Planning to celebrate Halloween in San Francisco?
It’s a sure thing that you will be spoilt for choice! Where better to celebrate the outlandish and macabre than in one of the fun-est locales in the world? Here are some options I thought look interesting.
Hallowing Shopping
If you are seriously thinking of looking the part this year, here’s where to head to:
The Piedmont Boutique’s in-house creations will make it so easy for you to create a look that’s both lively and rare. If tramping around to innumerable stores, for Halloween costume, decorations and party essentials is not your thing, the One Stop Party Shop has all of it under one roof. If like me, you are always looking for a great deal at rock bottom prices, Thrift Town has costumes for less than $10. If you’d like to raise the bar a notch, add some professionally done make-up this year. Kryolan in SOMA will give you 20% off on its Fun Faze line. Kryolan is also taking Halloween makeup appointments for Oct 30 and 31st. So happy shopping!
Kids’ fun
If the young ‘uns are bored with tricking and treating and would rather skip it this year, here are some places that promise a great time:
The USS Hornet Museum in Alameda has a Monster Bash, which is sure to be a great hit for the more nautical minded youngster. The Yerba Buena Children’s Gardens has the annual costume walk for kids under 10. Parents are allowed too! Got an intellectual tyke? The Exploratorium’s annual Halloween extravaganza will teach junior about all the creepy creatures that make Halloween so fascinating. There’s also a chance to explore a haunted Victorian!
For the older ‘kids’
Halloween is one of San Francisco’s favorite holidays. So the party hotspots are not hard to find. Here are some I would check out:
The Halloween party with Buzzin’ Fly founder Ben Watt at 103 Harriet will definitely be time well spent. Mighty is celebrating Halloween with HALLONASTY. The event promises some nasty DJing and an open vodka Red Bull bar from 9pm-10pm. Not to be missed is the Ghoulish Gala at the Legion of Honor. Open bars, delicious food and a 2500-year-old Egyptian mummy who loves to party…such fun! Then there’s the SF Halloween Ball at City Hall which is advertised as the ‘largest upscale Halloween Costume Party in San Francisco.’ You would not want to miss that. The Haunted Ball finds Ana Mandara turned into a haunted mansion that has music by DONOVAN and a $1000 cash prize for the best costume. But hurry, because tickets always sell out early!
This is just a very select listing of the fun to be had. So use this as a start to plan your own festivities and Happy Halloween to all!!
Haunted Hotels in San Francisco
- Hotel Queen Anne – 3-star hotel in Pacific Heights, San Francisco.
- Hotel Union Square – 3-star hotel close to Union Square, San Francisco.
Photo of Halloween pumpkins by KayVee.INC
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