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2025 Thriller Parade & Halloween Festival – Events & Street Closures

2025 Thriller Parade & Halloween Festival – Events & Street Closures
Emily Fay
October 24, 2025

The 2025 Thriller Parade and Halloween Festival begins at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 26, in downtown Lexington. This year includes several events, listed below.

  • Halloween Festival | 4 – 8 p.m.
    • Phoenix Park & Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Plaza
  • Halloween Variety Show | 4:45 – 6 p.m.
    • Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Plaza
  • Halloween Parade | 6:30 p.m.
    • Main Street (Starting at Quality St., ending at Mill St.)
  • Thriller Reenactment | 7 p.m.
    • Main Street (multiple groups of performers between Quality St. and Mill St.)

 

The following streets are scheduled to close for Sunday’s events.

  • Limestone between Vine St and Short St (noon – 10 p.m.)
  • Main Street between MLK and Upper St (1 – 10 p.m.)
  • Main Street between Elm Tree Ln and Mill St (5 – 10 p.m.)
  • Water Street (1 – 10 p.m.)
  • Quality Street (4 – 10 p.m.)
  • Short Street at Upper St (noon – 10 p.m.)
  • MLK between High St and Short St (4 – 10 p.m.)
  • Mill Street between Short St and Vine St (5 – 10 p.m.)

 

Additional event information is available from Lexington Parks & Recreation.

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