Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2026 at Universal Studios Hollywood: crowd calendar
Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2026 at Universal Studios Hollywood runs 3 Sep to 1 Nov 2026 and is forecast moderately busy, averaging 60% crowd level. The quietest night is Thu 1 Oct at 53%, the busiest Fri 9 Oct at 71%.
Quietest night of Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2026
Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2026 is forecast moderately busy at Universal Studios Hollywood, averaging 60% crowd level across its 23 nights. The busiest is Friday 9 Oct at 71%.
Across its 42 nights the forecast averages 60% crowd level, which is about a normal day for this park. That is 8 points busier than the same weeks measured in 2025 (52%). Expect lines to average around 24 minutes park-wide on a typical night.
Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood is an evening event with its own ticket; a standard day ticket does not include it.
Every night, with the forecast
September 2026
October 2026
- Thu153%~19 min
- Fri256%~21 min
- Sat368%~29 min
- Sun469%~29 min
- Wed769%~29 min
- Thu868%~29 min
- Fri971%~31 min
- Sat1063%~25 min
- Sun1164%~26 min
- Wed1454%~20 min
- Thu1554%~20 min
- Fri1660%~23 min
- Sat1764%~26 min
- Sun1860%~23 min
- Wed2153%~19 min
- Thu2253%~19 min
- Fri2356%~21 min
- Sat2466%~28 min
- Sun2563%~25 min
- Wed2853%~19 min
- Thu2953%~19 min
- Fri3058%~22 min
- Sat3163%~25 min
November 2026
The 8 days inside the run that Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood does not operate on are forecast 59% on average.
How the same weeks ran in 2025
Between 3 Sep and 1 Nov 2025 the park measured 52% on average over 23 recorded days. The busiest was Saturday 4 Oct at 67%, the quietest Friday 3 Oct at 35%. These are the same calendar weeks, not necessarily 2025's event dates.
Busiest days, measured
- 1Saturday 4 Oct67%
- 2Tuesday 7 Oct66%
- 3Sunday 12 Oct66%
- 4Saturday 18 Oct66%
- 5Friday 10 Oct65%
Quietest days, measured
- 1Saturday 1 Nov35%
- 2Friday 31 Oct35%
- 3Saturday 25 Oct35%
- 4Friday 17 Oct35%
- 5Thursday 9 Oct35%
Dates as published by Universal Studios Hollywood; always check the park's own site before travelling. Crowd levels are modelled from this park's own recorded queue times, school and public holidays, day of the week and the weather forecast, and may not always be right. We score every past forecast against what the queues actually did and publish the result in the crowd forecast accuracy ledger.
Frequently asked
When is Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2026 at Universal Studios Hollywood?
Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2026 runs 3 Sep to 1 Nov 2026, on selected dates: 42 nights in total. Dates are as published by Universal Studios Hollywood.
What is the quietest night of Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2026?
Thursday 1 Oct is forecast the quietest at 53% crowd level. The next best are Wed 21 Oct (53%), Thu 22 Oct (53%), Wed 28 Oct (53%).
What is the busiest night of Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2026?
Friday 9 Oct is forecast the busiest at 71%. The 20 nights that fall in the Summer (3 Sep to 30 Oct) average 57%.
How busy is Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood compared with a normal day at Universal Studios Hollywood?
The event nights average 60% crowd level, about a normal day for this park. The same weeks in 2025 measured 52% on average. The 8 days inside the run that Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood does not operate on are forecast 59% on average.
Do I need a separate ticket for Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood?
Yes. Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood is ticketed separately from day admission. Check Universal Studios Hollywood's own site for prices and on-sale dates.