Halloween is a widely-known holiday that has been celebrated for hundreds of years in the United States, but in Miami it is celebrated differently, due to a different environment and various cultures blending in. However through the years, Halloween in Miami has evolved. 

In the 1960s and 70s, kids and teenagers wore simple costumes and took part in trick-or-treating in suburban communities such as Coral Gables, Perrine (now called Cutler Bay), and Hialeah. By the 1980s, Halloween began to become more flashy and public, since Miami was becoming known for this. Clubs and bars hosted parties with people wearing more creative costumes and more people participating in the holiday. The 90s and 2000s saw the beginning of major Halloween events such as the Lincoln Road Halloween parade and the Coconut Grove Halloween Block Party. These events not only attract locals but tourists as well, being widely known nationally. In the present era, Halloween in Miami consists of teenagers going to parties with friends, street festivals, and elaborate costumes.

Many people have noticed an evolution to this holiday.

Ms. Tania Mendez, a science teacher at ILS said, “I think there’s more parties and functions nowadays instead of in the past, where my friends and I used to trick-or-treat at fifteen.

Mr. Julio Soriano, a theology teacher, feels a similar way. “I think these days people mostly hangout with their friends instead of trick- or-treating, which is what many people did when I was teenager.”

Mrs. Patricia Borrego, an English teacher, provides a different approach of Halloween nowadays in Miami.“I feel like these days people don’t decorate their houses that much. When I was a child, I feel like there was way more Halloween spirit shown. Nowadays I drive around the streets on October and I see a lot of undecorated houses.”

Halloween has evolved in many ways in Miami, such as cultural diversity, creativity flourishing, and people having fun with family and friends.