Find your nearest spooky houses for trick-or-treating in our map
It’s the spookiest time of the year and we’ve hunted down all the scariest houses around Victoria. Check our interactive map to find trick-or-treating locations near you.
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Victorians will spend more on Halloween than anywhere else in the nation, with $170m set to fill the tills of retailers.
According to research commissioned by the Australian Retailers Association, $450m will be injected into the national economy in spooktacular spending.
“This $450m sugar-hit will be greatly appreciated by retailers who continue to face challenging economic conditions,” ARA chief executive Paul Zahra said.
“Food, clothing, home and cosmetic retailers will be eagerly anticipating an uptick during the lead-up to Halloween.”
One in every five Australians is expected to celebrate on October 31, with an average spend of more than $90.
However, the cost of living crisis is hitting the haunted holiday, with spending projections down about $40m nationally compared to 2023.
The Costumery store owner Bianca Faye said she had already seen an increase in hires, with Trump outfits some of the most popular.
“Trump wigs, Trump masks, orange face paint — he’s an easy target — Melbourne loves to dress as Trump,” she said.
For Brighton East’s Leigh Phelan, preparations for decorating the house started five months ago, with his family getting together to brainstorm ideas to ensure they had the spookiest house on the street.
The tradition began out of boredom in Covid but has evolved into more than 500 people trick-or-treating at their home last year.
This year, the family wants to draw even larger crowds, with the home featuring a giant spider, a light-up pumpkin man and a huge skeleton swinging on gallows.
The Herald Sun will be compiling a map of the spookiest houses.
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Coburg trick-or-treaters
Ballarat trick-or-treaters
The Halloween celebrations started as early as Wednesday night (Halloween Eve) in Greythorn in Melbourne’s northeast, as locals turned out in force for the annual Greythorn Halloween Festival.
Organised by Greythorn Marketing Coordinator Yolanda Torrisi and sponsored and funded by the Greythorn Traders Association, the event attracted hundreds of families in the ultimate community festival.
The event has gained a reputation of being one of the biggest Halloween community parties in Melbourne, involving more than 50 local businesses.
On Halloween evening the “Scoundrels Playground” was a popular stop for trick-or-treaters in North Balwyn.
The owners of the house Richard and Hayley create their own spooky sets for Halloween — which includes a pirate ship and life-sized skeletons — which they then donate to a local primary school.
The pair also use the event to raise funds for the Monash Children’s Hospital.
Gippsland trick-or-treaters
Down in Gippsland in the heart of Warragul, crowds were in the spooky spirit.
Dressed as pumpkins, locals Matilda and Piper were thrilled to decorate their home for Halloween.
“We love all the kids coming in, showing us their costumes and they’ve all been really happy waving out of their car windows — so it was really fun to see all the kids happy,” Piper said.
“We spent a few hours decorating the house,” said Matilda.
Then down on Masterson Ct, Gippsland Pest Management “GippsPest” also held an impressive display of Halloween fixtures, props and animatronics for all to experience.
Check out all the pictures from Gippsland’s Halloween in the gallery below.
Mildura trick-or-treaters
In Mildura, the streets were filled with kids trick-or-treating with plenty of houses getting in the Halloween spirit.
Oxley Ct and Magnolia Ave were the places to be with crowds spilling on to the street to see their spooky offerings.
Check out all the best pictures from Halloween in Mildura below.
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