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Southern Utah Communities Host Fall Festivals and Seasonal Events

Municipalities and local venues across Washington and Iron counties organized fall festivals, haunted attractions, and races.

October 24, 2026 · The Grid news desk

Southern Utah communities are hosting a wide array of seasonal fall and Halloween gatherings across Washington and Iron counties. Regional venues are holding family festivals, athletic events, and theatrical attractions throughout the week.

In Hurricane, Fisher Family Farm hosted the Southern Utah Halloween Half Marathon, 5K, and Relay on October 24, while the Hurricane Community Center Park held the annual Hurricane Fall Fest featuring local vendors, entertainment, and youth activities. In Washington, Staheli Family Farm operated its annual Fall Festival, including corn mazes, pumpkin patches, and nighttime haunted attractions such as the Field of Screams.

Farther north in Iron County, Cedar City venues organized multiple public events. Southern Utah University held family-oriented programming including the Hallelujah Night Festival and hands-on science activities at the SUU Geoscience Building. Additional municipal festivities included the Cedar City Aquatic Center's Halloween Spooktacular and cemetery tours at Frontier Homestead State Park Museum. Nearby in Kanarraville, Frisby Farms offered pumpkin patch activities alongside evening haunted mazes.

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