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Explore the Best 5 Halloween Events in the US

Halloween
Halloween

If you are excited to celebrate Halloween in the most outrageous way possible in the US, you are at the right place. Halloween events in 2024 are going to be packed with trills that can make even the bravest of hearts shiver from fear. Ranging from lively costume parades to pumpkin races, the cities of the US are ready to offer you all. It could be Village Halloween Parade of Manhattan or Halloweentown of St. Helens, the options are too good to not get away from.

Get on your spookiest costume, brave heart and your favorite people around to live the best Halloween of life.

List of events celebrating Halloween in the cities of US:

Sea Witch Festival in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Get ready to witness the Halloween magic at Sea Witch Festival in Rehoboth Beach in Delaware. Coming back on 25th to 27th October 2024 for the 34th time, it is the most beloved tradition on Rehoboth Beach in the East Coast. The vibrant crowd fills up the boardwalk, with lively music all around and sea floats at the Sea Witch Parade. If this is getting you excited, then you can get even more adventurous by participating in the costume contest and testing your skills at a number of beach games. Adult and kids, both will end up enjoying themselves through a series of events that are held for all ages. Excited for beachy Halloween? Sea Witch Festival then becomes a must visit.

Sea Witch Festival
Sea Witch Festival

The Village Halloween Parade: Manhattan, NY

The Village Halloween Parade of Manhattan is the most awaited event in NYC every year. As it promises to be bigger, better and eerier every year, 2024 will be nothing short of a spooky extravaganza. The interesting part is that you can choose to take part in the parade as well. If you have a costume ready in your head, we suggest you take part in this iconic show. The parade will take place on October 31st, when the streets of Greenwich will transform into a display of electrifying energy. The Halloween spirit is brought to life by over 50,000 people in the parade as dancers, puppeteers, music bands or just the people cheering in the side. What are you waiting for? Get up and pack up for NYC for Halloween 2024.

The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze: Croton-on-Hudson, NY

It’s time for Pumpkin Magic. Have you ever seen 7000 artistically carved pumpkins glowing all together to create a spooky charm? If not, then this is your chance to visit the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze in New York this year. In 2024, the event promises to be more fierce than previous years. At Blaze, creativity knows no bound with the displays of gigantic pumpkin dinosaurs, spooky Statue of liberty and pumpkin carousals. Held in the river estate, the interactive displays come to life as you pass the glowing pumpkin tunnel. In Westchester County, the celebration has already begun from September 13 and in Long Island it will start from October 4 till November 3. The tickets for adults will cost $20.

The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze
The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze

Krewe of Boo: New Orleans, LA

Halloween in the City of Jazz? Now, that’s something worth an experience. Bring out your inner ghoul at New Orleans at Krewe of Boo 2024. To be held on 19th October, from 6pm onwards, the streets of Bourbon Street of the music city are all set to lighten up with fiery charm at this parade. Join the parade in your scariest costume and be ready to witness dancing skeletons, running vampires and spooky monsters. Not just this, but here you will also experience the magic of New Orleans with music bands, live music and much more. Do not forget your treats bag as this parade is all about treats, Halloween goodies and some eerie surprises. This can be your best option for a celebration with family or friends.

Krewe of Boo
Krewe of Boo

Festival of the Dead: Salem, MA

Gear yourself up for the month-long celebration in Salem from 1st October till 31st of the month. Known as the “Witch City”, Salem is the perfect setting for Massachusetts’ Festival of the Dead considering its ghostly stories and eerie aura. From psychic workshops and communicating with the dead in the evenings to ghost hunting, this celebration is totally unique in its own way as it gives way to remembering the departed loved ones. Witches Halloween Ball on 25th October and Bumb Supper on 27th October are the events not to be missed. At the ball, you can dance through the night along with witches, monsters and skeletons under the moonlight. Dumb Supper is a solemn, silent dinner shared with the passed loved ones. Will you dare to experience the most interesting Halloween party where spirits await your arrival?

Festival of the dead
Festival of the dead

As Halloween approaches, it is clear that there is no shortage of fiery events across the US. These events will offer you unforgettable experiences, if you are a Halloween lover.  So, bring out your scariest costume, grabs your friends and get ready to attend the best of Halloweens of your life. Which party are you planning to attend?

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