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March 28, 2024

Guide to Halloween night life for adults in Las Vegas

Local bars and clubs offer numerous party, costume events for adults

Tryst

Alec Loc Thieu

A bartender in the Halloween spirit at Tryst.

Why party for one night when you can stretch Halloween out all week? That’s the holiday mentality in Las Vegas, where you can get more bang for your costume buck by wearing it to as many parties as your liver can handle. Whether you’re looking to go sexy or scary, there is a party to suit your Halloween needs. Check out the plethora of options available to get your scare on.

Wednesday, Oct. 28

“Halloween Havoc” music showcase at The Playground: The Playground will host the “Halloween Havoc” music showcase featuring performances from Rebel Lane, More Than Mortal, Cirka Sik and A Sinner’s Confession in the Rock Room. Check out More Than Mortal in our Local Band Guide.

Thursday, Oct. 29

Mingle & Mayhem at Blush: Blush puts a new spin on the holiday mixer with Mingle & Mayhem featuring $5,000 in cash and prizes plus local ladies can enjoy a champagne open bar from 11 p.m. to midnight.

Night of the Creeps: Edward 40 Hands at McFadden's: If you're old enough to be drinking this Halloween season, you're old enough to remember the film Edward Scissorhands. McFadden's at the Rio will host Night of the Creeps: Edward 40 Hands. For those not familiar with the modern college pastime, Edward 40 Hands entails taping a 40-ounce beer to each hand and leaving it secured until the last drop is gone. The first partygoer to finish his or her beers will win a cash prize.

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Maynard James Keenan

Puscifer at the Pearl:If you're a Tool fan or a Maynard James Keenan fan, you have to check out Keenan's new group at The Pearl at The Palms. Puscifer is Keenan's multifaceted, multimedia, multi-artist and multi-personality project that has a rotating cast of players involved in the recordings including Mat Mitchell, Tim Alexander, Jonny Polonsky, Danny Lohner, Gil and Rani Sharone, Lustmord, Laura Milligan, Milla Jovovich, Lisa Germano and Alan Moulder.

The Blacklist Art & Film Festival at The Griffin: The Griffin will host The Blacklist Art & Film Festival, an event which celebrates creativity outside the mainstream arts scene. Check out a Halloween-inspired event with an art gallery featuring works by local and visiting artists plus a horror film showcase with screenings of award-winning short films that are a must for any horror fan.

“True Bud” Halloween weekend at Rockhouse: The Rockhouse Bar & Nightclub will host “True Bud” Halloween weekend featuring “I want to suck your Bud” specials and $1,500 in cash prizes awarded for the top costumes each night. Drink specials include $2 Budweiser drafts before 6 p.m. from Thursday, Oct. 29 through Saturday, Oct. 31. On Thursday, Oct. 29, $500 will be awarded for the sexist costume, or lack thereof, during the Happy Hallow-Uh Oh contest. Friday night, Bud Light Wheat will host a $500 contest for the most creative costume and Saturday night, a $500 cash prize will be given away for the top get up.

Seven Sexy Sins at Tryst: Tryst celebrates Halloween with its own take on the original seven deadly sins at The Seven Sexy Sins party.

Deborah Gibson at Hallow-Eighties at Tao: Eighties pop legend Deborah Gibson will host Hallow-Eighties at Tao. Bust out the legwarmers and leotards for Worship Thursdays.

Friday, Oct. 30

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DJ Z-Trip will take on the Friday night turntable duties beginning Oct. 16 at Rain nightclub at the Palms casino resort in Las Vegas.

Uneasy Halloween with Z-Trip and DJ P: America's Best DJ 2009 and legendary turntabilist Z-Trip will perform a special Halloween edition of his Revolution: A Party for the People along with DJ P.

3rd Annual Taolloween at Tao: Tao Nightclub at The Venetian presents the 3rd Annual Taolloween party. This event will also double as a release party for the Saw VI film, hitting theaters on Oct. 23. Dress your best to participate in the $5,000 costume contest while you dance to the sounds of DJ Reach.

