Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Halloween 2017: Events & Parties





Son of Monsterpalooza
Sept 15-17
$25 per day or $6o for the whole weekend
The Burbank Marriot

Sadly, back at the Burbank Marriot..did the Pasadena Convention Center do something wrong? It's just so much better than that hotel.

Anyway the event is still the perfect place to get stuff for Halloween and horror memorabilia and merch from your favorite scary movies. There's plenty of special events like The Cult of Chucky director in person and other special guests.




Supernatural Soiree, Seance With the Sentimentalists
Sunday, September 24 at 8 PM - 12 AM

Bearded Lady's Mystic Museum
3204 W Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, California 91505
$30.00
Come and join international stars The Sentimentalists for an evening of communication with the dead. They will journey inside your mind, both past and present revealing secrets known only to you while connecting with those who have passed to "the other side".






The 11th Annual Costume House Vendor and Costume Sale
September 30October 1
The Costume House
7324 Greenbush Ave, North Hollywood, California 91605

"We are going through EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF STOCK WE HAVE AND EVALUATING IF WE NEED IT OR NOT.
And if we don't NEED it, into the sale it goes. Guess what? We have already started pulling and pricing (come see what we have early if you would like, I'll take your money, no problem)."


Hauntings A Halloween Show
Opens Oct. 6, 7pm-9pm at G1988
7308 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
Free

It's a Halloween show from Shannon Bonatakis that you won't want to miss.











Diagon Alley Style Halloween Craft Faire
Saturday, October 7 at 11 AM - 6 PM
Geeky Teas & Games
2120 w magnolia blvd, Burbank, California 91506
Free
Craft Faire, Potter-style for Halloween.


Haunted Little Tokyo
Select nights October 13 – 28, 2017
Block Party is on October 28, 2017
Little Tokyo - Downtown Los Angeles
So Little Tokyo is trying to get in the Halloween fun. Though nothing is really standing out. We would love a haunted house in the style we see of school festivals that happen in anime all the time.

"Experience Little Tokyo like never-before as the heart of Downtown LA transforms for the month of October with spooky themed-activities and frightening fun. Pick your perfect pumpkin at the weekend pumpkin patches by Tanaka Farms at the Japanese Village Plaza and the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center. Dress up your little monsters for ghoulish games, trick-or-treating, and FREE family-friendly movie screenings including Studio Ghibli's "Kiki's Delivery Service" and "My Neighbor Totoro.”  Learn of the legendary Little Tokyo ghost tales and the city’s history in the Little Tokyo haunted walking tours, or test your fears watching classic Japanese horror flicks including the 2002 supernatural film “Ju-on: The Grudge.” Dress your best on October 28 as the month-long celebration culminates to a Little Tokyo block party with a costume parade, bar crawl, live entertainment, special food and drink discounts, and more."

Jigsaw Blood Drives
LOS ANGELES // 10/17, 10/18 // 11AM - 5PM // ACKERMAN STUDENT UNION DONOR CENTER
LOS ANGELES // 10/19, 10/20 // 11AM - 5PM // WESTWOOD VILLAGE DONOR CENTER

Jigsaw is bringing back the iconic Blood Drive to save more lives than ever. Donate blood at any mobile Jigsaw Blood Drive around the country and receive a free ticket to see Jigsaw In Theaters October 27, courtesy of Lionsgate and Atom Tickets.


Long Beach Zombie Fest
October 20-22, 2017
AT RAINBOW LAGOON IN LONG BEACH, CA
Fri. 5PM - 10PM • Sat. 3PM - 10PM • Sun. 3PM - 10PM
$tarts at $5 and goes up with activities and dates

Join hordes of rotting revelers for Long Beach’s annual zombie outbreak, a THREE DAY invasion of undead music, guts, blood, horror and more. Essentially it's a zombie walk that's gotten bigger and bigger and turned into a zombie party.

John Carpenter Signing
Saturday, October 21, 2017 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM
Golden Apple Comics
7018 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90038

Masters of horror John Carpenter and Sandy King Carpenter host their 5th annual Halloween signing event for Tales for a Halloweenight! They will be joined by comic artists and writers including Tim Bradstreet, Steve Niles, Duane Swierczynski, James Ninness, David J. Schow, Cat Staggs, and Amanda Deibert.

Sex Magic & the Occult
Saturday, October 21, 8:00 PM
Trepany House
at The Steve Allen Theater
4773 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
$12

Illustrated lecture?




Monsters & Mai Tais Parking Lot Sale & Art Show
Sunday, October 22 at 2 PM - 10 PM
Tonga Hut Tiki Lounge
12808 Victory Blvd, North Hollywood, California 91607

BOO! Are you ready? It's almost that time again...
Join us Sunday October 22nd for our 6th annual Halloween themed event: MONSTERS & MAI TAIS!!!










