Music festival organizers are once again tapping into the dark allure of spooky season to offer a ghoulish selection of Halloween raves from coast to coast.
These October 2024 festivals will deliver both frights and delights, complete with immersive Halloween themes and top-tier electronic lineups filled with the very best in house, bass, techno, trap and everything in-between.
Explore EDM.com‘s list of the best Halloween-themed festivals in the US this year below.
Breakaway Bay Area
The Bay Area is heating up this Halloween with a fiery lineup from Breakaway Music Festival. RL Grime, Wax Motif, Wreckno and many more will lay down a fright-filled soundtrack for an unforgettable Halloween weekend at San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. An array of experiential activations will compliment the festival’s massive lineup this year.
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Suwannee Hulaween
If you’re seeking the ultimate Halloween-meets-EDM experience, look no further than Suwannee Hulaween. The four-day camping festival in Live Oak, Florida collides jaw-dropping art and stacked lineups with an extremely tight-knit community. This year’s lineup includes Tipper, Chase & Status, CloZee and many more.
For more information, head here.
Freaky Deaky
Austin is known for letting its freak flag fly, and Freaky Deaky takes that sentiment to the next level. The two-day festival will host deadmau5, Liquid Stranger, Subtronics and many more over October 26-27. This year’s fest includes a costume contest, haunted house and, of course, mind-melting stage production.
For more information, head here.
Escape Halloween
Insomniac’s Escape Halloween 2024 boasts a massive lineup featuring Martin Garrix, Fatboy Slim, PEEKABOO and many more over two days. The festival’s themed stages, complete with eye-popping production and interactive performers, will be hosted by Bassrush, Factory 93 and Night Trip, among others.
For more information, head here.
Hocus Pocus Miami
Miami’s Factory Town is transforming into a Halloween extravaganza for this year’s Hocus Pocus festival, a three-day, sunrise-to-sunset event that will include a haunted warehouse. Multiple stages will host sets by Charlotte de Witte, Jamie Jones, The Martinez Brothers and many more.
For more information, head here.
BOO! Seattle
The dark portal of BOO! Seattle will open in the Pacific Northwest this year with a spooky two-day rave over Halloweekend. Kaskade, ILLENIUM and EDM.com Class of 2024 star Hamdi, among others, will take the stage from October 27-28 at Seattle’s WaMu Theater. Part of the festival’s immersive storyline involves a character named Darcy, inspired by an urban legend of a missing girl near Lake Washington.
For more information, head here.
Circoloco Halloween
Circoloco has curated one of the best lineups in New York for their annual Halloween show, featuring Keinemusik’s &ME and Rampa, Golfos (PAWSA and Dennis Cruz), BLOND:ISH and many more. The beloved event is back once again for three stacked dates in Brooklyn October 25-26 and November 1st.
For more information, head here.