Fangoria Halloween Weekend at The Palms: The Palms Casino Resort will be the home base for all things creepy and spooky as Fangoria's Trinity of Terrors comes to town during Halloween weekend. Get tickets for concerts, movies and lectures from all your favorite horror film actors and creators plus musicians like Slipknot and Rob Zombie.

Nevada Pops' Halloween concert at Artemus Ham Hall at UNLV:Get a little culture this Halloween with the Nevada Pops' Halloween concert at Artemus Ham Hall at UNLV. Music from the movie Twilight and selections from Phantom of the Opera, and Wicked will be played.

DJ Hero launch party at Blush: Blush will be celebrating the launch of DJ Hero with a commemorative DJ AM shirt giveaway. The winner of the costume contest will take home a copy of the DJ Hero Renegade Edition game.

“Legends – Dead or Alive” party at Carnaval Court: Carnaval Court at Harrah's is gearing up for a fun spin on the Halloween costume contest with “Legends – Dead or Alive.” The two-night contest (30th and 31st) will give away $10,000 in prize money, so pick your favorite legend, dead or alive and get in the spirit.

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Rapper Vanilla Ice played to the crowd Saturday, July 4, 2009, at Wet Republic at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. He comes back to Las Vegas to host at New York-New York's Rok nightclub tonight, Sept. 4, 2009.

Vanilla Ice at Studio 54: Vanilla Ice will be celebrating his 42nd birthday at Studio 54 on All Hallow's Eve eve. Guess you can scrap the Vanilla Ice costume idea, or better yet, give it a try and see if you can get the VIP treatment by accident!

Monster Zero at Texas Station: Viva Rawk Vegas celebrates Halloween with Monster Zero, a band that is always ready for Halloween with their flashy costumes, Pigasus and Richard Falcon performing live at South Padre at Texas Station. Check out Monster Zero in our Local Bands Guide.

Yellow Brick Road Halloween party at Access Showroom: Classic rock band Yellow Brick Road will host a Halloween party at Aliante Station's Access Showroom with specialty drinks for those dressed in costume plus a Dirty Dorothy contest.

Slumber Party Massacre at Ovation: Steel Panther hosts a Slumber Party Massacre at Ovation at Green Valley Ranch featuring $500 cash to the sexiest slumber party girl plus thousands in spa package giveaways. Pre-party in the Drop "Dead" Bar and Quinn's.

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Rob Zombie

Rob Zombie at The Pearl: Rockstar and film director Rob Zombie will be returning to Las Vegas for one night only for his Halloween Spooktacular at The Pearl at The Palms. He'll be promoting his upcoming release, Hellbilly Deluxe 2. Special guests include Captain Clegg and The Night Creatures and Nekromantix.

Booty Parlor trunk show at Love Jones: Love Jones Rock-n-Roll Lingerie Boutique will get you ready for Halloween with a Booty Parlor trunk show featuring sample giveaways.

Fangbangers Ball with Mickey Avalon at Cherry: Cherry Nightclub at Red Rock will host the Fangbangers Ball with a special performance by Mickey Avalon and $2,500 in cash and prizes being given away for the best costumes.

Mad Hatter's Revenge at Jet: Jet Nightclub will host the Mad Hatter's Revenge featuring $10,000 in prizes for the best costumes. Break out your best Cheshire Cat smile and take a trip down the rabbit hole.

Saturday, Oct. 31

Night of Killer Costumes at Ghostbar: The top three ghostly goblins and ghouls will be awarded cash and prizes totaling approximately $8,000 at Ghostbar, where local ladies will receive free admission.

Night of Killer Costumes at Moon: The costume contest at Moon will feature the best sci-fi costumes with the best three winning cash and prizes, totaling approximately $13,000. Local ladies will get in for free.

Paul Oakenfold at Rain for the Night of Killer Costumes: For Halloween, cash and prizes nearing $38,000 will be awarded to the top three funniest, scariest and most shocking costumes.

