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🎃 Halloween on a Friday = A Monster opportunity
- Halloween kicks off a full weekend of pumpkin and spooky fun (Oct 31–Nov 2)
- Many school districts will be on fall break in the days leading up
- Plus, Daylight Saving Time ends Nov 2 — more reason for families to make the most of those lighter evenings!
⏰ Why You Need to Launch by August
- 40% of bookings happened more than 4 weeks in advance
- Some families planned 12+ weeks out
- Many events SOLD OUT up to 2 weeks ahead!
🌽 Crop-Dependent? Plan Smarter, Stress Less
- ✅ Gives you flexibility
- ✅ Gives guests confidence
- ✅ Fewer than 5 checkout questions
- ✅ Apple & Google Pay enabled
- ✅ Bundle experiences for easy selection
- ✅ Enable self-serve tools
- ✅ Offer 2+ seasonal extras
- ✅ Include at least one rainy-day-friendly option
- ✅ 🎨 Dark Mode Themes – Perfect for haunted attractions or nighttime events
- ✅ 🎥 Video in Checkout – Show off your trail, maze, or haunt directly in the booking flow to boost conversions
📈 Real Results from 2024
- Fritzler Farm Park (USA): immersive pumpkin experiences led to a record-breaking turnout case study here
- Hatters Farm (UK): optimised ticketing and Instagram-ready content = high engagement, smooth ops case study here
- Sanctum of Horror (USA): used video + upsells to maximise Halloween revenue case study here
🛠️ What to Do Next
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Written by
Emma Latham is a Senior Customer Success Manager at Beyonk and has worked with Beyonk’s clients since 2022. She looks after a portfolio of around 180 accounts from farm parks and flight schools to pick-your-own farms and children’s activity venues, across both Beyonk and BookingHound. Emma’s experience in the visitor economy goes back further. She's worked in UK county level tourism for both Visit Surrey and Visit 1066. Before that, Emma owned a yoga retreat business in Bali, managing everything from bookings to delivery across 25 retreats. Clients know Emma as warm, direct and straight-talking. She’d rather give you a clear answer and a practical next step than a long explanation, and she’s as happy to say “not yet” as “yes”. She writes many of Beyonk’s monthly Boost your bookings guides, turning seasonal demand, pricing and policy changes into practical steps for operators.
