See map: 2022 Toowoomba Halloween scare houses and trick or treating hotspots

From creepy graveyards and rotten pumpkin patches, to scenes from Netflix series Stranger Things, here’s the growing list of Halloween scare house and trick-or-treating locations to check out today.

With Halloween just around the corner, the spooky season is almost upon us and Toowoomba won’t be disappointed with the long list of scare houses on display this year.

From creepy graveyards and rotten pumpkin patches, to scenes from Netflix series Stranger Things, here’s a list of locations to check out this October.

• 68 Wine Drive, Wilsonton Heights

As a child, Tiffany Crosbie remembers running from home school as fast as she could to watch the Halloween specials on T.V, with her ghost and skeleton toys in hand.

But when she finally convinced her parents to let her go trick-or-treating, she recalls the owner of the first door she knocked on being very unkind.

The experience inspired her to decorate her house with her partner Michelle for families to enjoy every Halloween – a tradition they have continued for three years.

“We love Halloween as it gives everyone the opportunity to dress up for one night and be anyone you want to be,” Ms Crosbie said.

“I’ve found by opening my home up, I’ve created a sense of community amongst my neighbourhood.

“It’s cute when the little kids walk past and say ‘that’s the Halloween ladies’ house’ or they truly believe we are witches and this is the witch house because it’s like we are creating our own urban legends.”

Naming their display the Witches Hollow on Wine Drive, it will feature The Nightmare Before Christmas, graveyards and scare tanks, which are fish bowls with creepy features.

This year, they have an exciting new addition – a giant sandworm made out of balloons, which will be looming over the yard.

Paying homage to the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers, Tiffany said they will also have a spooky flower section called Festival of Frights.

The display will be open to the public on Halloween, from 5pm and until the last lolly is distributed.

Tiffany Crosbie with some items from her Wilsonton Heights Halloween scare house display. Picture: Kevin Farmer

• 37 Alderley St, Rangeville

Pop on your cowboy hat and boots and take a trip to a wild west ghost town this Halloween, without even leaving Toowoomba.

Adam and Lorna Waterhouse and their children Ella and Hannah, have been decorating their home on Halloween for the past 17 years.

Curious residents watched on as the family completed the construction of their display over the course of three weeks and now the Waterhouses are ready to welcome trick-or-treaters on Monday.

“Halloween is a big tradition throughout the world and we have so many cultures in Australia, so it’s nice to share such a large and fun celebration,” Mr Waterhouse said.

“This year the highlights are the skeleton horsemen looking over the yard.”

While the family enjoy celebrating the annual tradition every year, Adam said his favourite memory was the time they stayed at a hotel in Kingscliff and decorated the entire room and balcony.

With 30kg of lollies up their sleeves and surprise costumes planned, he estimated about 700 people checked out their Rangeville display last year.

It will be open on October 31, from 4.30pm to 8.45pm.

• 29 McFarlane St, Toowoomba

Every Halloween, thousands of people check out Rae’s House of Horrors, with something for every member of the family to enjoy.

The display by Rae Laurie features two mazes, live actors and plenty of decorations to enjoy including The Thing hand from The Addams Family.

Celebrating her 14th year of hosting an interactive scare house, Rae said every year had a different theme with this year being horror movies.

“My twin boys were in primary school when we watched The Nightmare Before Christmas together and (it inspired me to) decorate our house for Halloween,” Ms Laurie said.

“Now my boys are fathers, my grandbabies love it and I haven’t missed a year since.”

Last year, 3000 people visited the display, with Rae noting attendance grows every year.

Rae’s House of Horrors will be open on October 31, between 6pm and 9pm.

• 7 Lockyer St, Kleinton

Whether you’re exploring the graveyards and pumpkin patches or the very spooky funfair, there’s plenty to see and do at Kellie and Scott Iseppi’s Halloween display this year.

The married couple who have turned their home into a scare house every October for the past six years, have gone above and beyond by extending their display into their garage.

“Our display started out as very small and started with just decorating the front door to now decorating the whole front yard,” Ms Iseppi said.

“To have people thanking us for an awesome job and having people comment the next day that their kids can’t stop talking about our display makes it all worthwhile.”

Kellie said the most enjoyable part was bringing joy to others and giving children in the neighbourhood something to look forward to between Easter and Christmas.

The couple’s favourite part of the display is the giant spider they made by hand.

Visitors are welcome to check out the garage display from October 29, but the full display will not be open to the public until October 31, between 5.30pm and 8pm.

Kellie and Scott Iseppi's daughter Katelin Lewis at their Halloween display in Kleinton. Picture: Contributed

• 63 Hoepper St, Kearneys Spring

Halloween has been something Trisha and Peter Botten have celebrated since their daughter Isabella was a baby.

Eight years on and the family of three are still decorating their home and believe they’ve outdone themselves this year.

