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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 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.
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 ON PINE, LONG BEACH
Another outdoor block party is taking place in downtown Long Beach. It's a party on Pine, thousands expected to attend the inaugural Halloween bash on Pine Avenue. Taking place between Broadway and 3rd Street, right in the heart of the city's downtown nightlife and entertainment area, DJ Groovy Lu and DJ Eromic will spin diabolical tunes and videos from the main stage while the crowd dances in the street. Pine Avenue will be flooded with fog, spooky lights and other decor. A costume contest with more than $1,000 in cash and prizes will feature the best dressed ghouls and goblins in five categories: Best Superhero, Best Villain, Best Female Overall, Best Male Overall and Most Outrageous. • Links: For a look at this area, see Long Beach Nightlife. • HALLOWEEN OC, ORANGE COUNTY
The huge OC Fair & Event Center is the site for this massive party. As many as 10,000 people could make their way here for it. There are five stages, and several different party areas, a haunted pumpkin patch, Go-Go dancers, a costume contest, giveaways and, because it's expected to last until 5 in the morning – yes, 5 a.m. in L.A. – an after-hours breakfast.
Cost is $34 GA, $75. The OC Fair & Event Center is located at 88 Fair Drive in Costa Mesa. For a prelude party, on Friday the 30th, there's the Halos n’ Horns Fest, also at the OC Fairgrounds, More than 100 bands are playing on 13 stages. A hundred bands – can that be correct? That's what they say! Tickets run from $25-$100. • Links: Friday night: Halosnhorns.com. Saturday night: HalloweenOC.com. Get discounts (and avoid ticket fees) to both events here! • PORTOFINO PARTY, SOUTH BAY BEACH CITIES
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. • Links: The event's websiite is: Portofino Party.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 including "Saw: Game Over,” a "live" maze experience based on the "Saw"film franchise, "Halloween: The Life and Crimes of Michael Myers," the multi-sensory horror experience, “My Bloody Valentine: Be Mine 4 Ever,” based on the 2009 hit movie. “Chucky’s Fun House,” and a more intense, interactive horror experience on the “Terror Tram: Live or Die” attraction on the historic Universal backlot. There's also a live stage production of the “Rocky Horror Picture Show: A Tribute,” based on the cult film phenomenon and an all-new “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Halloween Adventure,” as well as six new “scare zones.” Finally there's an "R.I.P." Experience that takes guests on tours of horror sets on Universal's lot. Halloween Horror Nights event dates are Oct. 2 & 3, 9-11, 15-18, 23-24, 28-31, and run from 7 p.m.-1 or 2 a.m. Prices are $40-55 and vary by day. 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
"King Tut's Tomb" at the Egyptian Theater features 3 rooms, 5 bars, DJ, the works. Click here for tickets and more information. All Hallow's Eve, Hollywood. How about a party at at a Hollywood cemetery!? Put on by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, the annual All Hallow's Eve party features bone-chilling excitement with music, magicians, psychics, cockatiels and food from some of the area's top restaurants. It's at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery and come dressed in your mourning attire, have your fortune read and take a haunted tour (if you dare.) This event is a few days before Halloween – Wednesday, Oct. 28 – so it's a chance to do something extra scary before the 31st. Cost: $40. The Hollywood Forever Cemetery is located at 6000 Santa Monica Blvd. The event last from 5:30-8:30. Information: (323) 469-8311. 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. © 2009. 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. 
