Halloween in Clermont 2026: Scaremont Tuesday, Oct. 27, at Waterfront Park, then the Harvest Festival downtown and a costume trail 5K on Saturday, Oct. 31.

Last checked Oct. 25, 2026. This page is updated each year at the same address. Dates come from the City of Clermont’s 2026 special events list (PDF), its Scaremont page and Clermont Main Street’s event calendar. City events: 352-394-4081.

Halloween is Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, and Clermont spreads the celebrations across the week before it: the city’s free Scaremont night on the waterfront on Tuesday, and a downtown festival and a costume 5K on Halloween itself. Trick-or-treat hours are on their own page: trick-or-treat hours in Clermont.

Updated Oct. 25: Suntoberfest ended Sunday, Oct. 25. Scaremont and the Harvest Festival are unchanged on the organizers’ pages.

The week at a glance

  • Tuesday, Oct. 27, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.: Scaremont, Waterfront Park (free)
  • Sat. Oct. 31, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Clermont Harvest Festival, downtown
  • Sat. Oct. 31: Nightmare on the Clermont Trails, Victory Pointe

Tuesday, Oct. 27: Scaremont

Scaremont: Halloween on the Trail is the city’s own Halloween night, run with the Clermont Police Department. It is free and runs from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Waterfront Park on Lake Minneola.

  • Trick-or-treat stations along the trail, run by the police department and local groups
  • The Creepy Clermont Costume Contest, free, with sign-up at the City of Clermont tent
  • A showing of “Hotel Transylvania” at 7 p.m.

The city asks for family-friendly costumes. Our trick-or-treat hours page has the contest categories and the police department’s contacts.

Saturday, Oct. 31: Halloween day

Clermont Harvest Festival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clermont Main Street fills the historic downtown, centered on 752 W. Montrose St., with more than 100 artisan vendors, a costume contest for people and pets, a kids zone, live music and food trucks.

Nightmare on the Clermont Trails. Sommer Sports stages this Halloween race at Victory Pointe, 938 Victory Way, on the lakefront east of downtown. It is on the city’s special events list for Oct. 31; start times and registration are set by the organizer.

Better Life Worship Center youth event at Waterfront Park, also on the city’s list for Halloween.

Haunted rides and haunted houses

Haunted Monster Truck Ride. The Showcase of Citrus, 15051 Frank Jarrell Road in south Clermont, runs its after-dark Haunted Monster Truck Ride on select nights from Sept. 17 through Oct. 31, 2026, through what it calls a world of monsters, creatures and scares. Its Pumpkin Ponderosa, with pumpkins, seasonal treats and photo spots, runs Sept. 18 to Oct. 31. Tickets are sold through the Showcase; phone 352-394-4377.

Last year’s downtown haunted house.

In 2025 Clermont Main Street ran 3 Nights of Terror at the Main Street Haunted House at Brewer & Sons Clermont Chapel, 1018 West Ave., from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1. No 2026 dates were on Main Street’s calendar when we checked; we will add them if they are announced.

Fall festivals and pumpkin patches

Pumpkin patches, corn mazes and farm festivals, including the Fall Festival at Southern Hill Farms, are on our separate guide: fall festivals and pumpkin patches near Clermont.

After Halloween

Getting there

Waterfront Park and the downtown blocks share the city’s free public parking; the city says downtown has more than 1,000 free spaces. Its downtown parking map (PDF) shows the lots. Victory Pointe is a short walk east along the lakefront trail.

Hosting a Halloween event in Clermont that is not listed? Tell the newsroom with a link to the organizer’s page.

Past: Suntoberfest

Suncreek Brewery’s Suntoberfest, on the city’s 2026 special events list for Oct. 24-25 at 790 W. Minneola Ave., ended Sunday, Oct. 25.

Frequently asked questions

What Halloween events are in Clermont in 2026?

Scaremont at Waterfront Park on Tuesday, Oct. 27, and on Saturday, Oct. 31, the Clermont Harvest Festival downtown and the Nightmare on the Clermont Trails 5K at Victory Pointe.

Is Scaremont free?

Yes. Scaremont, run by the City of Clermont and the Clermont Police Department, is free. It runs 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, at Waterfront Park, with trick-or-treat stations and a costume contest.

What time is the Clermont Harvest Festival on Halloween?

Clermont Main Street lists the Harvest Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, centered on 752 W. Montrose St., with more than 100 artisan vendors and a costume contest for people and pets.

Is there a haunted house in downtown Clermont?

In 2025 Clermont Main Street ran 3 Nights of Terror, a haunted house at 1018 West Ave., Oct. 30 to Nov. 1. A 2026 date had not been posted when we last checked.