Located in New York City, Mr. Purple will host a rooftop zombie prom-themed Halloween bash on Oct. 27 at 10 p.m.

From Oct. 30-31, this Los Angeles deli will become a McDowell’s pop-up, transforming into the fictional fast-food restaurant from the 1988 film “Coming to America.” Fat Sal’s will be redecorated with the McDowell’s interior and exterior, and serve themed menu items like the Big Mick and Zamunda fries.

East Coast Wings and Grill, headquartered in Winston-Salem, N.C., is throwing a kids’ craft night on Wednesday. Each child can complete a Halloween craft while waiting for dinner. Additionally, kids eat for free on Wednesdays at the casual-dining chain.

The spooky holiday brings a new insect-inspired cocktail to Madison on Park in San Diego. The Santa Muerte, priced at $12, is a combination of roasted cricket bitters, beet juice, lemon juice, egg white and tequila, garnished with a skewered roasted cricket.

This New York City spot will host a Halloween party on Thursday. Customers get free entry, a complimentary “blood shot,” or pomegranate sangria, and a tarot card reading.

All Set, located in Washington, D.C., will throw a Halloween bash on Saturday and donate proceeds to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Attendees dressed in costumes will get an array of complimentary bites and one free cocktail.

Dallas-based Tex-Mex chain El Chico will celebrate Halloween by giving free meals to kids in costumes, 12 years old and under, on Oct. 31.

Breakfast Republic in San Diego will serve candy corn pancakes priced at $11 on Halloween. The fluffy flapjacks are flavored with orange zest, sweet corn and vanilla, and finished with candy corn.

The New York City restaurant has a haunting selection of Halloween desserts at its bar and confection counter through Oct. 31. Specialty drinks include the Watching You cocktail, a mixture of spiced rum, spicy pumpkin syrup, lime juice and ginger beer with an edible “eye” inside, and the Dark Soul, a non-alcoholic coffee infusion made with black sesame and dark chocolate sauce, espresso and whole milk.

Customers with a sweet tooth can nab a pumpkin-shaped pastry featuring a soft ginger biscuit, housemade pumpkin syrup with a ginger spice twist, pumpkin mousse and a green cashew as the stem.

This Austin, Texas, restaurant is getting into the Halloween spirit with its Toasted Medusa cocktail. The drink is made with mezcal, dark coffee liqueur, cold brew coffee, toasted pumpkin meringue, shaved cinnamon and orange curls.

One of Louisville, Ky.-based KFC’s marketing campaigns this year involved selling vintage-style masks of the iconic Colonel Sanders and vinyl bibs resembling his white suit. Look out for Halloween Harland trick-or-treaters on Oct. 31.

The Union Square location of this New York City bar will celebrate Halloween with new menu specials, like a pumpkin martini priced at $14 and “Al RoDente” pasta, priced at $10, featuring mice-shaped meatballs.

Top Round Roast Beef in Los Angeles is selling a Trick or Treat concrete priced at $6 through Oct. 31. The frozen dessert features vanilla custard with orange coloring, purple whipped cream, sprinkles, crumbled Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and other candies.

STK Denver is serving the Green Goblin, a cocktail made with citrus-infused vodka, St-Germain liqueur, cucumber and mint. The chartreuse-hued beverage is priced at $13 through October.

The Mexican tacqueria in New York City will celebrate the Day of the Dead from Oct. 28-Nov. 2 with a $5 special on its pig head carnitas taco and drink specials on margaritas and sangria.

Café 21 in San Diego will offer a pumpkin carving class on Friday at 5:30 p.m. local time at its Adams Ave. location. The eatery will have carving tools and serve hot mulled cider, wine and tapas. Participants can bring their own pumpkin or buy one at Café 21’s pumpkin patch.

This Hoboken, N.J., spot will transform its second-floor event space into a haunted house maze on Halloween.

The Irving, Texas-based pizza chain will offer a free kids’ buffet with the purchase of an adult buffet and regular size drink when kids come wearing costumes on Oct. 31.

