Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade & Costume Contest

Name: Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade & Costume Contest
Start: 2025-10-31T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-31T22:00:00-05:00
Location: Halsted & Belmont

Schedule

Fri Oct 31 2025 at 06:30 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Halsted & Belmont | Chicago, IL

Join us for the 28th annual Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade - rated one of the 10 best in the US by Fodor Travel!
The Parade steps off at 7:30 pm Friday, October 31, from the corner of Belmont & Halsted. If you haven't pre-registered, sign up to participate between 6:30-7:30pm. Spectator Admission & Contest Participation is free & all ages! Registration & Parade Starts at Halsted & Belmont.
The free parade is a spectacle of sights, frights & spooky mayhem concluding with an Awards Show, live performances & a Halloween Dance Party.
The Parade includes a Costume Contest with $4,000 in cash prizes in 5 categories. Sign up to participate free, all ages.
The 2025 Halloween Parade Grand Marshals is Emmy Award Winning RuPaul's Drag Race All Star RAVEN!
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.
Parade Ends at: Halsted & Brompton
Awards Show & After Party: Parking Lot 3514 N. Halsted
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 Competition, Trick or Treat, and more. Visit Northalsted.com for more info!