We yabba-dabba-doo love a group costume.
Vincent Urrabazo for Dallas Observer
It’s that time of year again, Dallas. On Saturday, the most colorful pocket of the city was overtaken by the spookiest holiday of the year, and Dallasites served some major looks to celebrate it.
Around here, there’s no celebration more highly anticipated than the Halloween Block Party on the Cedars Spring Strip in the city’s historic LGBTQ+ neighborhood, Oak Lawn. We saw pop stars stepping out of their Uber rides alongside horror film icons. We saw cartoon characters sharing cigarettes. And yes, we saw all kinds of costumes accessorized with cheeks. And we loved it all.
Of course, bars like the Round Up Saloon, S4 and Lava, which are the regular haunts for many in Oak Lawn, became actual houses of haunt with lines out the doors that looked like a fever-dreamed Roblox server brought to life.
By the time the night was over, neon pink cat ears were left for dead on the sidewalk, bartops were soaked with spilled vodka sodas, and the monsters, characters and… concepts (it’s Gay Halloween, after all) did indeed mash. If you’re feeling like you missed out, though, worry not. The Block Party is over, but Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, so don’t throw that wig back in the closet just yet — there’s still plenty more Halloween to celebrate in Dallas this weekend.
Check out some of our favorite looks we saw at the 2026 Dallas Halloween Block Party below.
All photos by Vincent Urrabazo.
We’re willing to bet we know what their favorite scary movie is.
The annual event in Dallas’ historic LGBTQ+ neighborhood is the biggest Halloween celebration in Dallas.
We made the mistake of interrupting a villain meetup.
Who lives in a pineapple under the Big D?
What the hell, sure.
Do you see that radiance? We think this might be an actual fairy.
No jokes here — they took these looks very seriously.
Your favorite weapon was there.
They’re standing in front of their invisible Boatmobile, by the way.
What big hands they have.
Doctor’s orders: don’t behave, baby.
Just a couple of dolls.
FINISH THEM.
We yabba-dabba-doo love a group costume.
They’re holding space for us in that basket.
This ain’t Lake Minnetonka.
This is Texas.
We don’t think they’re joking about whatever is happening here.
There’s no way it’s a good sign if this monster is happy.
What Miss Piggy does when kermit isn’t around isn’t our business.
Grease up: It’s never too early to get in the holiday spirit.
Sometimes the costume is the friends you made along the way.
Velma was looking for clues.
They need to be on that Victoria’s Secret runway immediately.
This isn’t Sparta. It’s Woody’s.
No one can you hear you scream in space, but they can on the Cedar Springs Strip.
Not the kind of bear you usually see in Oak Lawn, but lucky nonetheless.
There’s no way that devil is paying whatever fine is being given here.
Officer, the only crime these Three Blind Mice could have committed is serving too hard.
When you have a shift at 7 and Block Party at 8.
What’s cooler than being cool?
Dogs? Wolves? Foxes? can have a little pizza as a treat.
You really do get the best of both worlds with this couple’s costume.
When you’re lowkey cool with everyone.
He just left that late-night nail salon on the strip.
It’s not a block party without dancing in the street.
This two-headed dragon is too cute to be slayed, TBH.
We love Gay Halloween because what do you mean you’re one of the most iconic looks in Rupaul’s Drag Race her-story.
That’s quite the devilish grin.
When you’ve already got a nice, thick beard, you have to costume accordingly.
And for a night, we really were all mad there.
Block Party is so much walking — we don’t blame them.
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