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NBA Halloween week 2026: Raptors costume night, Spurs and Grizzlies shirts, a Bucks dachshund race and the Luka bobblehead
From Raptors Halloween on Oct. 28 to Día de los Muertos nights on Nov. 2, here is every NBA themed night and giveaway in Halloween week, with local and Cairo tip times: Spurs and Grizzlies shirts, a Bucks dachshund race, a Rockets Fan Fest and the Lakers' Luka Dončić bobblehead.
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Oct. 22, 2026 — NBA arenas get their first costume week of the season next week. Between Wednesday, Oct. 28, and Monday, Nov. 2, Toronto throws its Raptors Halloween game, San Antonio and Memphis hand Halloween and Day of the Dead shirts to the first 5,000 fans, Milwaukee races dachshunds in costume at halftime, Houston puts on a pregame Fan Fest, and the Lakers close the weekend with a Luka Dončić bobblehead for every fan. Here is every themed night and giveaway that week, with local and Cairo tip times.
Friday, Oct. 30, is the first NBA Cup Night, with 10 games in one evening; what each host has planned for it is in our first Cup Night guide, so this guide skips that night.
Every themed night, Oct. 28 to Nov. 2
Tip times come from the league schedule. Egypt leaves summer time at midnight on Thursday, Oct. 29, and the U.S. leaves daylight saving time on Sunday, Nov. 1, so the gap between U.S. tips and Cairo changes twice in this stretch; the Cairo column already accounts for both. Night games in the U.S. fall on the next calendar day in Cairo.
| Date | Game | Tip (local) | Cairo time | Night / giveaway |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed., Oct. 28 | Magic at Raptors | 7:30 p.m. ET | Thu 2:30 a.m. | Raptors Halloween: costume contests, concourse activations, Skeleton Raptor merch collection |
| Wed., Oct. 28 | Hornets at Pistons | 7 p.m. ET | Thu 2:00 a.m. | Los Pistons Night: Los Pistons beanie |
| Wed., Oct. 28 | Heat at Hawks | 7 p.m. ET | Thu 2:00 a.m. | Hawks soccer jersey ticket package |
| Wed., Oct. 28 | Wizards at Cavaliers | 7 p.m. ET | Thu 2:00 a.m. | Breast Cancer Awareness Night |
| Wed., Oct. 28 | Rockets at Bucks | 7 p.m. CT | Thu 3:00 a.m. | Breast Cancer Awareness Night: T-shirt |
| Wed., Oct. 28 | Knicks at Bulls | 7 p.m. CT | Thu 3:00 a.m. | Statement Edition Night; Filipino Heritage ticket pack with hat |
| Wed., Oct. 28 | Warriors at Timberwolves | 7 p.m. CT | Thu 3:00 a.m. | Sam Mitchell throwback hat ticket package |
| Wed., Oct. 28 | Thunder at Mavericks | 8:30 p.m. CT | Thu 4:30 a.m. | Breast Health Awareness Night |
| Thu., Oct. 29 | Cavaliers at Hawks | 7 p.m. ET | Fri 1:00 a.m. | Healthcare Appreciation: Hawks bento box ticket package |
| Thu., Oct. 29 | Grizzlies at Trail Blazers | 7 p.m. PT | Fri 4:00 a.m. | Hispanic & Latine Heritage night |
| Sat., Oct. 31 | Kings at Grizzlies | 7 p.m. CT | Sun 2:00 a.m. | Día de los Muertos: T-shirt for first 5,000, concourse trick-or-treating |
| Sat., Oct. 31 | Cavaliers at Bucks | 7 p.m. CT | Sun 2:00 a.m. | Halloween Game: pet bandana, dachshund race at halftime |
| Sat., Oct. 31 | Timberwolves at Spurs | 7 p.m. CT | Sun 2:00 a.m. | Halloween Theme Night: T-shirt for first 5,000 |
| Sat., Oct. 31 | Thunder at Rockets | 7:30 p.m. CT | Sun 2:30 a.m. | Space City Saturday, pregame Fan Fest, Halloween in-game extras |
| Sun., Nov. 1 | Nets at Pacers | 5 p.m. ET | Mon 12:00 a.m. | Lucas Oil Family Night package |
| Sun., Nov. 1 | Clippers at Warriors | 5:30 p.m. PT | Mon 3:30 a.m. | Players pins blind bag for first 10,000 |
| Sun., Nov. 1 | Raptors at Lakers | 6 p.m. PT | Mon 4:00 a.m. | Luka Dončić bobblehead for every fan, rare gold version in the run |
| Mon., Nov. 2 | Wizards at Magic | 7:30 p.m. ET | Tue 2:30 a.m. | Seats for Soldiers |
| Mon., Nov. 2 | Pistons at Hornets | 7:30 p.m. ET | Tue 2:30 a.m. | Red Rising Night |
| Mon., Nov. 2 | Pelicans at Grizzlies | 7 p.m. CT | Tue 3:00 a.m. | Civic Engagement Night |
| Mon., Nov. 2 | Bucks at Timberwolves | 7 p.m. CT | Tue 3:00 a.m. | Noche Latina |
| Mon., Nov. 2 | Jazz at Spurs | 7:30 p.m. CT | Tue 3:30 a.m. | Día de los Muertos: T-shirt for first 5,000 |
| Mon., Nov. 2 | Celtics at Rockets | 7:30 p.m. CT | Tue 3:30 a.m. | Día de los Muertos celebration night |
| Mon., Nov. 2 | Trail Blazers at Nuggets | 7 p.m. MT | Tue 4:00 a.m. | Military Night |
| Mon., Nov. 2 | Raptors at Clippers | 7 p.m. PT | Tue 5:00 a.m. | Dia de los Clippers ticket pack with exclusive T-shirt |
A “ticket package” or “ticket pack” means the item only comes with a special ticket bought for that game, not with a regular seat. Everything else is handed out at the doors or built into the game presentation.
