Haunted Fest brings Hugel, Eli Brown and Gordo to the St. Pete Pier for two nights this Halloween

The St. Pete Pier becomes a two-night Halloween dance festival this weekend. Haunted Fest St. Pete returns Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31, 5 to 10 PM each night, with eight acts across the two nights and a silent disco running between the main sets, organizers say. The event is 18 and up.

Organizers describe it as a premier Halloween weekend music festival that has become a Halloween tradition across the country. It comes from the team behind Breakaway Music Festival and the Rise Up St. Pete concert series, with Breakaway Presents and the St. Petersburg promoter Rise Up Selects behind the St. Pete date.

Friday: Hugel, Amémé, Dreya V and David Ward

Friday belongs to Hugel, the French DJ and producer from Marseille whose 2018 remix of "Bella Ciao" went viral and who followed it with the 2024 hit "I Adore You." He shares the bill with Amémé, the Benin-born Afro house DJ and producer who splits his time between Brooklyn and Berlin, has played Coachella and runs One Tribe, the label and party that began at House of Yes in New York, and Dreya V, the California DJ, producer and vocalist, formerly known as Miss Dre, whose house and tech house sets have taken her to Coachella and EDC Las Vegas. David Ward rounds out the night.

Saturday: Eli Brown, Gordo, Maesic and Pushman

Saturday's top line belongs to two names that reach well beyond the dance floor. Eli Brown, the Bristol producer who started in drum and bass before launching his house project in 2016, made "XTC" with Solardo, which DJ Mag named its track of the year. Gordo is the house music alias of the producer known for years as Carnage, who launched the name in 2021 with "KTM" on Ultra Records. Maesic, the French producer behind "Life Is Simple (Move Your Body)" with Marshall Jefferson, and Pushman complete the night.

Six cities, one Florida date

Haunted Fest plays six cities on the same Halloween weekend in 2026: Columbus, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Atlanta, Charleston and St. Pete. The Pier is the only Florida date. Breakaway describes its model as bringing big names to cities across the country at accessible prices, and Haunted Fest is how it does Halloween, with one lineup per city and the same name on every flyer.

For St. Petersburg it opens a run of festival weekends from Rise Up Selects. Fin Fest St. Pete follows on the Pier November 13 to 15, and St. Pete Country Fest fills Vinoy Park November 20 to 22, per the promoter's event listings.

What to know before you go

Doors and sets run 5 to 10 PM both nights, so the whole thing happens before most Halloween parties start. The event is 18 and up, and costumes fit the occasion. The St. Pete Pier sits at the foot of 2nd Avenue NE in downtown St. Petersburg, a walk from the downtown garages.

Tickets and the full schedule are on the organizers' ticket page and at hauntedfest.com, and updates post on Instagram at @hauntedfest, @riseupselects and @breakawaypresents.