Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween returns for 2026, running every day from October 1 through October 31. Below is the full night-by-night schedule, plus the highlights worth planning around.
The month is led by the premiere of new witch drama Coven Academy on October 1, a Tim Burton movie marathon on Friday, October 16, and a Ghostbusters run that includes the Freeform premiere of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire on October 8. As always, Hocus Pocus and Hocus Pocus 2 are in near-constant rotation, joined by Beetlejuice, Casper, the Addams Family films, and Disney and Pixar creature features like Monsters, Inc. and Frankenweenie.
Freeform 31 Nights of Halloween 2026: full night-by-night schedule
All times are ET/PT and, per Freeform, subject to change.
| Date | Programming (all times ET/PT) |
|---|---|
| Thursday, Oct. 1 | 11:30 a.m. Edward Scissorhands 1:55 p.m. The Addams Family (1991) 3:55 p.m. Addams Family Values 5:55 p.m. Hocus Pocus 8:00 p.m. Coven Academy (Series Premiere, Episodes 1-4) |
| Friday, Oct. 2 | 10:30 a.m. The Addams Family (1991) 12:35 p.m. Addams Family Values 2:40 p.m. Dark Shadows (2012) 5:15 p.m. The Haunted Mansion (2003) 7:15 p.m. Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas 8:55 p.m. Beetlejuice |
| Saturday, Oct. 3 | 7:30 a.m. Beetlejuice 9:35 a.m. Coven Academy 12:35 p.m. Casper (1995) 3:05 p.m. Hocus Pocus 5:15 p.m. Monsters, Inc. 7:20 p.m. Monsters University 9:50 p.m. The Addams Family (1991) 11:55 p.m. Addams Family Values |
| Sunday, Oct. 4 | 7:30 a.m. Spooky Buddies 9:35 a.m. Casper (1995) 12:05 p.m. Edward Scissorhands 2:35 p.m. The Addams Family (1991) 4:40 p.m. Addams Family Values 6:45 p.m. Hocus Pocus 8:55 p.m. Hocus Pocus 2 11:25 p.m. Haunted Mansion (2023) |
| Monday, Oct. 5 | 12:00 p.m. Spider-Man: Homecoming 3:00 p.m. Ghostbusters (1984) 5:30 p.m. Ghostbusters II 8:00 p.m. Ghostbusters (2016) |
| Tuesday, Oct. 6 | 10:30 a.m. Arachnophobia 1:00 p.m. Ghostbusters (1984) 3:25 p.m. Ghostbusters II 5:55 p.m. Ghostbusters (2016) 8:55 p.m. Hocus Pocus |
| Wednesday, Oct. 7 | 11:00 a.m. Spider-Man 2 (2004) 2:00 p.m. The Haunted Mansion (2003) 4:00 p.m. Casper (1995) 6:25 p.m. Monsters, Inc. 8:30 p.m. Monsters University |
| Thursday, Oct. 8 | 11:00 a.m. Casper (1995) 1:25 p.m. Hocus Pocus 3:30 p.m. Ghostbusters: Afterlife 6:25 p.m. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (Freeform Premiere) 9:00 p.m. Coven Academy (Episodes 5-7) |
| Friday, Oct. 9 | 10:30 a.m. Spider-Man (2002) 1:00 p.m. Ghostbusters: Afterlife 3:55 p.m. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire 6:25 p.m. Hocus Pocus 8:35 p.m. Hocus Pocus 2 12:00 a.m. Coven Academy |
| Saturday, Oct. 10 | 7:00 a.m. Frankenweenie (2012) 9:00 a.m. Toy Story of TERROR! 9:30 a.m. Spooky Buddies 11:35 a.m. Scooby-Doo (2002) 1:35 p.m. Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed 3:40 p.m. Maleficent 5:45 p.m. Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas 7:25 p.m. Casper (1995) 9:55 p.m. Beetlejuice 12:00 a.m. Little Shop of Horrors (1986) |
| Sunday, Oct. 11 | 8:00 a.m. Toy Story of TERROR! 8:30 a.m. Scooby-Doo (2002) 10:30 a.m. Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed 12:35 p.m. Little Shop of Horrors (1986) 2:40 p.m. Beetlejuice 4:45 p.m. Casper (1995) 7:15 p.m. The Haunted Mansion (2003) 9:15 p.m. Hocus Pocus 11:25 p.m. Dark Shadows (2012) |
| Monday, Oct. 12 | 10:30 a.m. Disturbia 12:55 p.m. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 3:30 p.m. Edward Scissorhands 5:55 p.m. Haunted Mansion (2023) 8:30 p.m. Dark Shadows (2012) |
| Tuesday, Oct. 13 | 10:30 a.m. Sleepy Hollow (1999) 1:00 p.m. Little Shop of Horrors (1986) 3:05 p.m. Cruella 6:20 p.m. Hocus Pocus 8:30 p.m. Hocus Pocus 2 |
| Wednesday, Oct. 14 | 11:00 a.m. Spider-Man 3 (2007) 2:10 p.m. Hocus Pocus 4:20 p.m. Ghostbusters (1984) 6:50 p.m. The Addams Family (1991) 8:55 p.m. Addams Family Values |
| Thursday, Oct. 15 | 10:30 a.m. Ghostbusters (1984) 12:55 p.m. Hocus Pocus 3:00 p.m. The Haunted Mansion (2003) 5:00 p.m. The Addams Family (1991) 7:00 p.m. Addams Family Values 9:00 p.m. Coven Academy (Season Finale, Episodes 8-10) |
| Friday, Oct. 16 | 11:00 a.m. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 1:40 p.m. Edward Scissorhands 4:10 p.m. Dark Shadows (2012) 6:50 p.m. Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas 8:30 p.m. Sleepy Hollow (1999) 12:00 a.m. Coven Academy |
