Free Halloween events for kids at national chains this October include a LEGO build at Barnes & Noble from October 9 to 11, 500 free prize tickets for kids in costume at Chuck E. Cheese all month, and four free online craft classes from Michaels. The Home Depot’s free October workshop was on October 3, and its next one is a dump truck on November 7.
Toy Story, KPop Demon Hunters, and Spider-Man costumes are among the 11 costume trends Spirit Halloween named for 2026. The list, released October 1, also includes varsity jackets, Greek armor, Fortnite and Halo, and a Dungeon Crawler Carl look built around boxers and Crocs.
Reese’s has named 150 streets as the best in America for trick-or-treating, at least two in every state and Washington, D.C., and scored each one twice: a Haul Score for candy and a Haunt Score for how haunted the street is. The top Haul Score, 99.0, went to S 13th St. in Philadelphia.
PetSmart’s free pet trick-or-treating is back on Saturday, October 17, and Sunday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at every store, with treat stations, a photo backdrop, and a tote bag for the first 50 people. A new event on October 18 lets families meet the store’s snakes, spiders, and death-feigning beetles.
Home Depot’s Halloween bucket has a Christmas version for the first time: a white 2-gallon bucket printed with a Christmas tree and fireplace on one side and Santa’s sleigh over a Home Depot store on the other. It went on sale online on October 1 for $2.98 and reaches stores in mid-October.
Anaheim, CA — Disneyland has four new Halloween popcorn buckets for 2026: the Headless Horseman on his black horse, Mickey as a vampire in a
If you don’t want to make your own pumpkin-shaped pizza this Halloween, you can buy one at Target. The Market Pantry Pumpkin Shaped Pizza is
Universal’s official Obsession Halloween costumes are on sale at the NBCUniversal Store for $74.95 each, and Bear’s set has already sold out in every size.
Spirit Halloween is selling an officially licensed Dungeon Crawler Carl costume for $59.99, built around what Spirit calls Carl’s signature heart-print shorts. The adult costume also comes with a black vest, a cape, a bandana, knee pads, a glove, and a character patch.
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups lead 17 states on DoorDash’s map of each state’s Halloween candy, but seven Southern states pick Sweet Smiles, a Dollar General
Spirit Christmas is selling a singing Snow Miser and Heat Miser this year, $349.99 each, and the two can interact when they’re connected. They’re 2
Spirit Christmas has 43 stores on its 2026 locator as of September 26, in 15 states, and 38 are Spirit Halloween stores reopening for the
Nike’s Halloween Air Force 1 borrows from Scream without saying so: a slashed Swoosh, a tongue logo in the movie’s lettering, and a tiny cordless-phone
The Nightmare Before Christmas returned to theaters October 2, and it comes with a light-up Jack Skellington popcorn bucket. AMC started selling it that day
This fall, the pet aisle is full of Halloween. Glow-in-the-dark dog harnesses, viral ghost-dog yard decorations, and bacon-shaped treats have all arrived for 2026, and
Purina’s Beggin’ has three new limited-edition Halloween dog treats out now, all made with real bacon and shaped for the season: ghost-shaped Ghoulish Ghosts, pumpkin-shaped
A free, immersive Scream pop-up ran in Manhattan on October 2 and 3, letting fans 21 and older step into the franchise for its 30th
Seven of Jellycat’s 19 Halloween plush are sold out, and on eBay only one of them costs much more than it did new: Hocus Crow,
Betsey Johnson’s new Halloween purse is shaped like a haunted house, complete with a small front window that opens to reveal a mirror, for $148.