Known for their annual Christmas lights display, the couple designed a large spider web out of lights, complete with a large, inflatable spider which was sourced from overseas.

“Hubby thinks this is the best year yet,” Ms Botten said.

“The lights are definitely a wow factor. We went for a drive along Ruthven Street on Friday night and could see the trick or treat sign on our roof.

“Isabella loves telling all her friends to come and see the house and when they do, she shows them around.”

The display also features a car which blows smoke out of the exhaust pipes, with the assistance of a smoke machine.

Other decorations include pumpkins, witches and ghosts.

You can check the display out every night this month, from 6.30pm to 9pm.

• 25 Liebke Crescent, Cranley

Whether she’s curled up on the couch watching scary movies, dressing up or making items with her family for her annual Halloween display, Jo Philp loves the spooky season.

“Most Australians don’t know half the people in their neighbourhood (but Halloween) really brings the community together,” Ms Philp said.

“Social connections make you happier, kinder and healthier and these benefits spread from person to person.”

The Halloween fanatic has been decorating her house every October for the past four years with her daughters Isabell and Keira and parents Jo and Gary.

Turning it into a sweet way to connect with family, the creative bunch make almost everything by hand.

With the help of her dad, this year Jo has crafted a life-size pirate ship out of pallets the pair collected from around town and every year without fail, her mum makes a new wreath.

This year, the display will also include a campfire with skeletons toasting marshmallows, a cornfield with scarecrows, apothecary area and the alphabet wall from popular television series Stranger Things.

Members of the public can check it out every day or night this October.

• 13 View St, South Toowoomba

For Noelene Fairweather, her love for Halloween first started when she was a Pittsworth guide leader and took her then six-month-old child dressed as a pumpkin to an event.

This quickly evolved into a passion and she began decorating her own house with husband Stuart Fairweather and children.

The annual family tradition has continued for almost 25 years.

“We used to put notes and balloons in the neighbours’ mailboxes and would drive around looking at other’s decorations,” Ms Fairweather said.

“I enjoy making the neighbourhood and others happy with seasonal displays – it’s harmless fun in a world full of turmoil.”

This year, the Fairweather family will feature a walk-through display with a variety of decorations including skeletons, spiders, graveyards and The Nightmare Before Christmas.

But the Halloween enthusiast said the six-foot-tall werewolf would be the standout piece.

The scare house at 13 View St, South Toowoomba, will be on display all month but is only open for visitors on Halloween, from 5pm to 9pm.

After hitting up the scare houses across town, take the kids to the streets that have made themselves trick-or-treat friendly. See the list of residences offering all things sweet below.

