October is bringing horror fans together all across the United States and Canada—and there are enough conventions to make your wallet start screaming before you do.
| Artists Assemble Horror Fest 2026 | October 2-4, 2026 | DoubleTree by Hilton Phoenix Mesa Mesa, AZ |
| Scaradise 2026 | October 2-4, 2026 | Florida State Fairgrounds Tampa, FL |
| Central Illinois Horror Con 2026 | October 3, 2026 | Holiday Inn & Suites Peoria at Grand Prairie Peoria, IL |
| The PropCon 2026 | October 3-4, 2026 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| Midwest MonsterCon 2026 | October 9-10, 2026 | Minot Municipal Auditorium Minot, ND |
| Buffalo Horror Garage Sale 2026 | October 9-11, 2026 | Buffalo Marriott Niagara Amherst, NY |
| Appalachian HorrorFest 2026 | October 10, 2026 | Holiday Inn Knoxville West- Cedar Bluff Rd Knoxville, TN |
| HallowRamaCon 2026 | October 10, 2026 | Putnam County Fairgrounds East Palatka, FL |
| Halloween X-Spo 2026 | October 10-11, 2026 | Spokane Convention Center Spokane, WA |
| Nightmare in Vegas 2026 | October 10-11, 2026 | Silverton Casino Lodge Las Vegas, NV |
| Nightmare Weekend Raleigh 2026 | October 10-11, 2026 | Raleigh Convention Center Raleigh, NC |
| North Shore Horror + Anime Fest 2026 | October 10-11, 2026 | Danvers Indoor Sports Danvers, MA |
| Monster Bash Conference Autumn 2026 | October 16-18, 2026 | Pittsburgh Marriott North Cranberry Township, PA |
| Multiverse 2026 | October 16-18, 2026 | Hilton Peachtree City Atlanta Hotel & Conference Center Peachtree City, GA |
| Scream Diego 2026 | October 17, 2026 | DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Diego - Mission Valley San Diego, CA |
| Charleston Horror-Fest 2026 | October 18, 2026 | Embassy Suites by Hilton Charleston Airport Hotel & Convention Center North Charleston, SC |
| Frightmare In The Falls 2026 | October 23-25, 2026 | Niagara Falls Convention Centre Niagara Falls, ON, Canada |
| ScareFest Weekend 2026 | October 23-25, 2026 | Central Bank Center Lexington, KY |
| Washington State Horror Con 2026 | October 23-25, 2026 | Washington State Fair and Events Center Puyallup, WA |
| Frightreads Book Festival 2026 | October 24-25, 2026 | Howard County Fairgrounds West Friendship, MD |
| Villain Invasion Halloween Festival 2026 | October 24-25, 2026 | Holiday Inn Corpus Christi Downtown Marina Corpus Christi, TX |
| HallowCon 2026 | October 30 - November 1, 2026 | Hampton Inn Cleveland Cleveland, TN |
| Monster-Mania Con 2026 | October 30 - November 1, 2026 | Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor Baltimore, MD |
| Spooky Empire - Fall 2026 | October 30 - November 1, 2026 | Hyatt Regency Orlando Orlando, FL |
| Halloweebtown 2026 | October 31, 2026 | Grapevine Convention Center Grapevine, TX |
| VillainSCon 2026 | October 31 - November 1, 2026 | The Foundry Beaufort, SC |
