Halloween week:   Halloween!
HALLOWEEN! FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31
Clubs
Spiderball 2008 at Bently Reserve

What happens you combine the vibe of the Playa with world-class DJs and the most elegant venue in San Francisco? You get Spiderball 2008, the freakiest, nastiest, sexiest underground Halloween extravaganza ever!
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Harlot cordially invites you to Bitten. Free entry with costume, Girls in theme costume receive 2 complimentary drinks!
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A highly spirited event with Whooligan of the Sole Vibe and Johnny Venetti spinning hip hop, breakbeats, funk and more!
Attractions
Spooky Flashlight Tour at Winchester Mansion

Special 65 minute Flashlight Tours of the Winchester Mansion are given every Friday the 13th and at Halloween. You'll tour the rambling, mysterious mansion at night with only the moonlight, a souvenir flashlight, and your imagination to provide illumination through the bewildering maze of rooms and stairways.
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City Events
SF Halloween Festival at AT&T Ballpark, Parking Lot A

San Francisco's OFFICIAL City Halloween Party.
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WEB at Suede

Come get your Halloween on, costumes are mandatory. So throw a sheet over your body and get yourself down to Suede this Friday!
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Astro at Pink

Don't want to pay an arm and a leg literally for Halloween parties? Too lazy to think of a costume? Then Pink is the place for you this Friday with Astro, a party pumpin' with futuristic electro jams all night long. Come dressed in space attire and boogie down towards the future!
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Come out in your best costume and enjoy the scariest night of your life with DJ Graham Funke!
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"With a DJ pedigree stretching back to the original disco era, Greg Wilson first came to national prominence in the early 1980's as the first to champion the new electronic, post-disco records coming out of New York, a sound he has presciently dubbed 'Electro-Funk'..."
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Masquerade Ball at Bambuddha Lounge

Join us for San Francisco's most sophisticated and sexy Halloween Night Extravaganza. Inside the intimate and trendy Bambuddha Lounge, featuring the city's only poolside venue transforms for one night into an Asian Tiki Halloween Experience! Groove Junkies Just Added!
City Events

The Largest and Only Halloween Massive party on the West Coast!
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Everyone's favorite theme party, STILETTO, returns from the dead at AsiaSF this Halloween for "Zombie Apocalypse." DJ's Eric Sharp, Mario Muse, Eli Glad, and Kirin Rider will be burning up the dance floor with the best of electro. Monistat will be doing a very special drag performance at midnight and Melissa Marie will be taking photos in the fully decorated photo studio all night.
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Moniker at Anu

Come celebrate a kick back Halloween at Anu with DJs like Moniker (Kenneth Scott and Emilio Orlandi) and Alland Byallo!
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The 7th Annual Halloween Masquerade Extravaganza at 839 Howard Street Across From Moscone West

Personal Touch Entertainment and DJ Mind Motion (The producers of SF's biggest and most successful Hip-Hop & Soul Halloween Celebration) invite you to join us as we carry on tradition and bring you the next legendary installment of our Halloween Classic! Join 2 of the most respected names in Bay Area Nightlife as we present "The 7th Annual Halloween Masquerade Extravaganza" inside one of the most elegant and sexiest event spaces in the city...
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French Haunted House at Atmosphere

Are you looking for a more exclusive event for Halloween? After the success of Bastille Day Ball at Ruby Skye, French Tuesdays and Frenchy le Freak are teaming up again for yet another memorable event! Come and join us at Atmosphere, the newest addition to the San Francisco's club scene on Broadway.
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Suite one8one will be transformed into a Hauted World filled with sights and sounds beyond your imagination. Head over to Suite one8one for this Halloween Bash you'll never forget. Make sure to show up in costume and be the lucky winner of $1000 cash!
Music

Punk Polka Pioneers Polkacide! International Punky Cabaret Pianist Kitten on the Keys and Special Guests!
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A Halloween party with a downtown NYC twist, featuring drinks, dancing, and the rhythms of DJ Spooky and Forro in the Dark. DJ Spooky (Paul D Miller) is a composer, multimedia artist, writer, and DJ who has remixed artists from Wu-Tang Clan to Metallica and Steve Reich, and has rocked parties, clubs, festivals, and opera houses around the world...
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No other DJ can claim playing to 500,000 people opening for the Rolling Stones at Sars-stock in Toronto, playing the Bonaroo main stage to over 70,000 people 2 years in a row, in addition to headlining a tent at Coachella twice. All of this in addition to his US and international headlining sold out shows, and multiple club residencies. Prepared to be blown away this Halloween!
Theater
True Fiction Magazine at Bayfront Theatre

