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✈️How to get to Haunted Fest Columbus 2026
Planning your trip to Haunted Fest Columbus 2026? Here's how to get there by plane, train or car, and plan your route to the festival site.
- Nearest airport: John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH), about 11 km from the venue.
- Allow about 15 min by car from the airport to the site.
- By train, head for Columbus or the nearest major station, then finish by bus, shuttle or taxi to the site.
- By car, plan for on-site parking and expect heavy traffic around the venue on festival days.
🌤️Haunted Fest Columbus 2026 weather
Weather in Columbus in October 2026?
Typical weather
Chance of rain: about 0% of days
| 2025 | Light drizzle | 12° / 4° | no rainy days |
| 2024 | Overcast | 17° / 7° | no rainy days |
| 2023 | Light drizzle | 24° / 17° | no rainy days |
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Same week in 2025: Fri October 31 → Fri October 31 (days aligned on the edition's weekdays).
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📋About
Written before the 2026 edition (October 2026): it describes the edition as announced before it took place.
Haunted Fest Columbus 2026: a Halloween Friday of house and bass in the Arena District
On Friday 30 October 2026, Haunted Fest Columbus takes over Kemba Live! Outdoor, the open-air stage at 405 Neil Avenue in the Arena District of Columbus, Ohio. The night is one stop on a short Halloween run led by Breakaway, the crew behind Breakaway Music Festival: across 30 and 31 October the same concept also lands in Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, St. Pete, Atlanta and Charleston. Breakaway says it pairs globally known acts with homegrown talent and works to cut and recycle its waste.
Four names make up the bill, with no running order or stage times shared so far. On festt, MPH sits on the bass house and UK garage side, it's murph leans towards house, Twin Diplomacy moves between house and techno, and Skilah is filed under tech house.
Ticketing runs through AXS, from $57, and every age group may attend. There are three tiers: standing general admission on the floor, reserved Platinum seating, and VIP, which bundles a priority lane with pit access. The Quick Pass, from $20, only gets you through a separate door; you still need a ticket on top of it.
Doors open at 6pm; the box office runs from noon until 9pm. Once you leave, you cannot come back in. Drivers will find McConnell Garage right opposite, and parking can be bought ahead. Payment is contactless only (card, Apple Pay, Google Pay), whether for the food served all evening or at the bars, where beer and spirits are limited to guests aged 21 and over. Leave the backpack at home: only small bags (5 x 8 x 1 in) and clear bags (14 x 14 in) are let through. The show goes ahead in the rain, though a thunderstorm may pause it, with no refund.
Haunted Fest Columbus is a one-night affair; to keep going, browse our festivals in the United States or our October 2026 picks.
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