Join us for the 28th annual Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade (hauntedhalsted.com), rated one of the 10 best in the US! The free parade is a spectacle of sights, frights & spooky mayhem concluding with an Awards Show, live performance & dance party.
The Parade includes a Costume Contest with $4,000 in cash prizes in 5 categories. Sign up to participate free, all ages.
The Parade also features the Chicago Full Moon Jam fire performers, Windy City Jeep Club, Chicago Thriller, Lakeside Pride Marching Band, The Windy City Rollers, and Chicago Spirit Brigade pep squad.
The costume competition covers 5 categories: Character, Creative, Scary, Youth (<13) and Group. Each category will have a $500/$200/$100 prize winner for 1st place/2nd place/3rd place, respectively.
Northalsted has a ton of Halloween events throughout October: Parade after parties and contests, the Northalsted Halloween Pup Crawl, Drag Competition, Trick or Treat, and more.
Raven, Grand Marshal
The Northalsted Business Alliance proudly announces Emmy- winning makeup artist and drag superstar RAVEN, celebrated from RuPaul’s Drag Race and RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, will serve as Grand Marshal and Costume Contest Host for the 2025 Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade & Costume Contest Festival.
Recognized by Vanity Fair as the Drag Queen of the Decade, Raven has become one of the most influential and admired figures in modern drag. Rising to fame as the unforgettable finalist on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 2 and All Stars Season 1, she has continued to set the standard for excellence, style, and artistry.
An Emmy Award winner for her work as RuPaul’s makeup artist and creative producer on RuPaul’s Drag Race, Raven has redefined the boundaries of drag beauty and performance. On stage, she delivers masterful lip-syncs that blend storytelling, precision, and glamour — captivating audiences across the world. Elegant, powerful, and endlessly polished, Raven embodies the artistry and showmanship that have made her a true icon of the drag generation.
