It's that time of year: Halloweekend. Blessed be these hazy nights of body glitter, faux blood, and squad costumes -- and whether you're dressed as a sexy potato or trap queen, NYC's got a spooky soiree just for you. Check out our preliminary list of things to do this Halloweekend so you can trick or turn up in proper ghoulish fashion for everyone's favorite two-night turn-up.
Friday, October 30th
The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine's Crypt Crawl
It's only right to change the popular bar crawl to a crypt crawl for those interested in learning the stories of the entombed and the history behind the evolution of Halloween from a Celtic New Year celebration to the Christian All Hallows Eve. Make sure you bring a flashlight, unless you want to get lost in the dark crypt below the church.
4-6 pm / The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan / Tickets $20
Thotlandia: Nightmare at Bella Noches
Friday's Thotlandiaat the Republic Lounge in Bushwick is serving pure spooky, unadulterated Halloween thottiness. Musical acts include Egyptian Lover, Chapman, and vyvle. Come hangout, dance, and possibly win a costume contest for a cash (yes, cash) prize.
10pm-4am / Republic Lounge, 990 Broadway, Brooklyn / $5 before midnight, $10 after.
Thotlandia: Nightmare at Bella Noches
Friday's Thotlandiaat the Republic Lounge in Bushwick is serving pure spooky, unadulterated Halloween thottiness. Musical acts include Egyptian Lover, Chapman, and vyvle. Come hangout, dance, and possibly win a costume contest for a cash (yes, cash) prize.
10pm-4am / Republic Lounge, 990 Broadway, Brooklyn / $5 before midnight, $10 after.
Bohemian Grove's Goddess Party II
Puppet shows, empowered women and body-painting? All set to music? Uh, sign us up.
8 pm-1 am / Bohemian Grove, 64-66 Grove Street, Brooklyn / FREE
The Box: Devil's Night
The boxers over at OVERTHROW NYC are organizing a knock-out Halloween party and you're invited. Join them for a night of drinking and dancing, as well as performances by Party Supplies and Le1f...not to mention B-boys, two boxing fights and a photo exhibition by Clayton Patterson.
8pm-Midnight / Overthrow Boxing, 9 Bleecker Street, Manhattan / Invite Only
Fivestory Halloween Day Party Pop-Up
Who doesn't love a good pre-holiday day-party? Especially when there are manicures involved? That's right, Fivestory is hosting their very first spooky pop-up party with shopping deals and nail art by a celebrity manicurist in case you're jonesing for some ghoulish talons. Bwahaha.
3-6 pm / Fivestory, 18 East 69th Street, Manhattan / FREE
Zombie Jamboree
Go all in on Halloween with a zombie-themed party -- ignore everyone whose costumes aren't all-out horror. Get your face painted to look like a zombie, get your future read, and engage in all manner of other supernatural activities.
Lot 45, 411 Troutman Street, Brooklyn / $15, $20 at the door
Saturday, October 31st
Inferno
If you really want to go in this week, check out the party hosted by the team behind Sleep No More. Tickets might be on the expensive side, but it could be worth it for the full, insane Halloween experience you'll get, complete with creepy kids, graves, and maybe people murdering you in your sleep! Fun.
6:15 pm / McKittrick Hotel, 530 W 27th Street, Manhattan / $75-$360
Halloween Eve at Arriba
Paper's Mr. Mickey hosts this All Hallows's Eve bash at Arriba, the new tapas and cocktails spot on the rooftop at Hôtel Americano.
9pm / Arriba, 518 W. 27th St., Manhattan
Halloween Eve at Arriba
Paper's Mr. Mickey hosts this All Hallows's Eve bash at Arriba, the new tapas and cocktails spot on the rooftop at Hôtel Americano.
9pm / Arriba, 518 W. 27th St., Manhattan
Saturday, October 31st
The Queen of the Night's Halloween Masquerade Ball
If dark debutantes are your thing and you've been dying to break out that masquerade mask this Saturday head to the Queen of the Night. The center for everything vaudeville in the '30s and early '50s, but was shut down and recently reopened this past January -- and this is their first Halloween Masquerade Ball. Costumes mandatory!
10 pm / The Queen of the Night, 235 West 46th Street, Manhattan / Ticket $60
Don't Sleep Warehouse Party
From the RINSED team comes the Hallowarehouse party of your dreams with a super secret line-up in a super secret warehouse location that's set to take place from moonrise to sunrise. As the event organizers themselves said, "if you're planning on sleeping... Don't."