Yelloween at Tao: Veuve Clicquot presents Yelloween at Tao Nightclub at The Venetian. The party will be hosted by Twilight stars Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz.

True Blood stars host Yelloween at Lavo: Veuve Clicquot presents Yelloween at Lavo Nightclub at The Palazzo. The party will be hosted by Trueblood stars Rutina Wesley, a Las Vegas native, and Sam Trammell.

AnnaLynne McCord hosts at Tabu: AnnaLynne McCord of 90210 will host her sister Rachel's 21st birthday party at Tabu. Halloween night in Las Vegas is probably the most exciting way to welcome someone to the legal drinking age.

Kaskade at Blush: For Halloween, Blush will present a special performance by world-renowned DJ and producer Kaskade, who will spin the best in electronic dance music for all the ghosts and goblins.

Mob Zombie CD release party at The Gypsy Den: Mob Zombie will be hosting its official CD release party at The Gypsy Den featuring performances by Mob Zombie, Cancerous One, Shamroc, Hassan, Air Stegosaurus, Apox, Mr.E Branes, Omino Jakku, Blair of the Skooners and more.

Rocky Horror Picture Show at Texas Station: Viva Rawk Vegas at South Padre at Texas Station presents a live performance of the Rocky Horror Picture Show featuring the cast of Divine Decadence. Dress as your favorite character and win a share of $500 available to the best costume. Dance to the sounds of DJ Pierre while you enjoy $15 all you can drink draft beer, $4 Jack and Pepsi and 2-for-1 Patron and Jagermeister shots.

Sinners Ball at Ovation: The Sin City Sinners will be performing live in Ovation at the Sinners Ball. Dress your naughtiest for the "Most Sinful" costume contest.

Hollyween with Holly Madison at Studio 54: Peepshow and former Girls Next Door star Holly Madison will host Hollyween at Studio 54. The blonde bombshell will judge the costume competition and help dole out the $10,000 in cash prizes.

The Monster Mash Halloween Bash at One Six Sky Lounge: KKLZ radio station will host The Monster Mash Halloween Bash at One Six Sky Lounge at Eastside Cannery. DJ Charly Kayle will spin from 10 p.m. to midnight and a costume contest will be held at 11:30 p.m., no masks, please. Hell Martinis and bloody brain cocktails will be the featured drinks for the evening, so come thirsty.

Final Destination party at The Playground: The Playground will host a late-night Final Destination-themed party with DJs and live music. Ladies are invited to dress up schoolgirl style in their finest plaid skirts and pigtails.

Thriller Party at the Drop "Dead" Bar: The Drop Bar is converting to The Drop "Dead" Bar for a Thriller Party featuring a Michael Jackson Tribute with thousands in cash and prizes for the best costumes.

Fangbangers Ball with Shiny Toy Guns at Cherry: Shiny Toy Guns will be hosting the Fangbangers Ball at Cherry Nightclub at Red Rock, where there will be $2,500 on the line for the best costumes.

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The Mapes will join Fear at Wasted Space on Halloween night.

Fear with The Mapes at Wasted Space: California punk legends Fear will be performing live at Wasted Space at the Hard Rock along with special guests Battle Born and The Mapes. Check out The Mapes and Battle Born in our Local Band Guide.

Carnal Carnival at VooDoo Lounge: VooDoo Lounge at The Rio will host Carnal Carnival with cult classic vampire flick The Lost Boys star Corey Haim and DJ Jeff G in the lounge plus video DJ Michael Toast on the patio. Entertainment will also feature Constructs of Ritual Evolution body suspension team and sideshow performers. Ladies in costume receive complimentary admission.

Heaven and Hell Halloween Party at McFadden's:McFadden's at the Rio will host a Heaven and Hell-themed Halloween bash where the party goer with the best angel or devil costume will take home $500. The price of admission includes an open bar from 10 p.m. until midnight-plus drink specials before and after the open bar hours.

