Occasion

Halloween

The October 31 holiday, and the six weeks of costumes, horror movies and decorating that lead up to it.

This year: Saturday, October 31, 2026
Search peaks: Mid-to-late October; costume searches start climbing in the last week of September

Halloween 2026 falls on Saturday, October 31 — the first Saturday Halloween since 2020. That changes the shape of the season: the parties, the costume searches and the box office all land on the day itself instead of spreading across the weekend before it. FameCrumbs covers the pop-culture half of October — what the famous wore, which horror movies are actually in theaters, and the questions people ask every year.

What is on this page

Costumes: What the famous wore, and the looks people copy
Movies: The horror and witchy titles actually in theaters and streaming this October
Questions: What people search every year, answered
Parties: Food, drinks and hosting, with the celebrity hook