Jacksonville-area Halloween plans still include haunted attractions, family farm festivals and a live-scored screening of the silent classic Nosferatu. Most of the listed events run through Halloween weekend, while 13th Floor Jacksonville continues through Nov. 7.
13th Floor Jacksonville is open through Nov. 7 at 9230 Arlington Expressway. Admission ranges from $19.99 to $32.99. The attraction includes three mazes—Black Hollow Asylum, Detention of the Dead and Siren’s Wake—as well as axe-throwing, escape games and a zombie-shoot activity.
In Yulee, Terror on the Timber Farm runs Oct. 9 through Nov. 1 at Amelia Shotgun Sports, 86300 Hot Shot Trail. Tickets are $23. The event has multiple haunted trails in the woods, a shotgun experience, plus designated blackout and low-scare nights.
Spooktacular at the Jacksonville Zoo & Botanical Gardens is scheduled on select nights through Oct. 31. The zoo reopens at 6 p.m. for a one-way trail with lights, interactive displays, mild scares and a skeleton disco. Timed tickets cost $40, with entry windows from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and 7:30 to 9 p.m.
For a coastal scare, the EstuScary Haunted Trail takes place at 7 p.m. Oct. 29-31 at the South Beach access parking lot in Ponte Vedra Beach. Tickets are $30. The trail is held at the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve, between Ponte Vedra Beach and Vilano Beach.
Nightmare Oaks operates at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays in October at 7980 County Line Road in Melrose. Admission is $30 to $50, and visitors enter a maze in woods tied to local haunted lore.
Two farm events offer less-scary seasonal activities. The Amazing Grace Pumpkin Festival runs through Oct. 31 at Amazing Grace Family Farms in Green Cove Springs, with hours from 4 to 9 p.m. Fridays and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays. Tickets are $24.95 and activities include a crop maze, cow train, farm animals and a corn crib. Conner’s A-Maize-Ing Acres, at 19856 County Road 121 in Hilliard, runs through Oct. 31; it is open 5 to 9 p.m. Fridays and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays. Tickets are $22.95, with a crop maze, pumpkin patch, farm animals, wagon rides and a vendors market.
On Oct. 31, Friday Musicale hosts a 3 p.m. presentation of the 1922 silent horror film Nosferatu. Pianist Bob Moore and percussionist Tony Steve will perform the score live; tickets are $15. Also that day, Riverfront Plaza hosts the free Treats at the Plaza trunk-or-treat at 1 p.m., where children can collect candy.
