Ok so we know it's kinda amazing Halloween has fallen on a Friday this year, but the question is what do you do after you are already half drunk on Sparks and the parade is winding down? Next Magazine has thrown us a bone and done the research for us! So the real question is where do you want to be spotted in your half naked Halloween costume making out with some trick?In Chelsea:
Drink Up True Blood at g Lounge, 223 W 19th St (Seventh/Eighth Aves), 212-929-1085— g invites all creatures of the night to satisfy their thirst for men at their annual masquerade party. Host Gillette MontBlanc awards cash prizes to those with the best costumes, so be sure to put your best fang forward. 9pm; free.
Death Tackle Totally Ghoul at Gym Sportsbar, 167 Eighth Ave (btwn 18th/19th Sts), gymsportsbar.com, 212-337-2439— Zombie jocks and blood sucking sportaholics go subterranean for Gym’s Halloween party. Does your sports jersey have what it takes to finish first in the Lockeroom’s 1am costume contest? DJs Smokey and DeMarko spin sinfull sounds for the ghostly goings-on. 9pm; free.
In Hells Kitchen:
Best Of Both Worlds Heaven and Hell: A Halloween Costume Bash at Vlada, 331 W 51st St (btwn Eight/Ninth Aves), 212-974-8030, vladabar.com— Darkness rolls in over this Hell’s Kitchen favorite as the ghoulishly gorgeous DJ Brenda Black welcomes a cavalcade of characters for drinks specials, pop tunes and high-class hell raising. Strut you costumed stuff in the costume contest and win a top prize—and the admiration of a crowd full of delectable demons. 10pm; free.
Best Of Both Worlds Heaven and Hell: A Halloween Costume Bash at Vlada, 331 W 51st St (btwn Eight/Ninth Aves), 212-974-8030, vladabar.com— Darkness rolls in over this Hell’s Kitchen favorite as the ghoulishly gorgeous DJ Brenda Black welcomes a cavalcade of characters for drinks specials, pop tunes and high-class hell raising. Strut you costumed stuff in the costume contest and win a top prize—and the admiration of a crowd full of delectable demons. 10pm; free.
In East Village:
HALLOWEEN MADONNA-THON at Pyramid, Ave A (in between 5th and 6th St). Frozen with indecision about what to do on this gayest-of-all holiday? Get into the groove and express yourself at 1984's HALLOWEEN MADONNA-THON. It's ALL MADONNA, ALL NIGHT with no repeats on the dancefloor, and DJ CHIP DUCKETT is digging deep into his closet for really rare videos that will justify your love for Madge. Who's that girl? You! Dress as Madonna and enter the costume contest at 12:30 for cash and prizes! 10pm, $8.
HALLOWEEN MADONNA-THON at Pyramid, Ave A (in between 5th and 6th St). Frozen with indecision about what to do on this gayest-of-all holiday? Get into the groove and express yourself at 1984's HALLOWEEN MADONNA-THON. It's ALL MADONNA, ALL NIGHT with no repeats on the dancefloor, and DJ CHIP DUCKETT is digging deep into his closet for really rare videos that will justify your love for Madge. Who's that girl? You! Dress as Madonna and enter the costume contest at 12:30 for cash and prizes! 10pm, $8.Dirty DeathTrash: Murder on the Dance Floor at 40C, 40 Ave C (@ E Third St), 212-466-0800, indierotica.com— DJ Jess and the boys and girls of this indie music throwdown will kill on the dancefloor all night with the help of music murderers Twig The Wonderkid, DJ Alex Malfunction, cabaret performer Nellee Dii and surprise guests. The evening culminates with burlesque star Stormy Leather and an over-the-top costume contest not to be missed. Sexual orientations fly out the window early-on thanks to an open vodka bar till midnight. 10pm; free before 11pm/$5 general admission.
Happy Halloween. We love any and all pictures you have from your Halloween adventures.
Drink responsibly because god knows we won't. xoxo