Toronto: Raptors Halloween comes first
The first Halloween game of the season is in Toronto on Wednesday, Oct. 28, against Orlando. The Raptors are asking fans to come in costume and say they are taking over Scotiabank Arena with live costume contests, Halloween activations around the concourse and spooky bits worked into the game presentation. There is no giveaway; instead, a limited Skeleton Raptor merchandise collection goes on sale at Real Sports Apparel. Orlando stays in town for the Cup Night rematch two days later. The rest of the Toronto calendar is in our Raptors theme nights guide.
The same night in Detroit is Los Pistons Night against Charlotte, with a Los Pistons beanie, the second giveaway on the Pistons’ calendar after the Opening Day shirt (Pistons giveaways). Three teams use Oct. 28 for breast cancer awareness: Milwaukee gives out a T-shirt against Houston, Cleveland hosts Washington, and Dallas holds its Breast Health Awareness Night against Oklahoma City on national TV.
Saturday, Oct. 31: four Halloween nights
Seven teams play at home on Halloween, and four have built the night around it, all in the Central time zone.
San Antonio has a Halloween Theme Night against Minnesota at Frost Bank Center, with a Halloween T-shirt for the first 5,000 fans. Two nights later, against Utah, the first 5,000 get a Día de los Muertos shirt, so Spurs fans can collect two shirts in three days (Spurs promo schedule).
Memphis combines Halloween with Día de los Muertos against Sacramento. FedExForum lists a Día de los Muertos T-shirt for the first 5,000 fans, and the concourse becomes a pregame trick-or-treating route for children (Grizzlies giveaways).
Milwaukee has the strangest act of the night. The Bucks’ Halloween Game against Cleveland includes the Halloweenies Halftime Race: ten dachshunds, picked by team staff from photo entries judged on creativity, cuteness and costume, race across the Fiserv Forum court at halftime wearing paw booties or socks. Each winning owner got two tickets, and the dog that crosses the line first earns a custom Bucks jersey and a pet pack. Entries closed on Oct. 7. Fans in the stands get a pet bandana, one of six giveaways on the calendar that came from fan suggestions (Bucks giveaways).
Houston makes Thunder-Rockets a Space City Saturday, so the Rockets wear their black Statement uniforms on the Statement court. A pregame Fan Fest runs at Root Memorial Park, with details still to come, and Toyota Center doors open at 6 p.m. for the 7:30 p.m. tip. The arena promises Halloween surprises during the game, but no giveaway is listed (Rockets promo schedule).
Charlotte, New Orleans and Utah also play at home on Halloween. None of them has announced a Halloween theme for its game.
Sunday, Nov. 1: Luka bobbleheads and a gold chase
The best giveaway of the week comes the day after Halloween at Crypto.com Arena. Every fan at Raptors-Lakers gets a bobblehead of Luka Dončić, the 2025-26 scoring champion, presented by Toyota, and a small number of boxes hold a rare gold version. It is the first of five Lakers bobbleheads this season; the rest of the calendar, through the Phil Jackson statue night on April 9, is in our Lakers promo nights guide. Tip is 6 p.m. PT, which is 4 a.m. Monday in Cairo.
Up the coast, the Warriors give a blind bag of player pins to the first 10,000 fans for the Clippers’ visit at 5:30 p.m. PT, two nights after the Cup shirt game against the Lakers (Warriors giveaways). Indiana opens its run of six Lucas Oil Family Nights against Brooklyn at 5 p.m. ET, a ticket package that bundles seats with a meal and a hat (Pacers family nights).
Monday, Nov. 2: Día de los Muertos nights
Día de los Muertos falls on Monday, and three Western teams mark it. San Antonio gives the first 5,000 fans a Día de los Muertos T-shirt against Utah and also sells a jersey ticket package for the game. Houston makes its Celtics game a Día de los Muertos celebration night, the first of the Rockets’ community Celebration Nights. The Clippers’ Dia de los Clippers against Toronto at Intuit Dome comes with an exclusive T-shirt, but only through a special ticket pack, not a regular seat (Clippers ticket packs).
Phoenix follows on Wednesday, Nov. 4, against Portland, with a Sugar Skull shot glass for the first 5,000 fans 21 and older (Suns theme nights).
Monday also brings Seats for Soldiers in Orlando against Washington, Military Night in Denver against Portland, Red Rising Night in Charlotte, Civic Engagement Night in Memphis and Noche Latina in Minneapolis against Milwaukee.
Before you go
Giveaways for the first 5,000 or 10,000 fans run out fast on weekend nights, so arrive when doors open, usually 60 to 90 minutes before tip. Teams can add or change promotions before game night, and Houston and Milwaukee have not posted every detail yet, so check the team or arena game page on the day. For the rest of the season’s dates, from the Cup final on Dec. 11 to the trade deadline and All-Star weekend, see our 2026-27 key dates guide.
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