Halloween night at Townhouse Venice
Electric Ghoul-Aid Acid Test IV + Menotti's After Dark + Mahalo(ween) special. Insects Vs. Robots, live bands, DJs, costumes, lights, specialty drinks and dancing. Doors open at 9 p.m.
$10.00 cover
Hundreds of zombies thirsting for brains and drink specials will take to the streets of Downtown Santa Monica for the annual bar crawl on Saturday, October 29.
Participating Bars
6-9pm Rusty's Surf Ranch (Starting Location - Check In & Wristband Pickup)
7-9:30pm Big Dean's
8-10pm Del Frisco's Grille
9-11pm Ye Olde King's Head
9-11pm West 4th & Jane
10pm-12am Barney's Beanery
10pm-12am Cabo Cantina
11pm-2am 1212 Santa Monica (Official Zombie After Party)
Wristbands are $12 in advance or $15 day-of, and there are Zombie rules, which are detailed here.
Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch in Culver City will open October 1st at its new, larger location. It will have its famous Pumpkin Village, a boo-tique shop, and activities for all ages. There's also a full lineup of entertainment including 2015 Grammy Award Nominee The California Feetwarmers, The Kristen Lynn Band and magician Dave Cox.
“Seeing how Mr. Bones has evolved and grown over the last 29 years makes our family so proud, and we are thrilled to see our patch bring even more joy this year with new activities and attractions,” said Lyra Marble, owner of Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch. “With a bigger and better Pumpkin Village, a VIP area, Kids Ultimate Passes and live entertainment including Friday nights’ Sideshow Spectacular!, we look forward to sharing the magic of Halloween with young and old.”
For the first time, Mr. Bones will be offering a VIP Pass on weekends for $35 online and $40 onsite, which includes one admission with expedited entry, 15% discount on all pumpkins and merchandise from the Halloween boo-tique – as well as access to an exclusive VIP area featuring amenities such as private restrooms, secure storage areas and free water.
For fun seekers, Mr. Bones also offers an Ultimate Kids Pass for $35 online and $40 onsite, which includes admission and expedited entry, and unlimited access to activities such as the Mr. Bones Super Slide, the bounce houses, petting zoo and straw maze.
After you pick your pumpkin, you can also leave carving to the experts. Mr. Bones offers their pumpkin carving and painting services so you can bring their iconic Halloween style to your home or business.
Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch // West LA College, 10100 Jefferson Blvd., Culver City 90232 // Open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday to Thursday; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Parking is available on site and is $5 on weekdays and $6 on weekends ($12 for valet).
Celebrate Halloween with Vegan Scene. They'll have an open bar (and virgin drink options too including cold-pressed juice and apple cider), unlimited food from Frankenstand, and desserts from Cup My Cakez.
Tickets are $45 and include all you can eat and drink. This is a 21+ event. Please bring your ID and your confirmation email. If you’re purchasing multiple tickets, please have your whole party check in together. All tickets are final sale. Purchase tickets here.
Parking // Free parking can be found on Main Street in front of Vegan Scene and one block NE on Hampton Drive. You may park on Pacific Ave between 8pm-8am. Metered parking is also nearby. Please make sure to read all signs. Also, please be aware that the lot on the corner of Main and Sunset is restricted for Gold’s Gym parking only.
in The Del Monte:
HOT JAZZ SATURDAYS
with Brad Kay's Regressive Jazz Quartet HALLOWEEN SPECIAL! (early jazz & ragtime)
8PM - 10:00PM | No Cover
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DJ JEDI (Soul, Funk, Hip-Hop, Disco, Dance & more)
10PM - close | No Cover
Townhouse bar: DJ Alfred Hawkins @ 10pm
Befor trick or treating on the Venice Canals, bring the kids for face painting, games and treats at the Canalloween party at the Children's Park at Linnie and Dell.
Come dressed in your spookiest getup and enjoy pizza, treats, and good neighborly fun.
Photo by Santa Monica Farmers' Market
Big pumpkins, little pumpkins, funny shaped pumpkins—how many can you carry down a 25-foot runway at the Santa Monica Farmers Market? For $5, you can take home as many as you can get to the finish line. Costumes encouraged. santamonica.com
Daybreaker returns to the Westside with a special Halloween roller disco edition of everyone's favorite 5 a.m. dance party. It's all happening at Santa Monica's Circus Disco, and if you don't have a pair of skates to bring, you can rent a pair at the door for $5. Or, just skip the skating all together and dance.
