Images of people parading, trick-or-treating, partying, or getting scared silly in haunted houses, dressed in spooky or whimsical costumes—from the U.S., Ireland, Australia, Colombia, Iraq, China, Japan, England, Ukraine, Singapore, and more.
Photos of Halloween 2016
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Read moreA member of street performance troupe Macnas participates in their 30th anniversary during the Halloween parade called Savage Grace in Galway, Ireland, on October 30, 2016. #
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Read moreWater skiing witches greeting the superliner Carnival Spirit on Sydney Harbour on the eve of Halloween on October 30, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. #
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Read moreParticipants dressed as clowns take part in a "Moto-Halloween party" along the streets in Cali, Colombia, on October 29, 2016. #
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Read moreVisitors scream in terror during their visit to the Quinta Nova da Assuncao mansion, where Reflexo theatre company performs the show "Casa Assombrada" (haunted house) in Belas, near Sintra, Portugal, on April 14, 2016. #
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Read moreWearing Pikotaro costumes, portraying the video performance of the amazing Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen song, participants join the Kawasaki Halloween parade in Kawasaki, Japan, on October 30, 2016. #
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Read moreIraqi Kurds pose with their make up as they prepare for Halloween in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on October 29, 2016. #
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Read moreA member of street performance troupe Macnas participates in their 30th anniversary during Halloween parade called Savage Grace in Galway, Ireland, on October 30, 2016. #
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Read moreActors perform in "Casa Assombrada" (haunted house) at the Quinta Nova da Assuncao mansion in Belas, near Sintra, Portugal, on April 9, 2016. #
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Read moreA participant wearing an exploded Samsung Galaxy Note 7 costume walks among pedestrians after a Halloween parade in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, Japan, on October 30, 2016. #
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Read moreRemote control planes resembling U.S. Presidential candidate Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton fly over surfers in Carlsbad, California, on September 15, 2016. #
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Read moreParticipants dress up for Halloween on October 29, 2016, in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. #
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Read moreChe Shayne, dressed as a Robot, carries her surfboard to catch a wave during Blackie's 10th annual Halloween Surf contest in Newport Beach, California, on October 29, 2016. #
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Read moreParticipants in costumes pose for a camera after a Halloween parade in Kawasaki, Japan, on October 30, 2016. #
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Read moreParticipants dress up as Japanese musician 'Kyari-Pamyu Pamyu' for Halloween on October 29, 2016, in Shibuya, Japan. #
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Read moreBoxes with of demonic children props stacked in the Jinhua Partytime Latex Art and Crafts Factory in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China, on May 25, 2016. #
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Read moreParticipants in costumes, after a Halloween parade in Kawasaki, Japan, on October 30, 2016. #
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Read moreA banded mongoose plays with a Halloween pumpkin at a zoo in Chongqing, China, on October 29, 2016. #
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Read moreJapanese children take part in a Halloween parade in Tokyo on October 29, 2016. #
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Read moreParticipants take part in a Zombie Walk parade during Halloween celebrations in Kiev, Ukraine, on October 30, 2016. #
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Read moreA participant in costume after a Halloween parade in Kawasaki, Japan, on October 30, 2016. #
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Read moreOliver Quiros, 3, dressed as an astronaut, and his father Andre Quiros, 31, dressed as an alien, wade back into the ocean as they compete in the Haunted Heats Halloween Surf Contest in Santa Monica, California, on October 29, 2016. #
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Read moreA scare actor performs in the Old Changi Hospital haunted house during the Halloween Horror Nights 6 media preview at Universal Studios Singapore on September 26, 2016. #
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Read morePeople dress up in costume go trick or treating to celebrate Halloween on October 31, 2016 in Singapore. #
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Read moreA boy dressed as a Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump marches in the annual Nyack Halloween Parade in the Village of Nyack, New York, on October 29, 2016. #
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Read moreDogs dressed in Halloween costumes are displayed during the annual Haute Dog Howl'oween parade in Long Beach, California, on October 30, 2016. #
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Read moreActor Richard Hollick poses for a picture as he prepares to play Dracula during a performance at the spectacular light display during illuminations at the historic Whitby Abbey on October 25, 2016 in Whitby, United Kingdom. The famous Benedictine abbey will be illuminated over four nights to coincide with Halloween and the popular Whitby Goth Weekend. The abbey was part of the inspiration for Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula, and sits on East cliff in the town in a commanding position overlooking the North Sea. #
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Read morePeople take part in a Halloween street party at Lan Kwai Fong on October 31, 2016 in Hong Kong. #
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Read morePeople take part in a Halloween parade in Tokyo on October 29, 2016. #
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Read morePeople take part in a Halloween street party at Lan Kwai Fong on October 31, 2016 in Hong Kong. #
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Read moreAn actress performs in "Casa Assombrada" (haunted house) at the Quinta Nova da Assuncao mansion in Belas, near Sintra, Portugal, on April 9, 2016. #
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Read moreA woman takes a selfie with a performer during a Halloween parade at Happy Valley park in Beijing, China, on October 31, 2016. #
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Read moreA participant dressed for Halloween on October 29, 2016 in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. #
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Read moreA performer in the Bodies of Work haunted house during the Halloween Horror Nights 6 media preview at Universal Studios Singapore on September 26, 2016 in Singapore. #
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Read moreA member of street performance troupe Macnas participates in their 30th anniversary during the Halloween parade called Savage Grace in Galway, Ireland, on October 30, 2016. #
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