Things To Do In Santa Monica | Upcoming Halloween Happenings

With Halloween coming up just around the corner, Santa Monica has featured some spine-chilling but fun events that will surely get you folks into the spooky spirit. Listed below are some of the best events you should go to:

Pumpkin Decorating

Date: October 22, 2011
Time: 9am-1:30pm
Location: Virginia Avenue Park, 2200 Virginia Ave.

Head out to the farmers market and grab a pumpkin to decorate. Making Jack O’ Lanterns is fun! Just make sure you don’t drop yours, because you’ll be winding up with squash instead.

Date: October 28, 2011
Time: 3pm-9pm
Location: YWCA, 2019 14th Street
Admission: $10 for adults, $5 for kids 12 and under

What is Halloween without wearing costumes? Dress up as your favorite mummy or zombie and enjoy the haunted Halloween house and indulge on lots of supernatural munchies at the YWCA. Admission also includes: games, a maze, face painting, balloons, crafts, and a costume parade. Now don’t be too scared join in, there will be enough treats for everyone.

Howl-o-ween Bash
Date:October 28, 2011
Time: 7pm
Location: Healthy Spot, 1110 Wilshire Blvd

Who let the dogs out?!? This annual event is a must go for all dogs and dog lovers alike. Being held for four years now, dog owners can dress up their cute and cuddly canines and parade them around and try to win: best dressed dog, owner and pair. Drinks and appetizers will be available, as well as gift bags for the first 100 dogs. Don’t forget the raffles and silent auction items. All donations will benefit Thumping Tails Animal Rescue Bill Foundation.

Dusk-To-Dawn Horrorthon
Date: October 29, 2011
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Aero Theater, 1328 Montana Ave.

Run through an all-nighter at the Aero Theatre’s sixth annual Horrorthon, included with between-film free food, giveaways, and other scary surprises.  Movies to look forward to are: 1989’s Pet Sematary, 1979’s Tourist Trap, 1981’s The Pit, and more.

Halloween Celebration at The Market
Date: October 31, 2011
Time: 3:30pm-5:30pm
Location: The Market (3rd level Dining Deck), Santa Monica Place

There will be dozens of activities, performances and entertainment for children, not to mention heaps of specials all throughout The Market, including “Make Your Own Caramel Apple” at the Gourmandise Cooking School. Dip and decorate your apple ($5 an apple) in sweet or salty caramel, and for more tastiness, put on lots of other toppings on hand, like coconut macadamia.

Date: October 29 and October 31, 2011
Time: 5pm-10pm
Location: O’Briens Irish Pub & Restaurant, 2941 Main St

The Halloween Pub Crawl will be starting at O’Briens Irish Pub & Restaurant in Santa Monica and will highlight the world’s largest Halloween Costume Contest – 10 cities, 10,000 people, $10,000 in prizes.How To Join: Purchase a ticket for the day you want to go. Then, check-in at O’Briens and you will be receiving a map with bar locations, and when they’re participating in the drink specials*.

*Costumes are encouraged, must be 21 years old and please do not drive if you plan on drinking.

Tags: , , , , ,

No comments yet.

Leave a Reply

*