(NEXSTAR/WHTM) – It may seem like Spirit Halloween has only just taken over your nearest shuttered Rite Aid and Party City locations, but some may soon become Spirit Christmas locations within weeks.
Spirit Christmas, Spirit Halloween’s more joyous (yet similarly fleeting) sister retailer, is planning to open dozens of shops across the Northeast and Great Lakes regions. The official website for Spirit Christmas currently lists 30 locations across 13 states, many of which are opening in spaces formerly occupied by retailers including JoAnn Fabrics, Bed Bath & Beyond and Party City.
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Connecticut
Milford – 1405 Boston Post Road
Manchester – 1440 Pleasant Valley Road
Delaware
Christiana – 341 W. Main Street
Illinois
Bloomingdale – 340 West Army Trail Road
Joliet – 2661 Plainfield Road
Naperville – 336 Illinois Route 59
Indiana
Fort Wayne – 3958 Illinois Road
Merrillville – 1916 East 80th Avenue
Kentucky
Lexington – 1980 Pavilion Way
Massachusetts
Dartmouth – 65 Faunce Corner Road
North Attleborough – 1360 South Washington Street
Maryland
Waldorf – 3009 Waldorf Market Place
Michigan
Grand Rapids – 3665 28th Street SE
Novi – 43570 W. Oaks Drive
New Hampshire
Salem – 92 Cluff Crossing Road
New Jersey
Cherry Hill – 2234 W. Marlton Pike Road, Plot E3
Lawrenceville – 3371 Brunswick Avenue
Mays Landing – 190 Hamilton Commons
Paramus – 34 East Ridgewood Avenue
Rockaway – 357 Mount Hope Avenue
Toms River – 1379 Hooper Avenue
New York
Amherst – 1155 Niagara Falls Boulevard
Bohemia – 5159 Sunrise Highway
Poughkeepsie – 1895 South Road
Ohio
Mentor – 8000 Plaza Boulevard
North Canton – 5487 Dressler Road NW
Pennsylvania
Bethel Park – 4000 Oxford Drive
Erie – 2082 Interchange Boulevard
Pittsburgh – 4801 McKnight Road
Whitehall – 1911 Whitehall Mall
The majority of the announced locations will open in November, though some are listed as opening by the end of October. One location in Mays Landing, New Jersey, is already open, according to the Spirit Christmas website.
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Inside the shops, customers can expect “thousands of stocking stuffers, holiday apparel, fun gifts, unique décor, inflatables, plus all the special trimmings for creating an unforgettable Christmas,” the site explains. Many of the locations will also be offering a chance to take photos with “Santa” beginning on Nov. 21. (Customers can currently book sessions at the official Spirit Christmas website.)
Spirit Spencer Holdings, the parent company of Spirit Christmas and Spirit Halloween, had opened only eight Spirit Christmas locations in 2024, which marked the Xmas-themed retailer’s first year in business.
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A representative for the company told Nexstar that many of this year’s Spirit Christmas locations will also be opening in the same spaces currently occupied by Spirit Halloween shops — and almost as soon as Halloween is over.
“Halloween store operations conclude on November 1, after which our dedicated teams will work diligently to complete each store’s transformation,” the representative said.
