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GUIDE: The party people of PubClub.com provide the places to be for 2010 in L.A.
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Halloween Parties in L.A.
Los Angeles can be a frightening city. Certainly, the freeways have spooked many a traveler over time. So wait until you see it on Halloween. LA. is absolutely scary with the number of Halloween parties that take place in the city. There are two block parties, private events and, this year in Orange County, a big bash at the Fairgrounds. Amusement parks have haunted houses and don't overlook a mixer in a Hollywood cemetery.
And with Halloween being on a Saturday night in 2009, this year will be an absolute scream! • WEST HOLLYWOOD'S COSTUME CARNIVAL
The city's largest celebration – by far – takes place on the 31st (Sunday this yea) Santa Monica Blvd., in West Hollywood. Approximately a half a million people turn out for this open street party. Want to see costumes? Display a costume? This is the place. In fact, with Hollywood costume designers part of the crowd, it's one of the best spots in the entire country to see and be seen. And that's just sooo L.A. In 2010, there's a special parade for, and a stage dedicated to, the 35th anniversary of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
The event takes place between Doheny Dr. and La Cienega Blvd., from 6 p.m., until the midnight hour. Along the way are array of live music acts, contortionists, aerialists, stilt-walkers, DJs and illusionists will on stages scattered throughout the event. Most notably, Right Said Fred will bring "I’m Too Sexy" back and perform material from their new album. The event brings out gays, straights, couples and single people on the prowl. It's fun, friendly and a bit frightening (the costumes). • Links: For more on West Hollywood's annual Costume Carnival, Click here. • HALLOWEEN OC, ORANGE COUNTY
Friday Admission is $20-100. • Link: Information and discounted tickets from BestOCEvents.com. Saturday There are five stages, a whopping 24 bands and 17 DJs, several different party areas, a haunted pumpkin patch, Go-Go dancers, a $2,500 sexy costume contest, giveaways and, because it's expected to last until 4 in the morning – yes, 4 a.m. in L.A. – an after-hours breakfast.
It's the 16th year for this huge party. Cost is $40-60 (depending on when you buy them) for GA and $125-200 for VIP (again depending on when you buy them). The OC Fair & Event Center is located at 88 Fair Drive in Costa Mesa. • Link: Information and discounted tickets from BestOCEvents.com. • SOUTH BAY BEACH CITIES
Friday Nearly all of Hermosa, Manhattan and Redondo Beach singles go to this annual event at the reception hall by the Portofino Hotel in King Harbor, Redondo Beach. Except this year it's across the street at the Crown Plaza Holiday Inn (larger area, the orgainzers proudly boast).
The big room has a band, the somewhat smaller one a DJ that plays really fun dance/party music and there's a "chill" room for, well, chilling out. The scene here is for singles, though a few couples manage to make it through the door. And, with a location right by the King Harbor marina, it has a nice place to escape and get to know that nurse, cop or rock musician one just met inside. This year's event is on Friday, Rocktober 30. Admission is $40. This event always sells out in advance. • Link: The event's websiite is: Portofino Party.com. Saturday An even bigger party takes place practically across the street the next night. It takes up pretty much the entire Crown Plaza in King Harbor with multiple rooms, dancing, Go-Go dancers, DJs. Basically, the works. More than 1,000 people attend this Halloween costume ball bash. Tickets are $30 in advance, $40 at the door and $200-300 for a reserved table (depending on location). • Link: The event's website is: maxentertainmentgroup.com • HAUNTED HOUSES, THEME PARKS
Both Universal Studios and Knott's Berry Farm turn their amusement parks into month-long haunted houses. At Universal, it's Halloween Horror Nights. The park is one big monster with mazes basedon Universal movies. This year features a Nightmare on Main Street with Freddy Krueger, Friday the 13th with Jason Voorhees, House of 1000 Corpses in 3D "Zombievision," Vampyre: Castle of the Undead, and Saw featuring traps from the film series. There are also scare zones, the "Terror Tram" that's been hijacked by serial killer Charles Lee Ray trapped inside the body of the pint-sized Chucky doll and, back by popular demand, the latest version of Bil and Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure Show. Halloween Horror Nights event dates are Oct. 8-9, 15-17, 21-24 and 28-31 and run from 7 p.m.-1 or 2 a.m. The price is $59 at the gate, with discounts offered on-line (and weekend nights do sell out , so it's advisable to plan aghead). Costumes, masks, make-up and props are not permitted here. Guests wearing costumes will be turned away at the front gate. At Knott's, the Scary Farm features mazes, scare zones, Professor Freak's Funhose and more. Knott's Scary Farm schedule: Sept. 30, Oct. 1-4, 7-11, 14-8, 21-25 and 38-31. Prices are $31.99-$49.99 in advance and $53.99 the day of the event. Links: Universal Studios: Halloween Horror website. Knott's: Scarys • MORE SCARY SPOTS
Hollywood Forever Cemetery Historic Walking Tour (Hollywood) – Hollywood Forever is perhaps the most star-studded of cemeteries, featuring mausoleums, exhibitions, monuments and gardens. Legends Cecil B. DeMille, Johnny Ramone and Jayne Mansfield are among those buried at Hollywood Forever. On October 31, celebrate Halloween on hallowed ground. Beginning at 3 p.m., the Hollywood Forever Cemetery offers a two-hour walking tour through the labyrinth of historic final resting places. Admission is $12 per person; reservations are not required.www.hollywoodforever.com. Dearly Departed, Hollywood’s Tragical History Tour (Hollywood) –Revisit Hollywood scandal and celebrity death in the famous Dearly Departed "Tomb Buggy" on Hollywood’s Tragical History Tour. The tour visits the Hollywood locations of macabre murders and sensational deaths. Hear the stories that immortalized River Phoenix, Janis Joplin, The Black Dahlia and Bella Lugosi, among many others. The three-hour tour explores more than 100 scenes of Hollywood death daily in October. © 2010. All rights reserved. |
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Three separate rooms, two with a dance floor, comprise this major party, which attracts a couple of thousand of locals looking to be couples for the night. 
