The Museum will close at 4 p.m., Thursdays through Sundays, for the Headless Horseman festival, October 3 through 27.

The Headless Horseman Rides. . . Stay Wary on the Prairie!

All tickets are on sale now for Headless Horseman Festival

2024 Festival Dates:

October 3 - 27, 2024

Hours:

  • 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Festival Prices:

Festival:

  • Nonmember: $26
  • Member: Free
  • Access Pass: $5

Hayride:

  • Member/Nonmember: $10
  • Access Pass: $2

Festival tickets are also available to participants enrolled in the Access Pass program. Limited Access Pass tickets are available for this event. Secure your ticket today!

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Children under 2 are free

OCTOBER 3-27, EVERY THURSDAY-SUNDAY

Fall family fun at this year's Headless Horseman Festival:
  • NEW fire art performances
  • UPDATED Midway Experience with all-new activities and TWO carnival rides
  • UPDATED Barrel Train Ride through a pumpkin patch with singing jack o’ lanterns(riders must be under 48” tall)
  • Perilous Plunge dry tubing hill
  • Long and short corn mazes
  • Create collaborative art in The Haunted Studio
  • Play with light and shadows in the Shadow Play Maze.
  • Engage in sensory play with Fall Sensory Bins.
  • Eerie Illusions magic show
  • Sleepy Hollow one-man show
  • Sleepy Hollow marionette show
  • Live music performances

Unfortunately, the Trail of Terror is currently closed due to significant damage from recent strong winds.

Get updates about the festival by texting HEADLESS to 317-779-3330
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Sun King Tapping Party

Join us at Sun King Fishers on September 26 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., and get a first taste of this year's exclusive Headless Horseman-themed beer, Conner Scary! Bring the family for fun fall-inspired activities like pumpkin painting, creating your own halloween mask and a chance to get your photo taken with the Headless Horseman. Don't forget to enter into our Headless Horseman giveaway where you can win four tickets to Headless Horseman and Sun King Brewery swag!

Plus, a dollar from every pint purchased of this signature seasonal beer will be donated back to Conner Prairie!

Food & Beverage Information

From burgers to pizza, pretzels, kettle corn, and so much more, the festival will have a variety of food options throughout the grounds.

Then stop by the Sleepy Hollow Tavern for some of your favorite beverages like Conner Scary, Sun King's exclusive Headless Horseman beer.

Apple Store hours: 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Scarecrow Contest

2024 Registration is open now until September 23

Think you can create an award-winning scarecrow? Enter our scarecrow contest! Whether you like your scarecrows spooky and scary or cute and creative, we want to see the best scarecrow you can make! Click here to learn more.

2023 Scarecrows:

ASL NIGHTS

Saturday, October 19
Thursday, October 24
5 p.m. - 10 p.m.

ASL Interpreters will be onsite and provide interpretation for select performances throughout the evening.

Headless Horsemen Hayride | Available at 6:15, 7:15, 8:15 p.m.
Note: please purchase tickets for one of the above Hayride times

Erie Illusions Magic Show | 6:00 p.m.

Sleepy Hollow One-man Show | 7:00 p.m.

Fire Arts Show | 8:30 and 9:30 p.m.

Sleepy Hollow Marionette Show | 9-9:30pm

2024 Headless Horseman Sponsors:

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Corn Maze Sponsor:
Corteva Logo
Signature Sponsors:
AMS logo
Dynamark logo
Reynolds logo
Sun King
Lead Sponsors:
Hero Hut 4 Color Badge LG
Supporting Sponsors:
Riverview Health Main
Penn And Beech
Prairie guest house enterance

Make Headless Horseman even more magical with a stay at the Prairie Guest House Bed & Breakfast. Use promo code HEADLESS for 10% off your next booking.

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