Halloween

**Halloween-Only Content**
The content described on this page will only appear during the **Halloween** event.

Not to be confused with the Pumpkin Moon, a Halloween-themed event.
**Halloween** is a seasonal event which lasts from around mid-October until around the start of November. During this time, several enemies wear costumes that change their appearance, unique enemies spawn, and new items become available via enemy drops or via purchase. Goodie Bags also drop, offering random Halloween-themed items, mostly decorative or vanity. Pumpkins grow naturally on grass during Halloween.

The duration of the event depends on the game platform:

 3DS | October 1st | – | November 10th

 Reaching the end of the Pumpkin Moon starts one in-game day of the Halloween event, regardless of the date.

## Contents

CharactersOn the surface during the day:
* ​Bunny Slime

On the surface at night:
* ​Nurse Zombie
* ​Superhero Zombie
* ​Pixie Zombie
* ​Owl Eye
* ​UFO Eye
* ​Hoppin' Jack(Hardmode)
* ​Raven

From shaking forest trees :
* ​Raven

In the cavern layer:
* ​Groom Skeleton
* ​Astronaut Skeleton
* ​Martian Skeleton
* ​Ghost (enemy)

Critters:
* ​Slime Bunny

Unique DropsFrom any enemy:
* ​Candy Apple(replaces Hearts)
* ​Soul Cake(replaces Mana Stars)
* ​Goodie Bag(1/80 or 1.25% chance)

From weak enemies
(see table below for explanation)
* ​Bloody Machete(1/2000 or 0.05% chance)
* ​Bladed Glove(1/2000 or 0.05% chance)

From Forest grass:
* ​Pumpkin

From harvesting Pumpkins:
* ​Magical Pumpkin Seed(1/200 or 0.5% chance)

From shaking trees :
* ​Rotten Egg

For SaleFrom Arms Dealer:
* ​Nurse set

From Clothier:
* ​Guy Fawkes Mask
* ​Clothier's Jacket
* ​Clothier's Pants

From Cyborg:
* ​Cyborg set

From Dryad:
* ​Dryad set

From Dye Trader:
* ​Dye Trader's set

From Merchant:
* ​Tax Collector's set(Only on )
* ​Sickle

From Steampunker:
* ​Steampunk Goggles

From Witch Doctor:
* ​Cauldron

From Wizard:
* ​Wizard's Hat

"Weak enemies" are enemies with less than 20 defense, 40 damage and up to 5 of loot. These will be mostly pre-Hardmode enemies. When playing in Expert Mode, all enemies are much stronger and therefore these conditions limit the amount of enemies that can drop the Bloody Machete and Bladed Glove to just a couple, especially during Hardmode. See the table below for clarification.

 Defense
 Coins

Misassembled Skeleton
Astronaut Skeleton
Salamander
Martian Probe
Servant of Cthulhu
Ice Slime
Spiked Ice Slime
Sand Slime
Lava Slime
Spiked Slime
Cave Bat
Ice Bat
Demon Eye
Cataract Eye
Dilated Eye
Sleepy Eye
Purple Eye
Owl Eye
Little Eater
Vulture
Zombie
Bald Zombie
Pincushion Zombie
Slimed Zombie
Twiggy Zombie
Female Zombie
Swamp Zombie
Raincoat Zombie
Frozen Zombie
Superhero Zombie
Pixie Zombie
Giant Shelly
Flying Fish
Raven
Goblin Peon
Skeleton
Headache Skeleton
Pantless Skeleton
Martian Skeleton
Blood Zombie
Goblin Scout
Undead Miner
Goblin Thief

## Tips

* Halloween can be "activated" by setting the device's date to any date within the respective Halloween timespan.
	+ Change the computer's date to any day between October 10th and November 1st.
	+ Disconnect from  Xbox Live /  PSN and change the console time.
	+ Disconnect from automatic date/time updates and change the time manually. Note that this does not work for some devices.
	+ Go to "System Settings" and set the date there.
	+ Go to "System Settings" and go to "system", click on "Date and Time" and set the time there.

If a change of the device's time is undesired, applications like RunAsDate (Windows) or faketime (Linux, macOS) allow launching *Terraria* with a changed time and date.
## Trivia

* The tree in the Halloween logo appears to be made of Spooky Wood, an item which drops in bulk during the similarly-themed Pumpkin Moon event.

## History

PC version
* Desktop 1.4.0.1:
	+ Halloween period begins on October 10th instead of October 20th.
	+ Reaching the end of the Pumpkin Moon unlocks one in-game day of the Halloween event.
	+ Merchant no longer sells Tax Collector's set during Halloween.

* Desktop 1.3.4: Halloween period finishes on November 1st instead of November 10th.

* Desktop 1.3.0.1:
	+ Clothier now sells Clothier's Pants and Clothier's Jacket.
	+ Dye Trader now sells Turban, completing the Dye Trader's set.
	+ Sickle is now sold by Merchant always (not just at Halloween).

* Desktop 1.2.1.1: Fixed a bug causing the game to not check for Halloween dates in multiplayer.

* Desktop 1.2.1: Introduced.

Mobile version
* Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

Nintendo Switch version
* Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DSversion
* 3DS-Release: Introduced.

## Footnotes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Does not drop from statue-spawned enemies or Meteor Heads.