What are you doing for Halloween, the gayest night of the year? TheColu.mn has rounded up a list of some of the best parties this week. There are events for women, folks in recovery, youth and people who like togas. There’s also thousands of dollars up for the winning! Did we miss any events? Let us know in the comments.
Wednesday, Oct. 28
*The Gay 90s is looking to do something a little different this year: A Murder Mystery Dinner Show. “Start Halloween off with great food, fabulous entertainment and a fabulous murder! Cocktails at 6 pm, dinner and show at 7 pm. $24.99 per person includes choice of entre, dessert and glass of wine.”
Gay 90s
408 Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis
18 plus, $24.99, 6 pm
Friday, Oct. 30
*Rumour’s night for lesbian women, LURE, will be a Special Halloween Edition on Friday night starting at 9pm. “Create a costume and come to the Halloween LURE party! There will be cash prizes for BEST COSTUME! Bring your friends along because part of the judging will be based on crowd response! Remember, be creative and have fun with it.”
Rumours and Innuendo
213 E 4th Street
St. Paul
21 plus, no cover, 9 pm.
*Health-O-Ween is a Halloween event for LGBTQ youth. “Live it up, shake it off and dance it out! Health doesn’t have to be scary. Smoke, drug and alcohol free event. Games and prizes. Costumes welcomed and encouraged.”
Webster Open School
425 5th Street NE
All ages, no cover, 5 pm
*As a part of the Eagle/Bolt/Underground’s three nights of Halloween costume contests, Friday night will feature a uniform contest with drag persona Lucy Stoole in conjuction with dress code recommended Mineshaft.
Minneapolis Eagle, Bolt, Underground
515 Washington Ave
Minneapolis
21 plus
*Also on Friday night, Solera plays host to The Big Gay Halloween Party, part II: Bigger. Gayer. Halloweenier. If you enjoy DJs and parties, this Dave Em produced event is your place to be.
Featuring: DJ PHIL B (San Francisco) in the main room, DJs SHIEK and NAUGHTY BOYY in the lounge, exclusive dance performances by SOLE 2 SOUL DANCE CONVERSION, and the sassy stylings of WANDA WISDOM.
Drink prices:
$3 Solera Sangrias, $4 Miller Lite bottles, rail drinks and house wines, $5 EFFEN vodka specialty cocktails, $5 EFFEN vodka Red Bulls.
Costumes are optional, but strongly encouraged! (Last year about 80% dressed up.)
Solera
900 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis
21 plus, $15 (or $10 with student ID), 9 pm.
*The ladies of LaFemme will host a Halloween show on Friday night adding a bit of fright to the popular drag show.
Gay 90s
408 Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis
21 plus, $5, 9:30 pm
Saturday, Oct. 31
*LUSH in Minneapolis’ Northeast neighborhood is hosting a Hedonistic Halloween, its first Halloween party since opening last summer. Featuring DJ Sheik and everyone in costume gets a free shot.
LUSH
990 Central Ave NE
Minneapolis
21 plus, no cover, 8 pm
*Rumours is having a “Halloween Ball” with drink specials, DJ “Freaky” Frayz and a costume contest with over $1,000 in prizes. They are also participating with the Lowertown Entertainment District’s 2nd Annual “Boo’s Crawl” where participants get a free drink at select Lowertown establishments.
Rumours and Innuendo
213 E 4th Street
St. Paul
21 plus, no cover, 9 pm.
*The Saloon is hosting “Wicked Nights” and their annual costume contest will begin at 10 pm. Judges will rate “outrageous costumes” based on talent and creativity. The first prize will be $1,000 in cash.
The Saloon
830 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis
21 plus, 10 pm.
*New gay bar, Gladius, will add a twist to Halloween with a takeoff of the bar’s Roman theme: They will be hosting a toga party with DJ J-FO.
Gladius
1111 Hennepin Ave. S
Minneapolis
21 plus
*The 19 Bar is hosting its annual costume contest. “Judges score higher for homemade costumes than rentals.” There are many chances to win and prizes are awarded at 11 pm. 1st place is $500 cash, 2nd place is $300 cash, ad Third place nets you a $50 bar tab, which at the 19 can go a long way.
19 Bar
19 West 15th Street
Minneapolis
21 plus, no cover, contest at 11 pm.
*Lucy Stoole will scare the dickens out of you at the Eagle’s Halloween Contest as part of their three night of Halloween costume contests.
Minneapolis Eagle, Bolt and Underground
515 Washington Ave
Minneapolis
21 plus
*Head over to St. Paul where Camp appears to have the biggest cash giveaway for the costume contest. Their Haunted Hollywood promises $2000 in prizes. Best costume is $500, sexiest costume is $250, best group costumes are a $500 private party at the bar, and the runner up gets $300 in prizes.
Camp
490 N Robert St
St. Paul
21 plus, no cover
*For something a little more political, you could attend Halloqueen at the Lake Street Light Rail Station and ending at the Mall of America starting at 5 pm. “No heteronormative space is safe from disruption. In all our beauty, glitter, and glam, we will reclaim any space designed to suffocate our desires. Taking our hot dolled up selves and the jams on the lightrail and back to the mall to invade “the worlds largest indoor trick or treat” there we will dance, obviously do some more making out,”grossing out” families and consumers and passing out literature, all while dancing it up and having a good time.”
Various spaces: Mall of America, Lake Street Light Rail, Nicollet Mall
All ages, no cover, 5 pm.
*GLBT in Recovery Halloween Gay-la promises to be the “best GLBT (and friendly breeders), sober party in town.”
All God’s Children MCC Church (Basement)
3100 Park Ave
All ages, $5 suggested cover, 10 pm.
*Jetset is hosting “Boo 2” a reprise of their last Halloween party. It’ll be a “night of spooky delights, drinks, and dancing. Hosted and DJ’d by Punchy and JR.”
Jetset
115 N First Street
21 plus, no cover, 10 pm.
*The Gay 90s is hosting a Best Costume Contest in the annex. Participants must register by 11 pm.
Gay 90s
408 Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis
21 plus, $5 cover, 11 pm
*The Town House in St. Paul has two events going on Halloween. In Blanche’s back room, there’s Lori Dokken’s Halloween Open Mic, and in the Main Room a party called Elegance.
Town House
1415 University Ave. W
St. Paul
21 plus
Sunday, Nov. 1st
*As a part of the Eagle/Bolt/Underground’s three nights of Halloween costume contests, Sunday night will feature a showtunes contest with drag persona Lucy Stoole in conjuction with the bar’s popular Showtunes Sundays.
Minneapolis Eagle, Bolt, Underground
515 Washington Ave
Minneapolis
21 plus