Spooky and Fun Halloween Yard Decor in Champaign-Urbana

Find the best-decorated Halloween-themed yards in Champaign-Urbana

Fall is our first chance to do some seasonal decorating as we inch closer to the holidays. Whether celebrating a bountiful harvest, anticipating spooky Halloween hijinks, or simply defying the disappearing daylight, we can all appreciate a festive front yard.

Or we can pretend that skeletons are smiling because they are happy to see us. (Right?)

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Here’s our list of spooky, Halloween-themed yards. We will be adding to this continuously as we approach Halloween, so check back often!

Champaign

1203 Waters Edge Road — The homeowners have dubbed their house “The Haunting on Waters Edge.”

2806 Oakmont Ct. – update coming soon!

900 block of West Columbia Ave. — This display is on every night after 5 p.m.

1225 Paula Dr. — Coming soon, there will be skeletons of Michael Jackson, Dolly Parton & Dia de los Muertos,

1110 S. New St. — South New Street Nighmare is a walk through haunt will be open most weeknights, Oct. 17-31, Su-Th (Dusk – 9 p.m.) and Fri-Sat (Dusk -10 p.m.) depending on weather.

Family friendly display and walkthrough. Little to no gore. They have a growing number of home built and store bought props and animatronics, pumpkins, projectors, fog/bubble machines, and lasers!

Crystal Tree Dr. — The dead come to life at sunset.

1803 Bentbrook Dr. — Find this display illuminated at dusk!

317 N. Fair St. — According to the owners, “Something a bit scarier than the usual. Not for the faint of heart.”

Urbana

Pennsylvania Ave. — Head to Pennsylvania and Broadway and you’ll be sure to catch this house!

Silver Hill Dr. — It’s a short street; you can’t miss the house.

2403 Boudreau Dr. — This year features some new upgrades! Lights are on from 6-10 p.m. nightly.

509 E. Shurts St. — Features include a handmade tombstone and 3D printed zombie head!

1510 Trails Dr. —Lots of Halloween decorations and the neighbors across the street also have many decorations.

2016 S. Vine St. — One of our go-to stops during the holiday season, this house also decorates for Halloween.

2011 S. Vine St. — Right across from the house above, this yard is cute and not-so-spooky, even more so during the daytime.

Savoy

508 Silver Lake Ct. — Large skeletons can be found here … the whole neighborhood is decorated! (picture from 2025)

W Main Street and Wesley Ave — Best viewed from a walk by or a slow drive-past! Their display is built to be “spooky, not scary,” making it great for kids of all ages. It features distinct themed areas, including inflatable dragons and an atmospheric cemetery setup. The inflatables run continuously day and night (only brought down for high winds), display lights run for about 4 hours starting at dusk, and fog effects in the cemetery run on Friday and Saturday evenings, weather permitting.

Bondville

210 S. Walnut — We love the skeleton and dog, mermaid skeleton and the multi-colored lights found throughout this display!

Mahomet

1409 Kimela Dr. — Lights are on from 6:30 – 11:30 p.m. nightly.

Monticello

Miller Light Show, 803 Madison St. — The Miller Light Show has been in our lists before! You have to catch this one at night to get the full scope of their display. A short drive from Champaign-Urbana, we think your kids will love this one!

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