The 27th annual Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade, October 31st, 2024 in Chicago’s landmark LGBTQ Northalsted neighborhood
The free-to-watch parade, ranked one of the top ten in the US by Fodor’s Travel, has a spectacular Costume Contest with hundreds of entrants (Sign Up Free) featuring $4,000 in cash prizes and concludes with an awards presentation.
The 2024 Halloween Parade Grand Marshal TBA.
The Judging Panel is led by TBA.
The Parade also features the Chicago Full Moon Jam fire performers, Windy City Jeep Club, Lakeside Pride Marching Band, Chicago Spirit Brigade pep squad.
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 Lakeview Halloween Pup Crawl, Drag Competition, Trick or Treat, and more.
Event Schedule
- 6:30PM Costume Contest Registration – Halsted & Belmont
- 7:30PM Parade Kickoff at Halsted & Belmont
- 8:00PM Parade Ends at Halsted & Cornelia
- 8:30PM Awards Show: Halsted & Brompton (3514 N. Halsted; parking lot)
- 10:00PM End of Event
