The GTA Online Halloween 2024 event is firmly underway, and there are a host of chilling events taking place around Los Santos and Blaine County to send a shiver down your spine. As well as outfits and masks to unlock simply by logging on each week or by completing certain challenges, there are lots of other spooky goings-on, including ghosts to photograph, terrifying stalkers to fight, and unidentified flying objects appearing in the night sky. If you're looking for the lowdown on what's happening, then here's a round up of everything that's included in the GTA Online Halloween event of 2024.
When is the GTA Online Halloween 2024 event
The GTA Online Halloween event in 2024 started on October 3 and promises a "month-long celebration of Halloween happenings," so will likely run until early November. This is backed up by the comment that the event is "culminating in close encounters of a wholly different kind," which ties into the UFO abductions (see below) that are due to take place between October 31 and November 3. That means you still have time to claim the rewards and other spooky items launching during this month, and those that you collect will always be available to you in GTA Online.
Players can finally visit North Yankton
For the first time ever, players can now return to North Yankton as part of the GTA Online Halloween event, so you can visit part of the prologue area from the main game. Specifically, you'll be transported to the Ludendorff Cemetery, where you'll need to fight off waves of the undead with up to three other players in this limited time survival mode.
You can get various masks for free by playing
During the Halloween event there are various masks given away for free each week, with the latest at the time of writing being the Brown Creepy Cat Mask, along with the Maritime Calaca Mask and Royal Calaca Mask to celebrate Día de Muertos. With many of these masks equipped, you can also go to the Style section of the Interaction Menu and change your Action to 'Mask Audio' to get a spooky sound effect you can trigger on command.
UFOs have reappeared for GTA Online Halloween
We were warned that we'd need to "escape the clutches of the extraterrestrial" during this Halloween month, so if you think you've seen something strange in the skies, chances are that it's one of the GTA Online UFOs. There are plenty of different alien craft appearing during the Halloween event, with cash and other rewards available for sending photos of them to Omega. If you capture enough of them you'll be able to experience the big finale, featuring a UFO invasion over Los Santos and a high probability of abduction!
You can bust some ghosts for spooky rewards
During the Halloween event you'll receive an email from GTA Online Ghosts Exposed, sending you off to bring back photographic evidence of spooks appearing across Los Santos. Finding all ten of them (including a familiar face from extreme sports) will unlock a unique livery for the Albany Brigham vehicle and a matching outfit, so you can re-enact the Ghostbusters movies.
The Halloween Horrors have returned
The GTA Online Slashers are back in town for this event, so you have to watch your back as you explore Southern San Andreas. Pay attention to any random events spawning around you, as you could find yourself fighting Slashers, Clowns, Psychos, and more – even an evil doppelganger of your online avatar!
Jack O' Lanterns have made a last minute return this Halloween
Rockstar have left it late again this year, as the 200 GTA Online Jack O' Lanterns have only just returned to locations all over Los Santos and Blaine County – as in 2023 they have reappeared for the final part of the Halloween event. You only need to collect 10 of them each day to receive a bonus of GTA$50,000, but you have to watch out as each Pumpkin you pick up delivers a random Trick or Treat! A special bonus item is also promised to players who manage to collect all 200 of them before the GTA Online Halloween event ends, which is an impressive feat.
Halloween-themed vehicles are available
If you want to add some GTA Online new cars with a spooky theme to your collection, then there are a wide selection of them available over the course of this event from the two standalone showrooms. Keep an eye on the offerings from Premium Deluxe Motorsport and Luxury Autos, to see if any of their stock takes your fancy.
You can take part in the Halloween events for up to triple rewards
The GTA Online Halloween event provides bonus incentives for taking part in various modes, with up to triple GTA$ and RP available for playing certain game types such as Slasher, Condemned, and the Halloween Community Series. Keep an eye out for announcements online and in game for the latest modes to get a boost.
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