Best things to do in Boston this Halloween weekend (2024), including Halloween parties, dog costume parades, and more.

To say that Jimmy Magnasco goes all out to celebrate Halloween is an understatement. Every year, the East Boston resident has hundreds of people flock to his East Boston neighborhood, where they are spooked by some of the scariest images he puts up for all to see.

What better way to celebrate Halloween than a dog costume parade, a Hocus Pocus-themed tour, a spooky museum party and a festival dedicated to all things pumpkin spice?

If you’re looking for a “spook-tacular” time this Halloween, here are 13 spooky parties you can attend in Boston.

Boston is packed with Halloween celebrations this unseasonably warm spooky season. Here are our picks for the best scares, thrills and family fun around the Hub between now and Oct. 30. 🍬 Trick-or-treating among Beacon Hill's old money mansions is a rite of passage for many Boston candy-hoarders.