Here’s how your favourite musicians and actors dressed up for Halloween 2026

    Musicians and actors have been showing off their Halloween costumes over the weekend, with everyone from Harry Styles and Lily Allen to Janelle Monáe and Zendaya getting involved.

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    Among the biggest trends this year were tributes to fellow celebrities, with Lizzo and Rita Ora both dressing as Dolly Parton, the country music icon who died in August aged 80.

    Lizzo recreated one of Parton’s glamorous 1970s looks, complete with a blonde wig and sparkling yellow outfit, and shared a personal tribute to the late singer, recalling how Parton had offered her support during a difficult period in her career.

    “Singing Jolene tonight 4 U @dollyparton,” she wrote on Instagram.

    Ora also embraced Parton’s signature blonde hair and country-inspired style while attending a Halloween party in New York on Friday night (October 30).

     

    Styles, meanwhile, marked the return of his ‘Harryween’ tradition with two special concerts at Madison Square Garden.

    At the first show on Friday, he initially appeared in an Elvis Presley costume before changing into the outfit he wore for his original X Factor audition in 2010.

    He then performed Stevie Wonder‘s ‘Isn’t She Lovely’, the song he sang at his audition aged 16, and jokingly repeated his famous line: “I work in a bakery.” His backing band and dancers also dressed as different versions of Styles from throughout his career.

    Allen opted for a more self-deprecating costume, dressing as a Ticketmaster seating map covered in blue dots.

    The singer was referencing the term “blue dot fever”, which has been used to describe disappointing ticket sales, following her decision to downsize several venues on the North American leg of her ‘West End Girl’ tour.

    Her outfit included a white puffer jacket and bodysuit covered in blue dots representing unsold seats, as well as a thermometer.

    “Never beating the allegations. #bluedotfever,” she wrote on Instagram.

     

    Another artist embracing Halloween was Monáe, who continued her reputation for elaborate costumes with several original creations.

    For her annual ‘Wondaween’ celebrations in Los Angeles, she transformed into a character called The Amazing Phish Boy, a human-fish hybrid featuring scales, fins and oversized eyes, combined with a vintage circus performer’s outfit.

    She also unveiled another character, Mother Creature, a monstrous creation featuring extensive prosthetics and gruesome details.