Halloween 2026 delivered a costume weekend full of nostalgia and inside jokes. Lizzo and Rita Ora both dressed as Dolly Parton, honoring the country legend who died in August at 80. Lizzo even sang“Jolene”in character. Meanwhile Harry Styles revived his Harryween shows at Madison Square Garden, dressing as Elvis Presley one night and as his own 2010 X Factor audition self the next.
Lily Allen went for something totally different, dressing as a Ticketmaster seating map covered in blue dots and captioning it“Never beating the allegations. #bluedotfever.”The look tied into jokes about unsold seats on her tour, and fans immediately got the reference. Keke Palmer and her three-year-old son recreated Janet and Michael Jackson’s 1995“Scream”looks, Zendaya recreated Halle Berry’s 2000 X-Men premiere outfit, and Paris Hilton went as Britney Spears.
Then there’s Heidi Klum, who arrived at her annual New York party as an enormous severed hand modeled on her own left hand, the result of six hours of work. Olivia Rodrigo performed in Columbus as Marie Antoinette to round out the weekend. Which costume was your favorite? Tell us in the comments.
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