Outer Banks Halloween Parade of Costumes

The 12th Annual Outer Banks Halloween Parade of Costumes returns to Aviation Park in Kill Devil Hills on Sunday, October 26, 2025.

The free, family friendly Halloween party is open to all ages, starting at 2:00 p.m. with trick or treating provided by local nonprofit organizations and area businesses around the frog pond at Aviation Park, plus various decorated vehicles and props on display throughout the park for photos. The short walking parade will begin at 3:00 p.m., followed immediately by the judging ceremony for the Best In Show costumes in three categories; age 12 and under, age 13 and up, and groups.

Group photo ops of each category’s entries will take place prior to the final judging.

Halloween Daily News will once again document the entire event, with exclusive Parade highlights to be featured on the HDN YouTube channel and watched by over 80,000 subscribers around the world. The three Best In Show winners will also each be interviewed and photographed by Halloween Daily News for a special feature on the channel.

Founded in 2014, the Outer Banks Halloween Parade enters its second decade this year as the largest Halloween event on the Outer Banks, drawing hundreds of participants and onlookers each year, while showcasing many of the area’s nonprofit organizations.

As always, admission to the event is free and everyone, walking in the Parade or not, is encouraged to wear a costume in the spirit of the Halloween season. Politically themed costumes are not permitted.

Registration to walk in the parade is also free. Those interested in participating can register on site at Aviation Park starting at 2:00 p.m. on Oct. 26, or pre-register online at obxentertainment.com/registration starting in mid-October.

This is a rain or shine event.

Free public parking for Parade participants, spectators, and attendees is available at the neighboring First Flight schools.

The 2025 Outer Banks Halloween Parade is sponsored by the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, OBX Entertainment, and Halloween Daily News.

RSVP on the official Facebook event page here!

You can watch exclusive footage of the full 2024 Outer Banks Halloween Parade of Costumes and the preparty festivities, as well as the costume contest judging ceremony and Best In Show winners interviews in the videos below, and then scroll down to view our gallery of more than 100 exclusive photos from the event.

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2024 Outer Banks Halloween Parade

Founded in 2014, the Outer Banks Halloween Parade of Costumes entered its second decade, returning to Aviation Park in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina on Sunday, October 27, 2024, drawing hundreds of participants and onlookers, including registered entries from multiple different states.

Halloween Daily News once again documented the entire event, with exclusive Parade highlights featured on the HDN YouTube channel and watched by over 79,000 subscribers around the world. The three Best In Show winners were also each interviewed and photographed by Halloween Daily News for a special feature on the channel.

In the Age 12 and Under category, four-year-old Kashlyn Beasley of Kill Devil Hills, NC won for her Wednesday Addams costume; in the Age 13 and Over category, 14-year-old Silas O’Reilly of Kill Devil Hills, NC won for his hand-built Black Knight costume; and in the Group category, the Jones Family of Chuckey, TN won for their Ghost Pirates costumes including an entire pirate ship built by dad Jeremy Jones, complete with skull and crossbones flag, skeletons in the portholes, an anchor, and even music.

The free, family friendly event also showcased many of the area’s nonprofit organizations, who hosted the trick or treat stations during the preparty, including Special Olympics Dare County, Beach Food Pantry, and Kill Devil Derby Brigade, with additional support provided by the Kill Devil Hills Police and Fire Departments.

You can watch exclusive footage of the full 2024 Outer Banks Halloween Parade of Costumes and the preparty festivities, as well as the Awards Ceremony and winners interviews, below.