Release the spooks!
August is here and that means it's time to watch vacant buildings transform into ... Spirit Halloween.
A pop culture phenomenon, Spirit Halloween is a retailer that offers every type of Halloween goodie you can imagine, and many things beyond what your mind can conjure. Whether you're looking for costumes, spooky decor or animatronic horrors to scare the neighborhood's kids and dogs, Spirit Halloween is famous as the place to go for a huge selection.
About a month ago, Spirit Halloween announced it would be hiring 50,000 people for more than 1,500 retail locations expected to open ahead of the 2025 Halloween season.
Since then, it's announced where those locations will be, including dozens opening all over Florida.
What is Spirit Halloween?
Spirit Halloween desribes itself as "the largest Halloween retailer in the country. With more than 1,500 seasonal locations in strip centers and malls across North America, Spirit is the one-stop destination for all things Halloween."
"For more than four decades, Spirit has created immersive and interactive experiences for shoppers, complete with a unique and vast assortment of costumes and accessories for infants, toddlers, children, 'tweens, teens, and adults, along with exclusive décor and animatronics you won't find anywhere else."
Spirit Halloween first opened in 1983.
The seasonal stores open each August, but "die-hard Halloween enthusiasts"also can shop online year-round.
Where will Spirit of Halloween stores open in Florida?
Spirit Halloween announced on its website 95 locations in 67 "major cities" will open in Florida.
Locations listed as of Aug. 5 include:
Altamonte Springs, former Conns, 130 East Altamonte Drive
Apopka, former Big Lots 775 S Orange Blossom Trail
Boca Raton, former Hobby Lobby, 21759 State Road 7
Boynton Beach, former Conns Home Plus, 9903 S Mlitary Trail
Bradenton, former Party City, 845 Cortez Road W
2 locations in Brandon
former QVC Outlet, 225 W Brandon Blvd.
former Tuesday Morning, 911 Lithia Pinecrest Road
Casselberry, former Rack Room Shoes, 1455 Semoran Blvd.
Clearwater, former Steinmart, 2522 McMullen Booth Road
Coral Springs, former Big Lots, 725 N University Drive
Daytona Beach, former Big Lots 2400 W International Speedway Blvd.
DeLand, former Big Lots, 131 E International Speedway Blvd.
Delray Beach, former Big Lots, 4801 Linton Blvd.
Estero, former Joanns Fabrics, 8072 Mediterranean Drive
Gainesville, former Forever 21, 6419 W Newberry Road
Hallandale Beach, former Charming Charlie, 600 Silks Run
Hialeah, next to Guitar Center, 3890 W 18th Ave.
2 locations in Hollywood
former Party City, 3911 Oakwood Blvd.
former Tuesday Morning, 2671 N Hiatus Road
8 locations in Jacksonville:
former Tuesday Morning, 4530-15 Saint Johns Ave.
former Conns HomePlus, 9278 Arlington Expressway
former Bealls, 860 Commerce Center Drive
former Sam Ash, 8151 Blanding Blvd.
former American Freight, 11111 San Jose Blvd.
former Bealls, 12200 San Jose Blvd.
former Big Lots, 9625 Crosshill Blvd.
former Steinmart, 1648 University Blvd., W
Jacksonville Beach, former Big Lots, 14333 Beach Blvd.
Jensen Beach, former Party City, 4189 NW Federal Highway
Kissimmee, former Party City, 641 Centerview Blvd.
Lake City, former Michaels, 2469 W US Highway 90
Lake Mary, next to Office Depot, 3599 Lake Emma Road
Lakeland, former CVS, 2536 U.S. 92
Largo, former Big Lots, 11912 Seminole Blvd.
Leesburg, former Polosi, 10401-2003 U.S. 441, 234
Merritt Island, former Tuesday Morning, 745 North Courtenay Parkway
4 locations in Miami:
former Party City, 10650 NW 19th St.
former Party City, 13550 SW 120th St.
former Party City, 20831 S Dixie Highway
One level above Target, 8380 S Dixie Highway
Naples, former Party City, 4377 Tamiami Trail N
Niceville, former Badcock Home Furniture, 1102 E Johns Sims Parkway
North Fort Myers, former JoAnns Fabrics, 15201 North Cleveland Ave.
Oakland Park, former Party City, 843 East Commercial Blvd.
2 locations in Ocala
former Tuesday Morning, 2606 Southwest College Road
former Big Lots,2637 East Silver Springs Blvd.
