Village Halloween Parade

An estimated 60,000 people marched in this year's massive Village Halloween Parade, its return after being cancelled in 2020 because of COVID.

Thousands marched and lined the streets for the Village Halloween Parade's return.

Under normal circumstances we'd be eagerly awaiting a Saturday Halloween Parade under a blue moon, but since it's not to be, relieve previous editions through a collection of some of our favorite pictures, instead.

Village Halloween Parade director Jeanne Fleming is still planning something, though: ”It’s going to be COVID safe, and big, but not gathering a crowd.”

Whistleblowers, Jokers, floral dress-wearing Danis from ’Midsommar,’ Bernie Sanders, Edward Scissorhands, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, Minions, Bob Ross, zombies, Dr. Manhattan from ’Watchmen,’ and ’Beetlejuice’ characters were among the many costumes we spotted at the 2019 Village Halloween Parade.

One of our favorite annual Halloween traditions in NYC, the Village Halloween Parade, returns for its 46th edition on October 31, and this year's theme has been announced: ”Wild Thing!”

In addition, longtime donor Frank ”SuperFrank” Copsidas Jr's complaint says the parade hadn't obtained the right insurance for itself and its volunteers.

NYC's only nighttime parade brought out thousands of revelers, in costumes ranging from funny, to scary, to sexy, to pop-culture inspired.

The theme of 2018's Village Halloween Parade, "I AM a Robot," brought lots of robot and android-inspired costumes, but the biggest trend of the night was politics, with tons of people dressing up as Donald Trump, his wife Melania, Brett Kavanaugh, Vladimir Putin, and other political figures.

One NYC's biggest (and most beloved) Halloween events is the annual Village Halloween Parade, which celebrates its 45th edition on Wednesday with the theme "I AM a Robot!"