New York’s 53rd Annual Village Halloween Parade

Photo by New York’s 53rd Annual Village Halloween Parade

It’s Saturday night! October 31, 2026 at 7:00pm

RAIN or SHINE! OR WIND!!!!

Please come be with the spirits as we dance through our Village on the night when the veil between worlds is the thinnest!

Everyone is invited to watch.
All in costume are welcome to join in.
Get tickets for special access.

THE ROUTE

The Parade runs STRAIGHT up 6th Ave from KING St to West 15th.

• You can view the Parade from the east or west side of 6th Ave between King St and West 15th
• The Parade starts at 7:00 pm and ends around 11:00 pm.
• The streets are most crowded between Bleecker and 14th Street, so you might consider getting there early or try another place along the route…(or better yet, put on a costume and join the Parade!)
• THE PARADE IS A FREE PUBLIC EVENT! However, if you want to avoid the crowds and be in a special VIP area to watch the Parade, click here for tickets. BUY TICKETS

MACH THE PARADE

The Parade starts at Canal St. and 6th Avenue and goes up 6th Avenue to 15th Street on 6th Avenue.

• ONLY those in costume are welcome to march IN the Parade
• Start Making your Costume NOW!
• Join the Parade lineup area at the Corner of Canal and 6th Ave on Saturday, October 31, 2026 between 6:30 & 9 pm
• March with….
  • Hundreds of Giant Puppets
  • More than 50 bands representing music from around the world
  • Dancers of all styles
  • Artists with explosive imaginations
  • Thousands of New Yorkers in costumes of their own creation

6 SIMPLE STEPS FOR JOINING

New York’s Village Halloween Parade

Follow these steps for successfully joining the Parade — the largest public participatory event in the greatest city in world!

1. Be Creative and Wear A Costume!
ONLY costumed marchers are allowed in the Parade.

2. Show Up at Sixth Ave at CANAL Street.
Lineup Location
You can only enter this area from the EAST and SOUTH. That is Sullivan, East Broome and Canal Streets. If you come from the West, enter ONLY from Canal Street. Follow these directions carefully!

3. Arrive between 6:30pm and 9pm
Don’t might miss the Parade! The subway is the best way to get there, parking is always difficult and the Parade makes it even worse.

4. Meet your friends
If you are meeting your friends, it is best to meet a block or two from the Parade route and all come over together to the line-up. Even with cell phones, it is hard to hook up with people at the start.

5. Follow the crowd north on Sixth Avenue
In order to ensure the safety of all participants in the Parade, you will have to wait in the lineup area until you are let into the Parade route.

The Parade starts at 7 pm and participants are let into the Parade in groups of 1000-2000 people at timed intervals.

Once you are IN the Parade, keep heading north with the rest of the revelers.

Once you are IN the, please do not go south on Sixth Avenue, the police will stop you!

6. Find good music or a group to march with
There is so much good music in the Parade you are bound to hook up with some fun vibes to dance with.

N.B. The Halloween Parade is a 0% tolerance for alcohol event.

Anyone and everyone in costume is welcome to

JOIN THE PARADE

Don’t Like Waiting in Lines?

You can SKIP THE LINE (and help support our work) by buying a VIP ticket or joining our Special Theme Section.

Tickets

Other ways to

PARTICIPATE

in the NYC Village Halloween Parade

• Don’t have a costume? …then VOLUNTEER to animate a puppet!
• Are you in a BAND? Let us know who you are and if you would like to play in the Parade. Click here.