| Saturday, Oct. 17 | 7:00 a.m. Something Wicked This Way Comes 9:10 a.m. Dark Shadows (2012) 11:50 a.m. Sleepy Hollow (1999) 2:20 p.m. Haunted Mansion (2023) 5:00 p.m. Hocus Pocus 7:10 p.m. The Addams Family (1991) 9:15 p.m. Addams Family Values 11:20 p.m. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil |
| Sunday, Oct. 18 | 8:00 a.m. Frankenweenie (2012) 10:00 a.m. Edward Scissorhands 12:30 p.m. Maleficent 2:35 p.m. The Addams Family (1991) 4:40 p.m. Addams Family Values 6:45 p.m. Casper (1995) 9:15 p.m. Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas 10:55 p.m. Ghostbusters (2016) |
| Monday, Oct. 19 | 11:00 a.m. Ghostbusters (2016) 2:00 p.m. Toy Story of TERROR! 2:30 p.m. Scooby-Doo (2002) 4:30 p.m. Casper (1995) 6:50 p.m. Beetlejuice 8:55 p.m. Hocus Pocus |
| Tuesday, Oct. 20 | 11:00 a.m. Toy Story of TERROR! 11:30 a.m. Scooby-Doo (2002) 1:30 p.m. Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed 3:30 p.m. Beetlejuice 5:30 p.m. Ghostbusters: Afterlife 8:25 p.m. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire |
| Wednesday, Oct. 21 | 10:30 a.m. Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed 12:30 p.m. Edward Scissorhands 2:55 p.m. Ghostbusters: Afterlife 5:45 p.m. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire 8:20 p.m. Haunted Mansion (2023) |
| Thursday, Oct. 22 | 10:30 a.m. Something Wicked This Way Comes 12:35 p.m. Little Shop of Horrors (1986) 2:35 p.m. Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas 4:10 p.m. Casper (1995) 6:30 p.m. Hocus Pocus 8:35 p.m. Hocus Pocus 2 |
| Friday, Oct. 23 | 10:30 a.m. Hocus Pocus 12:35 p.m. Casper (1995) 2:55 p.m. Maleficent 5:00 p.m. Cruella 8:00 p.m. Ghostbusters (2016) |
| Saturday, Oct. 24 | 7:00 a.m. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad 8:35 a.m. Edward Scissorhands 11:05 a.m. Ghostbusters II 1:40 p.m. The Haunted Mansion (2003) 3:45 p.m. Ghostbusters (2016) 6:55 p.m. Hocus Pocus 9:05 p.m. Hocus Pocus 2 11:35 p.m. Casper (1995) |
| Sunday, Oct. 25 | 7:00 a.m. Spooky Buddies 9:00 a.m. Ghostbusters II 11:30 a.m. Hocus Pocus 1:40 p.m. Haunted Mansion (2023) 4:20 p.m. Casper (1995) 6:50 p.m. Monsters, Inc. 8:55 p.m. Monsters University 11:25 p.m. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil |
| Monday, Oct. 26 | 11:30 a.m. Haunted Mansion (2023) 2:10 p.m. Hocus Pocus 4:20 p.m. Ghostbusters (1984) 6:50 p.m. The Addams Family (1991) 8:55 p.m. Addams Family Values |
| Tuesday, Oct. 27 | 12:00 p.m. Ghostbusters (1984) 2:30 p.m. Ghostbusters II 5:00 p.m. The Addams Family (1991) 7:00 p.m. Addams Family Values 9:00 p.m. Beetlejuice |
| Wednesday, Oct. 28 | 10:30 a.m. Ghostbusters II 1:00 p.m. Scooby-Doo (2002) 3:00 p.m. Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed 5:05 p.m. Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas 6:45 p.m. Beetlejuice 8:50 p.m. Hocus Pocus |
| Thursday, Oct. 29 | 11:30 a.m. Scooby-Doo (2002) 1:30 p.m. Casper (1995) 4:00 p.m. Monsters, Inc. 6:05 p.m. Monsters University 8:35 p.m. Casper (1995) |
| Friday, Oct. 30 | 12:00 p.m. Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2:55 p.m. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire 5:30 p.m. Ghostbusters: Afterlife 8:25 p.m. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire |
| Saturday, Oct. 31 (Halloween) | 8:30 a.m. Casper (1995) 11:00 a.m. The Haunted Mansion (2003) 1:00 p.m. Hocus Pocus 3:10 p.m. Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas 4:50 p.m. Casper (1995) 7:20 p.m. Hocus Pocus 9:30 p.m. Hocus Pocus 2 12:00 a.m. Frankenweenie (2012) |
More Halloween viewing
For the new Coven Academy series in detail, including the cast and how to binge it, see our Coven Academy premiere guide. For Halloween specials across the other networks and streamers, see our Halloween 2026 TV specials guide. New arrivals this year include the Hulu special Family Guy: Happy Hell-o-ween and Adult Swim’s The Terrors of Jordan Mendoza.
Frequently asked questions
When is Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween 2026? It runs every day from October 1 through October 31, 2026.
What is new for 2026? The premiere of Coven Academy, Freeform’s new supernatural teen drama, on October 1.
When is the Tim Burton marathon? Friday, October 16, featuring Sweeney Todd, Edward Scissorhands, Dark Shadows, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Sleepy Hollow.
When does Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire air on Freeform? Its Freeform premiere is October 8, with additional airings later in the month.
