Halloween lands on a Friday this year, which means Sydney’s streets are about to light up with costumes, cobwebs and the unmistakable rustle of lolly wrappers. Think mini monsters in capes, glowing pumpkins on porches, and parents pretending they’re “just here for the kids.”
From Bondi to Wahroonga, whole neighbourhoods are now embracing the night, decorating, organising trails, and handing out sweets like it’s the Olympics of sugar diplomacy. Whether you’re hunting full-size candy bars or just chasing a safe, family-friendly vibe, here’s where Sydney comes alive after dark.
BioHax tip: most streets kick off between 5.30 pm and 8.30 pm, but check your local Facebook community group for the final word, the best routes can change every year.
BioHax Take on the Sugar Situation
Look, eating sugar isn’t exactly our idea of wellness. But even we’ll make an exception for a night when tiny vampires roam the streets and dentists weep quietly in the distance. Balance, right? Life’s for clean eating most days and good old-fashioned chaos on others days like Easter, Christmas, and this one sugar-soaked evening included.
Top Trick-or-Treat Neighbourhoods
North Shore
Allambie Heights – Pozieres Parade
Artarmon – Burra Road, Elizabeth Street, Sydney Road
Cremorne – Benelong Road, Brightmore Street
Crows Nest – Burlington, Ernest, Emmett, Hayberry and Holtermann Streets
Hornsby Heights – Sydney Road
Lindfield – Adelaide Avenue, Middle Harbour Road
Mosman – Holt Avenue, Spencer Street, Medusa Street, Clifton Gardens
Mount Colah – Excelsior Road, Oxley Drive, Parklands Road
Northbridge – Baroona Road
Pymble – Hope Street, Pymble Avenue
St Ives – Hayle Street, Catherine Street, Lee Place, Gould Avenue
Wahroonga – Grosvenor Street, Burns Road, Braeside Street and surrounds
Warrawee – Bangalla Street
Willoughby – First, Second and Third Avenues
Eastern Suburbs
Bondi – Hastings Parade, Murriverie Road, Avoca Street
Randwick – Gumara Road, Hendy Avenue, Rainbow Avenue, Creer Street
Little Bay – Esperance Close
Malabar – Austral Street, Victoria Street
Inner West
Annandale – Railway Parade, Trafalgar Street, Nelson Street
Drummoyne – Renwick Street
Dulwich Hill – Fairfowl Street
Earlwood – Bexley Road, Gornall Avenue
South Sydney & Sutherland Shire
Caringbah – Pacific Street, Cawarra Road, Frobisher Avenue
Cronulla – Caronia Avenue
Gymea Bay – Forest Road, Ellesmere Road, Sylvania Road South
Engadine – Kingswood Road, Cambrai Avenue
Western Sydney
Parramatta – Grandview Street, Gore Street
Guildford – Strickland Road
Greystanes – Runyon Avenue
Smithfield – Stimson Street
Campbelltown – Bellinger Road, Seddon Place
Gregory Hills – Donovan Boulevard
Bradbury – Karri Place
Northern Beaches
Elanora Heights – St Andrews Gate, Elanora Road, Koorangi Avenue, Kalang Road
Allambie Heights – Pozieres Parade
Hills District
Kellyville Ridge – Filante Street
Box Hill – Brocklebank, Dressage, Flemington Parkway, Welara and surrounds
St George & South East
Rockdale – Clarence Road, Herbert Street
Sans Souci – Rocky Point Road
Kurnell – Dampier Street
Botany – William Street
Other Favourites
Castle Cove – Rosebridge Avenue
Lane Cove – Karilla Avenue
Ryde – Heath Street, Blaxland Road
Kingsgrove – William Street
Kings Langley – Ellis Place, Molyneaux Avenue, Venus Place
Lidcombe – Rawson Street
Note
Times and participation vary each year. Always confirm through local community pages before heading out, and respect residents who opt out of Halloween activities.
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Article originally published: 26 October 2025, by Editor
