Photos show the popular tradition of Halloween celebrated around the world

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Drones perform over central London to celebrate Halloween in London, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Drones perform over central London to celebrate Halloween in London, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
People dressed in scary costumes arrive at a train station to take part in a Halloween Zombie protest walk at the city center of Essen, Germany, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
People dressed in scary costumes arrive at a train station to take part in a Halloween Zombie protest walk at the city center of Essen, Germany, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump greet families during a Halloween event on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump greet families during a Halloween event on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
A person wearing a Donald Trump costume for a Halloween party gestures in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
A person wearing a Donald Trump costume for a Halloween party gestures in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
People attend a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
People attend a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Young people dressed for a Halloween party in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Young people dressed for a Halloween party in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
A girl poses for a friend while kissing a pumpkin at the West Side Hallo Fest, the country's largest Halloween festival in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A girl poses for a friend while kissing a pumpkin at the West Side Hallo Fest, the country's largest Halloween festival in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Women pose with a Halloween pumpkin they carved during an event at the Salcetului day care for the elderly state facility in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Women pose with a Halloween pumpkin they carved during an event at the Salcetului day care for the elderly state facility in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Makenzie Smith-Emrich puts on a costume for her dog Sadie during an event for dog trick-or-treating, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Makenzie Smith-Emrich puts on a costume for her dog Sadie during an event for dog trick-or-treating, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Mojo, a dog owned by Alicia Town, of Kalamazoo, sits in a tank costume during an event for dog trick-or-treating, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Mojo, a dog owned by Alicia Town, of Kalamazoo, sits in a tank costume during an event for dog trick-or-treating, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
A man dressed as Pennywise, a character from a Steven King novel, checks to see how a selfie turned out with coffee shop worker Jeff Small, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
A man dressed as Pennywise, a character from a Steven King novel, checks to see how a selfie turned out with coffee shop worker Jeff Small, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Fans are dressed in costumes for Halloween during the first period of an NHL hockey game between the St. Louis Blues and the Vancouver Canucks Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Fans are dressed in costumes for Halloween during the first period of an NHL hockey game between the St. Louis Blues and the Vancouver Canucks Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Pharmacy manager Tyler O'Neil wears an alarm clock costume while taking a work break, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Pharmacy manager Tyler O'Neil wears an alarm clock costume while taking a work break, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
A girl rings the doorbell of a horror-themed room at the West Side Hallo Fest, the country's largest Halloween festival in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A girl rings the doorbell of a horror-themed room at the West Side Hallo Fest, the country's largest Halloween festival in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A reveler dressed in a costume poses during a Halloween celebration in Vilnius, Lithuanian, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
A reveler dressed in a costume poses during a Halloween celebration in Vilnius, Lithuanian, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
People dressed up in scary costumes take part in a Halloween Zombie protest walk at the city center of Essen, Germany, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
People dressed up in scary costumes take part in a Halloween Zombie protest walk at the city center of Essen, Germany, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Halloween decorations are on display at a Sam's Club, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in Bentonville, Ark. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Halloween decorations are on display at a Sam's Club, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in Bentonville, Ark. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
A girl adjusts her outfit at the West Side Hallo Fest, the country's largest Halloween festival in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A girl adjusts her outfit at the West Side Hallo Fest, the country's largest Halloween festival in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
People wearing costumes are silhouetted against the sunset sky at the West Side Hallo Fest, the country's largest Halloween festival in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
People wearing costumes are silhouetted against the sunset sky at the West Side Hallo Fest, the country's largest Halloween festival in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
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9:24 AM on Friday, October 31

By The Associated Press

From a daytime techno underground rave in Ukraine and pumpkin carving in Romania to a bash hosted by the U.S. President and his wife at the White House, the U.S. Halloween tradition is celebrated around the world.

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This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

 

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