With deep sadness organizers of the Harvest of Horror Haunted Hayride share that a tragic accident occurred at the event on the evening of Saturday, October 12th, 2024. The incident involved the event's hayride and resulted in a fatality.

Harvest of Horror partners with the Stearns County Sheriff's Office Explorer Program. Numerous young adults from this program are present during each night of the event, moving around the grounds to add a level of security and safety. After this incident occurred representatives of the Stearns County Sheriff's Department and other emergency medical personnel reported to the scene. A member of the Sheriff's Department initially instructed us to keep the event operating as usual so as to keep attendees away from the accident scene. Sometime later we were instructed by a Sheriff's deputy to begin turning away guests and closing down the event for the night. We complied with all of their instructions throughout the evening. We are cooperating fully with the authorities and are grateful for their support. We are deeply shaken by this event and are asking for thoughts, prayers and support for the family and friends of the individual involved and all those affected by this tragedy.

Out of respect to the family involved, the organizers have made the decision to cancel the remaining nights of the 2024 Harvest of Horror.