Freeform Reveals 31 Nights of Halloween Lineup for 2026: See the Full Schedule (Exclusive)
Freeform Reveals 31 Nights of Halloween Lineup for 2026: See the Full Schedule (Exclusive)
Benjamin VanHooseTue, September 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM UTC
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From left: ‘Edward Scissorhands’; ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’; ‘Hocus Pocus’Credit: Getty; Shutterstock(2) -
PEOPLE exclusively reveals Freeform’s 2026 schedule for 31 Nights of Halloween
The lineup includes a Tim Burton marathon, the network’s premiere of 2024’s Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, and the debut of new series Coven Academy
The programming takes over the channel for the month of October
Freeform is bringing back 31 Nights of Halloween for spooky season.
PEOPLE can exclusively reveal the schedule for the annual programming lineup, which brings Halloween-themed classics and premieres to the network for the entire month of October.
Highlights this year include a Tim Burton marathon on Friday, Oct. 16, the Freeform premiere of 2024’s Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire on Thursday, Oct. 8, and perennial fan-favorites like Casper, Hocus Pocus and The Addams Family.
The lineup also features the premiere of Coven Academy. From creator Tim Federle (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series), the teen drama seriesis about three young witches and their “dangerously charming warlock peers at an elite magic school where power is currency, secrets are lethal and attraction is a liability.”
‘Coven Academy’ (2026)Credit: Disney
Coven Academy premieres Thursday, Oct. 1, at 8 p.m. ET on Freeform. The full season will then be available to stream the next day on Disney+, Hulu and Freeform on Demand.
Read on for the complete 31 Nights of Halloween night-by-night schedule. (All programming is subject to change, Freeform notes.)
2026’s 31 Nights of Halloween scheduleCredit: FreeformThursday, Oct. 1
11:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Edward Scissorhands1:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Addams Family (1991)3:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Addams Family Values5:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus8:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Coven Academy (episodes 1-4)
Friday, Oct. 2
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – The Addams Family (1991)12:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Addams Family Values2:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – Dark Shadows (2012)5:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Haunted Mansion (2003)7:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas8:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Beetlejuice
Saturday, Oct. 3
7:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Beetlejuice9:35 a.m. EDT/PDT – Coven Academy12:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)3:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus5:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – Monsters, Inc.7:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – Monsters University9:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Addams Family (1991)11:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Addams Family Values
Sunday, Oct. 4
7:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Spooky Buddies9:35 a.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)12:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – Edward Scissorhands2:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Addams Family (1991)4:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – Addams Family Values6:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus8:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus 211:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – Haunted Mansion (2023)
Monday, Oct. 5
12:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Spider-Man: Homecoming3:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters (1984)5:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters II8:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters (2016)
Tuesday, Oct. 6
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Arachnophobia1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters (1984)3:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters II5:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters (2016)8:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
Wednesday, Oct. 7
11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Spider-Man 2 (2004)2:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Haunted Mansion (2003)4:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)6:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – Monsters, Inc.8:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Monsters University
Thursday, Oct. 8
11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)1:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus3:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters: Afterlife6:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Coven Academy (episodes 5-7)
Friday, Oct. 9
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Spider-Man (2002)1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters: Afterlife3:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire6:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus8:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus 212:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Coven Academy
Saturday, Oct. 10
7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Frankenweenie (2012)9:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Toy Story of TERROR!9:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Spooky Buddies11:35 a.m. EDT/PDT – Scooby-Doo (2002)1:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed3:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – Maleficent5:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas7:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)9:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Beetlejuice12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Christina Ricci in ‘Casper’ (1995)Credit: EverettSunday, Oct. 11
8:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Toy Story of TERROR!8:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Scooby-Doo (2002)10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed12:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Little Shop of Horrors (1986)2:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – Beetlejuice4:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)7:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Haunted Mansion (2003)9:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus11:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – Dark Shadows (2012)
Monday, Oct. 12
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Disturbia12:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Maleficent: Mistress of Evil3:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Edward Scissorhands5:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Haunted Mansion (2023)8:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Dark Shadows (2012)
Tuesday, Oct. 13
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Sleepy Hollow (1999)1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Little Shop of Horrors (1986)3:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – Cruella6:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus8:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus 2
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Wednesday, Oct. 14
11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Spider-Man 3 (2007)2:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus4:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters (1984)6:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Addams Family (1991)8:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Addams Family Values
Thursday, Oct. 15
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters (1984)12:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus3:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Haunted Mansion (2003)5:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Addams Family (1991)7:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Addams Family Values9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Coven Academy (episodes 8-10)
Friday, Oct. 16
11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street1:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – Edward Scissorhands4:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – Dark Shadows (2012)6:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas8:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Sleepy Hollow (1999)12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Coven Academy
Saturday, Oct. 17
7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Something Wicked This Way Comes9:10 a.m. EDT/PDT – Dark Shadows (2012)11:50 a.m. EDT/PDT – Sleepy Hollow (1999)2:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – Haunted Mansion (2023)5:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus7:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Addams Family (1991)9:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – Addams Family Values11:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Sunday, Oct. 18
8:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Frankenweenie (2012)10:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Edward Scissorhands12:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Maleficent2:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Addams Family (1991)4:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – Addams Family Values6:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)9:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas10:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters (2016)
Monday, Oct. 19
11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters (2016)2:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Toy Story of Terror!2:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Scooby-Doo (2002)4:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)6:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – Beetlejuice8:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
Christina Ricci in ‘Addams Family Values’ (1993)Credit: EverettTuesday, Oct. 20
11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Toy Story of Terror!11:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Scooby-Doo (2002)1:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed3:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Beetlejuice5:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters: Afterlife8:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Wednesday, Oct. 21
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed12:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Edward Scissorhands2:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters: Afterlife5:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire8:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – Haunted Mansion (2023)
Thursday, Oct. 22
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Something Wicked This Way Comes12:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Little Shop of Horrors (1986)2:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas4:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)6:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus8:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus 2
Friday, Oct. 23
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus12:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)2:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Maleficent5:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Cruella8:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters (2016)
Saturday, Oct. 24
7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad8:35 a.m. EDT/PDT – Edward Scissorhands11:05 a.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters II1:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Haunted Mansion (2003)3:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters (2016)6:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus9:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus 211:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
Sunday, Oct. 25
7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Spooky Buddies9:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters II11:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus1:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – Haunted Mansion (2023)4:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)6:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – Monsters, Inc.8:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Monsters University11:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Monday, Oct. 26
11:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Haunted Mansion (2023)2:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus4:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters (1984)6:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Addams Family (1991)8:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Addams Family Values
Tuesday, Oct. 27
12:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters (1984)2:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters II5:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Addams Family (1991)7:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Addams Family Values9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Beetlejuice
Wednesday, Oct. 28
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters II1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Scooby-Doo (2002)3:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Scooby-Doo: Monsters Unleashed5:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas6:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – Beetlejuice8:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
Thursday, Oct. 29
11:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Scooby-Doo (2002)1:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)4:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Monsters, Inc.6:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – Monsters University8:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
Friday, Oct. 30
12:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters: Afterlife2:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire5:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters: Afterlife8:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Saturday, Oct. 31 (Halloween)
8:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – The Haunted Mansion (2003)1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus3:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas4:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)7:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus9:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus 212:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Frankenweenie (2012)
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