Spirit Halloween Stores Open In San Clemente

SAN CLEMENTE, 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 the ones in and near San Clemente.

All the company’s stores across every state sell costumes, Halloween décor and accessories for children, teens and adults. The store in San Clemente is open at 101 W Avenida Vista Hermosa.

Other Spirit Halloween stores near San Clemente include:

• 27592 Antonio Pkwy, Ladera Ranch
• 26501 Aliso Creek Rd, Aliso Viejo
• 23811 El Toro Rd, Lake Forest

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. The County of Orange allows businesses to determine whether or not masks are required to walk through their front doors.

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.