How to Watch 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' & More During Freeform's 31 Nights of Halloween

Wondering how to watch The Nightmare Before Christmas this Halloween season? Wondering where to watch The Nightmare Before Christmas? How about when to watch The Nightmare Before Christmas? Well, there's no magic spell to conjure up. No tricks to be played. Only a Halloween treat of watching The Nightmare Before Christmas as part of Freeform's 31 Nights of Halloween! We've highlighted all of the dates and times you can watch Tim Burton's animated stop-motion classic tale featuring Jack Skellington. The 1993 fantasy film has been one of the most beloved Halloween and Christmas movies for decades. So we've highlighted The Nightmare Before Christmas on the 31 Nights of Halloween movie schedule to show you all the times you can still watch it on Freeform this October. We've also highlighted a few other Halloween movies you can watch right now on demand and other classics like Hocus Pocus and Halloweentown playing right up through Halloween in the livestream. Check it out!

THE FULL "31 NIGHTS OF HALLOWEEN" 2024 SCHEDULE:

Tuesday, Oct. 1

1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Halloweentown" 

3:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)

5:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

6:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Beetlejuice" 

8:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Hocus Pocus"

Wednesday Oct. 2

1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Arachnophobia" – Freeform Premiere

3:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Beetlejuice"

5:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Casper" (1995)

8:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Ghostbusters: Afterlife"

Thursday, Oct. 3

11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Ghostbusters: Afterlife"

1:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Casper" (1995)

4:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Hocus Pocus"

6:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Monsters, Inc." (Disney-Pixar)

8:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Monsters University" (Disney-Pixar)

Friday, Oct. 4

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Halloweentown"

12:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge"

2:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad" (Disney Animated) – Freeform Premiere

4:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween"

6:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Cruella"

9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Beetlejuice"

12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986)

Saturday, Oct. 5

7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Spooky Buddies"

9:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Toy Story of TERROR!" (Disney-Pixar)

9:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween"

11:35 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Edward Scissorhands"

2:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – "The House with a Clock in Its Walls"

4:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Hocus Pocus"

6:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Beetlejuice" 

8:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Haunted Mansion" (2023) – World Television Premiere

11:30 p.m EDT/PDT – "Casper" (1995)

Sunday, Oct. 6

7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Mrs. Doubtfire"

10:05 a.m. EDT/PDT – "The House with a Clock in Its Walls"

12:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)

2:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

4:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Casper" (1995)

6:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Hocus Pocus"

9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Hocus Pocus 2" – World Television Premiere

11:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil"

Monday, Oct. 7

1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Mrs. Doubtfire"

4:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Edward Scissorhands"

6:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Casper" (1995)

8:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Beetlejuice"

Tuesday, Oct. 8

12:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (2010)

2:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween"

4:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Casper" (1995)

6:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Beetlejuice"

8:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Hocus Pocus"

Wednesday, Oct. 9

1:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Goosebumps 2: Haunted Mansion"

3:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Frankenweenie" (2012)

5:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad" (Disney Animated)

7:10 p.m. EDT / PDT – "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

8:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Encanto" (Disney Animated)

Thursday, Oct. 10

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Halloweentown" 

12:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge" 

2:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – "The House with a Clock in Its Walls"

5:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)

7:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Hocus Pocus" - Pop N' Knowledge

9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Beetlejuice" – Pop N' Knowledge

12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Twitches"

Friday, Oct. 11

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – "The House with a Clock in Its Walls"

1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Spooky Buddies"

3:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Toy Story of TERROR!" (Disney-Pixar)

3:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Casper" (1995)

5:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Beetlejuice"

8:00 p.m. EDT/PDT  – "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" 

12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Twitches Too"

Saturday, Oct. 12

7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Toy Story of TERROR!" (Disney-Pixar)

7:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1996) (Disney Animated)

9:35 a.m. EDT/PDT – "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)

11:40 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Casper" (1995)

2:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" 

5:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Monsters, Inc." (Disney-Pixar)

7:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Monsters University" (Disney-Pixar) 

9:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Hocus Pocus"

11:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Something Wicked This Way Comes" – Freeform Premiere

Sunday, Oct. 13 

8:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – "The Black Cauldron" (Disney Animated)

10:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Dumbo" (2019) (Live Action) – Tim Burton Marathon

12:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Frankenweenie" (2012)

2:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Dark Shadows" (2012)

5:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

6:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Beetlejuice"

8:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Edward Scissorhands"

11:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Arachnophobia"

Monday, Oct. 14

11:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Dark Shadows" (2012)

2:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Edward Scissorhands"

4:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Beetlejuice"

6:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Hocus Pocus"

8:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Casper" (1995)

Tuesday, Oct. 15

11:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Twitches"

1:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Frankenweenie" (2012)

3:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Casper" (1995)

5:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – "The Incredibles" (Disney-Pixar)

8:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Incredibles 2" (Disney-Pixar)

Wednesday, Oct. 16

1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Spooky Buddies"

3:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween"

5:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas" – Pop N' Knowledge

6:50 p.m. EDT / PDT – "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)

8:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Hocus Pocus"

Thursday, Oct. 17

11:00 am. EDT/PDT – "Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween"

1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Halloweentown" 

3:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge" 

5:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Despicable Me"

7:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Despicable Me 2"

9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Despicable Me 3"

12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Muppets From Space" – Freeform Premiere

Friday, Oct. 18

12:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Despicable Me"

2:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Monsters, Inc." (Disney-Pixar) 

4:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Monsters University" (Disney-Pixar) 

6:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Hocus Pocus"

8:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Hocus Pocus 2" 

12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986)

Saturday, Oct. 19

7:30 a.m. EDT / PDT – "Edward Scissorhands"

10:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" 

1:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" 

4:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" 

8:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" 

11:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Dark Shadows" (2012)

Sunday, Oct. 20

7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Mrs. Doubtfire"

9:40 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Hocus Pocus"

11:50 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Arachnophobia"

2:25 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Dark Shadows" (2012)

5:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Haunted Mansion" (2023)

7:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Cruella"

11:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Ghostbusters: Afterlife"

Monday, Oct. 21

11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Alice in Wonderland" (2010) (Live Action)

1:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Alice Through The Looking Glass"

4:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween"

6:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" 

8:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Hocus Pocus"

Tuesday, Oct. 22

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween"

12:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Arachnophobia"

3:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Hocus Pocus"

5:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Spider-Man: Far From Home"

7:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Spider-Man: No Way Home" 

Wednesday, Oct. 23

12:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Spider-Man: Far From Home"

3:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Spider-Man: No Way Home" 

6:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)

8:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Dark Shadows" (2012)

Thursday, Oct. 24

1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Edward Scissorhands"

3:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Dark Shadows" (2012)

5:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Aladdin" (2019) (Live Action)

8:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Hocus Pocus" – Pop N' Knowledge

12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Halloweentown" 

Friday, Oct. 25

1:30-11:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Goosebumps" (2023) – Season One Marathon

12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge"

Saturday, Oct. 26

8:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Halloweentown" 

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge"

12:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween"

2:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Casper" (1995)

5:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Hocus Pocus"

7:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Hocus Pocus 2"

9:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Haunted Mansion" (2023)

12:25 a.m. EDT/PDT – "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad" (Disney Animated)

Sunday, Oct. 27

7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween"

9:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Spooky Buddies"

11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Casper" (1995)

1:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Frankenweenie" (2012)

3:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Hocus Pocus"

5:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

7:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Monsters, Inc." (Disney-Pixar)

9:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Monsters University" (Disney-Pixar)

11:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)

Monday, Oct. 28

11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Frankenweenie" (2012)

1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)

3:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "The Incredibles" (Disney-Pixar)

5:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Incredibles 2" (Disney-Pixar)

8:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Ghostbusters: Afterlife"

Tuesday, Oct. 29

11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad" (Disney Animated)

12:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween" 

2:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Ghostbusters: Afterlife"

5:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Cruella"

8:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Hocus Pocus"

Wednesday, Oct. 30

11:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween" 

1:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Arachnophobia"

4:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Hocus Pocus" 

6:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Casper" (1995)

8:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Haunted Mansion" (2023)

Thursday, Oct. 31 - HALLOWEEN

12:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Hocus Pocus"

2:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Casper" (1995)

4:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

6:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Hocus Pocus"

8:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – "Hocus Pocus 2" 

12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986)

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