True Fiction Magazine returns to the Bayfront Theatre for its annual Halloween shows, always two of the most fun shows of the year. A TFM performance is a full evening of spontaneous theatre, as the troupe takes titles suggested by the audience and creates stories that move forward and backward in time, interweave and intersect, until the final resolution...
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Wear a Yelle mask and get kissed...by Yelle!
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Clubs

Come to our party and have the best Halloween of your life! The theme is Haunted Saturday Morning Cartoons. Wear a costume to win great prizes. Drink Specials all night. Bands, DJs and a laser light show. Ticket includes a signed poster and free sexy afterparty!
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Halloween Eve lands on a Friday this year so we decided to go BIG this year. We thought long an hard about bringing you an act that just screams the festive vibe of Halloween.
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Heaven and Hell at The Galleria

David and Goliath. Superman and Lex Luthor. The Giants and The Dodgers. And then there is Heaven and Hell. Our history is plagued with the friction of nemeses, with the eternal battle of good and evil. Find out this Halloween on which side you truly belong!
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Vixens and Villains at Butterfly

Silly Cil is proud to present her 9th Annual Halloween Costume Extravaganza. This year, we are calling out all the vixens and villains to Butterfly on Pier 33 at the Embarcadero. With breathtaking views of the Bay, dance the night away to the house and hip hop beats of DJ Momentum spinning all night long!
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Halloween Havoc at Icon Ultra Lounge

Sexiest Costume Contest! Gifts from Victoria's Secret, M.A.C. make-up, Raiders Tickets, and more.
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For the mature 21+ Dress Code Enforced If not in full costume, Latex/Rubber Masks Not Allowed.
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Masquerade Ball at Westin St Francis

The largest and 'funnest' Halloween Costume party in town! 2 levels, 8 diffent areas, 6 rooms of music/entertainment.
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Music

The first one was a blast, and it's getting better every year. This year's party will be held at Cafe Du Nord which is being reserved exclusively for our Halloween Party. Appearing will be the super sexy, super funky Aphrodesia. An 11 piece Afrobeat and Funk outfit. Manicato an Afro-Latin Funk band...
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Come scare yourself at Roe this Halloween with 3 levels fully transformed into a night of spook and spunk. With 10 DJs and a 1K costume contest, you better come dressed in your best costume.
Theater
The Monk at Exit Stage Left

A riveting gothic masterpiece that explores sexual desire, abuse of power and violent erotic impulses...
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Clubs
Haunted Temple at Temple Nightclub

Convene on this Halloween night dressed to perform your unholly deeds. The Catacombs will be transformed with pews and tabernacles, confessionals and altars for this communion of sinners to gather, dance and imbibe stimulating spirits. Join in-costume for a ghoulish grab-bag of tricks and treats as Temple transforms into a Haunted House of spooky frightful fun. In the first annual October 31st Halloween fright night...
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Halloween: A Party at Cat Club

This Halloween, Heklina and Peaches Christ return to the stage for their 2nd annual holiday extravaganza Halloween: A Party! The dreadful duo decided to first throw the fright-night in response to years of violence at the Castro Halloween Event. Last year their party was the place to be on Halloween!
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Masquerade Mega-Ball 2008 at The Westin St. Francis Hotel

6 Rooms Of Music!
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The Hellement Ball at Element Lounge

Join us at the Element Lounge for this year's Halloween celebration: "The Hellement Ball". Halloween is by far Element's favorite holiday! Go all out and come to party as we transform the club into a halloween hell! We are proud to have DJ Kevvy Kev on the turns rocking the best hip hop, soul, mash ups, club hits, and goulish beats! Also in the haunted house will be Sax player B. McKee!
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All Hallow's Eve at DNA Lounge

This year features live performances from Diva Marisa: the techno-opera crown jewel of Death Guild Thunderdome, and the amazing hand to hand adagio skills of Angelo and Miguel of Vau De Vire Society. The Costume Contest returns with $1000 in cash prizes, so be sure to add that extra bit of polish and panache to your costume if you want a shot at some cold hard (and spooky) cash.
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Blood Pact at SomArts Cultural Center

Featuring A Club Called Rhonda (Aaron Castle, Goddollars + Crew) (Los Angeles), Honey Soundsystem (Jason Kendig, Pee Play, Robot Hustle, Ken Vulsion), Liam Shy (Tantra), Lord Kook (Drunk + Horny), Digital Paradigm (Beat University)...
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Inferno Paradise at The Regency Center

Dress to die for, discover paradise, and climb the stairway to sin! Join the Costume Extravaganza, experience the surreal between this world and the afterlife. Featuring the Hubba Hubba Revue, Rosin Coven and more!
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Heaven and Hell at Fluid Ultra Lounge

Fluid Ultra Lounge and Surreal SF will host its 4th annual Halloween Theme Event, that you won't want to miss out on! Here is your chance to dress super sexy, or super scary and try to win $500 cash prize for best costume!
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Re:Creation at Club Six

