{"id":49271,"date":"2016-10-13T13:59:44","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T18:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=49271"},"modified":"2017-10-03T19:38:52","modified_gmt":"2017-10-04T00:38:52","slug":"7-best-halloween-events-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/7-best-halloween-events-in-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"The 7 most spooktacular Halloween celebrations in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing against the many haunted houses that open for Halloween\u00a0or the brave souls who seek thrills and chills therein. If you like the adrenaline rush of\u00a0being chased through a dark, labyrinthine building by a chainsaw-wielding psychopath (ahem, actor), then more power to you. Not your\u00a0thing?\u00a0There are plenty\u00a0of other ways to revel in the\u00a0spooky season. From delightful\u00a0dog parades to raucous\u00a0street fests, we\u2019ve scared up some of the best Halloween events around\u00a0the U.S.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/rest-easy-maybe-not-at-these-5-haunted-hotels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> Rest easy? Maybe not at these haunted hotels<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_49348\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49348\" class=\"size-full wp-image-49348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/halloween-in-salem.jpg\" alt=\"Halloween in Salem\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/halloween-in-salem.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/halloween-in-salem-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/halloween-in-salem-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/halloween-in-salem-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/halloween-in-salem-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-49348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Halloween in Salem | Flickr CC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/masstravel\/8530797825\/in\/album-72157632919551625\/\">Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Festival of the Dead, Salem, MA | Through November 2<\/h3>\n<p>What better place to celebrate All Hallow&#8217;s Eve than the bewitching New England town of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Salem-Hotels.d6600.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Salem<\/a>? The month-long <a href=\"http:\/\/festivalofthedead.com\/\">Festival of the Dead<\/a> explores death from different angles, including &#8220;macabre customs, heretical histories and strange rituals.&#8221;\u00a0Activities with a supernatural bent include psychic readings, a &#8220;graveyard conjure,&#8221; a &#8220;ritual transformation&#8221; ceremony (where attendees throw a &#8220;symbol of their old lives&#8221; into the &#8220;Dark Cauldron&#8221;) and &#8220;The Dumb Supper,&#8221; a silent dinner that\u00a0honors the dead where courses are served in reverse order, with dessert first. If all this sounds every bit as scary as a haunted house, be aware that\u00a0the\u00a0fest features\u00a0less-freaky events requiring fewer\u00a0quotation marks, such as the Official Salem Witches&#8217; Halloween Ball on October 28.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_49451\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49451\" class=\"size-full wp-image-49451\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/godsmix-image-1476675399977.jpeg\" alt=\"Louisville Zoo\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/godsmix-image-1476675399977.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/godsmix-image-1476675399977-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/godsmix-image-1476675399977-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/godsmix-image-1476675399977-400x300.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-49451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Louisville Zoo | Photo courtesy of @godsmix<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>The World&#8217;s Largest Halloween Party, Louisville, KY | October 13\u201316, 20\u201323 &amp; 27\u201330<\/h3>\n<p>Yes, that&#8217;s the official name of the Louisville Zoo&#8217;s fantastical,\u00a0family-friendly <a href=\"https:\/\/louisvillezoo.org\/halloween\">Halloween bash<\/a>. Billed as &#8220;cheery, not eerie,&#8221; the yearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Louisville-Hotels.d603002.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Louisville<\/a> fest\u00a0offers tons of\u00a0excitement for little ones, including trick-or-treating (for guests 11 and under) in several themed areas around the zoo: Astro Disco, Land of Oz, Dinoland, Wonderland, Superhero City, Pirate&#8217;s Cove and more. There&#8217;s also a hay maze, train rides, a &#8220;spooktacular&#8221; carousel, face painting and hundreds of pumpkins aglow. Oh, to be a kid again&#8230;.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_49345\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49345\" class=\"size-full wp-image-49345\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Tompkins-Square-Halloween-Dog-Parade-nyc.jpg\" alt=\"tompkins-square-halloween-dog-parade-nyc\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Tompkins-Square-Halloween-Dog-Parade-nyc.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Tompkins-Square-Halloween-Dog-Parade-nyc-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Tompkins-Square-Halloween-Dog-Parade-nyc-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Tompkins-Square-Halloween-Dog-Parade-nyc-600x402.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Tompkins-Square-Halloween-Dog-Parade-nyc-400x268.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-49345\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tompkins Square | Flickr CC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/editrixie\/15603585816\/\">editrixie<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade, NYC |\u00a0October 22<\/h3>\n<p>This pawpular [sic] event\u00a0in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tompkinssquaredogrun.com\/halloween\/\">NYC\u2019s Tompkins Square Park<\/a> goes well beyond your\u00a0typical wiener-dog-wearing-a-hot-dog-bun spectacle. Head to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/New-York-Hotels.d178293.