25 Dogs with better Halloween outfits than you at NYC's 36th annual Halloween Dog Parade

Celeste Mello • Writer and Editor

Oct 20, 2026 7:30 AM EDT

Now that's how you do Halloween. What am I supposed to wear for Halloween when a dog has already shown up in a tiny Batmobile?

These are the things I want to see on my timeline. The best part is that you can tell how much all the pup parents love their dogs! I need to know how much time these people spent making each costume. Everyone is so creative, and meanwhile, I haven't even decided what I'm wearing this Halloween. At what point did somebody look at their dog and think, "Oh, you know what would suit you? A buffet"? Yes, there's a dog dressed as a buffet at this dog parade. Please tell me he received all the treats after being such a good boy.

The last time I went to a costume party, I left everything until the last minute. My group of friends and I decided we were going to the party the day before the event. So I was running around, searching my closet, trying to put something together and make it look like a costume. I found a bandana with a skull on it, and thought… That's it. I'll be a pirate! So then I went to my friend's house to see if I could find something useful in his closet. We found something, though it didn't belong to him, but to his little brother. It was a stuffed parrot; I thought it was perfect for the occasion. And that was all: a bandana and a bird I stole from a kid. I tied the bandana around my head and put the parrot on my shoulder. That was the costume. Everyone understood the theme.

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Catwoman, Batdog and his Batmobile

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Empire State Dachshunds

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Pugmesan Cheese

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I love that some of these dogs even have matching humans and their own miniature vehicles. Someone built a Batmobile!! I'm impressed by the people who built such sick costumes for their dogs. I keep finding details in the costumes that make me stop scrolling. Look at this pug. He has tiny cheeses around him. And grapes. This charcuterie board is just amazing. My entire creative process was noticing that my friend's little brother had a stuffed parrot and he agreed to lend it to me.
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Van Gogh's Sunflower Pup

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Nintendogs

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Headless horseman's hound

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Barkrooms

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Jalen Barkson of the NY Knicks

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Pac-man

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Pawstrami on Rye

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Erling Haaland if he was a dog

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I couldn't be in charge of the awards because I would be a terrible judge. I'd arrive determined to choose fairly and start making exceptions by the second cute pup I saw. This year, the first place went to the New York Knicks-themed float. The second place went to the Parmesan pug and the third to “Let Them Eat Cake”. I'm pleased that the little cheese got some recognition. He deserved it. I'd congratulate all three and then start inventing extra categories right away. Like, Best tiny DJ. Best use of a household appliance. Best tiny gaming console. Everyone would have an award if I were the organizer.
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Up

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The little garden gnome

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Luffy, the straw hat pup

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Banana split Dachshund

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All-you-can-pet buffet

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DJ doggo and his security team

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Scooby-Doggy-Doo

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Barkuum cleaner

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Trojan pups

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The graveyard guardian

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Plankton and Squidward

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The Mandalorian and Baby Dogu

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