Brilliant & Epic Halloween Parades in New Jersey

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Let Jersey Family Fun help! We do the hard work so you don’t have to. We know many kids love the joy of marching in a neighborhood Halloween parade around their community. Kids march in Halloween costumes. Floats toss candy and treats. What’s not to love? We get it and over the past few years we’ve seen more and more New Jersey towns add a Halloween parade to their local Halloween events.

In 2020, just like we did with New Jersey Trunk or Treats we decided to make it easier than ever to help our readers find Halloween Parades in their New Jersey communities, by listing them all in one place.

Town by town, conversations are going on about whether or not to have the parades and if they have them can they do it safely. We’ll go through all of our listing multiple times between now and Halloween to monitor the status of Halloween parades. The work parade organizers are doing is not easy. Please be patient with them. If your parade has been cancelled or is suddenly cancelled on short notice, understand the decision was not done lightly and may have been completely out of their hands.

If it turns out your Halloween parade is canceled and there is not one local to you, check out our guide to New Jersey Halloween Activities to find alternate Halloween activities you can do with your kids.

Below you’ll find our listing of New Jersey Halloween Parades organized by region. For each one, we’ll tell you the name of the parade and the date and its current status. We encourage you to click the link for each parade event to find out more details such as the address, if registration is required for participants, and if there’s an alternate date in the event of rain. Keep in mind too, that some Halloween parades may have special requirements to participate.

Jersey Family Fun guide to halloween parades in New Jersey

5 Tips for having a great time at a Halloween Parade

Arrive early for the best seating to watch the parade.
Dress your kids in glow in the dark bracelets and necklaces if the parade is at night. (Link is an amazon affiliatle link.)
If your kids are marching in the parade dress up their shoes to match their costumes.
If your kids are watching the parade bring healthy snacks to balance out the treats that will be available.
Bring something comfortable to sit on while watching.

BONUS TIP: Bring a bucket to catch Halloween candy being tossed from Halloween Parade floats.

Halloween Parades in New Jersey

We will be updating this list OFTEN for Halloween 2023.

North Jersey Halloween Parades

These Halloween parades are happening in Bergen County, Essex County, Hudson County, Passaic County, Morris County, Somerset County, Sussex County, Union County, and Warren County.

Bergen County Halloween Parades

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These Bergen County NJ Halloween parades have occurred in 2022 or earlier. We are currently updating them for 2023.

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ESSEX County Halloween Parades

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These Essex County NJ Halloween parades have occurred in 2022 or earlier. We are currently updating them for 2023.

West Caldwell Halloween Parade and Trunk or Treat 2023
Maplewood Halloween Parade 2023
Essex County Halloween Dog Parades 2023

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HUDSON County Halloween Parades

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These Hudson County NJ Halloween parades occurred in 2022 or earlier. We are currently updating them for 2023.

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MORRIS County Halloween Parades

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These Morris County NJ Halloween parades occurred in 2022. We are currently updating them for 2023.

Long Hill Halloween Parade 2023
Morris Plains Halloween Parade 2023
Dover Trunk or Treat and Halloween Parade 2023

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PASSAIC County Halloween Parades

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These Passaic County NJ Halloween parades occurred in 2022. We are currently updating them for 2023.

Woodland Park Halloween Parade 2023
Hawthorne Halloween Parade 2023
Totowa Howl-O-Ween Dog Parade 2023
Clifton Halloween Parade and Celebration 2023

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SUSSEX County Halloween Parades

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These Sussex County NJ Halloween parades occurred in 2022. We are currently updating them for 2023.

Hamburg Trunk or Treat and Parade 2023
Newton Halloween Parade 2023
Stanhope Halloween Parade 2023

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UNION County Halloween Parades

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These Union County NJ Halloween parades occurred in 2022 or earlier. We are currently updating them for 2023.

Cranford Halloween Parade 2023
Fanwood Halloween Parade and Costume Contest 2023
Linden Halloween Parade 2023
Summit Halloween Parade and Celebration 2023
Rahway Halloween Parade and Celebration 2023
~~Roselle Park Halloween SpookFest~~

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WARREN County Halloween Parades

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These Warren County NJ Halloween parades occurred in 2022 or earlier. We are currently updating them for 2023.

Belvidere Halloween Parade 2023
Phillipsburg Easton Halloween Parade 2023
Halloween Parade in Downtown Hackettstown 2023
Blairstown Halloween Parade 2023

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Halloween parades in Central New Jersey

These Halloween parades are happening in Hunterdon County, Mercer County, Monmouth County, Middlesex County and Somerset County.

HUNTERDON County Halloween Parades

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These Halloween parades in Hunterdon County, NJ have been confirmed for 2022 or earlier. We are currently updating them for 2023.

Hampton Halloween Parade and Trick or Treating 2023
Flemington Halloween Parade 2023
Milford Halloween Parade 2023
~~Frenchtown Halloween Parade~~
Califon Halloween Parade 2023

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MERCER County Halloween Parades

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These Halloween parades in Mercer County have been confirmed for 2022. We are currently updating them for 2023.

Hopewell Halloween Parade 2023
Robbinsville Halloween Pet Parade and Costume Contest 2023
Princeton Hometown Halloween Parade 2023
Trenton Halloween Spooktacular at The New Jersey State Museum 2023

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MIDDLESEX County Halloween Parades

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These Halloween parades in Middlesex County have been confirmed for 2022 or earlier. We are currently updating them for 2023.

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There are over 20 Halloween Parades in New Jersey

MONMOUTH County Halloween Parades

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These Monmouth County, NJ Halloween parades have been confirmed for 2022 or earlier. We are currently updating them for 2023.

Rumson Halloween Parade 2023
Atlantic Highlands Halloween Parade 2023
Little Silver Halloween Parade 2023
~~Marlboro Halloween Parade and Trunk or Treat~~
Red Bank Halloween Parade 2023
Bradley Beach Halloween Parade 2023
Allenhurst Halloween Parade 2023

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SOMERSET County Halloween Parades

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These Halloween Parades in Somerset County have been confirmed for 2022. We are currently updating them for 2023.

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Halloween Parades in South Jersey

These Halloween parades are happening in Atlantic County, Burlington County, Camden County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, Gloucester County, Ocean County, and Salem County.