Halloween in Utah means haunted houses, corn mazes, scary movies and live performanes — including, this year, two productions of the bloody musical 'Sweeney Todd.'
Halloween is approaching — a holiday marked by images of ghosts and monsters and things meant to scare us as the fall colors change and the nights get shorter.
Across Utah, people are seeking out chances to revel in the spooky season — walking through haunted houses and corn mazes, and experiencing terrifying stories onstage and on the big screen. Here’s a roundup of events being staged by Utah arts groups for Halloween, as well as haunted attractions and corn mazes opening across the state.Utah Arts Alliance’s Art Castle, at 915 W. 100 South, Salt Lake City, is throwing a series of events, Oct. 17-20 and 24-27. They include: “The Haunting Is You!,” an interactive theater experience by the Lords of Misrule Theatre Co.
The cast of "The Haunting Is You!," an interactive theater experience by The Lords of Misrule Theatre Co., being presented at The Art Castle in Salt Lake City in October 2024.Utah Opera stages its version of Stephen Sondheim’s dark musical “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” at the Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South, Salt Lake City. For showtimes and tickets, go to, 3934 S. Washington Blvd., Ogden, mounts its own production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd.
A corn maze cut into a portrait of country star Luke Bryan is the attraction for October 2024 at Cornbelly's Lehi, at Thanksgiving Point.American West Heritage Center, 4025 S. Highway 89-91, Wellsville • The maze, plus a pumpkin patch, giant lawn games, a straw fort and other family-friendly attractions. Open through Oct. 30. Hours: Mondays through Thursdays, 5 to 10 p.m.; Fridays, 4 to 11 p.m.; Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.. Open through Nov. 2. Hours: Mondays through Thursdays, 4 to 10 p.
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