with halloween falling on a friday, we’re getting two full weekends of spooky fun this year! the aws outage slowed us down a bit, so we’ll have our 10/30-11/2 listings ready in a couple of days. in the meantime, check out our roundup of 50+ halloween parties, shows, cover band concerts, pet parades, and more happening this weekend here. as always, stay safe and gauge your comfort level when heading out.
the roundup is broken out into four sections:
• parties + events
• tribute bands
• movie-related
• pets
parties + events
10/24 5-10pm: this party is killing you! the robyn party robyn-o-ween: costumes encouraged. 9 bob note @ 3 dollar bill (east williamsburg), $15 adv, $20 door. >>
10/24 7pm-midnight: ‘spooky’ jazz + gin: speakeasy soirée: the urbane arts club (ditmas park), $21.83 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $27.14+, $20 after 10pm at the door). >>
10/24 8pm: the roast of the wolfman: a halloween comedy show: the spare room at the gutter (williamsburg), $15. >>
10/24 8pm: scream tribute drag show: c’mon everybody (bed-stuy), $20.09. >>
10/24 10:30pm: annual ma’am-o-ween: disco, house, diva vocals, queer classics party. c’mon everybody (bed-stuy), $13.39. >>
10/24 11pm: fifth annual klondyke’s kreepshow: all-black, all-trans halloween drag and sideshow. purgatory (bushwick), $17. >>
10/24 11pm: music for the masses: an ‘80s new wave halloween party: tv eye (ridgewood), $26.08. >>
10/24 11pm: the halloween black parade emo party and cybertron goth industrial, ebm, synthpop party: the brooklyn monarch (east williamsburg). $11.33 ticket provides access to both parties. >>
10/25-26 (10am-5pm): pumpkin point: governors island’s pumpkin patch returns. free admission. >>
10/25 7pm-midnight: halloween ball: coven of queens: hosted by susanne bartsch. moma ps1 (lic), $40. >>
10/25 8-10pm: switch n’play presents: slash n’ spray drag + burlesque: littlefield (gowanus), $20 adv, $25 day of. >>
10/25 8pm-late: rubulad presents: monsterrific madhouse party: costumes encouraged. rubulad (bushwick), $30 adv, $40 door. >>
10/25 9pm: the drunk texts: thou wilt scream: a shakespearean adaptation of scream meets drinking game. the rat nyc (dumbo), $12. >>
10/25 9pm-late: gemini + scorprio’s annual masquerade macabre: costumes required. g+s loft (gowanus), $30-40 ($25 after midnight if capacity allows). >>
10/25 10pm-late: hot rabbit presents: queers of the dead lgbtq+ halloween dance party: bonus: $1000 grand prize costume contest. the brooklyn monarch (east williamsburg), $30+. >>
10/25 10pm-late: zombie prom: themed costumes encouraged. house of yes (bushwick). $36.75 ($21 late entry after 1:30am). >>
10/25 11:50pm: niche night nyc presents: hella good 90s/2000s/alt/grunge/pop halloween dance party: costumes encouraged. hart bar (bushwick), free admission. >>
10/26 2:15pm: talkdeath’s 5th annual halloween cemetery scavenger hunt: green-wood cemetery, free. >>
10/26 7:30pm: the fourth annual spiffemol industries old-time radio horror show: jalopy theatre (columbia street waterfront district), $15. >>
10/27 7pm: the understudies present: the demon *blank* of *blank*: an improvised sweeney todd-esque musical: the pit loft (chelsea), $11.99 >>
tribute bands
10/24 8pm doors: a night like this: the cure halloween party: interpol and the cure. costumes encouraged. bonus: robert smith lookalike contest. baker falls (les), $16.53. >>
10/24 8:30pm: ridgewood ghoul-o-rama ‘25: air, pearl jam, brian eno/roxy music, and empire records soundtrack. costumes encouraged. footlight underground at the windjammer (ridgewood), $15 suggested donation. >>
10/25 6:30pm: werewolf bar mitzvah iii (monster fight): black sabbath, deftones, weezer, little richard, nine inch nails, the chicks, and green day. bonus: costume contest. purgatory (bushwick), $15 adv, $18 day of. >>
10/25 7pm: halloween cover show: the beatles, blink 182, and smog. union pool (williamsburg), $18.54. >>
10/25 7pm doors: identity crisis: a halloween rocktacular: paul mccartney, suede, eddie money, and hole. baker falls (les), $15. >>
10/26 3pm until end: sunday scaries halloween bash: live band karaoke and cover bands (alice and chains, pink floyd, abba, radio head, and pop icons). baker falls (les), $10 with costume, $20 without. >>
10/26 7pm: night of the living riffs: cover show: misfits, the jesus + mary chain, anti-cimex, and alaska y los pegamoides. tv eye (ridgewood), $15. >>
movie-related
the rocky horror picture show shadow casts, live band karaoke, and other related events (various prices):
• 10/24-11/2: brooklyn art haus (williamsburg) >>
• 10/25 9pm: coney island usa >>
• 10/25 + 11/1 (9:45pm): quad cinema (greenwich village) >>
• 10/26 7:30pm: littlefield (gowanus) >>
• 10/27 6pm: arlene’s grocery (les) >>
10/24 6pm: the thing lab presents: unearthing john carpenter’s the thing: sva graduate center (chelsea). free admission. >>
10/24 7:30pm doors: aesop’s sound fables presents: nosferatu (1922) with a semi-improvised live score: francis kite club (alphabet city), $15 adv, $20 day of >>
10/24 7:30pm: (un)silent film: the phantom carriage in concert: the new school’s john l. tishman auditorium (greenwich village), free admission. >>
10/24-25 (6pm): paddle-in movies with gowanus dredgers: creature from the black lagoon and the beast from 20,000 fathoms. free-$20. >>
10/24-11/1: halloween events at film noir cinema (greenpoint): ‘terror terroir’ wine tasting + screening, cat horror double feature, smootaphilia: the best of jess franco, secrets of the dead short horror film fest, and more. various prices. >>
10/25 12pm-2am: shriek show xiv – low-budget horror film marathon: spectacle theater (williamsburg), $5-25. >>
10/25 7:30pm: whiskey flicks live!: horror movie clips with whiskey-infused running commentary. torn page (chelsea), $13 suggested donation. >>
10/25-26 (sat 12:30pm, sun 12:15pm): the nightmare before christmas 3d: museum of the moving image (astoria). $17.50 general, $12 seniors/students. >>
10/25-31: halloween, halloween ii, inferno, cemetery man, orphan, suspiria: roxy cinema (tribeca), $18. >>
10/26 2pm doors: shaun of the dead with zombi-lympics: screening and zombie challenge. united palace (washington heights), $12. >>
10/27 6pm: fright night: hellbound book launch event and fright night screening: with author michael harbron. the twisted spine (williamsburg). free admission. >>
10/27 9:15pm: spook show with zabrecky: bride of frankenstein: nitehawk cinema (prospect park). $22. >>
10/27-28 (7:30pm): screening of the cabinet of dr. caligari and nosferatu with original live scores by the flushing remonstrance: cobble hill cinemas (brooklyn), $22. >>
pets
* note: the pet events are free to attend unless otherwise noted. some costume contests charge a fee to compete.
10/25 12pm (registration starts at 9am): annual washington square park dog halloween parade + costume contest: washington square park’s arch plaza, fountain plaza, and garibaldi plaza (greenwich village). >>
10/25 12pm (registration starts at 11am): downtown magazine’s annual barktoberfest + costume contest: pier 57 rooftop park (chelsea). >>
10/25 12pm: mcgolrick dogs dog parade + costume contest: msgr. mcgolrick park (greenpoint). >>
10/25 12pm: my pets halloween costume showcase: the bandshell at jackie robinson park (harlem). >>
10/25 12pm: 27th annual great pupkin dog costume contest: prison ship martyrs monument in fort greene park. >>
10/25 12pm: fourth annual howling halloween pup cruise: the circle line (pier 83, midtown west). $40 (proceeds will benefit north shore animal league america). >>
10/25 2pm: 5th annual halloween pet parade: elizabeth street garden (nolita). free to attend, $20 to compete. >>
10/25 3pm (registration starts at 1pm): socrates sculpture park’s annual halloween dog costume contest: socrates sculpture park (lic). note: this event is part of the park’s annual halloween harvest festival. >>
10/26 1pm: annual stuyvesant square park halloween dog parade: the dog run at stuyvesant square park. donations welcome. >>
10/26 1pm (registration starts at 11am): annual woof-o-ween + costume contest: domino park (williamsburg). >>