This San Diego joint will hold a Dia de los Burros Halloween event on Oct. 31. There will be food and drink specials, including the Potion de los Muertos, a cocktail made with tequila, orange juice, lemon juice, chipotle agave, orange bitters and beet juice, priced at $10. A magician will also perform live.

Kids under the age of 12 who visit participating locations of Dallas–based Dickey’s in costume on Oct. 31 will be treated to a free meal from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The doughnut shop in Tampa, Fla., is spooking customers with a scary lineup of Halloween-themed baked goods, like an oversized Frankenstein doughnut, through Oct. 31.

Customers can also pick up seasonal goodies, such as mummy and spider cupcakes.

Dallas-based Mimi’s Cafe will give a special treat on Halloween: a free kids’ meal with the purchase of an adult entrée.

This Italian restaurant in Los Angeles is serving Halloween “brain” cupcakes through Oct. 31. The vanilla bean cupcakes are topped with pink icing and stuffed with raspberry jam.

The fast-casual chain, headquartered in Santa Ana, Calif., is collaborating with The Konery from Brooklyn, N.Y., to bring customers the Scary Skoop, a combination of Nekter’s new charcoal vanilla Skoop and The Konery’s Orange Creamsicle waffle cone, priced at $5.25.

The New York City market will host the Scary Bazaar on Oct. 29. Over 100 participating vendors will dress up in costume and give away samples to kids who say, "trick or treat." The bazaar will also have a puppet maker performing for children.

Salt & Straw, based in Portland, Ore., is fully embracing the Halloween festivities with its Spooktacular Series for October. The specialty flavors are inspired by frightful characters, like the Freckle & Hyde Potion, cranberry sorbet freckled with dark chocolate, bitter melon coconut sherbet and coconut ash-coated Pop Rocks.

This flavor in the Spooktacular Series is churned with a mix of spices and cream cooked into blood pudding.

One of Salt & Straw’s October treats is this combination of salted butterscotch ice cream and candy bars.

Diners at Geraldine’s in Austin, Texas, can pick up a fall-inspired concoction: the 24 Carat Magic. The drink mixes carrot juice, ginger liqueur, tamarind and mole bitters, and is garnished with skewered vegetables.

The Burger of the Month at Walk-On’s, based in Baton Rouge, La., is the Ghost Burger, a half-pound burger patty topped with ghost pepper cheese, fried and roasted jalapeños, jalapeño-infused lettuce and chipotle mayo on a jalapeño bun. This frightening creation is served with a side of shoestring fries, priced at $11.99, and will be available through October.

The Washington, D.C., spot will host a Prohibition-themed costume party, with free entry for those who make dinner reservations, on Saturday. Each attendee will receive hors d’oeuvres and the Prohibited Secret cocktail on the house. The themed libation features bourbon, cinnamon syrup, lemon juice, grapefruit and absinthe.

The Southern-style restaurant in Dallas will throw a costume contest on Saturday. The first-place winner will claim two free tickets and a parking pass to a Dallas Stars game, and the second-place winner will receive a $100 Ida Claire gift card.

Those planning to give out treats on Halloween can pick up Halloween Pocket Treats at the Broomfield, Colo.-based quick-service chain. The themed pouches each contain one frosted cookie.

Halloween at Mrs. Fields also brings a cookie cake frosted like a jack o’ lantern to customers looking for a spooky sweet.

The Maitland, Fla.-based barbecue chain will serve a four-person to-go deal comprised of a whole chicken, a pound of pulled or sliced pork, a choice of bread and three pint-sized sides, priced at $29.99 plus tax. Customers can also add up to four drinks to their order for $1 each. The Halloween offer will be available Oct. 28-31.

The casual-dining chain, headquartered in Grapevine, Texas, will treat children to a free kids’ meal with the purchase of an adult entrée on Oct. 31.

This Mexican restaurant in New York City will add a holiday twist to its Monday night dinner party on Oct. 30. The event will involve a costume contest and showcase talent like fire-breathers and burlesque performers in Dia de los Muertos makeup.

