Halloween is on a Sunday this year, and many of you must be panicked about where to wear your Snooki costume. Don’t fret! Atlanta will be thriving on Saturday, Oct. 30, and The Signal’s nightlife roundup breaks down the frightening festivities. Whether you’re looking for an upscale evening or a haunted hillbilly hoedown, there’s an event to fit anyone’s Halloween hankerings.
1. Twain’s Second Dang Annual Moonshiner’s Ball Halloween Party
8 p.m.
Twain’s Billiards and Tap, 211 E. Trinity Place
$5, 21-and-up after 9 p.m.
This hillbilly-themed party, now in its second year, asks you to don your fanciest overalls and get rowdy with likeminded folks. Though the Moonshiner’s Ball in downtown Decatur may not be the best venue for your guidette get-up, it will be a fantastic place to win prizes at various games, get your groove on southern style and maybe even win first place in the costume contest. Local country-bluegrass act Uncle Daddy and the Kissin’ Cousins will perform at the event, which is co-hosted by Ink and Dagger Tattoo.
www.twains.net
2. Dirt Nap II: Buried in Bass Halloween Party
9 p.m.
Graveyard Tavern, 1245 Glenwood Ave SE
$5-$10, 21-and-up
Walk into the door of this East Atlanta tavern’s party and receive a complimentary shot—what a great way to start the party! The Halloween festivities also includes sets by DJ Megan Foxxx, DJ Hotsauce and Jay Envy. Oh Snap! Kid will be on-hand to snap mock crime scene photography and there will be a costume contest (with prizes, of course).
www.graveyardtavern.com
3. Spring 4th’s Asylum: Insane Rave and Haunted House
9 p.m.
Spring 4th Center, 728 Spring St.
$10, ages 16-20
For those of you bemoaning the 21-and-up barrier at most nightclub doors, you can revel at the Spring 4th Center’s rave-and-haunted house combo event. This alcohol-free event, which at press time had more than 700 potential attendees on its Facebook listing, boasts appearances from Paul Maxwell, Austin Velez and DJ Golden, who’ll play techno and hip-hop for the youthful crowd. Food and booze-less beverages will be available for cheap.
4. The 99X Brouhaha at the Masquerade
8 p.m.
The Masquerade
695 North Ave NE
$13.50 in advance, 21-and-up
All three levels of the Masquerade will be infiltrated with costumed partiers seeking to win the $1,000 Midnight Madness Costume Party in Heaven, have their fortunes told in Purgatory and dance to the beat of the Undead DJs in Hell. If fellow goblins and ghouls don’t have you terrified already, pounding live music will have the venue floors vibrating and shaking throughout the night.
www.masq.com
5. The Atlanta Halloween Ball at the Fox
8 p.m.
The Fabulous Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St.
$135 in advance, 21-and-up
Did that description of the Masquerade make you cringe? Are you trapped in the wrong era? The price is high, but so is the class at this lavish masquerade ball. Formal attire along the lines of tuxedos and gowns are required as a live band plays in the Egyptian ballroom at the storied Fox Theatre. Cocktails are unlimited, a benefit from that hefty price tag. The best mask will win a cruise— seriously, a cruise— and proceeds benefit Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
www.atlantahalloweenball.com
6. Uncle Shuck’s Haunted Corn Maze
Last tickets at 10 p.m.
Uncle Shuck’s Haunted Corn Maze, 4520 HW 53E, Dawsonville, GA 30534
$12, all ages
If you’re seeking a Halloween activity that falls in between the sticky floors of a drunken party and wearing crisp white gloves to the Fox, a corn maze at nighttime is a traditional, all-natural alternative. What could be more basic than running around nature, screaming your throat dry because they don’t allow flashlights in this 12-acre field of corn?
www.uncleshucks.com
7. 7 Deadly Sins Party
Eastside Lounge, 485 Flat Shoals Ave.
$5-$10
Be on your worst behavior for this East Atlanta club’s party, which features live music from local drone-metal bands So So Death and Odist, plus sets from jam-enthusiasts like DJ Pattycakes, J Dugan and Aaron Lester. The red walls of the lounge will never feel creepier than at this Halloween bash.
www.eastsidelounge.net
8. The W’s Horror Hotel
9 p.m.
W Atlanta
188 14th Street NE
$20 in advance
Book a room at the W Hotel and be mere hallways away from a luxurious bed after hitting up the five different party atmospheres at this extensive Halloween party. Who ever thought Halloween could be so convenient?
www.watlantamidtown.com
9. Funk-a-Ween at the Five Spot
10 p.m.
The Five Spot, 1123 Euclid Ave
$7-$10
Big Daddy’s Soul Sermon and Newberry Jam are bringing the funk to Little Five Points. Original songs and old school funk favorites will kick off the party, which includes a costume contest and dance-off fusion. The winner will receive bar credit, a CD and a goat. The Five Spot’s website confirms the unconventional prize: “That’s right, a billy goat with curvy horns!!”
www.fivespot-atl.com
10. Center Stage’s Most Legendary Halloween Party Ever
8 p.m.
Center Stage Theater
1374 W Peachtree St NW
$20 in advance, $25 at the door, 21-and-up
It’s Center Stage’s last year hosting the event, and, as the event’s name boldly states, they want to go out with a massive bang. Live music, several DJs, pizza by the slice and tarot card readings pale in comparison to their promise of photo opportunities with Satan in the lobby.
www.centerstage-atlanta.com
