About OpenHalloween

Your American Halloween guide: history, costumes, trick-or-treat times, parties, recipes and haunted events.

What you’ll find here

OpenHalloween is a free, English-language Halloween guide for families and fans in the United States: the history and legends behind the holiday, costume ideas, trick-or-treat hours and safety tips, party planning and recipes, decorating ideas, haunted attractions and a movie watchlist.

How we write

Every guide is written by our team in our own words. We check historical facts against established references, and we avoid listing event dates, prices or hours that change every year — please confirm those with the organizer or your local government. Safety tips are general information, not professional advice.

Some pages include links to Amazon. As an Amazon Associate we may earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. The site is also supported by advertising.

Who runs this site

OpenHalloween is part of OPENBLOG, a family of free information sites. The site is supported by advertising. Questions or corrections: [email protected].