Spirit Halloween Stores Open Near Alameda

ALAMEDA, CA — It’s now mid-September, which means the Halloween season has arrived — at least at the more than 1,400 seasonal Spirit Halloween stores that have opened nationwide, including ones in Emeryville, San Lorenzo and San Francisco.

All the company’s stores across every state sell costumes, Halloween décor and accessories for children, teens and adults. The stores nearest to Alameda include:

• 15928 Hesperian Blvd., San Lorenzo, CA 94580
• 5668 Bay St., Emeryville, CA 94608
• 1685 Bryant St., San Francisco, CA 94103

The store allows online shopping by theme, so customers can filter costumes by TV show or movie, among other sections. Filters are also available by size, price or rating.

Spirit Halloween has Harley Quinn, Stitch and fox costumes among their featured popular buys more than six weeks ahead of the Oct. 31 holiday.

Be aware of the local mask policy before entering Spirit Halloween stores or any other brick-and-mortar business, even with the coronavirus pandemic having passed its year-and-a-half mark. Insert specific info on state or municipality’s mask policy.

While Spirit Halloween does not specifically state masks are required for vaccinated customers, all employees — vaccinated and unvaccinated — are required to wear face coverings. The store also requires face coverings for all unvaccinated customers.

Hand sanitizer stations are posted at the store’s entrance, and plastic shields are mounted around the registers.