Village Halloween Parade 2026: bars near the route, before and after

Our picks

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   1. L'accolade Greenwich Village

   Wines by the glass & cocktails $14 · Selected martinis $10
   Mon–Fri 5pm–7pm · Sat 3pm–6pm · 302 Bleecker Street · Christopher Street–Stonewall Station (1)

   A restaurant at 302 Bleecker Street, about four minutes west of Sixth Avenue at West 4th Street. It runs a separate Saturday happy hour in the afternoon that starts earlier than most Saturday windows nearby, with wine by the glass, cocktails, selected martinis and oysters by the dozen or half dozen until they run out. Book on Resy if you want a table before the crowds build. Christopher Street-Stonewall on the 1 is two minutes away.

   Deal checked Oct 20, 2026 on the bar's own site.

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   2. Left Bank West Village

   Burger + a beer $35 · Pasta + a glass of wine $35
   Mon–Fri 5pm–7pm · Sat, Sun 4pm–6pm · 117 Perry Street · Christopher Street–Stonewall Station (1)

   Left Bank on Perry Street is the sit-down dinner stop, about eight minutes west of Sixth Avenue. Its weekend happy hour, Saturday included, runs in the late afternoon and pairs food with drinks: any two apps, a burger with a beer, or pasta with a glass of wine, plus draught beer, wine by the glass, margaritas and martinis. Eat here, then walk east to the avenue. Reservations are on Resy.

   Deal checked Oct 17, 2026 on the bar's own site.

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   3. 8th Street Winecellar Greenwich Village

   Select bottles $32 · Select glasses $11
   Daily open to 8pm · 28 W 8th St · West 4th Street–Washington Square (A, B, C, D, E, F, M)

   A wine bar on West 8th Street, about two minutes east of Sixth Avenue and close to the middle of the route. Happy hour runs every day, Saturday included, until the evening, with select glasses and select bottles of wine on the deal. Its oyster happy hour is Monday to Thursday only, so it will not apply on parade night. West 4th Street-Washington Square (A, B, C, D, E, F, M) is a four-minute walk.

   Deal checked Oct 23, 2026 on the bar's own site.

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   4. The Grey Dog Union Square

   House Wine $5.00 · Tommy's Margarita $8.00
   Daily 4pm–6:30pm · 90 University Place · Union Square (4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W)

   An all-day American spot on University Place, about six minutes east of Sixth Avenue at West 11th Street. Happy hour runs every day in the late afternoon, so it works as an early stop on a Saturday. The list covers a house lager, house wine, a Tommy's margarita, a mule and a Venetian spritz, plus bar bites such as fried cheese, wings and spinach and artichoke dip. Union Square station is three minutes away.

   Deal checked Oct 20, 2026 on the bar's own site.

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   5. Jack & Charlie’s No. 118 West Village

   Menu Happy Hour Oysters $2
   Daily 4pm–7pm · 118 Greenwich Ave · 8th Avenue (A, C, E, L)

   A New American bar on Greenwich Avenue, about six minutes from Sixth Avenue at 14th Street, near the north end of the route. Happy hour runs every day from late afternoon into the early evening, at the bar and on the patio only. The sunset menu includes oysters, a Caesar salad and a popover French dip. If you plan to watch near 14th Street, this is the pick closest to that end.

   Deal checked Oct 21, 2026 on the bar's own site.

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   6. Bobo Greenwich Village

   in the den Martinis $14 · each Wines $8
   Fri, Sat 10pm–12am · 181 W 10th St · Christopher Street–Stonewall Station (1)

   A French bar and restaurant on West 10th Street, about four minutes from Sixth Avenue at West 8th Street, and the pick for after the parade. Its Friday and Saturday happy hour runs late at night in the den, with martinis: classic gin or vodka, an espresso version and a French martini. The bar also lists a daily early-evening apero in the den with oysters and wine. Christopher Street-Stonewall is one minute away.

   Deal checked Sep 2, 2026 on the bar's own site.