Toowoomba City

• 21 Gowrie Street

• 3 Keefe Street

South Toowoomba

• 8 Klein Street

• 31 Cranley Street, 5-8pm

• 2 Dora Street, 5-8pm

• 3/226 Hume Street, from 4:30pm

• 248 Long Street, from 5:30pm

• 13 View Street, 5-9pm

East Toowoomba

• 10 Alice Street

• 11 Eleanor Street

• 28 Eleanor Street

• 1/8 Maple Street

• 12a Herries Street, from 5:30pm

• 3/31 John Street, 5:30-8:30pm

• 84 Lindsay Street, 4:30-6:30pm

North Toowoomba

• 6 Chamberlain Street, 5:30-8pm

• 3 Edward Street, 5:30-8pm

Centenary Heights

• 5 Edwin Court

• 57 Llewellyn Street

• 26 McNamara Street

• 34 McNamara Street

• 23 Ravenscourt Street

• Skehan Street

• 43 Agnes Street, 5:30-8:30

• 55 Agnes Street, 6-8pm

• 4 Diane Court, 5-9pm

• 24 Hazel Street, 5-8pm

• 49 Knockator Crescent 5:30-8pm

• 14 Sardon Street, from 5:30pm

Cranley

• 1/16 Abbey Street

• 25 Liebke Crescent

Darling Heights

• 47 Dalzell Crescent

• 5 Jamieson Court, from 5pm

• 34 Jennifer Crescent, 3-8pm

• 40 Lavena Drive, 4:30-8:30pm

• 33 Rachel Street, 5-9pm

Drayton

• 89 Luck Street

• 17 Brose Street

• 22 Colvin Street

• 12 Gipps Street

• 37 Ladner Street

• 1/35 Luck Street, 4:30-7pm

Glenvale

• 18 Dawn Drive

• 146 Glenvale Road

• 13 Oaklands Court

• 28 Radcliffe Crescent

• 17 Wareena Crescent

• 18 Alistair Street, from 4:30pm

• 17 Kurrawa Crescent, from 5pm

• Punter Close, from 5pm

• 2 Satinwood Court, 5-8pm

• 28 Silky-Oak Drive, from 6pm

• 657 South Street, 5:30-8pm

• 2/16 Tatum Court, from 4pm

Harlaxton

• 33 Coonan Street

• 7 Margot Court

• 237 New England Highway

• 97 Ruthven Street

• 101 Ruthven Street

• 29 Yeates Street, from 4pm

Harristown

• 35 Paradise Street

• 59 Warwick Street

• 74 Warwick Street

• 291 West Street

• 77 Arabian Street, 4:30-7:30pm

• 11 Matthews Street, 5-8pm

Kearneys Spring

• 17 Gouldson Drive

• 5 Heinemann Court

• 28 Stumm Street

• 13 Sapphire Street

• 27 Bootes Street, 5-8pm

• 29 Entabeni Drive, 5-9pm

• 63 Hoepper Street, 6-9pm

• 1 McGee Drive, 6:30-9:30pm

• Shelton Crescent, 5-7pm

Middle Ridge

• Nursery Drive

• 347 Ramsay Street

• Tarlington Street

• 26 Lourdes Street

• 23 Wood Drive

Mount Lofty

• 28 Amos Crescent

• 8 Fairholme Street

• 20 Mackenzie Street

• 3 Peter Street

• 120 Stuart Street

Newtown

• 9 Bhutan Court

• 220 Bridge Street

• 33 Poinciana Street

• 23 Rob Street

• 37 Gladstone Street

• 2 Wallace Street

• 3 Wellcamp Street

• 4 Wilga Court

• 18 Brigalow Street, from 4pm

• 32 Hamilton Street, 4-8pm

• 174 Jellicoe Street, 5:30-8pm

• 367-368 Margaret Street, from 5pm

• 168 Russell Street, 5-7:30pm

Rangeville

• Faith Street

• Jacaranda Court

• Sylvan Court

• 8 Box Street

• 11 Girrawheen Street

• 39 Marshall Street

• 5 Oak Court

• 12 Weller Street

• 8 Stanmoore Street

• 112 Tourist Road

• 37 Alderley Street, from 4:30pm

• 3 Batterbee Street, 4-5:30pm

• 11 South Street (5-7.30pm)

• 17 Webb Street, 3-8pm

Rockville

• Challenor Street

• 6 Greenbury Street

• 16 Leahy Street

Wilsonton

• Ulm Court

• Kingsford Smith Drive

• 29 McFarlane Street

• 16 Bennett Street, from 4:30pm

• 9 Ellis Street, 4-9pm

• 1a Kirra Street, 5-8pm

Wilsonton Heights

• 9 Hardy Court

• 8 Melita Crescent

• 10 Melita Crecent

• 50 Miranda Drive

• 7 Muscat Court

• 44 Wine Drive

• 68 Wine Drive

• 272 Greenwattle Street, 5:30-8:30pm

• Sherry Street, from 4:30pm

Cambooya

• 49 Magpie Drive

• 10 George Street, 4-9pm

Highfields

• 3 Casuarina Court

• 17 Crooke Street

• 10 Kestrel Drive

• 10482 New England Highway

• 45 Nioka Drive

• 35 Palmer Drive

• 24 Smythe Drive

Kingsthorpe

• 9 Bottletree Court

• 12 Emmanulla Drive

• 12 George Street

• 3 Leahy Drive

• 12 Massey Street

• 12 Nuffield Street

• 23 Queen Street

• 6 Sunshine Way

Kleinton

• 29 Bennett Street

• 1/20 Camborne Street

• 25 Goshawk Drive

• 3 Hendra Court

• 1 Kalimna Drive

• 42 Kalimna Drive

• 7 Lockyer Street

• 8 Lockyer Street

• 9 Lockyer Street

• 1/6 Trevean Drive

• 23 Dove Crescent, from 4pm

Millmerran

• 48 Bruce Road, from 5:30pm

• 20 Lola Avenue, from 5pm

• 2 West Street, from 5pm

Oakey

• Bridge Street

• Cribb Street

• Berghofer Drive

• Lorrimer Street

• Shannon Court

• 1 Federal Street

• Davidson Street, from 5-7:30pm

• 90 Proposch Street, from 4:30pm

Pittsworth

• Weale Street

• Woodhurst Court

• Allport Street

• Hume Street

• Weale Street

• Woodhurst Court

• Steele Street

• 12 Campbell Street

• 6 Cooper Street

• 13 Cunningham Street

• 19 Daniel Street

• 2 McIntyre Street

• 38 Murray Street

• 21 Pioneer Way

• 436 Pittsworth-Felton Road

• 36 Vines Street

• 23 Hadley Street, 6-8pm

Warwick

• 30 Canning Street

• 44 Gore Street

• 138 Horsman Road

• 16 Moncrieffe Street

• 193 Palmerin Street

• 62 Wood Street

• 19 Yarrawonga Street

Westbrook

• 116b Main Street

• 39 Whitman Street

• Kennard Street, from 4pm

We will be updating this story with additional scare house profiles throughout the month.

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