Emmaus Halloween Parade

09/24/2026

🎃👻 A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING PARADE SPONSORS! 👻🎃

The Emmaus Halloween Parade wouldn’t be possible without the incredible support of our local sponsors! 🧡🖤 Your generosity helps us bring the magic, fun, costumes, candy, and community spirit of the parade to life each year! 🎃👻

🕷️ FOOD COURT SPONSOR
⭐ Xfinity

🎃 DIVISION SPONSORS
⭐ Schantz Funeral Home, P.C.
⭐ Chris DeFrain Consulting

🍬 PRIZE CATEGORY SPONSORS
⭐ Yocco's Hot Dogs
⭐ People First
⭐ Gross McGinley

Thank you for helping make the Emmaus Halloween Parade one of our community’s favorite traditions! 🧡

Be sure to support the businesses and organizations that support YOUR parade! 🎃👻

09/23/2026

Want to support your favorite local Halloween parade and look great while doing it?

👕🕷️ Emmaus Halloween Parade tshirts are ONLY $15!
Pick yours up at the Emmaus Run Inn (322 Main Street)!

Whether you’re marching in the parade, cheering from the sidelines, or just love all things Halloween, grab a shirt and show everyone that you 🧡 the Emmaus Halloween Parade!

Every shirt helps support the parade and keep this beloved local tradition going year after year. 🎃👻

09/13/2026

09/05/2026

Get ready for a spooky, fun movie night at The Emmaus Theatre before the Parade! 🎃👻

🎥 Hotel Transylvania
🕓 Movie starts at 4 PM
🚪 Doors open at 3:15 PM

🎟️ Tickets are available now! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hotel-transylvania-free-community-movie-tickets-1999726399492?aff=oddtdtcreator

Grab your tickets, bring the family, and enjoy a movie before heading out to watch the parade! 🎃🍿🧛

08/26/2026

Get into the Halloween spirit before the parade with a showing of Hotel Transylvania at the The Emmaus Theatre! 👻🦇

The movie starts at 4:00 PM, with doors opening at 3:15 PM. It's the perfect way to get ready for all the Halloween fun to come! 🎬🎃

Bring the family, grab some popcorn, and make a whole day of it before the parade! 🧡

08/26/2026

Make the Emmaus Halloween Parade 5K Race part of your parade tradition! 👻

As America celebrates its 250th birthday, The Emmaus Halloween Parade 5K is celebrating its 20th running of this event!!! This years race is proudly sponsored by Wesley Works Real Estate.

The 20th annual Emmaus Halloween Parade 5K Race is scheduled for October 17th @ 6:30, just before our annual Halloween Parade. The next rate increase is on Monday August 31st, so sign up now.

Emmaus5k.com

The rain date is Sunday, October 18 @ 5:30 PM. Postponement is determined by The Halloween Parade director.

This race is one of the best family races in the Lehigh Valley and last year featured 195 runners who were 14 or under. So tell your friends and family to join you this year and make celebrating your running accomplishments even more fun.

Costume categories will be listed as we get closer to race day.

Regular updates and race info will be posted on this page so be sure to LIKE us now if you have not already

08/14/2026

We’re excited to welcome Xfinity back as the Food Truck Court sponsor for this year’s Halloween Parade! 🎉

We’re so happy to have them back for another year and appreciate their continued support of the parade and our community. 🧡

👻 Great food. Great parade. Great community!🎃

08/14/2026

🌭 FOOD TRUCKS WANTED! 🚚🎃

We’re looking for a few more food trucks to join us in the food court during the Halloween Parade! 👻

If you’re a food truck owner, or know a great one, send them our way! We’re looking to add some delicious variety for parade-goers to enjoy. 🍔🌮🍕🍦

👉 Fill out our food truck application here:

07/21/2026

We're so excited that Bananarama Sundae, Cactus Blue Mexican Restaurant, Grubnight Food Truck, and Kopper Penny Koncessions will be returning to this years food court! But we're looking to add a couple more food trucks with different menu options to give everyone even more delicious choices.

Do you know an amazing food truck that would be a great fit? Tag them in the comments or apply here:
https://www.emmausparade.com/foodtrucks

07/06/2026

Hello Emmaus! America is celebrating its 250th birthday, but did you know that our beloved Emmaus Halloween Parade has been filling our historic borough with magic, music, and local pride for over 100 years?

Every October, our community floats, marching groups, and high school bands ready themselves to light up the night. But behind the scenes, a critical reality remains: The parade cannot safely march down the route without your help. We are a volunteer-run tradition, and to keep everyone safe, we need our neighbors and friends to step up today.

Here is how you can help us keep the magic alive:
🦺 Become a Parade Day Route-Safety Volunteer:
Can you commit just a few hours on the night of Saturday, October 17th? We need Parade Walkers and Division Captains to wear our
official orange vests, get some light exercise, and politely guide our thousands of spectators to stay safely on the sidewalks. It’s simple, crucial work.
High school students looking for community service hours and local civic groups are highly encouraged to join us!

📅 Join the Planning Committee:
Want to help organize the fun? We need committed volunteers to join us at Emmaus Borough Hall (28 S. 4th Street) on Thursday nights at 7:00 PM, starting September 17th through October 15th. Meetings last just an hour, and we offer a virtual option if you must miss a night.
Bonus: We treat our committee to breakfast on the morning of the parade and celebrate with a pizza wrap-up meeting in November! Yummmm!

🧡CAN'T VOLUNTEER THIS YEAR? YOU CAN STILL HELP THE PARADE! 🧡
It costs over $20,000 to safely host the BEST Halloween Parade in the County. If you don't have the time to volunteer, please consider chipping in to fund it. Every single dollar goes directly back into our borough's favorite night of the year.

👉 Volunteer: https://www.emmausparade.com/contact
💛 Donate: https://www.emmausparade.com/donate