Take a look back at the thrills, chills, costumes, characters, and over-the-top Halloween spirit that make Halloween on the Hill one of Des Moines’ most spectacular nights. Browse the photos and relive the spooky fun from years past.

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Nighttime scene with two skeletons on tall stilts dressed as ninjas, one in a blue mask and the other in a red mask, near a house with light blue siding and white trim. One skeleton holds a toy gun, and a smaller skeleton is at the bottom right corne
Nighttime Halloween display featuring illuminated orange pumpkins with carved faces and witches wearing pointed hats, surrounded by Halloween decorations and a stone plaque with skulls, in front of a house with lit windows and spooky figures in the b
A house with large windows decorated with Halloween-themed stickers of hands reaching up, bloody handprints, and the words 'HELP US' on a yellow background. A mannequin dressed as a zombie or bloodied figure hangs from a rope outside the house.
A house decorated for Halloween at night with illuminated jack-o'-lanterns, a large clown face, and various spooky figures and decorations.
A Halloween-themed outdoor display featuring a haunted house archway illuminated in red lights with spooky images, including a creepy clown face and a skeleton figure, against a dark sky and tree silhouette background.
A house decorated for Halloween with orange lighting, ghostly figures draped in white cloth, Halloween tombstone decorations, and spooky props on a porch during nighttime.
A house decorated for Halloween with purple and red lighting, fake spiders, and spider webs covering the front porch and yard.
A group of people dressed as zombies performing in front of a haunted house decorated for Halloween, with tombstones and skeletons in the yard, during nighttime.
Nighttime outdoor scene with four illuminated glass mannequin sculptures wearing dresses, under a porch with columns and purple lighting, trees in the background.
Halloween-themed display with skeletons, skulls, pirates, and cobweb decorations illuminated by purple and orange lights on a house exterior at night.
A house at night decorated for Halloween with red lighting, featuring a carved pumpkin, a skeleton with a dog, and various outdoor decorations.
Nighttime outdoor scene with people dancing on a stage illuminated by colorful lights, with a crowd watching. Trees and buildings are visible in the background.
House decorated for Halloween at night with glowing purple tentacles, skeletons, jack-o'-lanterns, and red lighting, with a person in costume in the foreground.
A person dressed as Pennywise the clown and a child in an orange hoodie standing outside a house decorated for Halloween at night.
Colorful Halloween-themed paper lanterns hanging in a garden with purple lighting, leafless trees, and dark sky.
A large skeletal figure with outstretched arms is positioned in front of a house decorated with Halloween lights, illuminated by blue and purple lighting at night.
A large Victorian-style house decorated with colorful Halloween lights and decorations at night. The house features stained glass windows, purple and pink lighting, and spooky decorations in the yard, including fake cobwebs, skulls, and a sign with t
A group of people dressed in costumes, including a lion, Harry Potter, a wizard, and a hockey player, standing outdoors in front of a house with Halloween decorations, trees, and a sky in the background.
A group of people dressed in casual, colorful clothing and masks, performing on an outdoor stage at night. The scene is lit with vibrant purple, green, and pink stage lights, and the background features a house with a large window and wooden siding.
A Halloween-themed sculpture of a scarecrow with a pumpkin head and illuminated face, standing outdoors among trees with colorful lighting and fog.
Halloween outdoor display with two tall ghost figures, a large orange pumpkin, skull decorations, and tombstones on a staircase leading up to trees covered in shadows.
People dressed in costumes celebrating Halloween outside a decorated house with lights, a pumpkin, and a castle replica in the yard at dusk.
Nighttime Halloween outdoor decorations featuring illuminated scarecrows, pumpkins, and a skeleton figure on a porch with colorful lighting.
A house decorated with Halloween themed lights and decorations, including glowing pumpkins and masks, with a dark cloudy sky in the background.
A house decorated for Halloween with colorful lights, spooky figures, and pumpkins. A staircase with purple lights leads up to the front porch.
A nighttime scene with several people gathered on the street, historic car, and police vehicles with flashing lights. There are decorated Halloween inflatables in the foreground and a house with porch lights in the background.
A house illuminated with red and green Halloween lights, with Halloween decorations including cutouts of ghosts, pumpkins, and a sign that reads 'Everyday is Halloween.' The house is decorated for Halloween night.
People gathered outside at night during a festive event with colorful lights illuminating a house and surrounding trees.
Night scene of a house decorated with Halloween figures, including skeletons and ghostly figures, illuminated by colorful lights with trees and other decorations.