BOO! It’s a special Halloween edition of our newsletter. After all, we’re just two weeks away! Time to scare up some fun, don’tcha think?

We have your chance to step into a twisted wonderland at the Down the Rabbit Hole Halloween Party at Fourth Street LIVE! on 10/25. ENTER NOW TO WIN four tickets plus a $100 gift card!

JUST ANNOUNCED

• Are you a saint? Or are you ready for a night of sin? Either way, the 2nd Annual Saints and Sinners Halloween Social at Hi-Wire Brewing on 10/24 could be your destination, featuring a costume contest, DJ, photo booth, and more. Get tix.

• The Louisville Halloween Parade & Fest will be taking place in its new home in the heart of NuLu on 10/25, featuring plenty of contests, local artists, live music, and of course the city's ONLY Halloween Parade! More details here.

• The 3rd annual Funk-O-Ween benefits the Louisville Youth Group, with entertainment from Insatiable Digs and Cut Family Foundation, along with a  costume contest, and more on 10/25 at Mellwood Tavern. Get more info.

• Treat the family to a Halloween Kids Cruise aboard the Mary M. Miller on 10/26, with plenty of fa-BOO-lous activities, like Halloween-themed crafts and a dance party! Costumes encouraged, but not required. Get tickets now!

• The Peterson Dumesnil House is teaming up with local author/historian Steve Wiser to host a Haunted Happy Hour on 10/26. Enjoy wine and snacks while hearing ghostly stories and get a copy of Wiser’s “Haunted Houses of Louisville” book. Tickets available here.

HOW TO DO HALLOWEEN IN LOUISVILLE

Louisville doesn’t just do Halloween — it owns it. From family fun at the Jack O’Lantern Spectacular or Boo at the Zoo to testing your bravery at Waverly Hills, The Devil’s Attic, or one of the many other local haunts — if you dare. You can snag your killer costume from a local shop such as Caufield’s. Sample Louisville’s “pumpkin culture” at several locations around town. Or cruise down Hillcrest Avenue to see who’s winning the neighborhood décor wars. Whether you’re in it for the frights or the photo ops, Louisville’s got Halloween on lock.

HALLOWEEN NIGHT EVENTS

LOCALS ONLY - AFTER HALLOWEEN

• Punk Rock Night All Hallow’s Day Bash at Planet of the Tapes on 11/1 features tributes to The Ramones, Misfits, and Siouxsie and the Banshees. Get tickets.

• For one night, shed the skin of your everyday self and become something ancient, wild, and unbound. Step through the gates of Hellhouse 2025 at Old Forester’s Paristown Hall on 11/1, with Mix Master Mike, DJ Craze, and more. Tix on sale. 

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“Feelings try to break me down, Seething like a demon feeding lover. Everything contained inside this gate. Everything remains inside this circle. All while the night surrounds. Anything to make the shade of cover.” - Motuvius Rex