🎃 Ready for a spooky-good weekend? Ivan Thomas and Ashley Rice rounded up the best Halloween events in Delaware for October 23–25, 2026, on Good Morning Delaware. Grab your costume, round up the kids, and let’s go! 👻
🗓️ Halloween Events in Delaware: Your Weekend at a Glance
- Fri–Sun: Sea Witch Festival – Rehoboth Beach
- Fri: Haunted Dover Lantern Tour – Dover
- Fri–Sat: YMCA Fall Festivals – statewide
- Sat: William Penn Day – New Castle
- Sat: Halloween Trunk or Treat Bash – Dover
- Sun: Halloween Parade & Trick or Treat Main Street – Newark
- Sun: Making Strides of Delaware – Wilmington
🧙 Sea Witch Festival – Rehoboth Beach (Oct. 23–25)
Delaware’s biggest Halloween party is back, celebrating 36 years of fun with this year’s theme, The Headless SeaHorseman! Enjoy festival fun at Grove Park all weekend, the famous Sea Witch Parade on Saturday at 11 a.m. along Rehoboth Avenue, and the Sea Witch 5K on Sunday. Plan ahead for road closures and parking restrictions.
🏮 Haunted Dover Lantern Tour – Dover (Fri., Oct. 23)
Lantern in hand, explore Dover’s spookiest stories on The Green at First State Heritage Park. Tours start at 7:30 p.m., last about an hour, and cost $15. Spots are limited, so register early! Another tour runs Oct. 30.
🍂 YMCA Fall Festivals – Statewide (Oct. 23–24)
Free family fun, and most branches welcome non-members! On Friday, head to the Dover, Sussex Family (Rehoboth Beach), or Brandywine (Wilmington) YMCA. On Saturday, it’s Middletown, Bear-Glasgow, and Western Family YMCA in Newark. See times for every branch.
🎩 William Penn Day – New Castle (Sat., Oct. 24)
Step back in time at the New Castle Court House Museum, 211 Delaware St., as New Castle celebrates William Penn’s landing. Catch a 10 a.m. talk from Iron Hill Science Center and Baroque music from the Suzuki Academy of The Music School of Delaware at 2 p.m. Event details.
🍬 Halloween Trunk or Treat Bash – Dover (Sat., Oct. 24)
Costumes on! The Dover Police Department and Dover PAL bring trick-or-treating, bounce houses, face painting, food trucks, and a live DJ to 411 Legislative Ave. from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Bring a layer in case it gets chilly.
🎉 Newark Halloween Parade & Trick or Treat Main Street (Sun., Oct. 25)
One of the most-loved Halloween events in Delaware! Watch costumed crowds take over Main Street on Sunday afternoon, then trick-or-treat at downtown shops. Check the City of Newark for parade times.
🎀 Making Strides of Delaware – Wilmington (Sun., Oct. 25)
Walk for a cure at Bellevue State Park, 800 Carr Road. Gates open at 8:30 a.m., the Survivor Lap starts at 9:45 a.m., and the walk steps off at 10 a.m., rain or shine. Sign up or donate.
📺 Watch the Segment & Find More Fun
Watch the full segment above, then keep the fall fun going with our best Delaware pumpkin spots and the DETV events calendar, where you can submit your event for free. Find more in the Good Morning Delaware archive.
💬 Which event are you heading to? Tell us in the comments!
Event details can change, so check with organizers before you go. Images courtesy of event organizers and Wikimedia Commons contributors; see captions for credits and licenses.
