Gettysburg Halloween Parade

04/21/2026

Help out local scouts get to their summer adventures!

BIG Businesswomen Influencing Gettysburg

Businesswomen Influencing Gettysburg is selling $10 raffle tickets to support summer Scouting adventures in our area. A local troop is doing a once-in-lifetime trip for their scouts and we are holding the raffle to help them offset the cost of flights, the trip itself, and gear.

Each $10 ticket includes 2 numbers and runs off of the evening daily number May 4-8.

Please message our page to arrange purchase.

Cash and Venmo accepted.

Thank you!

02/01/2026

Help support the 2026 parade and community youth organizations in and around Adams County!

Did you grab your tickets for BIG Lucky Chance Bingo yet? We are preparing for a great raffle, tasty food, fun games of chance, and of course, BINGO!

Check out one of our raffle items: a 15 piece Vera Bradley travel set! This could be yours when you attend the bingo and take part in our raffle baskets!

We are also looking for gift card and cash donations towards our bingo prizes. Contact us today if you would like to sponsor a prize! [email protected]

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10/23/2025

The 2025 Gettysburg Halloween Parade was once again the best night of our year because of all of our great entries and the community spirit felt all over Gettysburg last evening!

Many thanks to this year’s sponsors: The Gettysburg Trading Post, WellSpan Health, HD Entertainment, LLC, The Borough of Gettysburg, Destination Gettysburg, Weikert's Livestock, Battlefield Harley-Davidson, Salzmann Hughes, P.C., Adams County Children's Advocacy Center, Walmart, Gettysburg Battlefield Bus Tours, Adams Electric Cooperative, Inc., Vibe Performing Arts, and Aero Energy.

Special thanks to those who made this parade possible: Businesswomen Influencing Gettysburg, Gettysburg Print and Frame for their assistance and flexibility; The Borough of Gettysburg and Gettysburg Police Department for their commitment to safety and help in making this night possible; The Gettysburg Area School District for use of their Lincoln Elementary and Gettysburg Area Middle School parking lots for staging; all of the food trucks present who supported the parade with donations including Bantam Coffee Roasters, Auntie Anne’s, Sunset Slush of Gettysburg, Shorty's Funnel Cakes, Travelin' Tom's Coffee and The Hot Mess Express; Shealer’s Septic Service; Scouts BSA Troop 79 - Gettysburg PA for their help cleaning up after the parade; Community Media of South Central PA for live streaming the parade this evening; D.E. Gemmill Signs & Safety Division for the detour traffic signs; the ladies of HD Entertainment, LLC for all of the audio support and music this evening; Grand Marshal Matt Sheads, Sherri Piper, Bryan Johnson, Liz Johnides, Representative Torren Ecker, Camery Brown, Mark Clowney, Dakota Williams; the G-Force Security Solutions, LLC for helping to monitor our parade route with The Borough of Gettysburg Police Department; Mamma Ventura Restaurant & Lounge for taking orders and supplying our volunteers and parade participants with dinner; Jenni Holt at M&T Bank; emcee Bill O’Brien; judges Mike Cogliano of WellSpan Gettysburg, Erica Duffy of Adams County Library System, Tinsy Labrie of Destination Gettysburg, Joshua Fitting, and Gettysburg Borough Council President Matt Moon; and all of our parade participants and their families for taking the time to bring everyone some Halloween happiness.

And now, for our 2025 Winners!
Marching Bands
1st Bermudian Springs Marching Band
2nd Gettysburg High and Middle School Bands
3rd Catoctin High School Marching Band and Color Guard

Corporate Floats (combined with Corporate Walking due to the record number of floats)
1st Gettysburg Dental Associates
2nd Gettysburg Day Spa
3rd Gettysburg Retile Expo LLC
4th GPG Learning Academy
5th Crossfit Gettysburg
6th Gettysburg's Best After School, Summer Camp, and Parkour

Nonprofit Floats (combined with Nonprofit Walking due to the record number of floats)
1st Girl Scout Troop 80769
2nd Gettysburg Youth Soccer Club (GYSC)
3rd Gettysburg Cub Scout Pack 79
4th Gettysburg Midget Football & Cheer
5th Adams County Children’s Advocacy Center
6th Girl Scouts 841

Community Float/Marching/Walking
1st Gettysburg Witches Walk
2nd Mason Dixon Outlaws

Performance Groups
1st Littlestown Varsity Cheer
2nd Vibe Performing Arts
3rd Center of the Arts

Vintage Cars
1st Post Mortem Hearse Club

Mayor Ted Streeter Community Spirit Award:
Gettysburg Area Baseball & Softball League

Best of Show
Gettysburg YMCA

Prizes will be mailed in the coming weeks. Thank you to all of the participants who put so much time into this year’s entries!

Registration for the 2026 Gettysburg Halloween Parade will open on May 1 and runs through October 10, 2026. Sponsorships including judging opportunities for 2026 will open next week. Watch the page for more details and information on year-round fundraising for the parade and other community youth organizations through bingos, raffles, and sponsorships.

See you next October! 🎃

10/17/2025

Aero Energy returns this year as a Pumpkin Seed Sponsor! Residential, commercial, propane, heating oil, HVAC and more can be found from your local Aero Energy office!

Don’t forget to grab your 50/50 raffle tickets the night of the parade! Tickets are $10 each with no limit on how many you can buy!

Payment can be made here: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/ZPKU8F2NMFVLY

You can:
1. Purchase in person at Gettysburg Print and Frame.
OR
2. Purchase by messaging our page and paying via the link above. We will send you a picture of your tickets.
OR
3. Purchase via arrangement... we will have a small amount of in-person sale times coming up this month. Watch our page!

