HauntFest Mini Event Recap

Thank you to all who crawled their way out of their tombs to join us for HauntFest’s Mini Event at the Hopkins Haunted Hayride on October 24th-25th, 2025!

The Mini Event kicked off with doors at 5 PM on Friday, Oct 24th. Trivia was hosted by Jet Rawls throughout the evening, attendees perused the merchants, and free pumpkin painting and s’mores were provided by HauntFest! On Saturday, more vendors joined in on the fun, some bringing with them warm drinks such as coffee and hot chocolate (thanks, Identity Zero!). From 8 - 9 PM, TC Costello played some themed accordion for the queue line (see video below!). Folks got a chance to grab some grub at one of the food trucks and order drinks from Tipsy Taps before embarking on the Hopkins Haunted Hayride, which started at 7 PM each night.

If you attended the HauntFest Mini Event at Hopkins Haunted Hayride on October 24th or 25th, we encourage you to complete our Post-Event Survey! If you would like to leave a Yelp review, click HERE. To see more media from the event, continue below. :)

Check out some posts from the event:

• Instagram (@hauntfest.athens): CLICK HERE

• Facebook (HauntFest, LLC): CLICK HERE

• TC Costello Youtube: CLICK HERE

Check out some TikToks from the event (@hauntfest):

• Click HERE for Video 1

• Click HERE for Video 2

• Click HERE for Video 3

Happy Haunting, everyone! Stay tuned for our upcoming 2026 events!

HauntFest Team~