where you’re located.
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Holiday in the Park returns bigger, brighter and more immersive than ever, surrounding guests with millions of twinkling lights, larger-than-life décor, live entertainment, holiday characters, seasonal foods and more. Guests will explore four all-new themed worlds, including Glittering Gateway, Santa's Arctic North Pole, Coastal Christmas and Sweet Street, each offering its own festive atmosphere, entertainment and holiday traditions.
Six Flags Great Adventure has announced a significant construction milestone for Bakunawa, the park's highly anticipated new coaster, as assembly of the attraction's ride vehicles is now underway. Park teams are currently assembling nine of the coaster's 10 ride cars, with the remaining vehicle already completed and on-site. Once finished, Bakunawa will operate with two five-car trains.
Dorney Park’s Halloween Haunt presented by SNICKERS® has been voted one of the 10 Best Theme Park Halloween Events in the country in the 2026 USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards. Dorney Park ranked No. 10 nationwide following weeks of public voting, placing the Lehigh Valley destination among the country’s top Halloween events as chosen by 10BEST voters. The recognition comes during one of Dorney Park’s biggest Halloween Haunt seasons yet, featuring six haunted mazes and more.
The legend is real this fall at Dorney Park. Dorney Park today announces one of its most immersive Halloween lineups ever as Halloween Haunt presented by SNICKERS® returns on select nights beginning Sept. 18, transforming Pennsylvania's premier amusement park into the region's ultimate Halloween night out. Headlined by the debut of Blair Witch: No Signal, an all-new haunted maze inspired by the legendary horror franchise The Blair Witch Project®, Halloween Haunt will immerse guests in a world of chilling scares, unforgettable entertainment and nighttime thrills.
This fall, one day at Six Flags Great Adventure can go from candy to coasters to creatures after dark. The Northeast's premier theme park destination is going big for fall in 2026, delivering a full day-to-night lineup packed with family-friendly Halloween experiences, seasonal food and entertainment, world-class thrill rides and one of the park's most ambitious Fright Fest lineups yet. Four new haunted mazes lead the charge this year, including JASON: Blood Reign and Final Destination: Death's Playground, inspired by two blockbuster horror franchises.
The ancient legend rises again! Knott’s Berry Farm is proud to unveil MonteZOOMA: The Forbidden Fortress for all who are brave enough to embark on an unforgettable expedition in search of Montezuma’s elusive gold. Closed since 2022, the reimagined historic roller coaster is almost ready for launch. Originally opened in 1978, Montezooma’s Revenge was the first flywheel-launched roller coaster in the world and was designated a historic landmark as the last operating ride of its kind in the United States.
Werewolf Gorge, a new multi-launch family roller coaster, debuts at Fiesta Texas in 2027. Werewolf Gorge will feature a 39” height requirement, 4,120 feet of track, several airtime elements and a top speed of 45 miles per hour.
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Tormenta Rampaging Run shatters several world records, especially in the dive coaster category. At 309 feet tall with a 285-foot first drop, the new coaster becomes the tallest of its kind (and the tallest coaster in Texas). Tormenta Rampaging Run is also be the fastest dive coaster in the world, reaching top speeds of 87 miles per hour. Two of the coaster’s inversions, its Immelmann and vertical loop, are the tallest in their respective categories. Tormenta Rampaging Run’s 4,199 feet of track also makes it the longest dive coaster in the world.
Dino Off Road Adventure, new for 2024 at Six Flags Over Texas, is the park's reimagining of the Chaparral Antique Cars. Featuring fifteen dinosaur animatronics, riders jump into the four-person vehicle and drive along 1,470 feet of track. Dino Off Road Adventure's new vehicles were designed closely alongside blueprints from original Arrow antique cars.
Big Bend, a Schwarzkopf Speed Racer roller coaster, called Six Flags Over Texas home from 1971 to 1979. When it opened, it was the park's tallest and fastest roller coaster. Big Bend reached a top speed of 52 miles per hour, climbed up to 81 feet tall and featured 2,876 feet of track. The attraction also included cutting-edge technology with multiple electric spiraling lift hills. Join us for a look at back the iconic Big Bend roller coaster.
The original Six Flags theme park, Six Flags Over Texas, officially opened on August 5, 1961. Themed around the six flags that had flown over Texas, the park's original concept featured first-of-its-kind attractions, heavily-themed areas and a major focus on entertainment and guest experience. Six Flags Over Texas saw tremendous growth in the 1960s. Marquee attractions, such as the El Aserradero log flume, the Runaway Mine Train roller coaster and hundreds of thousands of dollars invested into entertainment, highlighted the decade. Join us for this Decade in Review for a look at the park's planning, construction, grand opening and first decade of operation.
Aquaman: Power Wave is the first ride of its kind to debut in North America. Built by Mack Rides, this high-thrill PowerSplash attraction features both forwards and backwards launches, reaching top speeds of sixty-three miles per hour. The water coaster also includes two spikes that stand at 148 feet tall and send riders plummeting ninety degrees. After multiple launches along the attraction’s 712-foot track, Aquaman: Power Wave ends with a huge splashdown.
Six Flags Fiesta Texas officially opened its doors on March 14, 1992 with a small collection of record-breaking attractions, such as The Rattler, and a plethora of world-class live entertainment. Though the 1990s, Fiesta Texas evolved with massive ride and water park expansions, the addition of several marquee roller coasters and even a new themed area. Join us for a trip through the 1990s as we explore the park's opening seasons, along with its acquisition and transformation into a flagship Six Flags park.