Featuring The New Deal! Music Live Progressive Breakbeat House, Live Electronics, Drum N Bass, Crunk, Electronica, Electro, Grindcore, Grime, 2 Step, Dub, Afro Fusion Funk, Hip-Hop Mashups...
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Hallowed Heretics at The Cellar

The Cellar will be transformed with pews and tabernacles, confessionals and altars for this communion of sinner to gather, dance and imbibe stimulation spirits...
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Halloween Massive at Cow Palace

Don't have anything to do on Halloween? Well put all your worries away and head over to Cow Palace for the ultimate Halloween party...
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Make sure you're dressed to impress in costume because cash prizes will be awarded to those with creative and innovative costumes.
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Music
BooGRASS at The Plough & Stars

Featuring: Devine's Jugband, The Bluegrass Revolution. Plus: Costume Contest + Drink Specials + Tricks & Treats!
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Music

Blow Up is an Indie-Pop-Disco-Noir nightclub, complete with cutting-edge music, record release giveaways, and all of the trappings that come along with the nightlife. 18 and up!
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Come out to the Scary / Sexy Halloween Party! (or so sexy it's scary) This time around, we are putting a challenge out to the ladies! Everyone knows the ladies like being sexy for halloween (and we all love it!) but this year lets push the creative limits.... can you also be scary?
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This year in association with Evil Breaks. The city's favorite holiday falls on a Friday night, and you know what that means - madness of the best kind. We love this party and go all out with the production and the line up. This year featuring a powerhouse triple threat of wicked beats...
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Join us for an Elegant Halloween Afair where the Financial District meets North Beach and people come together for Tasters, Drinks, to socialize & dance all without a cover charge. Join us for Halloween with Costumes, DJs and dancing in a sophisticated and lush atmosphere which provides a high class setting for any occasion.
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Gotham City at Ruby Skye

There will be over $20,000 in props and decor! Experience two nights of amazing Halloween events at Ruby Skye, as it transforms itself into the dark fantasy world of Gotham City.
Theater

Brad and Janet take refuge in the castle of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite mad scientist from outer space who is about to unveil his greatest creation - and have a bit of fun with his reluctant guests. This stage version spawned the now-beloved film, featuring singers and actors, a live rock band, risqué costumes and horrifying effects...
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Vanity, Lust, Avarice, Envy, Glutony, Wrath, Sloth. What's your pleasure?! Come one and come call to the hottest Halloween bash in the city. Decorations will be abundant and sin will be abounding for this incredibly festive evening of debauchery.
Family
Phantasmagorium at Exploratorium

Experience Halloween -- Exploratorium style. Join in-costume for a ghoulish grab-bag of tricks and treats as the Exploratorium transforms into a Phantasmagorium of spooky science and frightful fun. In the first annual October 31st Halloween fright night, the Exploratorium digs six feet under the cultural and scientific phenomena behind Halloween, Dia de los Muertos...
Museums
15th Annual Dias de los Muertos at Oakland Museum of California (10am - 5pm, opens at noon on Sun)

The museum's popular tribute to the Mexican/Central American tradition of honoring the dead. Altars (ofrendas) and installations by local artists, schools, and community organizations. Hayward artist and educator Fernando Hernandez is guest curator.
Theater

One of the longest running plays in Off-Broadway history, "Vampire Lesbians of Sodom" tells the saga of two fatally seductive vampiresses whose paths first collide in ancient Sodom. Their bitter rivalry as bloodsuckers but more importantly, as actresses, endures for two thousand years with stops along the way in 1920s silent movie Hollywood and contemporary Las Vegas.
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Attractions
Halloween Haunt at Paramount's Great America

This in-your-face Halloween extravaganza features walk-through mazes, scare zones, themed rides and Halloween themed shows. There's no better place to come for a scare!
Adult
Halloween Party Freak Fest at Broadway Showgirls

Free entry if you're in costume! $3 spooky well drinks and ghoulish beer, green demon, brain hemorrage, vampire shot, spooky juice...
Adult

Best costume contest with celebrity judges Lamont and Tonelli.
Adult
Halloween Bash at Larry Flynt's Hustler Club

You know that a club with Larry Flynt's name over the door is going to be a blast, and that's just what you'll find here...a club with girls galore to blow your mind! Fun is where you find it, and you'll find plenty here in North Beach...
Adult

The lovely Hungry I Showgirls are throwing a Halloween Party and presenting a sexy costume contest at midnight!
Adult
Naughty Halloween Party at Market Street Cinema

You are invited to Market Street Cinema's Halloween Party.
Adult
Halloween Party at Little Darlings SF

Little Darlings is San Francisco's premier adult playground.