All 4 ‘Halloweentown’ Movies in Order (& How They’re Connected)

‘Halloweentown’ is a Disney Channel movie series that follows the adventures of Marnie Piper, a teenager who discovers that she comes from a family of witches. In the first movie, Marnie learns about her magical heritage on her 13th birthday. She, along with her siblings and grandmother, travels to a mystical place called Halloweentown, where supernatural beings live in harmony.

So far the franchise has 4 movies and a chibi-inspired collection of shorts, due to ‘Halloweentown’ being a medium-sized franchise we decided to present you with this watch order.

Editor’s Note: This watch order was updated in October 2023 and presents the most up-to-date state of the franchise.

All ‘Halloweentown’ movies in release date order

In the span of eight years, 4 movies have been released and some future project discussed. A short collection called ‘Halloweentown As Told By Chibi’ was also released but has no bearing on the main continuty. Here’s the release date order of all the movies.

1. ‘Halloweentown’ (1998)
2. ‘Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge’ (2001)
3. ‘Halloweentown High‘ (2004)
4. ‘Return to Halloweentown‘ (2006)
5. ‘Halloweentown: As Told by Chibi’ (2020)

Are all ‘Halloweentown’ movies connected? What’s the best way to watch them?

All ‘Halloweentown’ movies are connected and focus on the central character Marnie Piper present in all 4 movies. The events are separated by a few years at best. There’s also the matter of the chibi-styled short movies, but those are not directly connected to the events that took place in the main continuty. The chibi shorts simplify the plots we’ve already seen in the movies so you can skip them. The best way to watch all the movies in in their release date order.

All ‘Halloweentown’ movies in chronological order

1. ‘Halloweentown‘ (1998) 

Marnie Piper is a 13-year-old girl who discovers that she comes from a family of witches. On Halloween night, Marnie’s grandmother Aggie arrives for a visit, and Marnie follows her back to a mysterious town called Halloweentown. There, she learns about her magical heritage and the existence of various supernatural beings.

2. ‘Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge‘ (2001)

‘Kalabar’s Revenge’ is a direct sequel and takes place two years after the first movie. This time, Halloweentown is facing a new threat when the villainous Kalabar returns to seek revenge. Kalabar has a sinister plan to turn all the inhabitants of Halloweentown into the creatures depicted on their Halloween costumes. Marnie, along with her family and some familiar Halloweentown characters, must work together to stop Kalabar’s evil scheme.

3. ‘Halloweentown High‘ (2004)

‘Halloweentown’ takes place once again two years after ‘Kalabar’s Revenge.’ The story unfolds as Marnie decides to bring creatures from Halloweentown to her high school for an exchange program, aiming to bridge the gap between the mortal world and Halloweentown. However, integrating magical beings into the human world proves to be more complicated than she anticipated.

As Marnie tries to make the exchange program successful, she encounters resistance and prejudice from some of the humans. Additionally, a mysterious threat looms, endangering the delicate balance between the two worlds.

4. ‘Return to Halloweentown‘ (2006)

Marnie, now 18 years old and decides to attend Witch University in Halloweentown. As she begins her studies, she discovers a mysterious prophecy that foretells a student with a unique power who could either save or doom Halloweentown.

Marnie navigates the challenges of university life, makes new friends, and uncovers secrets about her own family’s past. However, she soon realizes that an ancient evil force is at play, threatening not only Halloweentown but the mortal world as well.

Where to watch the above-mentioned movies?

All ‘Halloweentown’ movies can be watched on Disney+ since the movie originally aired on Disney channelg. The movies can also be streamed on Fubo and DisneyNow and rented on Amazon.

Will there be more ‘Halloweentown’ movies?

In 2017 Sheri Singer, producer of the original franchise said that she would like to make a fifth movie, Kimberly J. Brown also said that she would be interested in doing one more sequel as Marine but so far, the rumors haven’t materialized and the last we’ve heard about ‘Halloweentown’ was the chibi shorts collection. In any case, if something new comes to light, we will update this.

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