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This Friday night, downtown Manhattan transforms into a full-blown Halloween fever dream as the legendary Village Halloween Parade rolls through Greenwich Village.
This year’s theme, “Potluck,” invites everyone to bring something to the table—costumes, creativity or just good energy—because, as the organizers put it, “when we do it together and care for one another, there is enough for everyone.”
Expect a dazzling, chaotic mix of 50,000-plus zombies, witches, robots, Jedis and other creatures of the night marching up Sixth Avenue from King Street to 15th Street between 7 and 11pm.
It’s one of New York City’s most iconic traditions, and easily one of its wildest. Whether you’re joining the parade (costume required, of course) or just watching from the sidelines, the atmosphere is pure, spooky magic. But if you’re not in the spirit, or simply trying to get somewhere below 23rd Street, brace yourself. Street closures will lock down large sections of downtown hours before the parade starts, and traffic is expected to snarl well into the night. Your best bet: ditch the car, grab the subway and expect crowds everywhere from SoHo to Chelsea.
If you must drive, here are all the street closures to know about:
Village Halloween Parade NYC street closures
- 6th Avenue between Spring Street and Canal Street
- Dominick Street between Varick Street and Sixth Avenue
- Sullivan Street between Broome Street and Spring Street
- Broome Street between Sullivan Street and Varick Street
- Spring Street between Sullivan Street and Varick Street
- 6th Avenue between Spring Street and West 18th Street
- West 16th Street between Fifth Avenue and Seventh Avenue
- West 17th Street between Fifth Avenue and Seventh Avenue
- West 18th Street between Fifth Avenue and Seventh Avenue
- 5th Avenue between 14th Street and 19th Street
- 7th Avenue between 14th Street and 19th Street
- West 10th Street between Sixth Avenue and Greenwich Avenue
- Van Dam Street between Varick Street and Fifth Avenue