Halloween Parade

Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025
7 p.m.
Maple Avenue

Since 1946, the Town of Vienna has hosted a Halloween parade for area families. Now held rain or shine on the Wednesday before Halloween, the parade includes floats and other forms of entertainment marching down Maple Avenue, from Branch Road to Center Street.

Halloween Parade Route and Road Closures(PDF, 2MB) *scroll down for a complete list of closed roads and timing*
Halloween Parade FAQs(PDF, 215KB)
2025 Halloween Parade Line Up(PDF, 120KB)
Rules and Regulations for Parade Participants(PDF, 223KB)

The 2025 Halloween Parade Theme Is: Broadway on Maple

How to Participate

The application process for the 2025 Halloween Parade has now closed.

Kids Participating in the Parade

For this year's event, children and others in costume are invited to march along in the parade, no need to register. Children with parents who want to march should meet at 6 p.m. at the United Bank, 374 Maple Ave., E. Only businesses, organizations and representatives with floats or cars need to apply.

Kids Goodie Bags

Kids participating in and attending the Halloween Parade are invited to stop by the Caffi Field Pitching Lanes (located on Cherry Street SE between the Vienna Community Center and the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department) to pick up a free Goodie Bag the night of the Halloween Parade. Goodie Bags will be distributed starting at 7:15 p.m.

All Goodie Bag items are donated by local businesses and sponsors.

2025 Grand Marshal: Eric Storck

The 2025 parade marshal is Eric Storck, honoring his legacy work for Vienna Theatre Company (VTC) and the Theatre and Arts community in Vienna over the past 39 years. This year's parade theme is a nod to Storck and his years of service to theatre in Vienna, but it also celebrates the return of a VTC Musical for the first time in many years. In Spring of 2026 VTC will present ‘My Fair Lady’.

Parade Road Closures and New Pedestrian Fencing

This year’s parade will look a little different from previous years. Temporary metal fencing will be placed on each side of Maple Avenue from Branch Road to Center Street to ensure pedestrian and parade-goer safety. The fencing will provide an expanded seating area and the opportunity for parade-watchers to see the show from a closer viewpoint. As a result of the temporary fencing extended road closures and new traffic patterns will be in place. A summary of all parade related road closures is below. You can also see a parade map(PDF, 2MB) with a summary of road closures and traffic detours.

Road Closures:

2 p.m.-3 p.m.
-Mill Street from Church Street NE to Maple Avenue E

3 p.m.
Maple Avenue single lane road closures:
-East and west bound traffic lanes, closest to the curb from Center Street to Branch Road SE, will be closed to traffic;
-Two center traffic lanes will remain open in both directions until 6:30pm.
-Driveways to businesses along Maple Avenue will remain open, unless a side street entrance is available until 6:30 p.m.

4:45 p.m. full road closures
-Locust Street from Glyndon Street, SE, to Branch Road, SE
-Hine Street, SE, from East Street, SE, through the 400 Block (west side of Berry Street, SE)
-Welles Street, SE, from Berry Street, SE, through the 400 Block (west side of Berry Street, SE)
-Pine Street, SE, from Berry Street, SE, through the 400 Block (west side of Berry Street)
-Berry Street, SE, from Maple Avenue to Echols Street, SE
-Branch Road, SE, from Maple Avenue to Echols Street, SE
-Cabin Road, SE, from Glyndon Street, SE, to Branch Road, SE
-Branch Circle, SE
-Charles Street, SE, from Locust Street, SE, to Branch Road, SE
Streets will re-open when parade concludes between 8:30-9 p.m.

6 p.m. full road closures
-Center Street, S, from Maple Avenue to Elm Street, SW
-Locust Street from Center Street, S, to Cottage Street
-Cherry Street, SE, from Center Street, S, to Park Street, SE
-Mill Street, SE, (between Cherry Street, SE)
Streets will re-open when parade concludes between 8:30-9 p.m., exception Center Street will re-open at approximately 11 p.m.

6:30 p.m.– full road closures
-Business Driveways Close on Maple between Center Street and Branch Road
-Maple Avenue from Lawyers Road NW, to Berry Street, SE
-Center Street, N, from Maple Avenue to Church Street, NE
-Mill Street, NE, from Maple Avenue to Church Street, NE
-Park Street, NE, from Maple Avenue to Church Street, N
-Glyndon Street, NE, from Maple Avenue to Church Street, NE
-Glyndon Street, SE, from Maple Ave to Locust Street, SE
Streets will re-open at approximately 11 p.m.

Parade Streetscape Planter Protection

A heads up to this year’s parade goers! The streetscape planter boxes along the Maple Avenue parade route will have temporary fencing placed around the boxes to protect the plants from inadvertent trampling by excited parade-goers. This will ensure everyone can treat their eyes to the beautiful streetscape through the end of fall and for years to come. Please note that no chairs or parade spectators are permitted in the street at any time before, during or after the parade.

Accessible Parking

Accessible parking will be marked off for individuals with accessible tags or license plates on Church Street from Dominion Road to Park Street (in front of the Freeman Store and Museum and Vienna Presbyterian Church).

Goodie Bag Donors

Thanks to all of the Vienna area businesses that donated items to the Halloween Parade Goodie Bags this year:

BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse

Carnegie Diner & Cafe

First Baptist Church of Vienna

Flint Hill School

Kids Give Back

Legend Wrestling

Merrifield Orthodontics

Pure Barre Vienna

Rhea Lana's of Falls Church

Save Soil

Somerset Trush Company

Stang Family Orthodontics