Decatur loves Halloween! See our city transform into a spook-tacular showcase of lights, frights, and eerie delights! Check out fun, family-friendly traditions including Trick or Treat Week for kiddos. Carve out some adults-only fun with spirited Halloween bar pop-ups, hauntingly delicious mystery dinners, ghost tours, dance parties and cocktail creations that put the boo in boozy. Celebrate all day and night on Halloween with Decatur’s Spirits of Decatur Bar Crawl.
Decatur’s creativity is on display every day from downtown businesses to neighborhood streets. Whether you’re stirring up potions, dancing with the undead, or hunting down the sweetest treats, Decatur has the thrills to chill all month long.
Spooky Events
All Month
Rreal Taco Halloween Pop-Up
Every Day Through October
Rreal Tacos Halloween Bar is back at all locations including Decatur! The restaurant has gone all out for Halloween — inside and out! The themed menu includes Halloween birria (barbacoa and chicken), a Halloween birria ramen, and of course colorful cocktails: Prickly Nightmare Margarita, Zombie Punch, and Pumpkin Margarita. There’s a Vampire mocktail too if you want something non-alcoholic.
Going with friends? Order the Haunted Titanic — 12 shots of sour melon margarita served with sparklers.
Decatur Ghost Tours
We’re told Decatur’s dead are pretty restless . . . Take a two hour walking tour around downtown Decatur to spots that share space with the ghosts of Decatur’s past. You’ll stop at shops, restaurants, historic homes and the edge of the Decatur Cemetery. Tours begin after dusk, at 8 pm.
Reservations required.
$20 for adults; $12 Children 10 and under
Monday Scary Movie Night Series
Mondays in October
Every Monday in October after Monday night football, O’Sullivan’s is showing a scary movie. Kitchen’s closed but heaps pies available and free popcorn with drink purchase. Adults only.
Week Of Halloween
Trick or Treat Week
October 25-31
Gather your little ghouls and goblins for Trick or Treat Week in Downtown Decatur. Kids and teens can dress up in costume and visit spook-tacular stops throughout downtown Saturday, October 25 through Friday, October 31! Look for the “Trick or Treat Stop” candy signs in the windows of our Decatur storefronts.
Stop by the Decatur Visitor Center, 113 Clairemont Ave.; we’re on the list!
Halloweeki at SOS Tiki Bar
Wednesday, October 29 through Saturday, November 1
Come dressed to impress during Halloweeki at SOS. Four nights and four chances to win a bag of BOOzy swag!
Wednesday, October 29: Cartoon Night
Thursday October 30: Shipwrecked
Friday, October 31: Heros vs Villains
Saturday, November 1: Studio SOS
Candlelight Concerts: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics
Friday, October 24 and 31
Experience the magic of a candlelight concerts this Halloween. At The Chapel on Sycamore, the soft glow of candlelight sets the stage for a spine-tingling evening of Halloween-inspired music. Enjoy iconic scores from classic films and shows such as Stranger Things, Beetlejuice, The Addams Family, Psycho, and more — and of course Michael Jackson’s legendary “Thriller.”
October 31
Spirits of Decatur Pub Crawl
All Day Friday, October 31
Come prowl downtown this Halloween! Wander to Decatur’s favorite haunts for specials all day and night.
Participating Haunts:
- Twain’s Brew Pub & Billiards
- The Marlay House
- Brickstore Pub
- Trackside Tavern
- Raging Burrito
- Las Brasas
- SOS Tiki Bar
- Fawn Wine & Amaro Bar
- Ale Yeah
- The White Bull
- Kelly’s Market
- Smileys Burger Club
- Leon’s Full Service
- O’Sullivan’s Irish Pub
- Grindhouse Killer Burgers
- The Imperial
- The Deer and the Dove
Roaring Social
Roaring Social will transform into a haunted hideaway with thrilling entertainment, special potions, and the spirit of mischief. Dress to impress for their costume contest with a $500 prize. Enjoy a complimentary Halloween cocktail when you arrive in costume. Live music from 8 pm to midnight by Hot Candy Band.
Cover: $10 after 7PM, $20 after 10:30 pm.
Neighborhood Haunts
Step beyond our standout shops and into our neighborhoods where locals compete each year for the coveted Commissioner’s Cauldron in the Decorate Decatur Competition. Take a walk or drive to see front yards possessed with otherworldly scenes and humorous haunts. Jack-o-lanterns, black cats, ghosts, giant spiders, and skeletons too!
The winner is announced on Halloween Night, and awards are presented at the November Commissioners Meeting.
Live local? Embrace the spooky spirit and flaunt your frightfully decorated home. Bewitch us and cast your entry here!