Massachusetts Spirit Halloween Locations 2025

It’s that time of year, when Spooky Season kicks off even as we are sweating through the month of August with the grand opening of many Spirit Halloween stores.

I, for one, could not be more excited. With apologies to Andy Williams, it's the most wonderful time of the year.

Some say it’s way too soon to see Halloween costumes, animatronics, props and creepy decorations already on the shelves before the kids are even back to school. Others, like me, wish Spirit Halloween stores were open year-round.

How Spirit Halloween Became a Seasonal Icon

Spirit Halloween began as a pop-up store in New Jersey in 1983. Original founder Joseph Marver was able to expand to 60 stores before he sold the chain to Spencer Gifts (now known as Spencer’s) in 1999. Since then, it has expanded to more than 1,400 stores in North America, and we’re lucky enough to have a couple dozen of them right here in Massachusetts.

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Why Shopping In-Store Still Matters for Halloween

Of course, Spirit Halloween also sells its complete inventory (and then some) on its website, but the whole fun of shopping with them is visiting those brick-and-mortar stores and seeing the animatronic scenes and set-ups, the costumes worn by the staff, and never knowing exactly what you might find on the shelves this year. In the era of online shopping and digital dominance, it’s one of the only real in-person shopping experiences we have left.

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Full List of Massachusetts Spirit Halloween Locations

So where can you go to get in the Spirit? Here’s the complete rundown of Massachusetts Spirit Halloween locations and when they will open, per SpiritHalloween.com:

MA Spirit Halloween Stores Already Open

Brighton: 1660 Soldiers Field Road (former Party City)

MA Spirit Halloween Stores Opening in August

Avon: 15 Stockwell Drive (former Party City)
Barnstable: 65 Independence Drive (former Party City)
Bellingham: 209 Hartford Avenue (former Party City)
Boston: 757 Gallivan Boulevard (former Walgreens)
Dartmouth: 386 State Road (former Office Max)
Dartmouth: 65 Faunce Corner Road (former Christmas Tree Shop)
Foxboro: 370 Patriot Place (former Off Broadway Shoes)
Hanover: 1401 Washington Street (former Trader Joes)
Holyoke: 50 Holyoke Street (former Burlington Coat Factory)
Kingston: 101 Kingston Collection Way, #1 (former Macy’s)
Natick: 244 Worcester Street (former Joann)
North Attleboro: 1360 South Washington Street (former Bed Bath Beyond)
North Billerica: 199 Boston Road (former Joann)
Pittsfield: 457 Dalton Ave (former Joann)
Reading: 1 General Way (former Sleepare)
Salem: 227 Highland Avenue (former Fashion Bug)
Shrewsbury: 1000 Boston Turnpike (former American Freight)
Shrewsbury: 100 Boston Turnpike, J2 (former Party City)
Springfield: 390 Cooley Street (former Big Lots)
Swansea: 207 Swansea Mall Drive, #13 (former Joann)
Tewksbury: 10 Main Street (former Staples)
Walpole: 30 Providence Highway (former Party City)

MA Spirit Halloween Stores Opening in September

Ludlow: 433 Center Street, Suite B (former Joann)

MA Spirit Halloween Stores Listed as “Coming Soon”

Hadley: 327 Russell Street (former Bed Bath Beyond)
Middleton: 232A South Main Street (former Joann)
Raynham: 300 New State Highway, #11 (former Joann)
Saugus: 1201 Broadway (former Forever 21)
Seekonk: 85 Highland Avenue (former Joann)

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