Join us in downtown Gettysburg on October 21 for 2025 Gettysburg Halloween Parade! (Rain date: Thursday, October 23)

4:30 p.m.: streets begin to close
5:00 p.m.: Dance Party on Lincoln Square
6:00 p.m. Costume Contest on Lincoln Square (registration from 5:30 p.m.)
7:15 p.m. Parade steps off from staging area at Gettysburg Area Middle School

Parade Route: York St. thru Lincoln Square to Baltimore at Lefever St.

Parade Sponsorship: https://forms.gle/WHhxNHLZgknCivf96

Help us by Volunteering: https://forms.gle/13jpL2F9YzccTuLL9

10/17/2025

HD Entertainment, LLC, the area's only all-female, award-winning DJ company, returns as a Monster Mash Entertainment Sponsor, providing all audio, music, and coordination of the parade once again this year!

Don’t forget to grab your 50/50 raffle tickets the night of the parade! Tickets are $10 each with no limit on how many you can buy!

Payment can be made here: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/ZPKU8F2NMFVLY

You can:
1. Purchase in person at Gettysburg Print and Frame.
OR
2. Purchase by messaging our page and paying via the link above. We will send you a picture of your tickets.
OR
3. Purchase via arrangement... we will have a small amount of in-person sale times coming up this month. Watch our page!

Join us in downtown Gettysburg on October 21 for 2025 Gettysburg Halloween Parade! (Rain date: Thursday, October 23)

4:30 p.m.: streets begin to close
5:00 p.m.: Dance Party on Lincoln Square
6:00 p.m. Costume Contest on Lincoln Square (registration from 5:30 p.m.)
7:15 p.m. Parade steps off from staging area at Gettysburg Area Middle School

Parade Route: York St. thru Lincoln Square to Baltimore at Lefever St.

Parade Sponsorship: https://forms.gle/WHhxNHLZgknCivf96

Help us by Volunteering: https://forms.gle/13jpL2F9YzccTuLL9

10/09/2025

ONLY 2 DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER!

The Gettysburg Halloween Parade is one of our town’s most treasured traditions — a night when thousands line the streets to celebrate creativity, community, and the magic of the season. This free event is organized entirely by volunteers and supported by generous community donations. We've now even become a 501(c)(3) nonprofit to make contributions tax deductible and to allow us to run contests so the public can help fund this historic event.

Your contribution helps cover essential costs like street permits, safety measures, entertainment, and cleanup, ensuring the parade remains safe, fun, and free for everyone. Plus, proceeds support local children’s charities and organizations throughout the year.

Help us keep this beloved tradition alive — every dollar makes a difference. 🎃👻

Don’t forget to grab your 50/50 raffle tickets thru the night of the parade to help us fund the parade! Tickets are $10 each with no limit on how many you can buy!

Payment can be made here: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/ZPKU8F2NMFVLY
You can:
1. Purchase in person at Gettysburg Print and Frame.
OR
2. Purchase by messaging our page and paying via the link above. We will send you a picture of your tickets.
OR
3. Purchase at the Gettysburg Halloween Parade.

Join us in downtown Gettysburg on October 21 for 2025 Gettysburg Halloween Parade! (Rain date: Thursday, October 23)

5:00 p.m.: Dance Party on Lincoln Square
6:00 p.m. Costume Contest on Lincoln Square (registration from 5:30 p.m.)
7:15 p.m. Parade steps off from staging area at Gettysburg Area Middle School

Parade Route: York St. thru Lincoln Square to Baltimore at Lefever St.

Parade Registration: https://forms.gle/BJFqvyCX9mrWRK1XA

Parade Sponsorship: https://forms.gle/WHhxNHLZgknCivf96

Help us by Volunteering: https://forms.gle/13jpL2F9YzccTuLL9

Questions? Message our page. We are an unpaid group of volunteers and we will work hard to get back to you as soon as possible!

10/03/2025

We are 18 days away from the 2025 Gettysburg Halloween Parade and we need your support to make this parade happen! Sponsorships begin at $350 and we have a 50/50 raffle going on right now!

A big thank you to Destination Gettysburg for answering the call and sponsoring the parade once again at the Monster Mash Level! See them on Lincoln Square on October 21 was they help judge the amazing entries in this year's parade!

Sponsorships are now TAX DEDUCTIBLE! We are in need of sponsors! Do you know a business or organization that would like to sponsor this year's parade? Sponsorships start at $350 and can include many benefits including a parade judging spot, social media recognition, printed parade maps, and more!

Don’t forget to grab your 50/50 raffle tickets thru October 10 to help us fund the parade! Tickets are $10 each with no limit on how many you can buy!

Payment can be made here: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/ZPKU8F2NMFVLY

You can:
1. Purchase in person at Gettysburg Print and Frame.
OR
2. Purchase by messaging our page and paying via the link above. We will send you a picture of your tickets.
OR
3. Purchase via arrangement... we will have a small amount of in-person sale times coming up this month. Watch our page!

Join us in downtown Gettysburg on October 21 for 2025 Gettysburg Halloween Parade! (Rain date: Thursday, October 23)

5:00 p.m.: Dance Party on Lincoln Square
6:00 p.m. Costume Contest on Lincoln Square (registration from 5:30 p.m.)
7:15 p.m. Parade steps off from staging area at Gettysburg Area Middle School

Parade Route: York St. thru Lincoln Square to Baltimore at Lefever St.

Parade Registration: https://forms.gle/BJFqvyCX9mrWRK1XA

Parade Sponsorship: https://forms.gle/WHhxNHLZgknCivf96

Help us by Volunteering: https://forms.gle/13jpL2F9YzccTuLL9

Questions? Message our page. We are an unpaid group of volunteers and we will work hard to get back to you as soon as possible!