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Let’s face it: costumes are a big reason Halloween rules. This year, locals went all out to prove it. Valley bars and clubs were packed the weekend before the holiday with fantastical, funny and downright bizarre looks. We spotted people wearing the best Halloween 2025 costumes in Phoenix at parties across the city.
Top Halloween parties in Phoenix overflowed with color, creativity and plenty of chaos. Each turned venues into costume showcases. There were clever pop-culture inspirations, horror-movie throwbacks and tributes to dearly departed legends.
Over at Tempe’s Yucca Tap Room, the annual Punk Rock Halloween delivered exactly what it promised. The two-night event offered punk-fueled energy as local musicians played tribute sets to icons like Misfits and Rancid. Meanwhile, partygoers paid homage to music legends, showing up as the recently departed Ace Frehley of KISS and the late Ozzy Osbourne. We also encountered WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker and a couple dressed as Han Solo and Princess Leia.
This attendee of the Punk Rock Halloween at Tempe’s Yucca Tap Room came as the late Ace Frehley of KISS.
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Gracie’s Tax Bar in Phoenix offered just as much raucous fun at its popular Disgraceful Halloween party on Saturday night. Kooky chaos and and nonstop action filled Gracie’s patio and bar during the event. Local acts like Spaceman Bob and Treasure MammaL performed on an outdoor stage while hundreds of costumed revelers mingled.
Clever looks ruled at Gracie’s. We spotted music icons like The Weeknd, MF DOOM and Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain wandering the crowd. Couples brought their A-game too, becoming the Tums Fairy and heartburn or Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees. One pair even played the Fairly OddParents in pink-and-green perfection.
Other highlights include Gracie’s patrons dressing as popular Japanese vocaloid Hatsune Miku and a starlet from the 1945 film “Ziegfeld Follies.”
Here’s a look at the best Halloween 2025 costumes in Phoenix we’ve seen so far. It includes photos of the wildest, funniest and most creative looks haunting Valley nightlife.
Valley resident Bubba Whicker paid tribute to Ozzy at Yucca Tap Room’s Punk Rock Halloween.
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A local couple at Yucca Tap Room as Princess Leia and Han Solo.
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The Undertaker made an appearance at Punk Rock Halloween in Tempe.
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MF Doom was in the house at Gracie Tax Bar during its Disgraceful Halloween.
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This partygoer at Gracie’s Tax Bar channeled The Weeknd so perfectly, we half-expected “Blinding Lights” to start playing.
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This couple at Gracie’s Tax Bar came to the Disgraceful Halloween party as heartburn and the Tums Fairy.
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Phoenix resident Omar Mota as a star and his friend DJ Sueño as the moon.
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Jordon Wells, left, and Deidre Downer as fanciful clowns at Gracie’s Tax Bar.
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Jason Irr of Tempe didn’t need any regeneration energy to become the Eleventh Doctor from “Doctor Who” for Gracie’s Disgraceful Halloween party.
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Valley resident Nathalie Emery cosplayed Japanese vocaloid character Hatsune Miku at Gracie’s Tax Bar.
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Tempe residents Maverick Smith, right, as Vash the Stampede from “Trigun” and Lain Shuey, left, as a character from the Chinese anime “Heaven’s Official Blessing.”
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Eliana Zarate of Phoenix attended the Disgraceful Halloween party as Freddie Mercury from Queen’s “I Want to Break Free” music video.
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A clown, a vampire and “Alice in chains” walked into Gracie’s Tax Bar.
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Juliet Lutz of Phoenix brought the legendary cryptid Mothman to life at Gracie’s Disgraceful Halloween.
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He’s a butterfly collector and she’s the butterfly that he caught.
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Kurt Cobain as a Halloween costume? Oh well. Whatever. Never mind.
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Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger have more than just an on-screen relationship.
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Gilbert resident Erica Lopez dressed up as a starlet from the 1945 film “Ziegfeld Follies” at Disgraceful Halloween.
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Gracie’s Tax Bar patron Serena Kaji of Phoenix as a sea siren.
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