You have your costume picked out, you took the nephews and young-at-heart friends to a haunted house and now you’re feeling the urge to dress up, get wild and celebrate your favorite holiday in San Diego: Halloween.

The best San Diego clubs and bars go all out for Halloween, and this year is no exception. Halloween falls on a Saturday, and you know what that means – San Diego is ready to party. From downtown block parties to the annual Prado Ball and the rubber Playboy soiree straight from Vegas, discover some of our favorite San Diego Halloween parties. 

Monster Bash VIP Twilight  Zone
Monster Bash is an annual block party that takes over downtown San Diego with DJs, go-go dancers, costume contests, multiple outdoor bars and a new VIP Twilight Zone area presented by DiscoverSD.com and Pacific Magazine. Check out DJ G*Roy, Mikey Beats, DJ Diamond and DJ Frances, No Duh, Ultraviolet Sound and Disco Pimps, leading up to the Midnight Costume Contest. The VIP Twilight Zone features a separate Bloody Red Carpet VIP entrance, 6-bar VIP area, option to add Count Dracula seating and tableside service, private restrooms, food and drink specials at participating bars and more. Details here.

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Club Rubber Playboy Party at Hard Rock Hotel
Spanning 3 floors and 4 venues, Hard Rock Hotel San Diego opens up the entire property for the Club Rubber Playboy Halloween Party. As you explore the hotel’s many terrifying twists and turns, enjoy beats by DJs Starkillers, Tony Arzadon, Icy Ice, Eric Cubeechee, Danny Love and BeeJ. Got Rubber? Put on your sexiest rubber-inspired Halloween costume and discover the biggest hotel party San Diego has ever seen. Update: SOLD OUT!

Fangtasia at Stingaree
Leave it to downtown San Diego’s hottest super-club to master the perfect mix of sexy and sinister for Halloween. Stingaree presents Fangtasia on Halloween night. This sensual yet sinister party will feature a vampire costume contest, huge DJs and wicked signature cocktails. Details here.

Gotham Halloween at Ivy Hotel
The Ivy Hotel invites you to embrace the unknown and celebrate Halloween Gotham style. The Ivy welcomes DJ Reach (resident DJ at Tao in Las Vegas) and DJ Ross One (Miami) with locals Matty A and Este, spinning from Envy to the Rooftop. Pre-sale tickets start at $20 but will go up quick. Details here.

The Black Pearl at Side Bar

Side Bar believes that a holiday as sexy as Halloween deserves two nights of celebration. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, October 28 and Saturday, October 31, because you have two hot dates for “Halloween on the Black Pearl” at Side Bar. Win $1,000 cash prize for sexiest costume on Wednesday and Saturday night, score haunted house party packages at Scareventures, sip hosted champagne and much more. Details here.

Bar West Vampire Ball
The only true nightclub in Pacific Beach, Bar West is celebrating all things sexy and sinister with Vampire Ball on Halloween night. Enjoy $5 Skyy cocktails or indulge in $200 Skyy bottles as you dance to beats by DJ Chuck Fresh. There’s no ticket price for this party, just hop on the guest list.

Insider Tip: For the ultimate Halloween party experience, start on Wednesday and scare yourself straight through Saturday night. Begin with Industry Wednesday Halloween at Side Bar, take your pic of Thursday night events, hit the Halloweve Party at Typhoon Saloon or Benny Benassi at 4th and B for the annual Heaven & Hell party on Friday, and then go huge on Halloween night with the insane San Diego Halloween parties listed above.

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