Music festival organizers are once again tapping into the dark allure of spooky season to offer a ghoulish selection of Halloween raves from coast to coast.
These October 2024 festivals will deliver both frights and delights, complete with immersive Halloween themes and top-tier electronic lineups filled with the very best in house, bass, techno, trap, and everything in between.
Explore EDM.com’s list of the best Halloween-themed festivals in the US this year below.
Breakaway Bay Area
The Bay Area is heating up this Halloween with a fiery lineup from Breakaway Music Festival. RL Grime, Wax Motif, Wreckno, and many more will lay down a fright-filled soundtrack for an unforgettable Halloween weekend at San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. An array of experiential activations will complement the festival’s massive lineup this year.
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Suwannee Hulaween
If you’re seeking the ultimate Halloween-meets-EDM experience, look no further than Suwannee Hulaween. The four-day camping festival in Live Oak, Florida collides jaw-dropping art and stacked lineups with an extremely tight-knit community. This year’s lineup includes Tipper, Chase & Status, CloZee, and many more.
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Freaky Deaky
Austin is known for letting its freak flag fly, and Freaky Deaky takes that sentiment to the next level. The two-day festival will host deadmau5, Liquid Stranger, Subtronics, and many more over October 26-27. This year’s fest includes a costume contest, haunted house, and, of course, mind-melting stage production.
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Escape Halloween
Insomniac’s Escape Halloween 2024 boasts a massive lineup featuring Martin Garrix, Fatboy Slim, PEEKABOO, and many more over two days. The festival’s themed stages, complete with eye-popping production and interactive performers, will be hosted by Bassrush, Factory 93, and Night Trip, among others.
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Hocus Pocus Miami
Miami’s Factory Town is transforming into a Halloween extravaganza for this year’s Hocus Pocus festival, a three-day, sunrise-to-sunset event that will include a haunted warehouse. Multiple stages will host sets by Charlotte de Witte, Jamie Jones, The Martinez Brothers, and many more.
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BOO! Seattle
The dark portal of BOO! Seattle will open in the Pacific Northwest this year with a spooky two-day rave over Halloweekend. Kaskade, ILLENIUM, and EDM.com Class of 2024 star Hamdi, among others, will take the stage from October 27-28 at Seattle’s WaMu Theater. Part of the festival’s immersive storyline involves a character named Darcy, inspired by an urban legend of a missing girl near Lake Washington.
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Circoloco Halloween
Circoloco has curated one of the best lineups in New York for their annual Halloween show, featuring Keinemusik’s &ME and Rampa, Golfos (PAWSA and Dennis Cruz), BLOND:ISH, and many more. The beloved event is back once again for three stacked dates in Brooklyn October 25-26 and November 1st.
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FAQs:
Q: What Halloween-themed festivals are happening in the US in October 2024?
A: Some of the Halloween-themed festivals in the US in October 2024 include Breakaway Bay Area, Suwannee Hulaween, Freaky Deaky, Escape Halloween, Hocus Pocus Miami, BOO! Seattle, and Circoloco Halloween.
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