Trick-or-treating in Boston has become a multi-day celebration. Many neighborhoods host Halloween Block Parties (also known as Spooky Streets). They are resident-led, car-free events that allow families a safer way to roam the streets. We made a list for you below.
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Below are last year's events. We will update our site as soon as 2024 dates are released.
Allston
Trick or Treat on Aldie | Aldie Street between Franklin Street & Everett Street | Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Back Bay
Appleton Pre-Halloween | Appleton Street between Clarendon Street & Berkeley Street | Sunday, October 29, 2023 | 4:00pm - 8:00pm
Halloween Trick or Treating | W. Canton Street and Montgomery Street between Warren Avenue & Tremont Street | Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | 4:00pm - 8:00pm
Union Park Neighborhood Trick-or-Treating | Union Park Street between Shawmut Avenue & Tremont Street | Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Halloween Trick-or-Treating | Marlborough Street between Berkeley Street & Fairfield Street | Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | 5:30 - 8:00pm
Halloween Block Party | Rutland Street between Tremont Street & Shawmut Ave | Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Charlestown
Belmont Street Block Party | Belmont Street between Bunker Hill Street & Medford Street | Saturday, October 28, 2023 | 1:00pm - 8:00pm
Charlestown Halloween | Monument Avenue between Warren Street & High, Bartlett, Tremont, Adams | Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Dorchester
Pleasant St Halloween Day | Pearl Street between Pleasant Street & Dorchester Avenue | Tuesday, October 31, 2023 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Halloween on Potosi | Potosi Street between Percival Street & Mt. Ida Street | Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Halloween Trick or Treating | Chipman Street between Norfolk Street & Torrey Street | Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | 5:00pm - 8:00pm
WAAG ( Westglow, Auriga, Adams, Garner) | Westglow Street between Auriga Street & Train Street | Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | 5:30pm - 8:00pm
East Boston
El dia de los Muertos Day Festival(The Day of the Dead Fest) | Polica Central Sq. Park South between Liverpool Street & Border Street | Sunday, October 29, 2023 | 8:30am - 7:00pm
Saratoga's Halloween Block Party | Saratoga Street between Marion Street & Brooks Street | Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | 3:00pm - 8:00pm
Halloween Trick or Treating | Webster Street between Sumner Street / Webster St. Triangle & Lamson Street | Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Fenway
Halloween Block Party | Peterborough Street between Park Drive & Kilmarnock Street | Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Jamaica Plain
Asticou Martinwood South Neighborhood Association (AMSNA) Halloween Block Party | Asticou Road between Washington Street & Martinwood Road | Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | 3:00pm - 8:00pm
Dunster Rd. Halloween Event | Dunster Road between Centre Street & Dane Street | Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | 4:30pm - 8:00pm
Mattapan
Island Fall | Harmon Street between Cummins Highway & Greenfield Road | Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Mission Hill
Block Party | Alleghany Street between Parker Street & Terrace Street | Saturday, October 28, 2023 | 12:00pm - 8:00pm
North End
Madonna Della Cava Halloween Parade | Battery Street between Commercial Street & Hanover Street | October 28, 2023 | 11:00am - 4:00pm
Halloween Trick or Treat | Fulton Street between Richmond Street & Lewis Street | Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Roslindale
Oser Halloween Paaadi | Lindall Street between Cummings Highway & Basile Street | Saturday, October 28, 2023 | 3:00pm - 8:00pm
Halloween Neighborhood Block Party | Albano Street between Cliftondale Street & Kitteredge Street | Saturday, October 28, 2023 | 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Trick or Treating on Lower South Street | South Street between Mosgrove Street & Washington Street | Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Mendum St. Halloween Block Party | Mendum Street between Fairview Street & Walter Street | Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Beech Street Trick or Treat | Beech Street between Iona Street & Colberg Avenue | Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Tyndale Street Halloween Trick or Treating | Tyndale Street between Guernsey Street & Walworth Street | Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Roxbury
Wicked on Waumbeck | Waumbeck Street between Harold Street & Crawford Street | Friday, October 27, 2023 | 5:00pm - 8:00pm
South Boston
East Sixth Street Block Party | East Sixth Street between O Street & P Street | Saturday, October 28, 2023 | 2:00pm - 6:00pm
K Street Block Party | K Street between East Sixth Street & East Seventh Street | Saturday, October 28, 2023 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Halloween Trick or Treating Block Party | East Second Street between H Street & Dorchester Street | Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | 4:00pm - 6:00pm
West End
Halloween on the Hill | Myrtle Street between Revere Street & S Russell Street | 4:00pm - 7:30pm
West Roxbury
West Roxbury isn't participating in Spooky Streets. But there is a trick-or-treating event on Centre Street that is family-friendly.
If you have questions about Spooky Streets you can email civicorganizing@boston.gov or call the city's 311 hotline.
Until next time...
Love The Journey,