Halloween 2026 Countdown!

Escalation · Wednesday at 7:22 AM

Yep, looks like we'll get one last winter blast over the weekend, as temperatures here will briefly sink back down to the 30s before rebounding rather quickly next Wednesday. Hopefully that will be the "final gasp" of winter before the Month of Hope ushers in spring. Then Spooky Season is just a stone's throw away.

cgmcav · Wednesday at 10:45 AM

Escalation said:
Well, with Valentine's Day out of the way now, you'd think Easter would be the focus, but Easter candy has been out on shelves almost as long as Valentine's candy. So that means it's time for...Halloween candy?

Here's our first look at some new Halloween candy for 2026:

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Wow! Nice find.

Edge612 · Wednesday at 1:04 PM

Hello Halloween Fans! I hope you are well in the middle of this week. It's a cloudy day here with on and off light rain. But it's not going to melt much of this snow. We need a big warm-up or a real rainstorm. I'm having lunch now. Happy Halloween!

Rich · Wednesday at 9:20 PM

Escalation said:
Well, with Valentine's Day out of the way now, you'd think Easter would be the focus, but Easter candy has been out on shelves almost as long as Valentine's candy. So that means it's time for...Halloween candy?

Here's our first look at some new Halloween candy for 2026:

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Just seeing that gives me the feels.

SolidSnake84 · Thursday at 6:25 AM

Edge612 said:
Hello Halloween Fans! I hope you are well in the middle of this week. It's a cloudy day here with on and off light rain. But it's not going to melt much of this snow. We need a big warm-up or a real rainstorm. I'm having lunch now. Happy Halloween!

Mercifully all of our snow is finally gone. And my yards are no longer squishy anymore. The first day the back yard had no snow, it was really squishy and little puddles were everywhere because the ground was still frozen underneath. I thought the back yard looked like a swamp. But two days later and now the grass is standing back up and looks a lot better. They've backed off the snow for this weekend too. I'm not disappointed. I want to go into the month of hope with this nice mild weather. A snowstorm this late in the winter I don't think would even be fun, I think all of us want Spring.

SolidSnake84 · Thursday at 6:36 AM

DAYS TO JOL DAY: 9
DAYS TO SPOOKY SPRING: 41
DAYS TO HALFOWEEN: 70
DAYS TO FALL PRESEASON: 163
DAYS TO THE BERS: 194
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN SEASON: 215
DAYS TO OCTOBER: 225
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN: 254

Good Morning Halloween Friends! Happy Mini Friday! We're finally toward the end of the week. Thank Goodness. I'm getting the jitters thinking that next week were are going to have the run of MMC Special Days that lead us right into The Month of Hope. I've long stated that I think the first batch of special days in January might be the most "special", maybe from an emotional standpoint, but at least for this year I think the February ones have a strong claim, especially since we have been through a brutal winter.

I'm happy to see single days now to JOL Day #2. Jack O Lantern Day #2 this year, and really every year, is Month of Hope Eve. Moving right along, we are going to enter into the 30's towards Spooky Spring on Saturday.

And next week on Monday, we are going to hit 250 DAYS TO HALLOWEEN, which is obviously the farthest count we have in this thread and the one count I want to try and keep out in the front as far as possible.

I hope everyone has a great Thursday!

Edge612 · Thursday at 11:29 AM

Hello Halloween Fans! I've learned over the years what eats up snow is fog. We had some last night. Got rid of some of it but plenty out there. Just keep that weekend storm they were talking about far out to sea. We need progress. Happy Halloween!

SolidSnake84 · Friday at 6:41 AM

DAYS TO JOL DAY: 8
DAYS TO SPOOKY SPRING: 40
DAYS TO HALFOWEEN: 69
DAYS TO FALL PRESEASON: 162
DAYS TO THE BERS: 193
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN SEASON: 214
DAYS TO OCTOBER: 224
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN: 253
Good Morning Halloween Friends! Happy Friday! It's finally Friday at last!

