Best All Around
Frazetta’s Costumes
186 S Courtland St, East Stroudsburg, opens at 11 a.m. The county's only real costume store, and the one WNEP films every October. There is a $10-a-group entrance fee, and it comes off whatever you buy.
The Costume Crawl
Fri., Oct. 23 · In the Oct. 23 Buzz
You can buy a costume in a plastic bag at Walmart. But Halloween is Saturday the 31st, and Monroe County can do better than the fourth identical bagged Spider-Man at the party.
Best Costume You Can Wear Year Round
Tepee Town Authentic Western Wear
3573 PA-611, Bartonsville, opens at 11 a.m. Go as a cowboy or a cowgirl. Boots and a hat read as a costume on Saturday night and as clothes on Monday morning. Call 570-421-8878 first, because the posted hours have not always matched the door.
Best Vintage
Go Fish
748 Milford Rd, East Stroudsburg, opens at 11 a.m. The best-reviewed vintage shop in the county. True vintage, concert tees, the occasional designer piece priced like it is not. A decade is a costume if you commit.
Best Way to Dress Up and Do Some Good
The Salvation Army Thrift Store
285 Washington St, East Stroudsburg, opens at 9 a.m. Nobody here has more clothing per square foot, which is exactly what you want when the costume is still only an idea, and the money you spend goes back out into programs.
Best Halloween Specialty Store
Spirit Halloween
228 Main St, Stroudsburg, opens at 8 a.m. Open late and stocked for exactly one holiday, which is the right answer when you need something tonight and a project is out of the question.
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