{"id":348464,"date":"2026-09-16T16:56:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T16:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/348464\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T16:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T16:56:12","slug":"theme-revealed-for-53rd-annual-village-halloween-parade-2026-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/348464\/","title":{"rendered":"Theme revealed for 53rd annual Village Halloween Parade 2026 in NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The theme for the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/nyc-halloween-parade-2025-route-map-theme\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Village Halloween Parade<\/a> in New York City&#8217;s Greenwich Village was released Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Tens of thousands of participants and spectators are expected to take to the streets on Halloween night for the <a href=\"https:\/\/halloween-nyc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Body and Soul-themed event<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The theme celebrates the connection between the skeleton and imagination and dance, which combines the two, according to the parade&#8217;s website.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Organizers say people need to get back to their human bodies to express their souls, rather than communicate through screens and online.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/gettyimages-2244413976.jpg#.jpeg\" alt=\"2025 New York City Halloween Parade \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\"  loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  A view of people dressed in costume participating in the 52nd annual Halloween parade on Oct. 31, 2025 in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>                Craig T Fruchtman \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The parade will take place from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Oct. 31. It runs up Sixth Avenue from King Street to West 15th Street. Organizers say the streets most crowded are between Bleecker and 14th Street.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone in a costume can march in the parade and can join the lineup area at the corner of Canal and Sixth Avenue between 6:30 and 9 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d rather not dress up, you can volunteer to help animate a puppet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The theme for 2025 was Potluck, which celebrated Halloween&#8217;s roots as a harvest feast. Participants leaned into the theme by dressing as food items alongside classic costumes such as ghosts and witches. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/gettyimages-2243893331.jpg#.jpeg\" alt=\"52nd Annual Village Halloween Parade \" height=\"458\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\"  loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  People attend in costume at the 52nd annual Village Halloween Parade on Friday night, Oct. 31, 2025, in New York City, United States.<\/p>\n<p>                Selcuk Acar\/Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The New York City Village Halloween Parade started in 1973 when a puppeteer, Ralph Lee, took his family and friends on a walk in the neighborhood. It has grown into a giant spectacle that past governors and mayors have attended.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The theme for the annual Village Halloween Parade in New York City&#8217;s Greenwich Village was released Wednesday. 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