This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade and to celebrate, we’re making it an all-day affair! On Saturday, October 31st, 2026, on Halsted Street between Aldine Avenue and Addison Avenue come have a ghoulish good time with food, drinks, music, local vendors, live performances and more! That then leads directly into Chicago’s only Halloween Night parade, where more than 300 costumed participants show off their creativity and Halloween spirit!
Schedule
11:00am to 6:00pm: Haunted Halsted Fest
7:00pm to 8:00pm: Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade
8:00pm to 10:00pm: Haunted Halsted Costume Contest & Post-Parade Party
The Haunted Halsted Fest features food, drinks, live entertainment, street performers and dedicated areas/activities for kids and families throughout the day, leading right into our fantastic Halloween Parade, ranked one of the top ten in the US by Fodor’s Travel, and featuring a spectacular Costume Contest with hundreds of entrants (Sign Up Here) vying for $4,000 in total cash prizes at its conclusion.
The Parade also features the Chicago Full Moon Jam fire performers, Windy City Jeep Club, Chicago Thriller, Lakeside Pride Marching Band, The Windy City Rollers, and Chicago Spirit Brigade pep squad…with more to come!
The costume competition covers 5 categories: Character, Creative, Scary, Youth (<13) and Group. Each category will have a $500/$200/$100 prize winner for 1st place/2nd place/3rd place, respectively.
Northalsted has a ton of Halloween events throughout October: Parade after parties and contests, the Northalsted Halloween Pup Crawl, Drag Competitions, Trick or Treating, our Movies in the Parking Lot series, and more.
