40 Spooky Holidays in 2026
You don’t have to wait until Halloween; there are spooky holidays to celebrate all year long! Slashers is a year-round horror-themed Axe Throwing Bar, so we know about all the important horror holidays. From national holidays to iconic dates from Horror Movies, we made a list of over 40 spooky holidays, so you will have something to celebrate every month!
JANUARY
- January 3rd- Full Moon/Wolf Moon: The fullest full moon of the year. Go outside and give a howl!
- January 29th- National Puzzle Day: Play a spooky escape room, like the award-winning games The Hex Room or The Weeping Witch at our sister company in Anaheim, Cross Roads Escape Games, to celebrate this holiday like the puzzle master Jigsaw.
FEBRUARY
- February 6th- National Werewolf Day: Watch a classic horror film like American Werewolf in London (1981), The Howling (1981), or Teen Wolf (1985).
- February 13th- Friday the 13th: 2026 has THREE Friday the 13ths to celebrate this year! Originally a superstitious day of bad luck, the horror movie franchise Friday the 13th (1980) gave this date a new fan base.
- February 14th- Valentine’s Day: Watch My Bloody Valentine (1981) or Heart Eyes (2025), two Valentine’s Day Slashers!
MARCH
- March 8th- International Women’s Day: Celebrate the Final Girl and/or Scream Queen in your life because horror movies have shown you don’t want to be on a woman’s bad side.
- March 10th- National Vampire Day: Become a creature of the night and celebrate by watching The Lost Boys (1987), Sinners (2025), or What We Do In The Shadows (2014).
- March 13th- Friday the 13th: Say Happy Birthday to Jason Voorhees, and come throw an axe at Slashers Axe Throwing & Ales in his honor!
- March 17th- St. Patrick’s Day: Grab a green beer and watch our favorite murdering Leprechaun in the wacky movie Leprechaun 3 (1995).
- March 21st- The Purge: If you are a fan of The Purge horror movie series, you know that for 12 hours once every year, all crime is legal. Release the beast and come to our 2nd annual Purge Night Axe Throwing Tournament on Sunday, March 22nd! Check back HERE for more details when we get closer.
APRIL
- April 1st- April Fools Day: Watch the horror film April Fools Day (1986), and beware of any deadly pranks!
- April 24th- National Scream Day: A day to scream as a stress-relieving activity. Releasing built-up frustrations through screaming is surprisingly calming for the brain.
- April 28th- National Gremlin Day: Gremlins are lurking everywhere. Know the rules by watching Gremlins (1984) or Critters (1986) on this day.
- April 30th- Halfway to Halloween: We are only 6 months away from Halloween! Come celebrate at Slashers Axe Throwing & Ales for our 3rd annual Halfway to Halloween event! Check back HERE for more details when we get closer.
MAY
- May 3rd- National Paranormal Day: This is a fun day for fans of the supernatural to share their paranormal stories. It can be anything ranging from ghosts to Bigfoot to UFOs! Please share your story with us!
- May 26th- World Dracula Day: This day marks the 1897 publication of Bram Stoker’s iconic horror novel Dracula, a day to honor the literary masterpiece and its legendary vampire character. For this holiday, pick up the book or watch one of the many movie adaptations. Our favorite is Horror of Dracula (1958) starring Christopher Lee as the title character.
JUNE
- June 6th- The Omen Day (666): Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the classic horror film The Omen (1976) by giving it a watch on 6/6/26 starting at 6 pm!
- June 13th- National Axe Throwing Day: It’s a day to honor all the axe-wielding slashers out there, like Victor Crowley from Hatchet (2006), Jason from Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982), and Pearl from Pearl (2022). The best place to celebrate will be at Slashers Axe Throwing & Ales!
- June 21st- Summer Solstice/ Midsommar: This Pagan holiday has become more popular since the success of the horror film Midsommar (2019). Check out our Midsommer Axe Throwing Tournament and compete to be this year’s May Queen! Check back HERE for more details when we get closer.
JULY
- July 2nd- World UFO Day: Celebrate this day by watching our favorite horror sci-fi movies like Alien (1979), The Thing (1982), or No One Will Save You (2023).
