11 best Halloween events and parties in Tokyo

Now in its 42nd edition, the annual Hello Halloween Pumpkin Parade will be attended by more than 1,000 children under twelve years old, who dress up to form a parade that spans the length of approximately one kilometre along the zelkova tree-lined avenue in Omotesando. 

What’s more, there’s also a special Okashi Rally Map listing participating shops around Omotesando and Harajuku where children can pick up free okashi (sweets). To join the trick-or-treat rally, children must have a ticket for the Pumpkin Parade. Our tip: pick up a map at the reception before joining the parade at 1pm.

Tickets to participate in the events are available via LivePocket. Be sure to grab them quickly, as they tend to sell out well in advance. Tickets must be purchased separately for each child and exchanged on-site for a participation certificate with a QR code. For more details, check the event website.

If you've missed out on purchasing the tickets, there are also booths at Harajuku Piazza Building for the little ones to partake in fun activities for free, such as face painting and make-up. If you’re looking for a meal, many restaurants and cafés in the area are serving special Halloween-themed menus throughout October.

If you’re looking to max out your Halloween celebrations this year, you’re in luck. Harajuku’s OG kawaii café, Kawaii Monster Land, is putting on Spooky Season parties for an entire month. Reborn earlier this year with rides, claw and gacha machines and hyper-cute shows by the Monster Girls, the venue is bringing back Kawaii Monster Halloween for the first time in 11 years with plenty of spooky stage performances, DJs and dress-up, transforming the hyper-cute fantasy landscape into a Halloween wonderland.

While the venue will be decked out for Halloween throughout the month, you’ll want to time your visit for one of the special event nights. Held on select Saturdays, as well as Halloween Eve and Halloween itself, each night will feature a different line-up of performers and DJs, creating a distinct Halloween world with a mix of live showcases, music and Monster Girls.

Upcoming nights include the ‘Yokubari Kawaii Night’ on October 10, ‘Harajuku Gala’ on October 17, ‘The Halloween Monster’ on October 24, ‘Halloween Eve’ on October 30 and the grand ‘Kawaii Monster Halloween Party’ on October 31.

An entrance fee is required to enter Kawaii Monster Land. Tickets are on sale on the official website.

Tokyo Disneyland’s annual Halloween festivities are always highly anticipated. This year, the entire park will be decorated with Mickey Mouse-shaped pumpkins and ghosts.

The Haunted Mansion ride, specifically, is getting a Nightmare Before Christmas revamp as usual, with Jack Skellington featured throughout the ride. During the day, you’ll get to enjoy the 'Into the Frenzy' parade featuring Disney villains including Maleficent riding on floats decked out in spooky Halloween decor.

Over at the restaurants and shops, expect seasonal souvenirs featuring ghost Mickey, neon-green spooky Mickey and Friends plushies and a selection of Halloween-inspired dishes such as Mickey-shaped pumpkin muffins, pumpkin-flavoured ice cream sundaes and maple pumpkin-flavoured churros. And yes, you’re welcome to dress up in full costume as your favourite Disney character this year.

Enjoy a projection mapping show with a spectacular view of Tokyo's skyline as a backdrop this October from the main deck of Tokyo Tower. Made by the creators of Naked Meets Gaudi Exhibition, this Halloween-themed performance is projected onto the 30-metre-wide glass windows with a scenic view of Tokyo in the background. It features a breezy autumn evening with leaves falling, insects chirping in pampas grass, and ending in a spooky scene of jack o' lanterns, bats, ghosts and witches that will synchronise with the music to scare guests.

While you're there, don't miss the special Halloween-themed Tokyo Tower light-up on October 31. Titled 'Infinity Diamond Veil Halloween,' it's a rare chance to see the tower in pumpkin orange and autumn magenta from sunset to 10pm. 

Puroland always knows how to pull off a show for Halloween, and this year doesn’t disappoint. Considering Kuromi’s birthday is Halloween, it’s only natural that she is the star of the show, along with Sanrio mainstays Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll and Bad Batz-Maru (sorry, not Bad Bunny). Labubu from the Pop Mart multiverse is also joining in the Halloween extravaganza, making this year’s celebration monster-themed. You’ll find the four characters dressed up and dancing as monsters to match Labubu’s vibe at the Puromonsterscramble Party live show, a spectacle you can catch at the first-floor Entertainment Hall.

You’ll also get to meet and greet Halloween monster versions of Kuromi, Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll and Bad Batz-Maru at their DJ sets and at designated photo areas in front of the Entertainment Hall and the third-floor photo spot. Make sure to grab some limited-edition monster-fied Sanrio character goods at the Entrance Shop on your way out; these include special-edition headbands, trading cards, keyrings and mini figurines.

Throughout this Halloween season, Sanrio Puroland’s food court is serving appropriately themed food and drinks. There’s pitch-black Kuromi karaage fried chicken and croquette curry (¥1,650), turquoise Cinnamoroll costume fighting curry with minced meat cutlet (¥1,650) and My Melody’s rose pink Moonlit Night cheese hamburg steak curry (¥1,650), as well as sweet treats like My Melody and Kuromi’s Cute Monster purple sweet potato and tiramisu mont blanc (¥950) and Labubu and Puromonster’s almond peach parfait (¥1,000).

