The month of October means that the fall season has officially arrived, but it’s the end of the month that most children look forward to.  But what about teenagers?

In general, teens tend to hold less excitement for Halloween than younger children do. The fall season also gets neglected by some teens due to the time of year, the transition between summer break and school. 

However, there are many ways that teens can still celebrate this spooky holiday season.

The night of Halloween holds many overlooked ways for teenagers to have fun outside of trick-or-treating. The Pittsburgh area contains many Halloween activities that are suitable for teenagers to enjoy their night. 

Zombies of the Corn has plenty of enjoyable Halloween activities for teens to experience a night of thrills and horrors. This attraction, located in Beaver County, contains a haunted house, a zombie shooting range, and a corn maze. The haunted house is a thrilling way to conquer the frights of small spaces, zombies, and far more haunting sights. The zombie shooting range allows visitors to sit on a trailer and use a paintball gun to shoot “zombies.” Zombies of the Corn creates an exciting experience for guests to celebrate Halloween each year.

Similarly, Cheeseman’s is also a popular place for teens to get into the Halloween spirit. The attraction, located in Portersville, PA,  has many activities for those who love a good scare. Cheeseman’s has a scary corn maze, a haunted hayride, and a walkthrough of Halloween scares. Cheeseman’s closes at 10:00 after all guests have had a spooky and enjoyable experience. 

The city of Pittsburgh has many ghost tours to boost excitement for Halloween. The Black and Ghost Tours have great reviews, and there are many other ghost tours for teens to be spooked into the spirit of Halloween. 

The local theaters in the suburbs of Pittsburgh have Halloween and horror movies that are a great Halloween activity to do with friends or family. The current “spooky” movies in theaters are Venom: Let There Be Carnage, The Addams Family 2, and Halloween Kills. The movies can be viewed at almost any local movie theater to invoke the excitement of Halloween. 

Likewise, the Cinemark in McCandless offers private movie viewings. A private viewing is when a movie theater is rented out for a party or group to play a movie of their choosing. Therefore, a personal favorite Halloween or horror movies can be viewed exclusively by a group of friends. 

Kennywood Fright Night is one of the most popular Halloween activities in Western Pennsylvania for teenagers. The amusement park located in West Mifflin, PA has exciting roller coasters and entertaining Halloween thrills for guests. The theme park is a whole new experience for guests to get into the scary spirits of Halloween.

Soergel’s Fall Festival has many attractions for those of all ages to feel festive for both fall and Halloween. The popularity of this festival is undoubtable, so it is wise to carefully plan out when attending. Soergel’s has tractor rides, Halloween candy, pumpkin patches, apple picking, a petting zoo, and more to encourage the fall and Halloween spirit. The famous apple cider of Soergel’s Orchards will also be available for purchase at the festival.  And there’s no reason to overlook Shenot’s, either, as the farm market offer a host of fall activities within a few minutes’ drive from Soergel’s.

But if you want to keep it simple, an autumn hike is often overlooked for a unique way to feel excited about the fall and Halloween time. The western Pennsylvania area has many great and different nature trails for hikers to watch the leaves turn colors, enjoy the scenery, and more. Teenagers may often reject the idea of a hike at first, but it is a great way to get exercise while enjoying this time of year. 

The season of fall and Halloween night entail numerous ways to celebrate and simply have a blast participating in various activities. So, what will you do this weekend?