GTA Online Halloween 2026: the full event until November 4

Los Santos is in Halloween mode: GTA Online's event runs from October 1 to November 4, 2026. Slashers on the streets, the Ludendorff Cemetery Survival, ghosts to photograph and a GTA$2,000,000 bonus for the most dedicated players. Here's everything you need to know, based on the Rockstar Newswire.

The 5 weekly challenges and the GTA$2,000,000 bonus

Each week brings a slightly harder challenge. Complete all five and Rockstar pays you an extra GTA$2,000,000 (within 72 hours of the last one):

⚠️ If you missed week 1, the GTA$2M bonus is out of reach: it requires every challenge. The other rewards are still up for grabs.

Free gifts week by week

Just play during the week to get them:

• Oct 1 – 7: Cheerleader Massacre 3 T-Shirt
• Oct 8 – 14: Twilight Knife T-Shirt
• Oct 15 – 21: Butchery and Other Hobbies T-Shirt
• Oct 22 – 28: White & Red Tech Demon Mask
• Oct 29 – Nov 4: Brown Vintage Skull Mask + Halloween Chute Bag

Where to grind: the month-long bonuses

3X GTA$ and RP:

• Halloween Survivals: Ludendorff Cemetery (North Yankton), Cayo Perico and Alien Survivals.
• Slasher in the Featured Series, including the new version aboard the Ramius submarine.
• Community Race Series (including the Zombie Town Circuit) and Hotring / Random Transform Races in the San Andreas Super Sport Series.

2X GTA$ and RP:

• Standard and Most Wanted Bail Office targets, and Dispatch Work with Vincent Effenburger.
• Jack O' Lanterns outside homes and businesses.
• UFO Business Battles: extract Spaceship Parts from Fort Zancudo.

2X GTA$: Ghosts Exposed. Photograph all 10 ghosts to unlock the Ghosts Exposed Jacket.

Halloween classics are back

• Slashers roam at night, including the Clone Slasher.
• A driverless Declasse Tornado Custom (the phantom car) hunts players.
• Peyote Plants grow across Southern San Andreas.

Halloween discounts

40% off all month on the "otherworldly" vehicles: LCC Sanctus, Albany Brigham, Albany Lurcher, Albany Fränken Stange and Declasse Tornado Rat Rod. Other discounts change every Thursday: see our GTA Online weekly update.

For GTA+ Members

According to the October 8 Newswire:

• Free Pegassi Oppressor with the Skulls livery (The Vinewood Car Club or the Warstock site).
• Free MTL Brickade 6x6 (with a Manchez Scout C) and free Acid Lab Supplies.
• 6X GTA$ and RP in Halloween Survivals, 4X on Jack O' Lanterns and 4X GTA$ on Ghosts Exposed.
• 50% off at the Gun Van on the Up-n-Atomizer, Widowmaker and Unholy Hellbringer.
• Free outfits: Skeleton Bodysuit, Mummy Costume, Ride or Die Chore Jacket and Jeans.

Go further

• Our GTA Online weekly update: podium, Prize Ride, Gun Van and discounts.
• How to make money fast in GTA Online.

FAQ

When does the GTA Online Halloween event end?

On November 4, 2026. It started on October 1.

How do you get the GTA$2,000,000?

Complete all 5 October weekly challenges. The bonus is delivered within 72 hours of the last one.

Which activities pay the most?

Halloween Survivals, Slasher and the Community Race Series (3X GTA$ and RP, 6X in Survivals for GTA+ Members).