Our Halloween to do list includes a lot of parties, bars, music, and boozing…no surprise there. But, if that’s not really your thing we’ve still got options for you: Halloween spooky movie mixtapes, a family friendly celebration, and an interactive photo shoot. Click away to see your best options for an in-costume experience Wednesday – Friday! Oh, and check out our collection of awesomely spooky Halloween GIFS!
WEDNESDAY
#3 A Halloween Party with Neighbors & Cosmonaut @ Glasslands Gallery (WED, 9 pm) $10
Some fun rock’n’roll to get you in the spirit. I hope there will be many vampires.
#3 Misguided Meditation Gets Haunted! @ Catland Books (WED, 7:30) $5
A night of collaboratively guided meditation that might take you to some spooky places (past life possession & ghost hunting are on the menu)! Plus, free hot cocoa!
#2 All Hallow’s Eve Eve w/ PEP, JACKPOT TIGER, the LESBIANS and SHARKMUFFIN @ Matchless (Wed, 7:30), $FREE
A lady-laden Halloween show at the always fun Bar Matchless.
#1 Jay Buim’s Halloween Video Mixtape Screening @ Knitting Factory (WED 10 pm) $FREE
Free live comedy and screening of a spooky mixtape! Featuring comedians from some kinda bigname comedy channels: Myq Kaplan (Conan, Letterman, Comedy Central), Michelle Wolf (MTV’s Girl Code) and Anthony Apruzzese (UCB).
THURSDAY
#6 Yearbook Photo Day @ Fuchs (THURS, 5-8 pm) $FREE
If you want to be professionally photographed in your hopefully awesome costume, stop by local photographer Fuch’s studio and git it done.
#5 Kiss and Tell Bewitched @ Outpost (Thurs, 9:30)
” Rare darkwave, supernatural synthpop, eerie electro, and be the first to hear a newly re-released vintage 70s gay porn soundtrack.”
#4 Family Friendly Halloween @ Silent Barn (THURS, 5 pm) $FREE
Get ready for some glitter and gluesticks! There will be children galore at this family friendly Halloween celebration put on by Silent Barn,.
#3 Halloween Party with Peelander-Z @ Glasslands Gallery (THURS, 8:30 pm) $12-14
This Japanese Action Comic punk Band is always in costume and whacky at every performance, so they’re going to provide the perfect backdrop for a fun and wicked Halloween Party.
#2 Halloween @ Alaska (THURS, 9 pm) $FREE
All the good things Alaska has to offer: great, cheap drinks, good company, and a DJ set from Bushwick Daily’s own Ileana Little.
#1 The Silent Ball @ Silent Barn (THURS, 8pm) $12
Spooky ball with radass coverbands? Delicate Steve will be playing with Celestial Shore as Led Zeppelin. What more could you want on Halloween?!
FRIDAY
#5 Cain’s Tavern Halloween Party @ Cain’s Tavern (FRI, 8 pm) $FREE
Costume Contest! Free Candy! Spooky tunes! Oh yeah!
#4 DORIAN GRAY HALLOWEEN + AFTERHOURS W SWIZZYMACK, NINJASONIK, CUNTMAFIA, MOPTOP, GOONBURG (OCT. 31ST) & CHERRYBOMB @ The Flat (FRI, 9 pm) $FREE before Midnite / $5 After
#3 Dia de los Muertos Party with Braven Brewing Company @ Passenger Bar (FRI, 10 pm) $FREE
We raved about Bushwick’s own Braven Brewing Company and now you can join the aprty and go try their new fall seasonal beer, Dia, an orange, habanero, chocolate stout. Music and fun will ensue.
An afterparty for a big event going on at Bowery Electric, this event will be thrash-dancey. Don’t expect something tame– this one’s for party people.
#2 DaY Of THe DeAD: Excepter (LIVE) / Shannon F. (L. Asylum) / Agressiva / Jan Wo @ Body Actualized Center (FRI, 9 pm) $12
What promises to be a trippy rager, in true Body Actualized Center, it will feature fog machines, lasers, and a firepit. Also dance in costume to “legendary experimental-improv-noise dance-band Excepter.” We wouldn’t be surprised if there’s facepaint galore!
#1 HALLOWEEN CHEAP STORAGE 2013: COMPUTER AGE, MISFITS, THE CRAMPS, SPACEMEN 3, MORE TBA @ Cheap Storage (FRI, 9 pm) $8
The ultimate Bushwick Halloween tribute band rock out. More details and bands TBA, but we know this party is gonna rule!
Happy Halloween Everyone!
Love, BD!
