Just because you’ve come to the terms with the fact that you’re too old to trick-or-treat doesn’t mean you have to skip out on all of the Halloween fun! Get that costume ready and take yourself out on the town for one of Los Angeles’ hottest Halloween soirees!
Unicef Masquerade Ball at Cliftons
Always wanted to try out one of those mysterious and elegant masks? The Unicef Masquerade Ball is just the place! This high-brow celestial themed bash at Clifton’s, a DTLA historical landmark and super cool maze of bars and old-school cafeteria, boasts an open bar, DJ sets, and plenty of opportunities for dancing in your evening wear. Ticket are pricey, but the proceeds benefit UNICEF’s emergency funds and empowering Syrian refugee women, well worth the spooky ticket price!
LA’s favorite radio station returns to form once again this Halloween for another masquerade ball (hope you’ve stored up your masks this year). At MacArthur park, you’ll be lost in a maze of new experiences from circus troops, to ghost stories, and DJs spinning for costume-clad masqueraders. Plus, food trucks will be lining up to give you a taste of LA when you’ve worked up an appetite from all that dancing!
a Belle et la Bête + Beastly Ball
A fancy gothic theater and lobby make Downtown’s Ace Hotel is the perfect venue for a Halloween night to remember. Early in the evening you can catch a screening of La Belle et la Bete with a live score. Beauty and the Beast comes alive on stage with the help of the wildly talented LA Opera as a part of the Off-Grand Series. A soundtrack by Phillip Glass plays elegantly alongside Jean Cocteau’s 1946 work of cinematic art. You’ll surely be enchanted on Halloween night at the Beastly Ball!
Cabaret de L’Enfer
If there’s a right to spend beneath the earth, it’s Hallow’s eve. The Edison will give you a taste of the underground as you take in Cabaret L’Enfer featuring DJs, live performers, stilt walkers, tarot card readers and “Attractions Diaboliques” (direct quote) . Expect to have an old-fashioned good time in the dimly lit subterranean party. Best of all, it won’t cost you an arm and a leg at $25.
Cheers to getting your chills and thrills this Halloween!