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Discover the Spooky Side of Boston

By: Hotel Revere Boston / 07 Oct 2022
Discover the Spooky Side of Boston
Celebrate Halloween In Boston with all its chills and thrills this October. Embrace the spooky spirit of Boston with festive Halloween events, haunted tours, trick-or-treating, pub crawls, and pumpkin shopping at the Boston Public Market. Discover the best things to do during the Halloween weekend in America's most historic and haunted city.
 

Ghosts and Gravestone Trolley Tour

Enjoy a fun and frightening adventure on the Trolley of Terror. Take the 90-minute Old Town Trolley's Ghosts & Gravestones Tour and explore Boston's most chilling murder sites and haunted places. Hear tales of the Boston Strangler, the murders that took place on Boston Common, and the paranormal activity at the Omni Parker House.
 
You'll also walk through the oldest burial grounds in Boston, visit the site of a notorious grave-robbing scandal, and see Boston's most haunted hotel, The Omni Parker House.
 

Go Trick or Treating in Beacon Hill

Go trick-or-treating in Boston's Beacon Hill. This historic neighborhood is a spooky and wonderful place to take the kids for Halloween fun, with streets closed to car traffic and elaborately decorated brownstones. Check out the house of Dr. George Parkman, who has a dark and unfortunate history.
 

Tour the Haunted Omni Parker House

Walk through the Omni Parker House - one of Boston's most historic hotels. This haunted hotel has reported many sightings and paranormal activities, and guests have claimed to see a bearded man from the Colonial era on the 9th and 10th floors. Take a tour and feel the spirits this Halloween.
 

Halloween Events

Boston is the best place to celebrate Halloween this year, with festive pub crawls, costume contests, parties, and entertainment. Here are a few Halloween events that will take place across the city:
  • Fenway Halloweekend Hangover Bar Crawl 2022 at Cheeky Monkey Brewing Co.- 29-30th October
  • Official Halloween Pub Crawl Boston - Faneuil Hall Marketplace – October 31
  • Drop in Halloween Craft - Boston Public Library – October 31
  • Boston Zombie Crawl-Commercial Street - October 29 - 30
  • Costume Crawl Boston at 25 School Street – October 29
 

Shop for the Perfect Pumpkin at the Boston Public Market

Experience the bounty of the fall season at the Boston Public Market. Pop in this month to shop for New England's glorious harvest of gourds, root vegetables, leafy greens, apples, and pumpkins. This October, the Boston Public Market is bustling with events, including the annual arrival of giant pumpkins and the First Annual Harvest Party celebration on October 20.
 
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, Chestnut Farms and Stillman Quality Meats will take turkey pre-orders so you can have a fresh, local turkey delivered for the holidays.
 

Embrace the Spooky Spirit at Revere Hotel Boston Common

Plan a Halloween weekend at the Revere Hotel Boston Common, offering luxury rooms and suites with sweeping views of the Back Bay neighborhood. Our quintessentially Boston hotel sits near the city's most haunted sites, including Boston Common and Beacon Hill, ghost tours, and Halloween events.
 
Plan your fall getaways with our Revere Hotel specials and packages and experience America's most historic – and possibly haunted - city.

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