This Is The Absolute Best Town In Oregon To Visit During The Halloween Season
By Christy Articola|Published October 13, 2022
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Christy Articola has lived in Colorado since 2013 and considers herself a Centennial State enthusiast and expert through and through. She's based in Denver metro, but over the past decade, she has traveled to every corner, river, village, park, town, and city in the state and continues to explore it deeper and further whenever she can. Christy simply can't get enough of Colorado, and loves sharing all her adventures with you through Only In Your State! She graduated with a degree in journalism from Fordham University and is thrilled to be working as a full time travel writer for this and other sites - she finally found her perfect niche - and is so grateful for that.
There’s one town in Oregon that goes above and beyond when it comes to Halloween, and that’s the small Columbia County town of St. Helens. St. Helens is just a short drive northwest from Portland and it’s situated on the Columbia River. No one and no place celebrates Halloween like St. Helens does with its Spirit of Halloweentown Festival. This festival goes on for the entire month of October and is fun for all ages. If you’re looking for the best town to visit in Oregon during Halloween, and want to get in the spirit of the season, you should head to St. Helens this fall. Read on to learn more.
If you love Halloween, then you're really going to love St. Helens, Oregon's Spirit of Halloweentown Festival.
This festival has been happening in St. Helens for decades now, and everyone in town looks forward to it all year. It was inspired by the fact that the Disney Channel classic movie Halloweentown was filmed here in 1998.
Some are set up by the town of St. Helens, but others are set up by the town residents. The locals here really get in the spirit of the holiday; most houses are decorated for Halloween, and people go all out!
One of the biggest and best events of the festival is the Spirit of Halloweentown parade. Lots of spooky vehicles show up to be a part of it, and you can see them up close before the parade begins.
There's no better way to celebrate Halloween in Oregon than visiting the Spirit of Halloweentown Festival in St. Helens. Once you go once, you'll want to come back year after year.
You are going to love everything about the Spirit of Halloweentown Festival in St. Helens. Plan your visit to it today, and don’t forget to wear a costume and bring your own Halloween spirit!
