How to Spend Halloween Day Before Monster March
Halloweekend is finally here! And if your Saturday plans currently consist of doomscrolling through costume photos and wondering what everyone else is doing, we've got a better idea.
There's plenty happening around the city before Monster March lands in Center City tomorrow night. But instead of waiting around for nightfall, you can make a full day out of October 31 before trading the daytime festivities for cocktails and a bar crawl.
Haunted Pier Is Taking Over Cavanaugh’s River Deck This Halloween Season
Something spooky is creeping along the Delaware River…
Cavanaugh’s River Deck has brought back Haunted Pier, a Halloween pop-up that’s positively full to the brim with creepy decorations, neon lights, and those bucket cocktails you simply need to order, all wrapped up into one late-night-seriously-spooky Philly party destination.
Where to Drink in Philly If You’re Dressing Up for Halloween
So you’ve done the hard work of figuring out that singularly niche Halloween costume that won’t appear constantly across bars, but isn't too niche that you have to explain who you are all night.
Now there's only one question:
Where the hell are you going?
Which Bars to Hit Up this Spooky Season 2026
Once October rolls around, Philly's nightlife gets a spooky facelift. After months of regular cocktails and simple decor, FINALLY the bars go balls to the wall in every department possible. The decor is better, the cocktails get creepier, the costumes come out – we LIVE. .
If you're looking for the best Halloween bars in Philadelphia for 2026, we've thrown together a little list of some of the spots worth having in your mind’s eye.
We're talking horror-themed bars, creepy cocktails, giant pumpkin patches, clown-filled lounges, metal bars, vegan horror havens and full-blown Halloween pop-ups.