Annual Short North Highball Halloween is free for 2025

Its time to get creative and come up with a costume idea to impress! The Annual Short North Highball Halloween is Saturday, October 25, 2025.

This year’s event will take place from 6 p.m. to midnight on High St from Goodale Boulevard to Nationwide Blvd.

The annual event is staged in the heart of the fashion capital of Columbus – the Short North Arts District. Returning favorites include the Costume Couture Fashion Show with seven local designers, dazzling public costume contests, and performances from The West Family, Fleetwood Gold, Anna and the Annadroids, Sarah Cowan, and Doomsdale High.

Highball features

Highlights include the annual Costume Couture Fashion Show, public costume contests, exciting musical performances, live art installations, food trucks and more.

Shop the Highball Halloween Bazaar, a one-of-a-kind vendor market full of seasonal oddities and spooky finds. There are 50+ local artisans and makers bringing their weirdest and most wonderful to this High Street market.

photo: Randall Schieber, provided by Highball Halloween

HighBall Halloween is an all ages event, ID’s will be checked for all alcohol purchases.

Costume contests, band, and activity schedule will be available on the website.

Photo: Abbey Leising, Highball 2017, used with permission by Highball Halloween

Highball Halloween admission

General admission is free in 2025!

Weekend Access Pass

The Highball Halloween Weekend Access Pass Wristband gives you savings on food and drinks throughout the evening! Perks include:

Exclusive admission to the HighBall Halloween speakeasy at Sacred Palm
Specialty cocktails in the one-night-only Potion Patios, extended space to enjoy specialty themed cocktails and delicious eats along High Street
Discounted food at participating Culinary Partners

Early Bird $10 ends Oct. 19, Timely Bird $15 ends Oct. 24, Regular $20

About Highball Halloween

Proceeds from HighBall Halloween go to support the Short North Alliance (SNA), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization serving both the property owners and business owners of the Short North Arts District.

HighBall Halloween helps to underwrite the programs and activities of the Short North Alliance, including clean and safe initiatives, promotions, holiday campaigns, public art installations, and initiatives to support inclusion, diversity, equity, and access.

Learn more about the Short North Alliance and Short North Arts District at ShortNorth.org.