The Adventure Park at Storrs, a zipline and climbing park at 2007 Storrs Road, announced its lineup of events for the fall of 2025 on Thursday, Sept. 4.
Park Manager Jesse Pasacreta said the park is a great place to “tap into the aesthetic of New England fall.”
“It’s just a good time of year and a good space to kind of feel out fall,” Pasacreta said. “It’s a season that really highlights both the beauty of New England in general and the kind of adventure and sense of adventure that we foster here at the park.”
He also emphasized the ideal weather this time of year.
“I think the perfect climbing weather is kind of what we have now,” Pasacreta said.
The park’s Glow in the Park events will be every Saturday night through Oct. 25, according to a press release of the fall calendar.
“Glow in the Park transforms the forest into a glowing wonderland, where guests climb and zipline under dazzling lights set to themed playlists ranging from 70s Disco to Singalong favorites,” the press release said.
Next Saturday, Sept. 13, Glow in the Park will have a Y2K theme, according to the park’s website. The event is from 5 to 9 p.m. and costs $49. A ticket includes two hours of climbing along with 30 minutes for harnessing, a safety briefing and practice.
When October comes, Glow in the Park events will have a Halloween theme each Saturday. Pasacreta said there will be Halloween decorations, spooky music and Halloween items for sale.
“We’ll have Halloween decorations, we’ll play spooky music, we will have a bunch of Halloween items for sale and it will be lit up in a festive kind of way,” Pasacreta said.
In addition to Glow in the Park, the park will also hold the Monster Ball on Friday, Oct. 31, Halloween night. The Monster Ball is a climb for participants at least 18 years old from 7 to 11 p.m.
“We’ll play theme music, we’re going to see if we can have some themed vendors, then we again decorate the park with a lot of different Halloween decorations, some scary, some not, some just to get you in the mood for the holiday,” Pasacreta said. “Then we light the park up. It’s an at-night event, so the whole park is lit up by both regular lights and glow lights to fit the ambience.”
Falls at the Adventure Park also include Firepit Fridays, where visitors can enjoy a firepit every Friday evening through Oct. 24.
On Sunday, Sept. 21, the park will host the Iron Squirrel challenge, where parkgoers can attempt to take on all nine of the park’s courses in one day for bragging rights and the title of “Iron Squirrel.”
From Oct. 3 to Oct. 30, climbers can also partake in the “eyeball” scavenger hunt, where fake eyeballs about the size of ping-pong balls can be found throughout the courses and traded in for a treat from the park’s store.
Pasacreta highlighted the student discount that the park offers as well. He said students can show a student ID or use the code STUDENT15 online to get 15% off on their tickets to the park.
The Adventure Park includes a playground for children from ages three to six. According to the press release, the park also offers free access for non-climbing spectators.
A full schedule of fall events and tickets can be found on the park’s website.