Get there early for pre-dance yoga from 5:30 to 6:15 a.m. Dancing and roller disco goes from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m.
Early bird tickets are $20 and then go up to $25. Tickets including pre-dance yoga are $30.
GET TICKETS HERE
This is the Aero Theatre’s 10th annual horror movie marathon and the lineup is full of classic thrillers: Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Anguish, Dead and Buried, and more. All-night snacks included, plus free Pete's Coffee and Monster energy drinks to keep your eyes wide open. General $20, Student/Senior $18, Members $15 - includes all-night snacks and coffee.
americancinematheque.com
Street Food Cinema pays homage to the season with an outdoor screening of the movie that launched Freddy Kreuger into infamy. Doors open at 6pm; music at 6:30pm; movie at 8pm; General admission tickets $12, reserved seating $17; streetfoodcinema.com
In addition to several varieties of pumpkins, Halloween decorations, and fun activities for kids like the hay maze, you'll find lots of plants to add some fall color to your garden. Check out the deep burgundy (and drought tolerant) leucadendron, or how about planting a blood orange tree?
// Marina del Rey Garden Center; 13198 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey, 90292; Open 7 days a week; 8am-5pm; marinagardencenter.com
It’s not just a pumpkin patch: This fall playland also houses a petting zoo, bouncy castle, ball house, mechanical animals, and face painting and spin art stations to keep the kids entertained for hours.
// Oct. 7-31; Sun-Thu 9:30am-7:30pm; Fri-Sat 9:30am-8pm; shawnspumpkinpatch.com
You won’t know where to turn first—there’s a petting zoo, a jumpy pumpkin, pony rides, super slide, straw maze, face painting, and, yes, pumpkins.
// Oct. 2-31; Mon-Thu 10am-7pm; Fri-Sat 9am-9pm; Sun 9am-8pm; Culver City; Free entrance;mrbonespumpkinpatch.com
Big pumpkins, little pumpkins, funny shaped pumpkins—how many can you carry down a $25 foot runway at the Santa Monica Farmers Market. Whatever you take to the end, you get to keep.
// Wednesday, October 28; 8:30am-1pm; $5 to participate; santamonica.com
This Halloween October 31st, 2014 local event producers Leah Santa Cruz and Nicole Muyingo will be presenting for the first time in a long time The Venice Beach Masquerade. A community Halloween event filled with friends, laughter, some crazy dancing, enchantment and a few special surprises. Stop searching as THIS is the high-vibed Halloween event to go to on the West side.
Need a costume? Check out our costume guide here.
FEATURING:
Marques Wyatt: https://soundcloud.com/marques-wyatt
+ Special Guest To Be Announced!
Costume Contest!
Live Performers
Body Paint + Visual Art Projection
Elixirs + Ormus Potion Bar
Tarot Card Readings
Enchanted Photo-Booth
$25 Limited Pre-Sale: Oct 3 - Oct 15
$30 Pre-Sale: Oct 16 - Oct 30
$40 Pre-Sale VIP: SOLD OUT
$35 General Admission at the door
This is a private event, please be sure to RSVP by clicking "going" on FB or to venicemasquerade2014@gmail.com
~Get Tickets! This Event Will Sell Out: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/venice-masquerade-2014-enchanted-halloween-ball-tickets-13495865497
A portion of event sales goes in support of The Venice Art Crawl & Full Circle Venice. Support your local community!
305 Rose Ave, Venice | 21+
A special thank you to Venice Duck Brewery & Suerte Tequila the official beer & tequila sponsors of The Venice Masquerade!
Presented By: Leah Santa Cruz & Nicole Muyingo
About the organizers:
Nicole Muyingo (currently VP of The Venice Art Crawl) has curated and successfully produced many events in the world of art, fashion and music. Her focus is to create dynamic social experiences. Working with the VAC she believes that it is important to keep the history and magic of Venice alive.
Leah Santa Cruz is a producer of conscious music, art and transformational events in Los Angeles. As an artist, world traveler and social activist, her passion is to create experiential community environments that inspire celebration, co-creation and activation towards a higher purpose.
