Halloween events in Oxford 2026

Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. This page is updated each year at the same address. Event details come from each organizer’s listing on the Visit Oxford events calendar and Visit Oxford’s fall and Halloween guide. Visit Oxford: 662-232-2477.

Halloween is Saturday, Oct. 31, the same day Ole Miss hosts Auburn. The lead-up week brings a free trick-or-treat walk at Camp Hopewell, the Oxford Witches Ride and a murder mystery dinner, with ghost tours of the Square on the side.

Looking for trick-or-treat times, the city trunk-or-treat at mTrade Park or the Park Commission’s glow party? They are on our trick-or-treat hours page.

At a glance

• Hallowed Hopewell: 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, Camp Hopewell; free
• Oxford Witches Ride: 6:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, from Midtown Shopping Center
• Halloween night: Code Pink: Fang Banger, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, The Lyric
• Pumpkins and hayrides: see fall festivals and pumpkin patches

Halloween events, 2026

Hallowed Hopewell is a free trick-or-treat event open to everyone: families walk through the camp, collect candy and see the decorated cabins. It is put on with First Presbyterian Church, and light refreshments are free, the listing says.

The Oxford Witches Ride has riders dress as witches and decorate their bikes, which the listing calls broomsticks. Registration runs 5:15 to 5:45 p.m., lineup is at 6 p.m. and the ride starts at 6:15 p.m. from Midtown Shopping Center. Visit Oxford says spectators line the streets parade style to cheer and catch candy. The ride benefits The Pantry, Oxford’s food pantry.

The Last Toast at Rhythm & Rye is an interactive mystery night with a themed cocktail, appetizer, entree and dessert, and a prize for whoever cracks the case. Reservations are limited; book through Rhythm & Rye or call 662-638-6017.

Ghost tours and haunted houses

• Oxford MS Ghost Tours leads guided “dark history” walking tours of the Square and other historic spots, with local legends and stories of haunted properties. Tours are booked through its website, where times are posted.
• The Library Sports Bar turns into a haunted house each year, Visit Oxford says, with costumed characters and jump scares. The bar announces its dates on its social media.

Visit Oxford’s Ghost Stories of Oxford retells the town’s best-known legends, including Judith Sheegog, said to haunt the house William Faulkner later named Rowan Oak.

Halloween on a game day

Ole Miss plays Auburn at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 31 (Visit Oxford listing). Plan trick-or-treat routes and dinner reservations around game traffic; our getting around guide covers parking and the shuttles.

What this means for you

• Little ones: Hallowed Hopewell on Sunday, Oct. 25, and the events on our trick-or-treat hours page.
• Grown-ups: a ghost tour of the Square, the murder mystery dinner or Halloween night at The Lyric.
• More October ideas: things to do this month and fall festivals and pumpkin patches.

Frequently asked questions

What is there to do for Halloween in Oxford, Mississippi?

Hallowed Hopewell, a free trick-or-treat walk through decorated cabins, is 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, at Camp Hopewell. The Oxford Witches Ride rolls out from Midtown Shopping Center at 6:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, and Oxford MS Ghost Tours runs dark history walks of the Square.

What day is Halloween 2026?

Saturday, Oct. 31. Ole Miss also hosts Auburn at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium that day, so expect game day traffic.

When is the Oxford Witches Ride?

Monday, Oct. 26. Registration is 5:15 to 5:45 p.m., lineup at 6 p.m. and the ride starts at 6:15 p.m. at Midtown Shopping Center. It benefits The Pantry, Oxford’s food pantry.

Are there official trick-or-treat hours in Oxford?

The city has not published any. Trick-or-treat times, the city trunk-or-treat and the Park Commission’s glow party are on our trick-or-treat hours page.