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York<\/a> for the revelry and you&#8217;ll see pups on parade, many dressed in astonishingly creative and conceptual costumes, competing for thousands of dollars in prizes. Doggone adorable outfits in past years have included &#8220;Mutt&#8221; Romney, Eva P\u00e9ron, a bowl of pasta, a mini wedding cake and Marty McFly riding around in a mini Delorean. Squeee!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/rest-easy-maybe-not-at-these-5-haunted-hotels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ALSO:<\/strong> Scare up travel rewards with Orbitz Rewards<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_49347\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49347\" class=\"size-full wp-image-49347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/17th-Street-High-Heel-Race-washington-dc.jpg\" alt=\"17th-street-high-heel-race-washington-dc\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/17th-Street-High-Heel-Race-washington-dc.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/17th-Street-High-Heel-Race-washington-dc-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/17th-Street-High-Heel-Race-washington-dc-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/17th-Street-High-Heel-Race-washington-dc-600x336.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/17th-Street-High-Heel-Race-washington-dc-400x224.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-49347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">17th street High Heel Race | Flickr CC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/taedc\/8146566023\/ \">Ted Eytan<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h3>17th Street High Heels Race,Washington D.C. | October 25<\/h3>\n<p>Get ready for lots of leather, feather boas, fishnet, tutus and faux fur. Drag queens in extravagant costumes and sky-high heels run down 17th Street at\u00a0this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/17th-Street-High-Heel-Race-293167114030193\/\">storied event<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Washington-Hotels.d178318.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D.C.<\/a>&#8216;s Dupont Circle. The informal race, which has been\u00a0\u201cCrossing the Line Since 1986,\u201d now attracts thousands of spectators and has inspired similar drag races\u00a0around the country. Come out and celebrate 30 years of &#8220;well-heeled&#8221; fun.<\/p>\n<h3>New Orleans\u00a0Vampire Ball,\u00a0New Orleans, LA | October 29<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s widely known that\u00a0New Orleanians love to play dress-up, and Halloween is second only to Mardi Gras in terms of elaborate events and\u00a0costumed revelry in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/New-Orleans-Hotels.d178292.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Big Easy<\/a>. This year&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.endlessnightvampireball.com\/\">Vampire Ball<\/a>, themed &#8220;Endless Night,&#8221;\u00a0is described as a combination of\u00a0Venetian masquerade ball, vampire court, burlesque cabaret\u00a0and\u00a0rock show.\u00a0Held at the House of Blues, it maintains\u00a0a\u00a0strictly enforced dress code, so don&#8217;t turn\u00a0up without a\u00a0mask, fangs or full\u00a0Dracula-esque\u00a0get-up, or the Gatekeeper will turn you away. (And that would be\u00a0a bloody shame.)<\/p>\n<h3>Northalsted Halloween Parade, Chicago, IL | October 31<\/h3>\n<p>Everyone\u00a0from costumed kids to decked-out parents\u00a0to elaborately dressed drag queens gather in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Chicago-Hotels.d178248.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago<\/a>&#8216;s Boystown neighborhood for this frightfully fun\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.northalsted.com\/events\/northalsted-halloween-parade\/\">Halloween parade<\/a>.\u00a0Celebrating its\u00a020th anniversary this year, the event\u00a0sees its share of zombies, witches, superheroes, storybook characters, terrifying monsters and creepy clowns (too soon?!), but there are always surprising and outlandish new\u00a0costumes on view, too. And don&#8217;t miss the &#8220;Thriller&#8221; flash mob, now in its fifth year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_49346\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49346\" class=\"size-full wp-image-49346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/west-hollywood-carnaval.jpg\" alt=\"west-hollywood-carnaval\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/west-hollywood-carnaval.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/west-hollywood-carnaval-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/west-hollywood-carnaval-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/west-hollywood-carnaval-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/west-hollywood-carnaval-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-49346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">West Hollywood Carnaval | Flickr CC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bunnicula\/5149560970\/\">Bunnicula<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h3>West Hollywood Carnaval, Los Angeles, CA | October 31<\/h3>\n<p>Drawing more than\u00a0500,000 people annually,\u00a0this wildly popular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/West-Hollywood-Hotels.d10371.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">West Hollywood<\/a> street party does not mess around. Often described as one of the most &#8220;outrageous&#8221; Halloween events\u00a0in the world, attendees should expect\u00a0(according to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitwesthollywood.com\/halloween-carnaval\">official &#8216;WeHo&#8217; website<\/a>)\u00a0&#8220;drag queens, muscle boys, lots of glitter and a freaking good time.&#8221; The\u00a0event, which is\u00a0best suited for adults, also features an honorary &#8220;Queen of the Carnival&#8221; crowning, costume contests and plenty of surprises.\u00a0If all you wanna do (to quote Sheryl Crowe) is have some fun until the sun comes up over Santa Monica Boulevard, this one&#8217;s\u00a0for you.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/app\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-47693 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp.jpeg\" alt=\"Orbitz, app, iPhone, travel, deals\" width=\"600\" 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