Nightmare at UREC - Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Join UREC for Nightmare at UREC on Wednesday, October 28 from 8:30 - 11 p.m.!
  • There's no additional charge for this event - your JACard is your admission ticket!
  • Registration is not required.
  • Guests are $8 on FLEX. Guests must be 16 or older.

Come in for a scare... if you dare!

Nightmare at UREC Activities
  • Hallway of Terror - Line starts in Sports Forum 2 - Enter across from MAC 2
    • Enter the Hallway of Terror, where your journey takes you through a haunting Hall of Masks, a chilling asylum, and a creepy clown-filled finale. With jump scares and unexpected surprises lurking throughout, you never know what or who might be waiting around the next corner.
    • Warning: Flashing lights, jump scare and darkness. A no-scare sensory friendly experience is available through registration.

  • Zombie Lab & 3 Escape Rooms - Line starts in Sports Forum 2 - Enter across from MAC 2
    • Cryptic clues demand quick thinking and teamwork to escape.
    • Warning: Flashing lights, jump scare and darkness. A no-scare sensory friendly experience is available through registration.

  • Costume Contest - Sponsored by Squire Hill 
    • 1st place: Airpods 
      2nd place: JBL speaker 
      3rd place: Owala water bottle and a $20 gift card
    • Must be a JMU student to enter and you must be present at the announcement to win!

  • Photo Booth - Sports Forum 2; sponsored by the Office of Student Life

  • 2 Henna Artists - Sports Forum 2

  • Spooky Carnival Games - Group Training Room

  • Silent Dance Party - Adventure Classroom

  • Hall-O-Bingo, Hall-O-Singo - Sports Forum 2

  • Boot-scootin' Boo-gie Line Dancing - Sports Forum 2
    • 9:30-9:45 p.m.

  • Pizza, Popcorn, Hot Cider, Candy & Snacks - Sports Forum 2

  • Fear Food Factor - Demo Kitchen 
    • Dare to reach into bowls of mystery and guess their contents, or try your luck in a donut eating contest.

  • Pumpkin Carving - Atrium
  • Techno Climbing - Adventure Center

  • Virtual Reality Scare Experience - Sports Forum 2

  • Mystical MultiBall - 1st Floor

  • Magician, and more!
Past Nightmare at UREC Photo Albums

Event Photos: 2025 / 2024 / 2023 / 2022 / 2021 / 2019 / 2018 / 2017 / 2016 / 2015 / 2014 / 2013 / 2011 / 2010

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