Shock Top and Spirit Halloween have brewed up a Halloween collaboration: a limited-edition Candy Corn Wheat Ale and a $69.99 costume of Shock Top’s mascot,
Costco’s Halloween pumpkin-and-bat ravioli is back for the season. The cheese-filled ravioli features dual-colored pasta shapes: orange pumpkins and black bats. The 2-pound pack sells
Jason Voorhees is slashing back onto screens in Peacock’s Crystal Lake prequel, which premieres October 15, and the merchandise is already here. Cinemark is selling
Seattle, WA — Grab your broom because Starbucks’ Halloween collection this year celebrates black cats with special merch, a Black Cat Frappuccino and a large,
Spirit Halloween is selling the internet’s favorite Italian brainrot characters as costumes. Two officially licensed kids looks are online now: a Tung Tung Sahur costume
Spirit Halloween’s official A24 Backrooms costumes are now available online. The retailer has posted all four pieces, a Captain Clark costume, the Green and Yellow
Spirit Halloween’s new 6-foot-10 Pennywise animatronic is already sold out online. Tied to the series IT: Welcome to Derry, the $299.99 clown bends into a
Oreo’s new Halloween monster cookies cost nearly $5 apiece. The OREOiD Monsters box packs 12 fudge-dipped, hand-decorated Oreos in four monster designs for $39.99, and
Pumpkin spice popcorn is back for fall at Prospector Popcorn, and every bag helps employ people with disabilities. The Connecticut non-profit tops its classic caramel
Spirit Halloween’s “10-for-10” coupon takes 10% off your entire purchase, and Spirit donates a matching 10% to a children’s hospital in your area. It’s the
For Spooky people who train through haunt season (like myself), Bucked Up just announced Halloween Pre-workout. Bucked Up already offers 5 levels of pre-workout, and
You can be the Goodyear Blimp this Halloween. Spirit Halloween and Goodyear have teamed up on the first officially licensed Goodyear Blimp costume: a $79.99
The Wolf Man has a new wine this Halloween season, and the bottle glows in the dark. The Wolf Man is the fourth Universal Monster
If the smell of classic candy corn is something that brings you autumn joy, good news: Brach’s turned it into a perfume. Yes, now you
Blind-box collectibles have become one of the fastest-moving corners of Halloween shopping, and the 2026 season is just getting started. A few spooky series are
The animated candy bowl has grown up. Gemmy’s two new Halloween figures for 2026 are three feet tall, hold a candy bowl, and react when
Amazon, Target, and Walmart have removed a “German Army Soldier Adult Costume” from their websites after shoppers circulated screenshots of the listings and said the
Crocs’ Michael Myers and Saw clogs are out now on crocs.com at $69.99 each, and the Michael Myers pair has already sold out in men’s
The $39.95 Snoopy Glass Cold Cup, the piece Starbucks led with in its new Peanuts fall collection, sold out at many U.S. stores on its
Costco is selling a 5.5-pound chocolate monster head that you smash open with an included wooden mallet, and it is packed with over a pound
Trader Joe’s published its official fall lineup, a story it calls “All the Fall Things,” on September 3, and it is enormous. The pumpkin wall
Aldi’s 2026 Halloween assortment is in stores now, and it lands where the grocery chain always aims: cheap. The Finds aisle carries a licensed-character collection
Spirit Halloween has an officially licensed Off Campus costume line, built around the Prime Video hockey romance based on Elle Kennedy’s novels, and the same
Ghost Face Vodka, the Scream-mask spirit from Matthew Lillard’s horror brand Macabre Spirits, is getting a Blood Orange sequel, and both the original and the
Inflatables are the fastest way to fill a yard for Halloween, and the 2026 blow-ups run all the way from a $20 Target ghost to
Halloween has taken over the drinkware aisle. Glow-in-the-dark tumblers, skeleton-print water bottles, and spiderweb Stanley cups are all over the Halloween aisle this year, with
Fans have been waiting for this one. The official KPop Demon Hunters Halloween costumes are on sale at Spirit Halloween, which has teamed with Netflix
Fourth Wing fans have found their Halloween costume, and it is at Spirit Halloween. Searches for a Violet Sorrengail costume have jumped as readers of
HI-CHEW is turning its Halloween candy into a guessing game. The brand’s Halloween Mystery Mix returns for 2026 with three known flavors and one secret
Party City is open for Halloween again, its first spooky season since the chain went bankrupt and closed all of its company-owned stores at the
The season’s most-copied piece of Halloween glassware now has a dollar-store version. Dollar Tree is selling embossed Halloween glass tumblers, each with a matching colored
Pabst Blue Ribbon has a Halloween trick up its carton. The brand is teaming with Jason Universe, the Friday the 13th label from rights-holder Horror,
