The final days of October are among the most exciting of the year for little ones, eager to adorn themselves in carefully-chosen costumes, their plastic pumpkins awaiting bounty. Halloween season, particularly for those living in major cities with plenty of scary history, like Boston and New York, is just as fun for adults, with countless celebrations of the holiday geared toward the grown-up set. If you find yourself in Boston this Halloween, make sure to get in the spirit alongside your friends and neighbors with a visit to any one of these exciting events:
Ghosts and Gravestones Tour
Spend your Halloween night the way it was meant to be celebrated among the ghosts and goblins this historic city has to offer. The Ghosts and Gravestones Tours will lead you on a tour of Boston’s spookiest sites, from the Omni Parker House to the very streets where the Boston Strangler stalked his victims. Geek out with the tour company’s guides, who assume some of these villainous characters and even come decked out in full horror regalia.
Hawthorne Hotel’s Seven Deadly Sins | 18 Washington Square
Put on your dancing shoes and get in the Halloween spirit by treating yourself to tickets to the 2016 Hawthorne Hotel Halloween Party. This Seven Deadly Sins-themed multi-level bash is more than an excuse to indulge in a few cocktails; the party is also home to gourmet food, a DJ, live band, and plenty of dancing. Put enough thought into your costume and you might just take home one of the party’s top prizes.
The Midnight Zoo | Franklin Park Zoo, 1 Franklin Park Road
Celebrate Halloween with the spookiest creatures you’ll see outside a storybook with a trip to the MidnightZoo. Hosted at the Franklin Zoo, this late-night shindig turns the zoo into a celebration of all things spooky, with meticulously-crafted costumes, scary surprises lurking in the dark, and a host of monstrous and magical creatures eager to frighten and entertain.
Halloween on the Harbor | Boston Seaport
Bring your Halloween A-game down to the seaport on October 28th as the Halloween on the Harbor party kicks off. This exciting multi-venue celebration takes place at 15 bars and eateries along the Seaport, from Babbo to Rosa Mexicano, ferrying partiers on Duck boats from location to location. Partiers can enjoy food, drinks, and plenty of prizes for great costumes.
Official Halloween Pub Crawl | Faneuil Hall, 4 South Market Building
Head over to Faneuil Hall this Halloween for the most entertaining pub crawl the city has to offer. Taking place at businesses throughout town including Wild Rover, Mija Cantina, Clarke’s, The Vanderbilt, and The Hideout, you can mix and mingle with fellow bar-goers, enjoy specialty cocktails and snacks, hit the dance floor, and show off those creative costumes you’ve been waiting all year to bust out.
Grab your costume, prepare for a sugar high, and hit the town for the spookiest night of the year; Boston has something for every guy and ghoul to enjoy this Halloween.