Lucha VaVoom
OCTOBER 25TH & 26TH 2017
Doors at 7pm, Show at 8.15pm
The Mayan Theater, 1038 S Hill ST, Downtown Los Angeles
$40 and up
21+


This year's Halloween celebration will feature Mexican-style lucha libre wrestling (including the high-flying Stuka Jr., hand-picked by Lucha VaVOOM from the professional Mexican wrestling promotions team CMLL; Lucha VaVOOM's newly minted champion Li'l Cholo, evil doctors Medico Asesino and Dr. Maldad, Crazy Chickens, Cannibals, Matt Classic and Matt Classic Jr., sleazy Joey Ryan, Hairy Monsters and Dama Fina, Minis), aerial/burlesque/dance performances (from flying vampire bat Veronica Yune, zombie madness Kristina Nekyia, dancing doll Lux Lacroi, and ghostly L.A. Roller Girls), and comedy (Blaine Capatch and Jeff Davis will deliver their insanely off-the-cuff commentary). More details to be announced.


A Night at The Haunted Mansion
Friday, October 27 at 9 PM - 2 AM
Pour Vous
5574 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, California 90038
Free, RSVP
21+
"Calling all BOYS & GHOULS...for one night only, step beyond the velvet curtains on All Hallows Eve and into an evening of nouveau Franco frights and hellish delights that can only be known as A Night at The Haunted Mansion. NO ONE HERE MAKES IT OUT ALIVE"

Day of the Dead - Tour of Altars
Friday, to Sunday,
Throughout Old Pasadena
Pasadena, CA 91105

Free 

For a third year, Old Pasadena celebrates Day of the Dead, the reverent yet vibrant Mexican holiday that honors loved ones who have passed before us. During the three-day event, dozens of Old Pasadena businesses will create beautiful altars in their spaces to showcase during the self-guided Tour of Altars. The weekend also includes a salsa dance party, calavera face painting, live music, free lectures and workshops, and merchant promotions. All events are open to the public and are free admission unless otherwise noted.

The Little Shop of Horrors LIVE READ 
Friday October 27, 2017 @ 8:00PM
1345 W. 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90026
$30

A live reading of Roger Corman's 1960 black comedy The Little Shop of Horrors. Read by special guests Josh Fadem (30 Rock, Twin Peaks), Lauren Lapkus (Orange is the New Black, Jurassic World), Jennifer Tilly (Bullets Over Broadway, Family Guy), David Arquette (Scream, Never Been Kissed), Johnny Pemberton (Son
of Zorn, 21 Jump Street
) and John Ennis (Mr. Show, Video Game High School). Plus other surprise guests.


“Thrill the World” Flash Mob
Saturday,  October 28
3:00 PM on Azusa Street.
In Little Tokyo
FREE admission

Thrill The World is friends, families and other local residents who each year join together with thousands of people around the globe to celebrate Michael Jackson’s talent by dancing simultaneously to “Thriller”!


Halloween 2017: 4th Annual Haunted Hotel with Three Day Rule & EOW
Starts Oct 28
Viceroy Santa Monica 1819 Ocean Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90401
$tars at $20


"On the Saturday of Halloween, the haunted hotel, Viceroy Santa Monica, will be transformed into a setting for the biggest and sexiest Halloween Costume Bash on the Westside, complete with costume contests, a psychic, and two DJs in the main bar and ballroom"

7th Annual Day of the Dead Community Festival
Saturday, October 28 at 12 PM - 7 PM
San Fernando Park (Cesar Chavez Park)
208 Park Ave, San Fernando, California 91340
Free
San Fernando Cultural Arts Collective (SFCAC) welcomes everyone to share his or her Day of the Dead art and encourages families to build an "Ofrenda" (Atlar) as a family in order to collectively honor and teach our youth of their family tree; heritage, culture, and past members and friends that can only visit in spirit, whiling remembering their legacy together.

Saturday, October 28 &29, 2017, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Heritage Square Museum
3800 Homer St, Los Angeles, CA 90031
 $20 for Adults, $15 for Seniors over 65, $8 for Children 6 to 12 years. Free for Children under 6 and Museum members.
Learn all about death and mourning etiquette during the Victorian era, the movement of Spiritualism, and how other cultures celebrate and remember their loved. The program is more family friendly on Sunday (only), as children ages 2 to 12 may come play period games, make 19th century harvest crafts, trick or treat and listen to spooky stories.

Haunted History Spooky Jazz Age Celebration
Saturday, October 28 at 4 PM - 9 PM
Los Encinos State Historic Park
16756 Moorpark St., Encino, California 91436
Free

Put on your roaring 20s picnic duds or vintage style Halloween costume, pack a picnic supper and come out to the park. Live jazz age music will be provided by Dutch Newman's Musical Melodians, the lawn will be available for dancing; there will be activities for the kids and grown ups, and after dark, we'll have a showing of classic spooky cartoons and short films.