Jerry Springer's Dysfunctional Halloween Bash at Hawaiian Tropic Zone:Talk show host extraordinaire Jerry Springer will be hosting Jerry Springer's Dysfunctional Halloween Bash. It might be time to bust out the Bubba teeth for a trailer trash costume. Ladies can enjoy an open bar from midnight until 2 a.m. while dancing to the sounds of DJ Sincere. There will be two costume contests with $500 going to the sexiest costume and to the best overall costume.

Roaring Twenties Halloween party at Drai's:Break out the flapper dress and the fedora, it’s time to celebrate the Roaring Twenties with a Prohibition-style party at Drai’s.

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The motley crew that is Steel Panther.

Hell-O-Ween at Access Showroom:Steel Panther will perform live at Hell-O-Ween at Aliante's Access Showroom with specialty drinks for those in costume, plus prizes for the most unique costume and the sexiest sinner.

Night of the Living Dead at Diablo's:Diablo's Cantina will host the Night of the Living Dead featuring a concert by the Deadly Seven and DJs on the rooftop bar plus free shots from the Diablo's Vixens all night long. Check out Deadly Sevenin our Local Band Guide.

Halloween Bash at Risque:Risque de Paris will host a Halloween Bash featuring LA DJ Heavygrinder and $5,000 in cash and prizes for the sexiest costume contest.

Mystique Masquerade at Foundation Room:Who’s lurking behind that mask? Is it the man or woman of your dreams? There’s only one way to find out at the Mystique Masquerade party at Foundation Room.

14th Annual Fetish and Fantasy Ball at The Joint: The 14th Annual Fetish and Fantasy Ball will feature fire performers, laser light shows, DJs, stilt walkers, monsters and, of course, the naughtiest, sexiest and most seductive costumes you have ever seen.

Nicky Hilton hosts at Pure: Fashion designer and socialite Nicky Hilton will host Halloween night at Pure Nightclub at Caesars Palace. She'll be putting her eye for fashion to good use as a judge in the costume contest with $10,000 in prizes.

Haunted Villa at The Bank: The Bank at Bellagio will convert into a haunted villa for the night as all things creepy and spooky converge on the Strip hot spot for Halloween night. Dress your best to win $10,000 in costume prize money.

2nd Annual Bordello Ball at Cathouse: Cathouse at Luxor will present the 2nd Annual Bordello Ball: Divinity and Damnation, hosted by the lovely ladies of Stripper 101 and the sexy studs from American Storm.

Nikki Jayne hosts at Prive: Prive Nightclub at Planet Hollywood presents a Halloween party with porn star Nikki Jayne, hosted by Vivid Video.

Slipknot at The Pearl: Slipknot will be performing live at The Pearl at the Palms on Halloween. The spooky holiday is special for this alt metal band because they released their first album, Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat... on Halloween of 1996. Catch the masked band as they conclude their fall tour in Las Vegas.

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Is Vodka will sponsor the party at Luxor.

Seven Sexy Sins at Luxor: IS Vodka will host Seven Sexy Sins at Luxor with the best of hip-hop, top 40, reggae, mash-ups and house music.

Hennessy Halloween at LAX: LAX Nightclub at Luxor will host Hennessy Halloween with a sexy costume contest with $10,000 in prizes for the most seductive outfits.

Costume contest at Christian Audigier: Christian Audigier The Nightclub will host a $2,500 costume contest with the first-place winner receiving $1,250, second place receiving $750 and third place receiving $500.

Sunday, Nov. 1

Dia de los Muertos party at Tacos & Tequila: Recover from Halloween night with a Dia de los Muertos party at Tacos & Tequila at Luxor. For you English speakers, that's Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday to honor the departed. Enter the $1,000 Deadliest Dressed costume contest and munch on T&T's Mariachi Brunch featuring flavorful dishes, $5 Dos Equis and two-for-one Bloody Marias and margaritas.

Red Rock Retreat Sleepover: Say RIP to Halloween with the Red Rock Retreat Sleepover at Red Rock Resort where you can resurrect your Halloween costume for one final night of fun.

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