11pm - 8am / Secret Warehouse Location / Tickets $60
Don't Sleep Warehouse Party
From the RINSED team comes the Hallowarehouse party of your dreams with a super secret line-up in a super secret warehouse location that's set to take place from moonrise to sunrise. As the event organizers themselves said, "if you're planning on sleeping... Don't."
11pm - 8am / Secret Warehouse Location / Tickets $60
The Raveyard 5 @ China Chalet
Speaking of unconventional party spaces, get ready for The Raveyard 5: Dead or Alive at the famed FiDi dim sum-cum-club China Chalet, where the costumes are mandatory, the beers are cheap and the music spooky. RSVP (or die) to theraveyard2015@gmail.com.
11 pm / China Chalet, 47 Broadway, Manhattan / Tickets $10
Nightmare on 23rd Street
Whitney Day, arguably New York's most prominent lesbian DJ, has teamed up for Halloween this year is throwing the LGBTQ Halloween party of the year. Accompanied by three other amazing DJs, you can't miss this queer Halloween event -- especially since it's oh so close to the Halloween Parade.
10 pm / Gramercy Theater, 127 East 23rd Street, Manhattan / Tickets $20
Día de los Muertos Celebration @ George Gustav Heye Center
Celebrate everything dead this Halloween and enjoy a fun-filled day for the entire family in this annual celebration of Mexico's Day of the Dead. Traditional dances honoring the ancestors will be performed, in addition to hands-on activities like embellishing paper skull masks, decorating skeleton puppets, creating paper flowers and painting plaster skulls.
Noon-5pm / George Gustav Heye Center, 1 Bowling Green, Manhattan / FREE
The Rub Halloween Bash
Named the best dance party in New York by Thrillist, The Rub's annual Halloween soiree is guaranteed to be a ghoulish gala for all with residents DJ Ayres and Eleven "treating" the crowd to a range of karaoke favorites, pop classics and 90s nostalgia.
9pm-4am / The Bell House, 149 7th Street, Brooklyn / $10 before midnight, $15 after
Puff Daddy Presents The Emperor's Ball
Puff Daddy Presents The Emperor's Ball
This Halloween, Puff Daddy himself presents the Emperor's Ball, a renaissance-themed celebration that quote-unquote fit for royalty. Specialty cocktails, celebrities and an open bar, oh my!
10pm / Marquee, 289 10th Avenue, Manhattan / Tickets $150
MoMA PS 1 Halloween Ball
MoMA PS 1's Halloween party promises a host of performances, DJ sets, and all of the other things that you'd expect from a bash hosted there. Come for the drinking and dancing, stay to see who else will show up.
8pm-12am / MoMA PS 1, 22-25 Jackson Ave, Queens / $15
Labyrinth Halloween
Head to the Hôtel Americano for their bash hosted by Nahila La Doña, Brian Atwood, Jake Deutsch, Wesley Vultaggio and Alex Hank featuring DJs and a special show by performance artist Narcissister.
9pm / Hôtel Americano / 518 W. 27th St., Manhattan
Keys Open Doors: the Hidden Life of Laura Palmer
Everyone loves Twin Peaks, which is one of the best spooky pieces of entertainment ever created. Everyone loves engaging with pop culture instead of actually going out. Instead of firing up Netflix on Halloween, try checking out this performance in honor of the best MacGuffin prom queen ever, featuring clips from the show, music, and probably coffee.
8pm-10pm / C'mon Everybody, 325 Franklin Ave, Brooklyn / $8, $10 at the door
MoMA PS 1 Halloween Ball
MoMA PS 1's Halloween party promises a host of performances, DJ sets, and all of the other things that you'd expect from a bash hosted there. Come for the drinking and dancing, stay to see who else will show up.
8pm-12am / MoMA PS 1, 22-25 Jackson Ave, Queens / $15
Labyrinth Halloween
Head to the Hôtel Americano for their bash hosted by Nahila La Doña, Brian Atwood, Jake Deutsch, Wesley Vultaggio and Alex Hank featuring DJs and a special show by performance artist Narcissister.
9pm / Hôtel Americano / 518 W. 27th St., Manhattan
Keys Open Doors: the Hidden Life of Laura Palmer
Everyone loves Twin Peaks, which is one of the best spooky pieces of entertainment ever created. Everyone loves engaging with pop culture instead of actually going out. Instead of firing up Netflix on Halloween, try checking out this performance in honor of the best MacGuffin prom queen ever, featuring clips from the show, music, and probably coffee.
8pm-10pm / C'mon Everybody, 325 Franklin Ave, Brooklyn / $8, $10 at the door