John Carpenter: Anthology Tour 
Tuesday, October 31 at 7 PM
The Hollywood Palladium
6215 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90028
$61
Listen to John Carpenter's tunes on Halloween!




 Parties

Danse Macabre Halloween Ball
Saturday, October 14 at 7 PM - 11 PM
Pasadena Scottish Rite
150 N Madison Ave, Pasadena, California 91101
$30-$35

"Join us for a costumed masked ball filled with hauntingly fun historical dance and music all themed for Halloween." 


Friday, October 27
9pm – 2am
Clifton's Republic
648 S Broadway, Los Angeles, California 90014
$tarts at $175
The UNICEF Masquerade Ball is UNICEF Next Generation’s signature philanthropic event. Masked guests, dressed in their finest attire, dance the night away in celebration and support of UNICEF’s lifesaving work.


Labyrinth Masquerade Ball

Oct 28
Doors 7:00/ Movie 9:00
The Los Angeles Theatre
 $35
COSTUME REQUIRED FOR ENTRY. 21+ (with valid ID)

An unearthly evening full of illusions and delight and Labyrinth on the big screen! With magic shows, live music, full bars, photo booth and surprises aplenty to explore in the hauntingly historic Los Angeles Theatre.

Haunted Little Tokyo Block Party
Saturday, October 28
5:00 PM – midnight on 2nd St, between San Pedro St & Central Ave.
FREE admission. 

Dress your best on October 28th for a giant Halloween celebration on 2nd Street, with live entertainment, bar crawls, food trucks, craft booths, costume contests and more frightful festivities into the night.

Spoopy HalloWEEB Party 2017
Saturday, October 28 at 8:30 PM - 12:30 AM
1144 S Hope St, Los Angeles, CA 90015
 $25.00
18+

 "Party at the biggest Anime Cosplay Halloween Event this October! Happening at the heart of downtown LA, the party is 2 mins from LA Convention Center, Staple Center, LA Live, and right beside the Pico Train Station. It is the PERFECT afterparty for those attending LA Comic Con or those who just wants to party with the sexy and “spoopy” maids from Cloud 9 Cute Maid Cafe! This year’s theme is HalloWEEB! (Halloween x WEEB = Your favorite anime/gaming characters as scary monsters, witches, vampires, zombies, and globlins!)"


A Beastly Ball at The Theatre
Saturday, October 28 at 10:30 PM - 1 AM
The Theatre at Ace Hotel DTLA
929 S Broadway, Los Angeles, California 90015
$32.15
21+
"Our annual Halloween party with DJs, drinks, and dark arts. Dweller-of-the-night attire encouraged."

18th Annual Dia de los Muertos Saturday, October 28th, 2017: NOON until MIDNIGHT
The Ceremonial Altar Set-Up: Friday, October 27th, 2017 – 3pm onward
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
6000 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90038
$20 per person – (please bring exact change)
Children 8 years and under free until 4pm
Seniors 65 and over free until 4pm

"For our 18th Annual Dia de los Muertos, we tip our feather and flower adorned hat to the Mexican artist Jose Guadalupe Posada. Over 100 years ago, Posada gave us many of the foundational images of Dia de los Muertos that are still venerated today and which have become treasured images of Mexican culture and identity. J.G. Posada reminds us that art is power – political and social speech – mass produced by the printing presses and now social media. Posada’s La Catrina asks us to embrace the beauty and grace inherent in facing our own death and the inevitable loss of those we love. By facing loss with love, and art, we find transcendence."



NoHo MonsterBash
Sat, Oct 28, 9pm
Federal Bar
5303 Lakershim Blvd
91601 
"Welcome to THE only Halloween Party in the Valley, especially North Hollywood! We were tired of having to drive 2 hours just to get to a party downtown, only to find out that the place is packed and it’s just like any other club night. We wanted a party that always had something interesting going on, had lots of great eye candy, had a great dance floor, and was fun from the moment you get in to the last moment you left. We want a party that is put on by people that love Halloween! So, here it is, the NoHo Monster Bash." 

Lucent Enchantment Society's All Hallow's Eve
Saturday, October 29, 2016 at 9 PM
Clifton's Republic
648 S Broadway, Los Angeles, California 90014
$
Halloween 1935 is near, and the veil between this world and the next is thin. Take your place beside oracles, snake charmers, contortionists, flying beauties, and fire eaters to witness and behold the haunted mystery of Clifton's Lucent Enchantment Society.

West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval
October 31 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Located on Santa Monica Blvd between Doheny Dr and La Cienega Blvd, WeHo Halloween Carnaval
Free

The biggest Halloween party in LA. The annual West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval returns for another year of streets filled with the best costumes LA has to offer with live music and a huge crowd of party people.

*Not for kids when it hits sundown
*Before you go, remember to pack lightly—no backpacks, camera bags or totes allowed. Attendees are asked to carry items in clear plastic bags this year.