I echo Edge's sentiments about needing progress. Right now the snow-storm seems to have fizzled out, and I say Thank God. The streets and sidewalks and yards are finally clear. I don't think anyone I know wants more snow.

On the Halloween front, we're moving right along. Tomorrow will see us arrive just ONE WEEK from JOL Day #2 and Month of Hope Eve. And Saturday will see us finally enter the 30's in our count towards Spooky Spring.

When we start the new week, and the final one of February, we will have reached the 250 DAYS TO HALLOWEEN milestone, but there won't be tons of pomp and circumstance. Everyone knows I want to keep that one out front for as long as we can.

And finally, in closing, my nerdy research lead me to confirm that it wasn't just me who felt like The Friday the 13th movies had a distinctly late summer / early Autumn feel. The good folks over at R/fridaythe13th confirmed for me that most of the movies were indeed shot in autumn, with a few of them having filming that even went into October! They believe that only part 1 took place during "true summer". Awesome discussions there including things like calendars in buildings showing October dates, the wardrobe of the characters obviously suggesting Fall, etc.. On screen it's evident to me that there's that definite "warm days" / cold nights that screams September.

Check it out if you dare:

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Have a great Friday!

Edge612 · Friday at 1:29 PM

Hello Halloween Fans! I hope you are doing well on this Friday. It's a rainy day here. We could use some though to melt some of this snow that never goes away. I hope the storm coming this weekend stays south of us. Happy Halloween!

SolidSnake84 · 2026-02-21T06:48:20-0500

DAYS TO JOL DAY: 7
DAYS TO SPOOKY SPRING: 39
DAYS TO HALFOWEEN: 68
DAYS TO FALL PRESEASON: 161
DAYS TO THE BERS: 192
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN SEASON: 213
DAYS TO OCTOBER: 223
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN: 252

WEEKS TO OCTOBER: 31
WEEKS TO HALLOWEEN: 36

Good Morning Halloween Friends! Happy Saturday to you!

The very final weekend of February is here. It feels so good to say that! You can see on our counts above that we are now just ONE WEEK from JOL Day #2, and by default, MONTH OF HOPE EVE. We have also entered into a 30's count today on our count towards SPOOKY SPRING.

It feels good to be in the final weekend of February and know that we can now look in the not-so-distant-at-all future and see THE MONTH OF HOPE waiting for us. I'm stoked!

Have a great day, friends!

DecemberisComing · 2026-02-21T18:15:11-0500

SolidSnake84 said:
DAYS TO JOL DAY: 7
DAYS TO SPOOKY SPRING: 39
DAYS TO HALFOWEEN: 68
DAYS TO FALL PRESEASON: 161
DAYS TO THE BERS: 192
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN SEASON: 213
DAYS TO OCTOBER: 223
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN: 252

WEEKS TO OCTOBER: 31
WEEKS TO HALLOWEEN: 36

Good Morning Halloween Friends! Happy Saturday to you!

The very final weekend of February is here. It feels so good to say that! You can see on our counts above that we are now just ONE WEEK from JOL Day #2, and by default, MONTH OF HOPE EVE. We have also entered into a 30's count today on our count towards SPOOKY SPRING.

It feels good to be in the final weekend of February and know that we can now look in the not-so-distant-at-all future and see THE MONTH OF HOPE waiting for us. I'm stoked!

Have a great day, friends!

I think March will be a mixed bag weather wise but I am looking forward to getting out of the -Uarys, but I also know that I am vulnerable to some blues/doldrums in March. I am not sure I can call them PCBs, but it is what it feels like. I am still toying with the idea of doing a Christmas Open House in June to make up for the one I cancelled in December, that might perk me up.

Edge612 · 2026-02-21T18:56:30-0500

Hello Halloween Fans! I hope you are doing well. It was a nice day here. Temps into the 40s and some mixed sun and clouds. It felt almost like spring. But things are about to change in a VERY big way. Ugh. It's coming. Happy Halloween!