A special Halloween dessert at Bodega Negra is the Don Huevo. When a server pours hot caramel sauce on top of the dome-shaped dessert, the white chocolate shell melts to reveal a dark chocolate molten lava cake with a scoop of horchata ice cream.

Located at the Seaport Hotel in Boston, Tamo will pour a 51-oz. Halloween Bowl for two during the Halloween weekend. The monstrous mixture is made with fruit purees, rum, cotton candy, spider rings and plastic eyeballs.

Fort Worth, Texas-based Gatti’s Pizza is offering Halloween-themed take-and-bake pies through Oct. 31. The pizzas come in two holiday shapes – a jack-o-lantern and Frankenstein.

The Canton, Mass.-based frozen-treat chain is serving up ghoulish goodies like the Fang-Tastic Monster Cake, a “fuzzy” dessert with customizable ice cream and cake flavors. Baskin-Robbins’ October flavor is the Candy Bar Mashup, featuring pieces of Snickers, Milky Way and Twix, and a caramel ribbon, in chocolate ice cream.

This New York City bar will hold a haunted, circus-themed Halloween event on Friday and Saturday. Admission is $30 per person and will include a complimentary cocktail and entry into a costume contest, with a chance to win a $100 prize.

Dallas-based El Fenix will treat dine-in customers to a free ghost-shaped sopapilla, a deep-fried Mexican pastry, upon request at the end of every meal on Oct. 31.

This beer garden, located in Jersey City, N.J., will host its annual costume contest on Saturday. The event will feature a DJ, dancing and a $500 prize for the best costume winner.

Adults and children can get a free regular chocolate chip cookie at the Richardson, Texas-based café when they visit in costume on Halloween.

This Mexican restaurant in Washington, D.C., is honoring the Day of the Dead through Nov. 2 with an interior redesign incorporating Dia de los Muertos themes and a variety of specialty drinks and dishes. Diners are encouraged to leave offerings to the departed at Espita Mezcaleria’s “altar for the dead.” On Nov. 1, the restaurant will hold its annual Day of the Day celebration, playing tunes from beloved deceased artists and offering face painting. 

On Sunday, Espita Mezcaleria will throw a Halloween costume contest for puppies. The winner will get a $100 gift certificate to the restaurant and puppy treats. The restaurant will also celebrate on Halloween night with mezcal cocktails like the La Llorona, which mixes mezcal, bitters, vermouth and Mexican Fernet.

The Vancouver, Wash.-based take-and-bake pizza chain is offering its frightful favorite Jack-O-Lantern through Oct. 31. Social media followers who snap a selfie with their Halloween pie with the promotional hashtag #JackoSelfie through Nov. 1 can win one of five Papa Murphy’s gift cards.

Sushi Roxx in New York City will host an adults-only "Fright Night Roxx" show on Friday and Saturday. Each night will showcase a Thriller dance-off through the entire restaurant.

On Oct. 31, this pizza chain, based in The Colony, Texas, will treat customers to a free kids’ buffet for children 10 years old and younger with the purchase of an adult buffet.

This ice cream company in Brooklyn, N.Y., is selling Halloween-themed scoops, like candy corn, throughout October at its tasting room and for delivery via Caviar.

This MilkMade flavor combines concord grape ice cream with chocolate chips, graham crackers, marshmallows and peanut butter swirl.

Another Halloween flavor at MilkMade features smashed and spiced sugar pumpkin ice cream with chocolate stracciatella.

The Dallas-based casual-dining chain is celebrating the month of “Chucktober” with candy corn pizza, which uses garlic mozzarella and sharp Cheddar to resemble the traditional Halloween candy. The specialty pie will be sold with two servings of candy corn through Oct. 31, and free slices will be given away on the last day of the offer.

The New York City restaurant will throw a "Bagat'hell Circus" event based on the movie "It" for brunch on Friday and Saturday, and dinner on Oct. 31.

This riverside restaurant in Manhattan is spooking diners with The Skull, a candy and marshmallow pizza. The dessert’s starring feature is the candy skull in the middle, which is lit on fire to reveal a cotton candy brain inside.