Welcome to your nightmare
San Diego County’s largest haunted experience, The Scream Zone is considered among the goriest, scariest, and screaming-est fright fests to be found in the dark corners of Southern California. We invite you to be our guests, that is, if you have the nerve!
The Scream Zone is assembled from a collection of body parts and roughly stitched together into three terrifying haunts and other monstrous attractions. This year the Scream Zone runs 25 selected nights beginning September 27 and continues through November 2.
Your Triple Haunt favorites are back: the horrifying House of Horror, the dizzying Chamber, and the Haunted Hayride, each casting its evil spell on the Del Mar Fairgrounds.
Scaredy Cats are welcome to enter The Scream Zone compound at no charge if you want to wait for your children or hang with your friends but are too scared to enter the haunts. There are lots of things for you to do and see, including great food vendors, photo opportunities and our Spirit Lounge bar. Parking at The Scream Zone is free.
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Dates
Times
Fridays & Saturdays:
Open from 7:00PM to Midnight.
Sundays thru Thursdays:
Open from 7:00PM to 11:00PM.
Haunts
The House of Horror
The House of Horror features room after room of frightening and surprising visual and visceral experiences.
The Haunted Hayride
Huddle together in our Haunted Hayride, a bone chilling ride as every turn is a new challenge for survival.
Along your ride, you’ll meet up with The Nun in her conjuring dead filled graveyard, roll through the vampire infested Dead End Truck Stop, push your luck in the Zombieland Midway, cart through Horror Icon Row, slide deep into the “Mutant Mine Shaft”, and there’s no traffic in the “Road Warrior and Fury Road” inspired Wasteland.
The Chamber
The Chamber invites visitors to Follow the Bloody Brick Road to the Wizard of AAAAAH’s. Along the way, muck through the Pig Sty, tramp through the Fortune Teller’s Trailer, experience a Tornado Tunnel, escape out of the Evil Witches Castle, and then click your heels together and chant “There’s No Place Like HELL”!
Tickets
Online Sales
Avoid lines at the Box Office! Choose the night you want to attend and you’ll see all available ticket types, including our newly added Single Haunt option. Questions? Get in touch with our Box Office.
Box Office
The Box Office is open during the same nights and times as The Scream Zone. More questions? Check out The Scream Zone FAQ.
Group Sales
Buy in bulk and save a bundle! Purchase 20 tickets or more and save.
Military
Military discount tickets are sold only at military base ticket offices and are subject to availability. For information on ticket prices and availability, call or visit a base ticket office near you.
Deals
Buy Early & Save $15
The early bird gets the deals. Save $15 on Triple Haunt or VIP tickets by purchasing your ticket online before July 31.
Not valid with any other offer or discount.
1/2 Off Opening Night
Triple Haunt admission is slashed in half for opening night only, Friday, September 27.
Opening night attendees will also receive a return coupon for a half-price admission on Wednesday, October 9.
VIP Package
This package is built for the true haunt-lover. The VIP Pass allows one person:
Entrance to all three haunted attractions two times (plus you’ll get Fast Track entrance for the House of Horror and Haunted Hayride)
Two drinks of your choice…Pick your poison!
- Souvenir VIP Badge & Lanyard
That’s a savings of over $50!
Slashed Price School Nights
Show your current High School or College ID, and save $10 on our Triple Haunt admission Sunday through Thursday nights.
Discount given at onsite Box Office; not available online.
Special Events
Costume Contest
Sunday, October 13
Dress up in your most creative costume and join us on the 13th, if you’re feeling lucky.
Contact Us
Del Mar Scaregrounds
Let’s Be Friends
Jobs
Countless hours are spent creating The Scream Zone, but our evil expanse would not be complete without the best and most terrifying team of haunters in the business. Actors and tractor drivers (for our Haunted Hayride), who are over age 18 and with a valid driver’s license (for driving positions), may apply immediately on the Del Mar Scaregrounds’ Job Page.
Give Us a Piece of Your Mind
Got a question? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions, and drop us a line if you can’t find what you’re looking for!