Best Kept Halloween Secret in Lafayette Is a Haunted Ride

Halloween is Tuesday night and no doubt your children will have a blast that night Trick-or-Treating. Also, between now and then there is plenty of fun to have throughout Lafayette and Acadiana.

You'll find a variety of Trunk-or-Treat events hosted by various police departments and churches along with non-profit organizations.

For those people who want to be frightened out of their minds, there are no doubt multiple places where you can find your dose of very scary events. While you might want the scare of a lifetime, other people are just looking for something that is family-friendly.

The other great thing about this event is that it's like Lafayette's best-kept Halloween secret, but we are allowed to share it with you.

Here is something else amazing you might not have imagined. It's not going to cost you a dime to go to this event. If you are looking for something fun to do for Halloween that is free, the best deal in town is to ride on the best-kept secret in our city.

What started out as something small in 1995, primarily as a walking look at Halloween, has continued to morph each year into more Halloween fun.

The Chance Haunted Ride is only three more nights:

Sunday, October 29, 2023

Monday, October 30, 2023

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

One very important point to make is that only 500 people are allowed each day at this event according to Chance. You can click here for more information. When you click on the line they answer questions like, "How long is the line" and "How scary is this ride"?

Here are some other important things to know about if you plan to be at this event:

• No bad behavior, rough horseplay, and/or foul language from children or adults is tolerated.
• Parents must be responsible for their children's behavior.
• Alcohol is allowed, but drunkenness is not.
• Smoking is not allowed on the ride or inside the display. if you smoke you are asked to respect the people around you who are not smokers.
• When you park your car, please respect the yards of the neighbors.
• Trash cans are available to throw away things like candy wrappers.

Check out this video from 2019: