Halloween is the biggest night of the year in West Hollywood thanks to the famous West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval. But that event is far from the only reason to celebrate spooky season in WeHo. From ’70s-themed disco parties to spooky rooftop movies to creepy Sunset Strip bar crawls, grab your costumes, wigs and masks and head to West Hollywood for a frightfully fun Halloween.
Scary Movie Month
October 16–November 4, 2024
Melrose Rooftop Theatre, 603 N. La Cienega Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
What’s Halloween without a few spooky movies? Nestled in the West Hollywood Design District, the Melrose Rooftop Theatre offers a unique outdoor cinematic experience that utilizes wireless technology and individual headsets to provide viewers with chillingly clear audio. Throughout October, dozens of Halloween favorites will be screened on the rooftop, including Hocus Pocus, A Nightmare on Elm Street, IT, Beetlejuice, Halloweentown and many more.
Visitors can purchase general admission tickets for $25, or splurge on the Ultimate Date Night for Two ($220), which includes a charcuterie board, dinner, your choice of beverage and two cushy bean bag chairs. Attendees must be 21+. More info.
Trick or Drink Hollywood Bar Crawl
October 25, 26 & 31, 2024
Participating bars on the Sunset Strip
Presented by Barcrawlerz, this event gives you access to Halloween drink specials all weekend long, with no cover at participating bars on the Sunset Strip, including The Den on Sunset, Hotel Ziggy, Saddle Ranch Chop House and The Naughty Pig. Check in at The Den on Sunset to get your wristband, then let the creepy crawling begin. More info.
Hollywoodstock: A ’60s Halloween Party
October 26, 2024
Hotel Ziggy, 8462 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
It’s time to dig out your bell-bottoms and tie-dye for Hotel Ziggy’s ode to the Woodstock music festival. A celebration of all things Flower Power, guests are invited to dress up in their funkiest retro-style garb for a night of disco and rock ‘n’ roll blaring from the turntable of the inimitable DJ Sophenom all night long. Get tickets here.
Boogie Nights: ’70s Disco Halloween
October 25, 2024
Skybar at Mondrian, 8440 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Stock up on glitter and start practicing your ’70s dance moves now, because the dance floor is sure to be fierce at Skybar’s annual Halloween disco. Come live out all your Boogie Nights fantasies, inspired by the music of Donna Summer, Chic, Lipps Inc., Rick James, Chaka Khan and many more. Oversized glasses, hot pants and platform boots are not only encouraged, they’re practically required. Tickets range from $25 to $2,000 for a VIP couch table with bottle service for 10 people. 21+. More info.
FRIGHT NIGHT
October 26, 2024
Skybar at Mondrian, 8440 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
If disco’s not quite scary enough (or perhaps too scary?), then head to Skybar the Saturday before Halloween for classic chills and thrills at FRIGHT NIGHT. Dress up to impress and hit the floor for your favorite haunted hits at this party that promises to be equal parts spooky and sexy. See ticket prices and experiences here.
Fast Times Halloween Party
October 26, 2024
Whisky A Go Go, 8901 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood CA 90069
Ready to rock ‘n’ roll all night (and party every day)? The venerable Whisky is giving its weekly ’80s night a Halloween makeover, with a lineup of costume-clad cover bands belting out all the decade’s best hits. Tickets range from $20 to $800 for a six-person VIP booth and $100 bar credit. Guests must be 21 or older. More info.
Halloween Costume Party at the Rainbow
October 30, 2024
Rainbow Bar & Grill, 9015 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
A favorite hangout of the late Motörhead vocalist Lenny Kilmister, whose life-size statue now presides over the back patio, the Rainbow has seen its fair share of ghoulish and garish outfits over the years. Alice Cooper, John Lennon and other members of the so-called “Hollywood Vampires” have also graced the Rainbow with their iconic fashions. So it goes without saying that the bar’s annual Halloween costume party is a big draw. Enjoy drink specials, prizes and giveaways, culminating in the costume contest at midnight. More info.
Hairy Halloween Wig-Off
October 30, 2024
Or Bar, 8228 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90046
The French-style disco-glam Or Bar is hosting its inaugural Halloween Wig-Off with drag sensation America Prays and DJ Dr. Samson at the helm. Don your most fabulous and shocking wigs to be entered to win up to $1,000 in prizes. Contest categories include biggest, scariest, most outrageous, avant-garde and best-in-show. More info.
West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval
October 31, 2024, 6–11 p.m.
Santa Monica Boulevard between N. Doheny Dr. and N. La Cienega Dr.
The one, the only West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval is the biggest and baddest Halloween party in the world! Every year, hundreds of thousands of costumed revelers pack this one-mile stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard on Halloween night. It’s free to attend, and bars and clubs along Santa Monica will be offering plenty of drink specials, live music and more. You can also expect some of the most creative and elaborate costumes you’ve ever seen — ranging from barely there to over-the-top. What else would you expect from Los Angeles’ biggest Halloween party?
Troubadour Halloween Party
October 31, 2024
Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Pop into this Santa Monica Boulevard institution during the Halloween Carnaval for a party featuring Friends of Friends of Friends on its legendary stage. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., 21 and over free.
Halloween Ball Masqué & Bash at La Boheme
October 31, 2024
La Boheme, 8400 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Decadence abounds at La Boheme’s not-so-secret burlesque shows — Ball Masqué — at 7:30 and 9 p.m. on Halloween night. Following the performances, the trendy West Hollywood restaurant transforms into the ultimate Halloween party pad with a spectacle of live music by DJ Loren, themed cocktails and a massive dance floor. RSVP here.
Spooky Night
October 31, 2024
SUR Restaurant & Lounge, 606-614 N. Robertson Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
A hop, a skip and a jump from the Halloween Carnaval action on Santa Monica Boulevard, SUR will be hosting its own costume party beginning at 8 p.m. on Halloween. Dress to turn heads in your scariest or sexiest costume while sipping SUR’s “witchy elixir” cocktail special and dancing the night away to beats by DJ Maya Reis. Contact the restaurant to reserve your spot.
Nightmare on Sunset
October 31, 2024
Juniper Lounge and Garden, 8490 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
1 Hotel West Hollywood’s secret garden stirs to life at its haunted Halloween soiree beneath the stars. Experience the magic of the night while sipping cocktails and dancing to heart-pumping sounds from Paris at Night and Above the Clouds. More info.