Hundreds of the living dead will gather at the Santa Monica Pier Halloween night for the second annual Zombie Crawl. Starting at Rusty's Surf Ranch at 6:30 pm, these creepy crawlers will moan and groan their way towards $4 drafts, $5 wells and $5 shots all night at the following locations:
Rusty's Surf Ranch (Check-in from 6:30-9 p.m.)
Big Dean's Ocean Front Cafe
Del Frisco's Grille
41 Ocean
Ye Olde King's Head
Wokcano Santa Monica
The zombies will collide at Wokcano for WOK-ing Dead 2, the official Zombie Crawl after party, with costume contests, prizes and more.
Zombie Crawl Rules
# 1. Must Dress Like A Zombie
Note: if you are not dressed like a zombie, you can still attend but you may get chased by one ;)
While walking the streets, the following rules apply...
# 2. Must Walk with Arms extended
# 3. Must Drag A Leg
# 4. Must Moan and Growl (no talking)
Need help getting zombie-fied? Make-up artists from Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy will be on hand at Rusty's to apply your zombie make-up for free.
Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 day of for access to specials, complimentary zombie makeup and entrance to the Official Zombie After Party. Get them here.
This Friday the Venice Ale House and Bank of Venice are having a pub crawl! Make your way over to The =V= around sunset for drink specials and a costume contest. The winner will receive a $50 gift card!
Then, make your way over to BOV at 10:30 for more Halloween madness and another costume contest. The winner will be announced at midnight and will win a $50 gift card as well.
On Halloween night, Friday, October 31st, The Bungalow will turn their popular ocean-side hideaway in Santa Monica, CA into a Halloween fright-fest with its own Monster Mash Halloween Costume Party. Halloween costume mandatory at entry.
Reservations recommended for guests: Call 310-899-8530 or email reservations@thebungalowsm.com.
The Bungalow // 101 Wilshire Blvd. at Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA // Valet parking available.
Halloween night, The Brig will turn into The Overlook Hotel (minus the room service). Come in for a red rum and a Halloween party inspired by the thriller "The Shining."
Costume contest, drink specials, prizes and DJ's
Don't forget your four-legged friends when it comes to Howl-o-ween treats and costume contests.
Join Bruno's on Halloween day, Friday October 31, from 2 to 5 p.m. for family photo booth fun. They'll be awarding prizes for the best coordinated costumes and giving away other fun treats. Portraits are $25 each. Space is limited so reserve your spot by calling 424.268.4031 or email shop@brunosvenice.com.
For $5, you can pick up, stack and balance as many pumpkins as you can manage, and then carry them to the end of the 25-foot long pumpkin patch lane and they are yours. Costumes encouraged.
Downtown Farmers Market, Arizona Ave at 2nd St
If you think Howloween treats are just for kids, you're barking up the wrong tree. These costumed pups are in it to win it at the annual Dog-O-Ween contest and parade. See them strut their stuff in a four-legged fright fest this Sunday from 4 p.m. until sunset. Need some inspiring costume ideas? Check out past DOG-O-WEEEN photo galleries by Venice Paparazzi here.
Our annual fall festival serves as one of the more fun events of the year. Class booths, raffles, a haunted maze, and a kids zone help to raise money for our school.
Raffle Tickets: 25 tickets for $20.00
Food & Game Tickets: 55 tickets for $50.00
Monsters wait in the shadows of the Venice Haunted House and Eternal Rest Cemetery. On Halloween night, Thursday, October 31 and Saturday, November 2, from 7 p.m. to midnight, guests can make their way through a maze of terrors conceived in the dark imagination of homeowner Steve Rose. The haunted house is free to all, but recommended for ages 13 and older.
Venice Haunted House - Eternal Rest Cemetery // 414 Rose Ave., Venice CA 90291
Bank of Venice is hosting a Halloween party with food and drink specials, costume contest and music by LoboMan DJ.
Monsters wait in the shadows of the Venice Haunted House and Eternal Rest Cemetery. On Halloween night, Thursday, October 31 and Saturday, November 2, from 7 p.m. to midnight, guests can make their way through a maze of terrors conceived in the dark imagination of homeowner Steve Rose. The haunted house is free to all, but recommended for ages 13 and older.
Venice Haunted House - Eternal Rest Cemetery // 414 Rose Ave., Venice CA 90291
