Halloween Parties

FRI, OCT 29

BARS >> Andy Poolhall. Synchro Vs Disorganized with DJs Booth, Pho and Chameleoni. $5 Black Eagle. Pumpers night. 11pm Cube. Queen Of Halloween finals Looking Glass. Pumpkin Party with DJs and carving contest. 7pm-9pm Lüb. Get Lifted with DJ Control Top. 10pm

DANCING >> Barn. DJs Brian Perry and Alain. 9pm-4:30am. $5 after 12:30am Bauhaus. Missbehavin’, Girltoronto’s Halloween Party. $10. 9pm doors. 11pm nibblies Boa. Hustlin’ Halloween with DJs Jacob London, Fred Everything, Might Kat and more. Licensed. Cover TBA. 10:30pm doors Cube. DJ Nyte Hawk. 10pm doors Five. Third annual Scream Party with DJ Cajjmere. Students: Free before midnight; $5 after. $10 nonstudents Lee’s Palace. Vazoween, Will Munro’s Vazaleen Halloween party with campy Montreal punkers Les Georges Leningrad, DJs Munro and Miss Barbrafisch and host Andrew Harwood. Costume contest. $7. 10pm doors Lust. Escape From Planet X with DJ Cory Activate and a performance by Sasha. $5 before 11:30pm; $10 after Roxy Blu. Movement hosts a Halloween party with DJs Nav, Jason Palma, Aki and John Kong. $10 before 11pm; $15 after. 10pm doors System Soundbar. The TO Chainsaw Mascara, Mayhem’s first anniversary party with DJ Deko-ze and Sydney Blu opening. Performances by Circus Orange. Costume contest. $15 before midnight. 10pm-late Tallulahs. Fluffer Fridays with DJs Shane Percy and Aural. $5. 10:30pm doors Tango. DJs Quinces and Marty. 10pm Zipperz. DJ Blackcat. No cover. 10pm

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SAT, OCT 30

BARS >> Black Eagle. Carnival Of Whorerrors. 11pm Lüb. DJ Dejour with DJ Alexx. 10pm Mitzi’s Sister. The New Black, live. Halloween party; don’t wear black. 10pm Woody’s. Holly-wood Boneyard (part one). DJ Robb T. 9pm Zelda’s. Halloween Horrors theme night. Cheap Show and Best Ass Contest. 8pm

DANCING >> Barn. DJs Brian Perry and Alain. 9pm-4:30am. $5 after 12:30am Boa. DJs Peter Bailey, Sean Miller, Lady Linzee. $20 before 2am. 1am doors Cube. Back Alley with Steve Buczek and DJs Neill Macleod and César Murillo. 10pm-7am Docks. Glamoween with DJs Eddie X and Deko-ze with a performance by Madge’s former backup singer Niki Haris. Shuttle bus from Church and Wood. $35 adv. 10pm-6am Five. AsianXpress presents Caught In The Crypt, the fourth annual Halloween costume party with DJ Sumasian and performances by Penny Trait and Kevin Yee. Costume contest at 12:30am. $10 before 11:30pm; $15 after. 10pm doors Fly. Halloween Party with DJ Stephan Grondin. $20. 10pm-7am Funhaus. Retro Halloween with DJ Lazarus. Karaoke and costume party. $5 after 11pm. 10pm-4am. Lust. Arc launch with DJ Roy Davies Jr. $10 before midnight. 11pm doors Tallulah’s. DJ K-Tel. $5. 10:30pm doors Tequila Lounge. Stylin’ 2’s HallowQueen contest and DJ Blackcat. $10. 10pm doors Zipperz. The Warden’s Celebrity Monster Ball with DJ Cory Activate. Come as your favorite celebrity jailbird. $300 for best costume at midnight. Hosted by Sofonda. 10pm doors

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SUN, OCT 31

STREET >> Church Street. The strip is closed to cars from Wellesley to Maitland from 6pm to 11pm to make room for costumed revellers and 10 times as many gawkers. Hey, camera geeks, put a wig on or something!

 

BARS >> George’s Play. Halloween party with performances by Chris Edwards and Donna-rama Laurentian Room. Invoking the ghost of Al Capone, the swank lounge hosts a flapper-themed party Looking Glass. Scary Monster Costume Party with DJ Kurt. No cover. 9pm doors Lüb. Halloween Masquerade, up on the Sky Deck , with The B-Girlz, Dr Draw and DJ Alexx. 8pm Woody’s. Hollywood Boneyard (part two) with the Ladies Of Sass. Costume contest at 11pm. DJ Blue Peter Zelda’s. Halloween Party with Miss Conception and costume contest

DANCING >> B Sweet. Hell House with performances by Priscilla Nadine, Stop Die Resuscitate, Lal and DJ Triple X. Art installations by Art Of Darkness. $5. 9pm-2am El Convento. Halloween Party hosted by Tula Lopez. Costume contest. $5. 9pm doors Cube. Halloween Mask Or Aid with DJs Control Top and César Murillo. A Casey House fundraiser. Costume contest. $5-$10 suggested. 7pm doors Five. DJ Deko-ze is Hung. $10. 11pm-3am Tallulah’s. A special Halloween open mic show with host Ryan Kelly (Suzi Goo). $2. 9pm. Followed by Dancing With The Goblins with DJ K-Tel. Free Zipperz. DJ Alain’s Retro-Boogie Halloween. No cover.10pm

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Gordon Bowness (he/him) is the executive editor of Xtra. With a 30-year career covering the LGBTQ2S+ community, Gordon is also the founding editor of Go Big magazine and In Toronto (now In Magazine). He is an English speaker and lives in Toronto.

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