A new festival to the Halloween circuit, Fright Night Massive, is bringing something new to the mix. From the creators who brought you Moonrise festivals, this event is promising to be a big one. Not only have they secured some huge artists (aka: Alison Wonderland, ily). To go along with the huge lineup, they’re giving attendees a totally immersive experience. They’re giving you zombies and all the post-apocalypse vibes that you could ever need.

This event is being held on an island in downtown Baltimore, which means that they’re not offering camping for this event. So make sure you’re planning accordingly when it comes to travel and sleeping accommodations! For those of you who are coming from the DMV area, you’re also able to take the train into Baltimore Penn Station

A festival that continues to surprise people year after year, Suwanee Hulaween is back for 2019! Every year we wait in anticipation for the announcement of if this awesome festival is going to come back. After running into some issues with their bank accounts and paying out their artists and vendors in 2018, they’ve taken new precautions for this year to avoid the same issues. Not to mention, they’re giving us one hell of a line-up, sticking to their typical diverse line-ups.

This is a great festival for anyone who’s not ready to give up their 2019 festie season. Hulaween is held down in Florida, which means warm days and mostly-warm-ish nights. Not to mention, this is also a camping festival so get in that last-minute camping trip while you still can!

Voodoo is a festival that is definitely on my bucket list. After visiting New Orleans for my 21st birthday a couple of years ago I’ve been dying to go back! Voodoo is giving me that reason. Not only are they bringing in some popular artists for the lineup, but they’re keeping it diverse so everyone has a little something for everyone!

Outside of giving everyone the music that they love, Voodoo is also bringing all the amazing parts of New Orleans to the festival. Included inside the venue, attendees will find not only some of the best eats in the south, but they also get access to the Brew Dat Beer Hall and House of Blues Voodoo. That means top tier beer, eats, and music! What a win/win.

Another East Coast favorite, Nightmare Festival is back for 2019 bigger and better than ever. Previously held at a different venue in previous years, this year the event organizers are changing it up. Nightmare Festival 2019 is now being held at The Anthem in Washington D.C. The jury’s still out on how we feel about this change- but this venue is one of the newer ones in the D.C. area so fingers crossed.

The venue doesn’t allow in and out access, so be ready to stay once you make your way in. Another thing to make note of- the D.C. venues are more strict when it comes to ‘goodies’. That means even your dab/vape pens. So please plan accordingly. Another thing to note is that there will be two official pre-parties for attendees. The first held by the legendary Wakaan Records on 10/17 at the U Street Music Hall in D.C., the second held on 10/18 in Richmond. The second show is featuring Champagne Drip, Luzcid, and TVBOO!

Of course, I couldn’t do an entire Top Halloween festival post without mentioning this iconic festival. Hosted by the creators of Electric Forest, Beyond Wonderland and so many more- Insomniac is making all the pitstops this year. They’re stepping it up with new pyro, more actors and even better art installations.

This year it’s being held at the iconic NOS Event Center and it’s featuring some big stages. For 2019, there will be four bigger than life stages, including The Grimm, Psycho Circus, Sanitarium and Sewer District. Each stage brining its own genre of EDM and costumed actors. In other words, if you’re looking for something that’s going to be totally immersive, you’ve found it with the Psycho Circus.