The sprawling residential display on South Clement Avenue features interactive attractions such as a Hogwarts Express car equipped with video monitors, Hagrid’s hut, and Gringotts. Visitors walking through the three transformed yards also encounter moving portraits, including a surprise cameo by Dolly Parton, alongside various mythical creatures. Having entered the year with $84,000 raised through the 2025 season, the creators surpassed their lifetime milestone during the 2026 run. All visitor contributions made at the site go directly to supporting vulnerable youth.
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The annual Halloween installation surpassed a lifetime goal of raising over $100,000 for…: The annual Halloween installation surpassed a lifetime goal of raising over $100,000 for local youth initiatives.
Proceeds directly fund Pathfinders, an organization that has provided shelter, housing, a…: Proceeds directly fund Pathfinders, an organization that has provided shelter, housing, and anti-sexual violence services since 1970.
The 11-year partnership previously featured elaborate seasonal displays inspired by Scoob…: The 11-year partnership previously featured elaborate seasonal displays inspired by Scooby-Doo, Ghostbusters, and Beetlejuice.
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In Milwaukee’s Bay View neighborhood, Halloween has become something much larger than a front-porch decoration contest. A&J’s Halloween House, created by Andy Reid and Jamie Beauchamp, has spent more than two decades turning residential properties into elaborate seasonal worlds, and its 2026 Harry Potter-inspired display is the biggest version yet. According to TMJ4 and Hoodline, the attraction now stretches across three neighboring homes and has helped raise more than $100,000 for Pathfinders, a nonprofit supporting homeless and runaway youth.
The display, located at 2943 S. Clement Ave., transforms the block into a miniature wizarding world. Visitors can find Hagrid’s hut, the Sorting Hat, Gringotts, the Great Hall, Dobby, a dragon, a giant spider, a troll and figures of Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort, all built into a sprawling neighborhood-scale set.
A Hogwarts across three homes
This year’s display is not limited to one front yard. It spans three neighboring homes, giving the creators enough space to build a more immersive version of Hogwarts than they have attempted before. The result includes a Gringotts facade, Hagrid’s hut and a Hogwarts Express…
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