Futako Tamagawa shopping centre Rise is celebrating Halloween over the October 24-25 weekend with a host of family-friendly activities. While there's no parade, you’ll find a disco dance floor for children to dance in spooky costumes, a room full of photo booths and craft workshops, and plenty of stalls offering spooky treats.

While details of the 2026 event are still under wraps, one of the highlights is a mysterious stamp rally taking participants across Futako Tamagawa Rise Shopping Centre, Tamagawa Rise Dogwood Plaza and Tamagawa Takashimaya Shopping Centre. Familiar favourites, including the popular double-decker trolley bus and Halloween-themed bouncy castle, are expected to return too.

Pull on your costume, bring the kids and stroll around Yokohama's Western historic quarter this October as seven of the dozen or so Western mansions in Yokohama's Yamate district are decorated in elaborate Halloween decorations. 

If you're feeling active, pick up a stamp card at any of the designated spots to participate in a stamp rally adventure on Sunday, October 25 – the first 1,500 people collecting eight stamps or more will receive a prize at the end. The five must-visit venues to claim your prize are America Yama Park, the Osaragi Jiro Memorial Museum, Kanagawa Museum of Modern Literature, the Yokohama Doll Museum and the Yokohama Yamate Museum of Tennis (YITC). You can also fill up on festival food and take pictures at designated photo spots.

Present your stamp rally card at the Home of a Diplomat, Ehrismann Residence or the British House to claim your toy prize. Check the official website and pamphlet for a detailed map and full event information.

Cosplayers who love dressing up as their beloved anime or game characters – instead of the usual witches, mummies and creepy clowns – will love this massive Halloween party in Ikebukuro on October 31 and November 1. Expect more than 20,000 cosplayers parading the streets on the eastern side of Ikebukuro, which is gaining ground as an incubator of subcultures. This year, a special night event will also be held on October 30 for those over 18 years old at Sunshine City.

While anyone is free to see the cosplayers in their creative outfits, dressing up and participating in the event requires a special ticket. Registration for the cosplay event starts from ¥2,980 for a single-day ticket, while three-day passes start from ¥10,000. The special Ikehalo night event will set you back ¥3,480. (Listed prices are advance sale prices and exclusive of the 10 percent handling fee)

Participants are required to change back into casual clothes in the provided changing rooms before leaving, as arriving and leaving the venue in cosplay is prohibited. 

Check the event website for more details and ticket information.

Make the trek to Musashi-Kyuryo National Government Park – also known as Shrinrin Park – in Saitama this October for a Halloween-themed illumination, held on weekends and public holidays until October 31. Over half a million lights will glow in spooky purples and champagne gold, while Halloween decorations and artworks like Jack-o’-Lanterns and ghosts add to the eerie atmosphere.

Dress up in your favourite costume and enjoy a child-friendly castle-themed illumination show, or munch on Jack-o’-Lantern meat pizza at the central restaurant. The botanical garden is also hosting the ‘Botanical Rhythm Session’, a dazzling display of cascading LED lights and sounds, featuring the mischievous forest witch.

Although it’s a bit of a trek from central Tokyo, you can reach Shinrinkoen Station in about an hour via the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro. On event days, a special night shuttle bus runs between the station and the park from 5pm to 8.35pm.

The event will be cancelled in the event of rain. Be sure to check the park's announcement page for the latest updates before heading out.

Ikebukuro’s theme park dedicated to all things Chiikawa is celebrating its first-ever Halloween this year. Expect spooky character decorations, exclusive photo spots near the entrance, special character greetings and more.

If you’re after a photo with Chiikawa and friends in something other than their usual outfits, this is your chance. Chiikawa, Hachiware and Usagi are dressed up in full Halloween costumes, giving fans another reason to pay the park a visit again. As is the case for any Chiikawa Park visit, no outing is complete without browsing the extensive merch selection. Keep an eye out for limited-edition Halloween goodies like the glow-in-the-dark acrylic charms of the aforementioned trio as ghosts (¥1,540) and the Chiikawa Park branded T-shirt (¥4,180) featuring a bloodied, pumpkin-headed Usagi dressed as a lumberjack. Nice.

Tickets to enter Chiikawa Park are sold via the official website.

Ikebukuro’s massive shopping complex, Sunshine City, is hosting plenty of Halloween fun for kids and adults alike from October 1 to 31. Primary school students and younger children can join a trick-or-treat event on weekends from October 17 to 31, as well as on Friday October 30. There’s just one catch: the little'uns will need to craft their own candy box to collect their goodies. Trick-or-treaters can make one at a workshop at Sunshine City, or make the box at home with a printout template available online. Snacks are distributed outside the south entrance on the first floor of the Alpa shopping centre. (Hint: It's beside the Maison Kayser café and Muji) Traditional matsuri game booths will be set up there too, like shateki shooting and doll scooping.

The Tembo Park Sunshine 60 Observatory and Ehon-no-Hiroba will be decked out in Halloween decor. While Ehon-no-Hiroba is free, Tembou Park requires a ¥700 entry fee (¥500 for junior high school students and younger) on weekdays and ¥900 (¥600) on weekends and holidays.

Make sure to visit on October 31 to catch a free concert by The Crazy Angel Company dressed in their best Halloween costumes, happening at the basement floor fountain square from 11.30am, 2pm, 3.30pm and 4pm.