The Haunted Police Station and Fall Festival Night Market Return to Riverside on October 24
The free Riverside Police Fall Festival & Night Market returns Saturday, October 24, 2026 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at 1 W Scott Street in Riverside, featuring The Haunted Police Station: Fractured Fairy Tales, 50+ local vendors and crafters, food trucks, live music, inflatables, trunk-or-treat, axe throwing, and a beer garden.
One night a year, the Riverside Police Station turns itself into a haunted walk-through, and Saturday, October 24, 2026 is that night. The department's free Fall Festival & Night Market runs 6:00 to 9:00 PM at 1 W Scott Street in Riverside, with this year's haunt theme, Fractured Fairy Tales, plus 50+ local vendors and crafters, food trucks, live music, inflatables, trunk-or-treat, axe throwing, and a beer garden wrapped around it.
This guide is built entirely from the two official sources for the event: the Riverside Police Department's Haunted Police Station page and the department's Eventbrite listing for the Fall Festival & Night Market. Details can always shift, so confirm anything you plan around with the organizers before heading over, and keep an eye on the HomeCircle Community Events calendar for more Halloween weekend plans across Burlington County.
Event Details at a Glance
Everything you need to plan the night, straight from the department's official pages
Date
Saturday, October 24, 2026, held one night a year as part of the department's Fall Festival & Night Market.
Time
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. An evening event, so the haunt and the festival lights really get to come alive after dark.
Location
The Riverside Police Station (municipal building) at 1 W Scott Street, Riverside, NJ 08075, in Burlington County, with the festival filling the surrounding grounds.
Tickets
Admission is free. The Fall Festival & Night Market has a free ticketing page on Eventbrite, and the Haunted Police Station is an optional walk-through within the festival. Grab free tickets through the department's Eventbrite listing so you have the details on hand.
The Haunted Police Station: Fractured Fairy Tales
The station itself becomes the scare, built by the people who protect the town
According to the department, "The Riverside Police Station is haunted!" For the haunt, the station "undergoes an extensive transformation one night a year by officers and their families," turning the everyday municipal building into the festival's signature attraction. The Eventbrite listing calls it out as an optional walk-through, so you can choose your own level of spooky: brave the full haunt, or enjoy the festival around it.
This year's theme is Fractured Fairy Tales. The department introduces the villain this way: "This year, meet The Storytaker, a twisted figure who steals the childhood stories you thought you knew and rewrites their endings." And if you dare, you can "enter The Storytaker's Fractured Fairy Tales." Expect the classic stories you grew up with, given a Halloween spin inside a real police station.
Because officers and their families build it themselves, the haunt has a genuine community feel to it, a local tradition that brings the whole town out on one October night.
The Fall Festival & Night Market
50+ vendors, food trucks, music, and family fun around the haunt
The department describes the Fall Festival & Night Market as one of Riverside's largest community events of the year, and the lineup backs that up. Around the Haunted Police Station walk-through, visitors will find 50+ local vendors and crafters, food trucks, live music, inflatables, axe throwing, a beer garden, and a trunk-or-treat for the kids, all on the station grounds at 1 W Scott Street.
The night market side of the evening is a great chance to shop small and meet the people behind Riverside and South Jersey's local businesses, the same kind of businesses we spotlight every week in Bob's Local Picks. Between the vendors, the food trucks, and the music, there is genuinely something for every age, whether you are there for the scare, the snacks, or the shopping.
Admission is free and open to the public, with free ticket registration through the Eventbrite page linked below. Grab tickets ahead of time so the event details and reminders land right in your inbox.
Plan Your Night at Riverside on October 24
The Haunted Police Station: Fractured Fairy Tales and the Fall Festival & Night Market both happen Saturday, October 24, 2026 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at the Riverside Police Station, 1 W Scott Street, Riverside, NJ. Admission is free. Book your free spot through the department's Eventbrite page using the exact link below, and find the full official description of the haunt on the Riverside Police Department's website. For even more Halloween weekend ideas, the South Jersey fall festivals guide rounds up every pumpkin patch, haunted attraction, and harvest celebration still to come this season.
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Bob Millaway is an Epique Realty AI Certified Agent (NJ License 791082) serving Burlington County and South Jersey. Get out and enjoy Riverside's biggest community night of the fall, and when you are ready to talk about your home, your neighborhood, or anything real estate, Bob is here at 856.426.1522.