Halloween balls & bashes

October 19, 2016

The ghouls and goblins are preparing to make their yearly visit. Pumpkins glow with eerie faces that illuminate in the night, witches stir their cauldrons and artists prepare to play to the creatures of the night. Once the children have gone to bed, the night crawlers rise. If you’re interested in creeping out and dancing this Halloween, here’s some highlights of what’s going on.

Halloween Music Festival
The Tahoe Art Haus & Cinema in Tahoe City presents its first Halloween Music Festival. The festival includes three nights of diverse entertainment and it all starts Oct. 28 with heavy metal band the Fortress.

Saturday night, Bass Tribe Tahoe presents a night of electronic music featuring DJ Huglife, VNDMG, KOWTA and GOLDBEAR. Crazy lights and lasers provided by The Likquid Projekt, along with mind-warping projections on the big screen by Digital Introspect, and all the bass you could possibly desire provided by PHYBE Sound.

The scene changes again Oct. 30 when local gypsy jazz/alt-country septet Sneaky Creatures shakes up the night. Tahoe Flow Arts performs a Thriller flash mob and burlesque routines. Dress to impress in your best Halloween garb. This is going to be a party you won’t want to miss.

Halloween Bashes
Cargo Concert Hall in Reno hosts their Halloween Hoodslam, Bump & Grindhouse, on Oct. 28. Get into costume these guys are planning quite the party with booze, burlesque and lots and lots of music and some hallowed Halloween fun.

The 16^th Annual Wild Erotic Ball returns to the Eldorado Resort Casino on Oct. 28. Billed as the biggest and wildest adult Halloween party in Reno, the all-night ball is sure to keep all the Halloween revelers engaged. With cash and prizes for best erotic costumes.

The 2^nd annual Rockin’ Dead Halloween Bash at Hard Rock on Oct. 28 featuring DJ Chris Payne spinning tunes until the wee hours of the morning. The top four costumes win a share of $5,000 in cash and prizes. Swing by for some Halloween shenanigans.

The Annual Creeper’s Ball heats up the Crystal Bay Club Casino with Tainted Love. Dance to the sounds of the 80s for an all out Halloween Ball on Oct. 29. Costumes merriment and so much fun waits as the CBC gets wild.

The 38^th Annual Freaker’s Ball at MontBleu Resort Casino is Lake Tahoe’s largest, oldest and most extravagant Halloween party, brings the wild with a four-ring costume circus and four venues under one roof on Oct. 29.

Harrah’s in Reno hosts a Halloween Party on Oct. 29 that boasts one big costume bash with music and prizes for best overall and sexiest costumes. The party happens at The Stage at The Zone. DJ Halftrack spins the hits this Halloween.

And, last but not least Rambo Party Productions, Wormhole Tahoe and Bass Heavy bring us Heavy Halloween on Oct. 31, an eclectic blend of live and electronic music ranging from super fun funk to deep down analogue bass. High-end production and sound come together for a blow out Halloween party. With two rooms of live and electronic music from Zeke Beats, The Librarian, Zebuel, PRSN, Lake Minnetahoe (Prince Tribute Band), Disco Terrorist and more artists to be announced at Tahoe Biltmore Lodge and Casino.

Oct. 22 | Saturday
8 p.m. | Reno Zombie Crawl | Reno

Oct. 25 | Tuesday
10 p.m. | Blood Club | Eldorado | Reno

Oct. 20-23 & 26-31
7-11 p.m. | Slaughter House: Reno Fright Fest | Aces Ballpark | Reno

Oct. 30 | Sunday
9 p.m. | Halloween Music Festival | Tahoe Art Haus | Tahoe City

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