Halloween Parade & Beggars Night 2026

Greenville's Halloween Parade and Beggars Night is back on Thursday, October 29, 2026. After the parade, groups and businesses set up decorated candy stations along Broadway and hand out treats to about 1,500 local kids.

This year the theater group from Final Bow will be performing, and the whole evening is designed to be a fun, not-so-spooky night for families.

Want to hand out candy? Businesses, clubs, churches and families are welcome to host a candy station. Sign up with the form below. Treater badges are picked up at the Welcome Center, 421 S. Broadway, the evening of the event.

Candy donations and sponsorships are also being collected to keep the night going. Contact Main Street Greenville at [email protected] to help.

Parade lineup and street closures will be posted here as soon as they are final.

Schedule of Events

6:30 PM – Parade lineup begins next to the movie theater.

7:00 PM – The parade kicks off! We'll have the Honor Guard, Greenville - OH Instrumental Music (Greenville Band of Pride) and Greenville Wavettes, and of course plenty of creative costumes making their way down Broadway!

Costume Contest – Once the parade reaches the Circle, we'll kick off the costume contest with a special performance by Final Bow Center for Children's Performing Arts, joining us for the first time this year!
Our costume categories are:
Ages 0–5
Ages 6–12
Ages 13–18
Adults 18+
Group Costumes
Best Overall Costume prize, sponsored by Zechar Bailey Funeral Homes

Beggar's Night – Trick-or-treating throughout downtown Greenville will begin immediately following the costume contest at the Circle.