Halloween Night, October 31st!
Last Updated (10/19/24). We are having A Halloween Parade through Georgetown! The event begins at 6:30 PM in front of Bloom Bistro (6601 Carleton Ave S) and ends by 8:00 PM in front of the Trailer Park Mall (5805 Airport Way S).
4:30 PM Trick-or-Treat before the Parade in Historic Georgetown on Carleton Ave S, Flora Ave S and S Ellis St starting at 4:30 PM on Halloween Night. Trick or Treaters are free to visit any home with its lights on. Out of respect for our neighbors who do not wish to be disturbed on Halloween night, please avoid visiting homes with their front lights switched off. Thank you!
6:30 PM Parade Begins, there will be special gathering sites at Bloom Bistro (6601 Carleton Ave S) and the Trailer Park Mall (5805 Airport Way S) with official announcers, music, and more. You may also view the Parade anywhere along the Parade route (see Below). If you watching from a residential street, please show courtesy to our neighbors by remaining on sidewalks.
What to Expect
The parade will feature cool vehicles, marching bands, floats, giant puppets, and candy! There will be a free, all-ages Halloween Concert in the Trailer Park Mall at 8:00 PM featuring the The Viking Surfers and Corey & the Tribe.
Sponsors
We wish to acknowledge and thank our generous sponsors, without whom this Parade would not have been possible. The Halloween Parade is proud to be sponsored by 100% local businesses from Seattle. Additional funding provided by the Neighborhood Matching Fund from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods.
Timing
- 4:30 PM Trick or Treating in Georgetown visit Carleton Ave S, Flora Ave S, Ellis Ave S, Eddy and Warsaw Sts.
- 4:00-9:00 PM Halloween Arts & Crafts @ Side Rail Collective! 5511 1/2 Airport Wy S
- 5:30 PM Gather along the parade route or visit our special gathering sites at Bloom Bistro and the Trailer Park Mall, or along the Parade Route. See our FAQ for details.
- 6:30-7:00 PM Parade begins, first stop Bloom Bistro!
- 8:00 PM Final stop Trailer Park Mall! If you’re staying out, grab dinner or drinks in Georgetown!
- 8:00 PM Halloween Concert @ the Trailer Park Mall! All-ages, free show featuring The Viking Surfers and Corey & the Tribe
- 9:00 PM Halloween After-Party @ Jules Maes! 21+ show featuring Frankenstein TNT & The Heebie Jeebies.
Where to watch
- Bloom Bistro (6601 Carleton Ave S) Just south of Oxbow Park (aka “Hat n’ Boots” Park). There will be food, music, games, and an official Parade announcer. You may also watch from the Park.
- Trailer Park Mall (5805 Airport Way S). There will be food, music, games, and an official Parade announcer. At 8:00 PM there will be a free all-ages Halloween concert featuring The Viking Surfers and Corey & the Tribe.
- Each location will have music, fun, and an official Parade Announcer who will be your local MC for the Parade. They’ll announce each Registered group or float and share other useful info.
- Visitors may also gather anywhere along the parade route. If you are in a residential area, please be sure to admire the parade from the sidewalk and be mindful not to stand on front lawns without permission. Many of them will be meticulously decorated from the Spooky Stroll!
Where to park
All of the commercial parking lots along Airport Way are open. This includes:
- The public parking lot on S Nebraska St (behind the Stables and Jules Maes). Access via Corson Ave S.
- The commercial parking lot on S Doris St. (next to the Tavern, across from Sirenito). Access via Corson Ave S.
- The public driveway/spaces on Doris St. (next to the empty food stand)
- The commercial lots on the south end of Airport Way. Access via 13th Ave S & S Bailey St.
- The commercial lots adjacent to the paint store. Access via 13th Ave S & S Stanley St.
There’s still time to Join the Parade…
March in the Parade. Gather your friends, your club, organization, co-workers, community members, put on costumes and join us. Fill out this form and we’ll contact you to get you registered. If you can’t register in advance, just show up at the Mini Mart at 5:30PM and we’ll work you into the end of the formation.
What’s going on in Georgetown Before or after the Parade?
We’re so glad you asked! There are activities for grown ups, wild adults, people with kids, teenagers, and families including arts & crafts, 21+ and all-ages music shows, costume karaoke, a pinball tournament, tarot readings and more!
Before the Parade:
Happenings At Side Rail Collective on Halloween Night!
Side Rail Collective
Oct 31, 4-9PM, all ages, Free Event + Candy
5511 ½ Airport Way South
Last chance to see our current gallery show a dim flicker
- This hauntingly lush exhibition explores ideas of decay, softness, and fragility. Using various symbols, references to nature, use of color and texture the artist in this group exhibition create work that requires precision and the ability to relinquish it.
- Featuring artwork from: Alex Roby; Ashley Hale; Christen Coomer; Gregory Pierce; Isabella Stewart; Jennifer Hui; Kate Cudney; Sue Kim & Zeke Spier
- Curated by Essa Baird
Arts & Crafts: Get Creative with Oil Pastels!
- Draw spooky pumpkins and other terrifying creatures using oil pastels on black paper, or start off with white paper and at the very end add a layer of dark black India Ink to bring your creations over to the dark side!
- Side Rail will provide all materials for artistic creation. We are a multidisciplinary arts collective that fosters a vibrant, inclusive community for creative ideas and pursuits. Located on the second floor in Georgetown’s historic Bertoldi Hall, The Collective provides studio, gallery and meeting space to working artists and entrepreneurs in design, and sponsors regular exhibits and events that support the creative community.
All Hallow’s Eve at Bloom Bistro
Oct 31, 5-7:00PM all ages
6601 Carleton Ave S
Seattle, WA 98108
Bloom Bistro will be open with later hours on Halloween and will be one of the Parade’s official stops. Stop by while you trick or treat! Grab a snack or some food, groove with GTAAC’s Halloween DJ from Hollow Earth Radio, video arcade machines, an official Parade announcer, and more!
After the Parade:
The Viking Surfers + Corey & The Tribe
Oct 31, All Ages + Free Event, starts at 8PM
The Trailer Park Mall
5805 Airport Way South
We’ll kick it off with the bluesy folk vibes of Corey & the Tribe, then the Viking Surfers will be doing songs from their forthcoming EP Hell on Waves!
Frankenstein TNT + The Heebie Jeebies
Oct 31, 21+, show starts 9pm
Jules Maes Saloon
5919 Airport Way S
Featuring Seattle’s rockin’ surf villains Frankenstein TNT—a quintet from Hell with their own brand of B movie and fetish spookiness, and the 100% pure Halloween mayhem of The Heebie Jeebies—surf guitar, spooky organ, bluesy bass and R&B beats doing 40 years of creepy classics.
Post Pike Scaryoke Karaoke & Costume Contest!
(Oct 31, All Ages, starts around 7pm)
Post Pike Cafe & Bar
5701 Airport Way S
Post Pike’s Karaoke night HALLOWEEN EDITION! There will be costume contests, horror trivia, movies, and of course scary costume KARAOKE!
2nd Annual Halloween Pinball Tournament @ GPA!
(Oct 31, All Ages, starts at 7PM)
Georgetown Pizza & Arcade
5513 Airport Way S
Game it up for the second annual Halloween Pinball extravaganza! 6:30 PM Sign-up, 7PM Start – 5 founds of match play with $50 for best costume, a $200 pot, and raffle prizes!
Want to volunteer?
Super easy – email events@georgetown-arts-culture.org or fill out the form on the Volunteers page and we will contact you. Thank you in advance! We need an army to pull this off.