The 2026 parade at a glance

Date and time: Saturday, October 31, 2026, starting at 7 p.m. The organizers' watch page says it ends around 11 p.m., so plan on about four hours of parade moving north past you. Spectrum News NY1 carries it live from 8 p.m. if you would rather watch from a bar stool.

Route: the parade runs north on Sixth Avenue to West 15th Street. The organizers describe the start two ways: their watch page says the viewing stretch runs from King Street to West 15th Street, while the march page and press page put the line-up at the south end, around Canal Street and Sixth Avenue. Either way, the part you can stand along is Sixth Avenue from about King Street up to 15th Street.

The opening act is a new puppet piece called Firehorse, and the theme, Body & Soul, is the prompt for costumes if you want to match it.

How to march or watch

Anyone in costume can march. Only costumed people are let into the line-up, which opens at 6:30 p.m. and stays open until 9 p.m. on October 31. The organizers' press page puts it on Sixth Avenue between Spring Street and Broome Street and asks marchers to come in from the east or south. If you approach from the west, enter from Canal Street. No costume, no entry, so plan the outfit before the drinks.

To watch, stand on either side of Sixth Avenue anywhere between King Street and West 15th Street. The organizers warn that the blocks from Bleecker Street to 14th Street are the most crowded, so arrive early if you want a front spot there, or walk south of Bleecker for more room. The parade takes time to travel north, so the farther up the avenue you stand, the later it reaches you.

A simple plan: happy hour in the late afternoon, food by early evening, then on the avenue by the time the parade starts. Bars near Sixth Avenue fill up after the first floats pass, and you will lose your viewing spot if you leave it.

Timing your drinks around the parade

Saturday is a weaker happy hour day than a weeknight. Of the 38 bars on our list within about 700 meters of Sixth Avenue and West 8th Street, only 13 run a Saturday window, and all but one end by the early evening. That lines up well with the parade: drink before 7 p.m., then move.

For the early slot, start at L'accolade on Bleecker Street, whose Saturday deal begins in the afternoon, or at The Grey Dog on University Place. Left Bank and 8th Street Winecellar keep going into the evening, and Jack & Charlie's No. 118 runs until the early evening on Greenwich Avenue, near the north end. After the parade, Bobo is the one pick with a late Saturday window, in its den, and it overlaps the parade's last hour. Everything else will be full price by then.

Happy hour times on a holiday night are the bar's call, not ours. Check each pick card on the day, and see what time bars close in NYC if you plan to stay out late.

Getting there and home

The organizers advise against driving. For marchers, they name the Spring Street station on the Eighth Avenue line as the closest stop to the line-up. For spectators, the picks above sit near West 4th Street-Washington Square (A, B, C, D, E, F, M), Christopher Street-Stonewall (1) and Union Square, according to their listings.

Expect crowds on every platform near the route after the parade ends. Walking a few blocks east or west of Sixth Avenue before you look for a train, or toward Union Square, usually beats waiting at the nearest entrance.

What we could not confirm

We could not confirm street closures, crossing points or any subway service changes for parade night from an official source, so we have left them out. Check the organizers' site and the MTA before you go. The organizers' pages also describe the start of the route slightly differently, King Street on one page and Canal Street on others, so treat the southern end as approximate. Bar happy hours come from each bar's own published schedule and may change on Halloween.

Happy hours within about nine minutes of Sixth Avenue and West 8th Street

Walking time estimated from straight-line distance (about 80 m a minute). Up to 40 bars, closest first.

How we put this together

Parade date, start time, route, line-up rules, viewing advice and broadcast details come from the organizers' site, halloween-nyc.com (home, march, watch, press and theme pages), checked October 23, 2026. Bars come from our database of New York happy hours, which records each bar's schedule and offers from its own website. We measured straight-line distance from each bar to Sixth Avenue at about 80 meters a minute and counted bars within 700 meters of Sixth Avenue and West 8th Street. The six picks were last checked between September 2 and October 23, 2026; Bobo's listing is the oldest, from September 2.

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