Wilton Drive closes to cars on Saturday, Oct. 31, for Wicked Manors, the Halloween street festival The Pride Center at Equality Park has produced with the City of Wilton Manors since 2007. Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, and the 2026 edition carries a masked-ball theme, Masquerade of Mayhem, with the tagline Anonymity Looks Good on You.

The party runs from 6 to 11 p.m. on the stretch of Wilton Drive between NE 21st Court and N. Dixie Highway, which is closed to traffic for the night. The organizers say thousands of people in masks and costumes are expected on the Drive, with live entertainment and dancing along the closed street.

The theme: masks, gothic costumes and a ball on the street

The Pride Center describes this year's look as a gothic costume ball, with costumes ranging from high-fashion ghouls to phantoms. A mask is the one piece the theme asks for. The event is rain or shine.

Tickets, and why to buy before you go

Wicked Manors is ticketed, and it is a cashless event: the organizers say no cash is accepted at the entry points or at the street bars, so plan to pay by card or phone. There are three ticket levels, with prices posted as of Oct. 1:

  • General admission, $17.71 including $2.71 in fees, for one guest age 12 or older.
  • Premium admission, $46.47 including $4.47 in fees, for guests 21 and older. It includes entry plus five official Wicked drink tickets, which the organizers value at $35 before gratuity.
  • VIP admission, $145.51 including $10.51 in fees, also 21 and older. It covers an air-conditioned indoor lounge with seating, light bites through the evening and a full open bar from 5 to 11 p.m., and the open bar carries over to The Pride Center's street bars on the Drive.

Tickets are sold through the event's own site. The organizers state that no refunds will be issued for any reason, including weather.

Where the money goes

Wicked Manors is The Pride Center's fundraiser, and proceeds support the center's programs and services. The Pride Center at Equality Park is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Wilton Manors. The event site also describes the night as supporting South Florida nonprofits that provide health, human and social services.

Getting there and getting around

With Wilton Drive closed from NE 21st Court to N. Dixie Highway, drivers headed through Wilton Manors that evening should plan on detours around the festival footprint.

If you go

What: Wicked Manors 2026, Masquerade of Mayhem
When: Saturday, Oct. 31, 6 to 11 p.m. (VIP open bar from 5 p.m.)
Where: Wilton Drive, from NE 21st Court to N. Dixie Highway, Wilton Manors
Tickets: $17.71 general (ages 12 and up), $46.47 premium and $145.51 VIP (both 21 and up), fees included, at wickedmanors.org
Good to know: Cashless at the gates and street bars; rain or shine; no refunds

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