The Best Happenings & Haunts This Halloween Weekend in Los Angeles | Oct. 27 – Oct. 31
Get ready for a spooktacular Halloween weekend in the heart of Los Angeles, where the City of Angels comes alive with a host of ghoulishly delightful events that will leave you enchanted and bewitched! First up, on Saturday, the iconic Hollywood Forever invites you to their 24th Día y Noche de los Muertos celebration, a vivid homage to the living and the departed. With art installations, altars, ofrendas, mouthwatering food, and soul-stirring performances, this year’s theme, “Máscaras de México – Vida y Muerte en La Máscara” promises a mesmerizing cultural journey. For a spine-tingling cinematic experience, catch “The Bride of Frankenstein” at The Theatre at Ace Hotel from October 27th to 28th where the LA Opera Orchestra breathes life into this gothic horror classic. And last but not least, don’t miss the hauntingly charming “Disney Tim Burton’s ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ In Concert” at the legendary Hollywood Bowl from October 27th to 29th, 2023, complete with a live orchestra and a star-studded cast. Plus, be sure to arrive early for a bewitching costume contest and a Hollywood Bowl transformed into Halloween Town for some wickedly fun trick-or-treating. It’s a weekend of festivities that’ll send shivers down your spine and warm your Halloween-loving heart!
Tim Burton’s ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ In Concert
October 27, 2023 through October 29, 2023
Hollywood Bowl
Watch the film in concert with a live orchestra conducted by John Mauceri and a cast that includes Danny Elfman, Catherine O’Hara (Sunday), Fred Armisen, Riki Lindhome (Fri/Sat) and Ken Page. Come early for Halloween Fun featuring a costume contest hosted by comedian Greg Proops and explore the Hollywood Bowl transformed into Halloween Town for trick-or-treating.
Día y Noche de los Muertos
Saturday, October 28, 2023 from 9:00 AM to 11:59 PM
Hollywood Forever
Hollywood Forever holds its 24th installment of their iconic Día y Noche de los Muertos celebrations this Saturday featuring art installations, altars and ofrendas, food and drinks, cultural and musical performances all celebrating the living and the dead. This year’s theme is Máscaras de México – Vida y Muerte en La Máscara (“Masks of Mexico: Life and Death in the Mask”). Daytime performances by DannyLux and Irene Diaz with DJs from Altura art gallery studio space in Lincoln Heights (DJ Fuego, DJ Fondo, DJ Discos Rolas & DJ Cozmic Vibes). The nighttime performers include Bomba Estereo, Bratty, Camila Fernandez and Banda Las Angelinas, beats by Nochenegra from Mexico City featuring DJ Mar and DJ El Keamo. Tickets must be purchased for both events.
‘The Bride of Frankenstein’ with Live Orchestra
October 27, 2023 through October 28, 2023 at 8:00 PM
The Theatre at Ace Hotel
The LA Opera’s annual presentation of movies and live music returns with director James Whale’s 1935 gothic horror classic The Bride of Frankenstein. While the film screens, the audience hears composer Franz Waxman’s original soundtrack score played live by the LA Opera Orchestra. Jenny Wong, the newly appointed San Francisco Symphony Chorus Director and the Associate Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, conducts in her LA Opera debut. The audience is invited to come in costume.
Los Angeles Haunted Hayride
October 1 through October 31
Griffith Park
“Scarier than ever” according to LA Magazine, experience the world-famous Los Angeles Haunted Hayride. Los Angeles’ Ultimate Halloween Event. Halloween lives here!
Hollywood Horror Story
Saturday, October 28, 2023 at 9:00 PM
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Step into the realm of the supernatural for a poolside American Horror Story-themed Halloween party. Wear your “most hauntingly elegant attire” and a mysterious mask. The 21+ pool party features DJ sets from Glass Petals (headliner), Strange Hotels and DJ Miss Ninja. A full bar with themed cocktails and food available for purchase will be available. Bottle service is also available.
Haunted Little Tokyo
Saturday, October 28, 2023 from 1:00 PM to 11:59 PM
Various locations in Little Tokyo, downtown L.A.
When the sun is out,ghouls, ghosts, and goblins of all ages are invited to take part in a free, family-friendly outdoor trick-or-treating event, from 1 to 5 p.m. Pick up a map at Terasaki Budokan to gather treats and prizes at various outdoor locations around Little Tokyo. When the sun goes down, get ready for a 21+ block party and costume contest with food vendors, music, and spooky activities. The Block Party runs 6 p.m. to midnight, and you need to RSVP for location and details. Costumes are encouraged for both events.
The Feminist Fight Forward: Lessons from 50 Years of Ms. Magazine
Sunday, October 29, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Skirball Cultural Center
The all-day event celebrates and honors Ms. Magazine, the seminal publication that has explored solutions and pathways toward gender justice across America for five decades. Attend keynote conversations led by renowned feminist and civil rights scholars, including Dr. Michele Bratcher Goodwin, Dolores Huerta, Katherine Spillar, with invocation by Somali poet and L.A. resident Warsan Shire and welcome remarks by L.A. County Supervisor Hilda Solis. The closing keynote speaker is Elaine Brown, activist and former Black Panther Party Chairwoman. Attendees can also choose from one of three breakout sessions to address topics on the future of feminism.
Run the 110 Freeway 10k
Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 7:00 AM
110 Freeway in South Pasadena/L.A.
Run or walk the Arroyo Seco Parkway, better known as the 110 Freeway—and best known as the freeway with the really short on-ramps. But for this 10k, you don’t have to worry about dodging cars as the road will be closed to everyone except you and a couple thousand of your closest running pals. Runners are encouraged to begin lining up no later than 6:45 a.m. at Orange Grove St. The race will start on time at 7 a.m. Participants will then hit the on-ramp and head north toward Pasadena and turn around after passing the Fair Oaks overpass bridge, ending near the Avenue 26 exit. This event is part of ArroyoFest, which is free to attend.
626 Golden Streets: Arroyo Fest
Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 7:00 AM
Various locations from South Pasadena to L.A.
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of ArroyoFest, which was first hosted on June 15, 2003, seven years before the first cicLAvia. The event provides the public the opportunity to experience the national historic byway—the 110 Freeway, which first opened in 1940—up close. The freeway will be closed off to traffic from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and open for walking, biking and skating. Off the freeway, Mission St. will be closed to cars through 2 p.m. The event is easily accessible via Metro.
West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Santa Monica Boulevard
West Hollywood loves Halloween, and the City of West Hollywood is thrilled that Halloween is back with Halloween Carnaval 2023! The City’s incomparable Halloween Carnaval is one of the most unique Halloween gatherings in the world. Halloween Carnaval is free to attend and will take place on Tuesday, October 31, 2023 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on a one-mile stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard between N. Doheny Drive and N. La Cienega Boulevard. Staged on Santa Monica Boulevard/Historic Route 66, Halloween Carnaval will feature a stage at the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and N. San Vicente Boulevard with a live DJ set, food trucks and thousands of wildly dressed Halloween revelers for a one-of-a-kind experience. There will also be Halloween celebrations at businesses, bars, restaurants and entertainment venues throughout the City! The City invites Halloween Carnaval-goers to get into the spirit and show off costumes by uploading photos to social media sites with the hashtag #wehohalloween.
Enjoy the Halloween weekend in Los Angeles!
Jacqueline Tager | DRE# 1476997
jacqueline.tager@sothebyshomes.com | (323) 697-3040
Sotheby’s International Realty – Los Feliz Brokerage
1801 N Hillhurst Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90027
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