{"id":436825,"date":"2026-10-24T14:10:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T14:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/436825\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T14:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T14:10:12","slug":"these-are-the-top-trending-halloween-costumes-in-the-tampa-bay-area-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/436825\/","title":{"rendered":"These are the top trending Halloween costumes in the Tampa Bay area for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google released its trend report for the top Halloween costumes of this year. Here’s a look at what people in the Tampa area are searching for the most.<\/p>\n

TAMPA, Fla. \u2014 Google\u00a0released its trend report\u00a0<\/a>for the top Halloween costumes of 2026, giving a unique look at how people across the country are getting ready for the “spookiest” night of the year \u2014 including in the Tampa Bay area.<\/p>\n

“Buddy the Unicorn,” the villain in a new movie where a children’s TV show featuring a furry mascot takes a horrific turn, takes the top spot in the U.S.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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No. 2 is taken by a squishy toy called NeeDoh. According to Google, it is being searched more than ever in 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nikki from “Obsession,” played by Inde Navarrette, is No. 3 on the list, with searches for a “red zebra halter top” among the top results. Other picks in the country include characters related to “The Odyssey,” “Poppy Playtime” and “Minecraft.”<\/p>\n

The report includes an interactive map of the U.S., allowing users to see which costumes are trending in different cities.<\/p>\n

Based on Google’s analysis, the Tampa area seems to be leaning into a variety of genres this year.<\/p>\n

\nTop trending Halloween costumes in the Tampa area <\/p>\n

Raven from “Teen Titans”AstronautJoker from DC UniverseClawdeen Wolf from “Monster High”Boo from “Monsters, Inc.” <\/p>\n

The full report, including the interactive map, can be viewed on the\u00a0Google Frightgeist website.<\/a><\/p>\n

TEGNA Digital’s Melissa Hernandez De La Cruz contributed to this story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Google released its trend report for the top Halloween costumes of this year. Here’s a look at what…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":436826,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-436825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436825"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436825\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}