- July 6th to 13th- Shark Week: The horror movie JAWS (1975) showed us that sharks are the most terrifying monsters of the sea, and Shark Week reminds us every year. Celebrate by going to a tiki bar. Our favorites are Stowaway in Tustin and Strong Water in Anaheim.
- July 23rd- 100 Days until Halloween: The countdown to Halloween has begun! To get in the spirit, watch Halloween 3: Season of the Witch (1982).
AUGUST
- August 1st- National Clown Day: As talented as clowns are, they will always be spooky. Give Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988), Terrifier (2016), or It (2017) a watch, and you will agree.
- August 7th to 9th- Midsummer Scream Halloween Convention: One of the largest Halloween and Horror conventions is back in Long Beach! Shop local small spooky shops and a preview of haunts to come this weekend only at Midsummer Scream.
- August 14th – National Monster Day: There are many monster movies, but the one that might have the most monsters is Cabin In The Woods (2011).
- August 30th- Frankenstein Day: The Birthday of the Gothic romance author, Mary Shelly, and the celebration of the 1818 monster novel Frankenstein.
SEPTEMBER
- Sept. 22nd- First Day of Fall/ Pumpkin Spice Season: Fall is in the air! Grab your first Pumpkin Spice Latte at the local spooky coffee shop, Burnt Umber, in Garden Grove. Put on a sweater, cuddle under some blankets, and watch Sleepy Hollow (1999) to get into the fall spirit.
- Sept 26th- National Ghost Hunting Day: If you have never been real-life ghost hunting, make sure to check out OC Ghosts & Legends to see when their next Lockdown event is. You’ll spend the night in a real haunted house with a guide and ghost-hunting equipment!
OCTOBER
- October 11th- Myths and Legends Day: Scary stories have been told around a campfire for centuries. Celebrate this day by going out into the forest and telling your friends your favorite spooky legend. Not fond of camping? Stay home and watch The Blair Witch Project (1999). Afterwards, you’ll probably never want to go into the woods again.
- October 12th- World Zombie Day: Dress as a zombie and head to Long Beach to join in on Shoreline Village’s annual Zombie Walk! Check their website for this year’s dates and times.
- October 20th- National Sasquatch Awareness Day: Spend the day out in nature on a hike. That’s how most horror movies start. Who knows what you will find!
- October 23rd- National Horror Movie Day: This is a day to put on your favorite scary movie! Need a recommendation? Our all-time favorite is Evil Dead 2 (1987). You may see a familiar laughing deer!
- October 26th- National Pumpkin Day: If you haven’t yet, it’s time to carve your pumpkins! We suggest putting on the movie Pumpkinhead (1988) in the background.
- October 31st- HALLOWEEN: Put on a costume, go to a party, pass out candy to trick-or-treaters, watch a scary movie, or throw an axe at Slashers. This is a day to be anyone or anything you want!
NOVEMBER
- November 2nd- Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead): Celebrate the lives of the deceased, honoring and commemorating departed friends and family members by welcoming their spirits back for a night.
- November 13th- Friday the 13th: The last Friday the 13th of 2026! Make sure to celebrate with us at Slashers Axe Throwing & Ales!
- November 16th- International Witches Day: You never want to be enemies with a witch. Show them you’re a weird one too by watching The Craft (1996) or The VVitch (2015) and visit our favorite witchy bar in Buena Park, The Cauldron.
- Nov. 27th – Black Friday: A new slasher, John Carver, is making holiday killings his thing in the new horror movie Thanksgiving (2023).
DECEMBER
- December 5th- Krampusnacht: A night when figures dressed as Krampus, a horned, demonic creature that punishes bad children, parade through the streets. Check out Krampus Los Angeles to catch their next parade in LA.
- December 21st- Winter Solstice: The longest night of the year. We suggest watching 30 Days of Night (2007) to make the night seem shorter.
- December 25th- Christmas: Sure, Christmas is about joy, family, and giving. But there are also a lot of Slashers who choose this night to do some of their annual murders! Make sure to watch Black Christmas (1974), Silent Night Deadly Night (1984), Krampus (2015), or Terrifier 3 (2024)!
