philly is about to get festive

Halloweekend is finally here! And if your Saturday plans currently consist of doomscrolling through costume photos and wondering what everyone else is doing, we've got a better idea.

There's plenty happening around the city before Monster March lands in Center City tomorrow night. But instead of waiting around for nightfall, you can make a full day out of October 31 before trading the daytime festivities for cocktails and a bar crawl.

Halloween plans still looking a little… dead? Monster March is taking over Center City this Saturday, October 31, bringing together 11 Philly bars, Halloween drink specials, DJs, and food deals at select stops.

Presented by Urban Craft & Crawl, Monster March is all about making a night of it. Instead of committing to one bar all night, pick up your wristband and make your way through some of Center City's favorite nightlife spots. 

Here's where you'll find the monsters this Halloween.

Halloween is just one short week away, and Monster March is ready to haunt Center City. Been thinking about joining, but still have some questions? We get it. With that in mind, we collected every question people ask about Monster March, Philly's Halloween bar crawl, and answered them here. Keep reading for your pre-game briefing.

Halloween lands on a Saturday this year, which means no work in the morning, no early alarm, and absolutely no excuse to spend the night on the couch. Philadelphia has a way of going all out for October 31, and this year the calendar is begging you to make a night of it.

Something spooky is creeping along the Delaware River…

Cavanaugh’s River Deck has brought back Haunted Pier, a Halloween pop-up that’s positively full to the brim with creepy decorations, neon lights, and those bucket cocktails you simply need to order, all wrapped up into one late-night-seriously-spooky Philly party destination.

Philadelphia, get ready to get yourself into a bit of a pickle. The Big Dill, billed as the World’s Largest Pickle Party, is returning to South Philly on Saturday, November 14, and this time it just so happens to fall on National Pickle Day. If you’ve ever looked at a pickle and considered making an entire day out of it, well, this is your moment.

There are so many ways to spend Halloween, how do you choose? Some people spend October looking for the creepiest haunted house they can find, while others are fully committed to pumpkin’ed out everything. Still others just want to throw on a costume, grab a cocktail, and have a really good night out.

Whatever your Halloween personality, Craftsman Row Saloon’s Halloween pop-up has a cocktail to match.

The Center City bar gets into the spooky spirit with Halloween decorations, themed cocktails, and plenty of reasons to make a night of it. So instead of asking what you're drinking, we're asking a much more important question: What kind of Halloween are you?

So you’ve done the hard work of figuring out that singularly niche Halloween costume that won’t appear constantly across bars, but isn't too niche that you have to explain who you are all night.

Now there's only one question:

Where the hell are you going?

This Saturday, Morgan’s Pier would like to offer a pretty convincing reason to head to the Delaware waterfront : Oktoberfest, an open bar and unlimited soft pretzels.  Good things really do come in threes.