Orange City, former Bealls, 2550 Enterprise Road
6 locations in Orlando
former Joann Fabrics, 3564 East Colonial Drive
former CVS, 7665 West Colonial Drive
former Party City, 1440 N Alafaya Trail
former JoAnn Fabrics, 825 N Alafaya Trail
next to Five Below, 11613 Regency Village Drive
former Reebok, 15789 Florida 535
Oviedo, former Sears, 1360 Oviedo Mall Blvd.
Palatka, former Big Lots, 109 Florida 19
Palm Beach Gardens, former Steinmart, 11700 U.S. Highway 1
Palm Harbor, former Ross, 33165 US Highway 19 N
Panama City, former Planet Fitness, 2286 Martin Luther King Junior Blvd.
Panama City Beach, former Tuesday Morning, 7928 Front Beach Road
Pembroke Pines, former Party City, 14804 Pines Blvd.
3 locations in Pensacola
former Call Center, 3300 North Pace Blvd.
former Big Lots, 400 N Navy Blvd.
former JoAnns Fabric, 6601 North Davis Highway
Plant City, former Big Lots, 1427 South Collins St.
Plantation, former Joanns, 801 S University Drive
Port Richey, former Joann Fabric, 10057 U.S. 19
Port St. Lucie, former American Freight, 7121 U.S. 1
Royal Palm Beach, former Buy Buy Baby, 550 N State Road 7
2 locations in Sarasota
former Party City, 3670 Bee Ridge Road
former Christmas Tree Shops, 147 North Cattlemen Road
locations in South Miami
5701 Sunset Drive
former Party City, 6272 South Dixie Highway
Spring Hill, former Joanns, 4387 Commercial Way
St. Augustine, former Party City, 440 W Geoffrey St.
St. Cloud, former Aarons, 3439 13th St.
3 locations in St. Petersburg
next to Dollar Tree, 6161 Ninth Ave. N
former Tuesday Morning, 7895 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. N
former CVS, 5345 66th St. N
Sunrise, former Rana Furniture, 12751 W Sunrise Blvd.
2 locations in Tallahassee
former Macys, 1500 Apalachee Parkway
former Big Lots, 3111 Mahan Dr.
Tamarac, next to Applebees, 6045 N University Drive
4 locations in Tampa
former Bealls, 3848 S Dale Mabry Highway
former Macys, 298 Westshore Plaza
former Big Lots, 120601 Citrus Park Drive
former JoAnn, 6234 Commerce Palms Drive
Titusville, former Dollar Floor, 3259 Garden St.
Venice, former Big Lots, 565 U.S. 41 Bypass N
Vero Beach, former Badcock Furniture, 1610 U.S. Highway 1
Wellington, former Nordstrom, 10320 Forest Hill Blvd.
West Melbourne, former Joann Fabrics, 1537 W New Haven Ave.
West Palm Beach, former Forever 21, 1751 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd.
Winter Garden, former Party City, 3089 Daniels Road
Winter Haven, former Badcock Furniture, 1395 Sixth St. NW
Yulee, former Joann Fabrics, 463877 State Road 200
When will Florida Spirit Halloween stores open?
Every Florida Spirit Halloween store on the list above said it was opening "in August" or "coming soon."
The USA TODAY Network-Florida has reached out to Spirit Halloween for a specific opening date for Florida stores.
Want to work at Spirit Halloween? More than 1,000 jobs available in Florida
Spirit Halloween is hiring 50,000 people to work at more than 1,500 locations expected to open for the 2025 Halloween season as it begins "ramping up for another year of magic and memories," according to a news release.
As of 1 p.m. Aug. 5, Florida had 1,224 jobs available.
Candidates interested in a position can find more information at Work4Spirit.com or can text "Reaper" to 85000 to apply.
Spirit Halloween helps make hospitals less scary for children with 'Spirit of Children' program
"At the heart of Spirit Halloween is its philanthropic arm, Spirit of Children.
"We know how intimidating a hospital stay can be, so you can imagine how children may feel. To help children and their families cope during illness or a hospital procedure, Spirit of Children brings the magic of Halloween and more to local hospitals all year long by providing essential funding to support Child Life Departments in over 160 hospitals across the United States and Canada," according to the company's website.
The program has raised more than $145 million.
"Every penny of each donation made to Spirit of Children goes directly to each store's local partner hospital's Child Life Department to support children and their families while they receive care.
"Partner hospitals use donations to provide critical child life staff, sibling and family support services, sensory equipment, and patient-focused resources, including therapy programming, toys, crafts, art supplies, and so much more.
"Plus, every Halloween all partner hospitals receive packages filled with costumes, accessories, coloring books, crayons and tote bags to help facilitate festive Halloween celebrations for patients, caregivers, and their families."
This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Spirit Halloween 2025 locations in Florida released
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