Halloween Happenings in Atlantic City 2018

Ghosts, goblins and party monsters will be out in force this Halloween in Atlantic City and the surrounding area. Parades, pumpkin festivals and haunted good times are right here at the Jersey Shore.

HALLOWEEN NIGHTLIFE EVENTS AT AC CASINOS

Halloween at The VÜE Rooftop Bar & Lounge
Claridge Hotel, Atlantic City
Saturday, October 13, 2018 ● 4pm – 6pm
Pumpkin Carving with a Twist
Taking pumpkin carving to the next level with an unforgettable view in The VÜE Rooftop Bar. Tickets are $40 per person and includes a pumpkin, tool kit and small festive bites. Also includes a pumpkin carving contest.

Visit: www.claridge.com

Friday, October 26, 2018 ● 9pm – 1am
Dead Celebrities Halloween Costume Ball

Dead carpet featuring Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and more!
• Free Admission In VÜE Rooftop Bar & Lounge

• Bottle service available
• Costume Contest with $2,000 in Prizes ($10 to enter)
• Specialty cocktails
• Live DJ B Lee
Visit: www.claridge.com

 

Tropicana’s Ultimate Halloween Celebration
Tropicana Hotel Casino, Atlantic City
Saturday October 27, 2018 ● 7:30pm
The celebration includes a Halloween-themed light and sound show, The Rocky Horror Picture Show “Time Warp” dance on the Boardwalk, giveaways, costume, contest prizes, and food, drink and shopping specials. Other mysterious surprises lurk throughout The Quarter and beyond. The festivities begin at 7:30 p.m. on the Boardwalk and continue inside the resort from 9 p.m. until well past the witching hour.

 “Let’s Do The Time Warp Again” on the Boardwalk ● 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Hosted by SoJO 104.9’s Heather DeLuca and JV Joe, this Halloween extravaganza begins at 7:30 p.m. on the Boardwalk in front of Tropicana where a spooktacular light and sound show will set the mood. At 8 p.m. jump to the left with the Boogie Nights cast, and let the madness begin as they go from spooky to kooky and rock out to The Rocky Horror Picture Show cult classic “Time Warp.”

Costume Contest in The Quarter ● 9 p.m. – 10 p.m.

For those who join the party early, DJ Nate, of Center Stage Entertainment, will play Halloween favorites beginning at 7 p.m. Guests are invited to participate in Tropicana’s Annual Halloween Costume Contest, which kicks off at 9 p.m. in The Quarter’s Fiesta Plaza. The Best Overall Costume wins a $500 Tropicana gift card. The Scariest Costume wins an overnight stay with gourmet dinner for two and IMAX tickets. The winners of the Best Group Costume category each get a $50 Tropicana gift card (up to five members.) SOJO on-air sensations Heather DeLuca and JV Joe will judge the competition, so go spooky, go sexy, go all out, or go home!

The Rocky Horror Picture Show at IMAX Theatre at Tropicana ● 11 p.m. – Special One-Time Screening!

Fans of the 1975 cult film, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, are in for a treat. The IMAX Theatre at Tropicana will screen the film for one night only, Saturday, October 27 at 11 p.m. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased on Ticketmaster.com or at the IMAX Box Office.

Tropicana Atlantic City partners get in on the fun with Halloween parties, specials and prizes throughout the property:

10 North
Beginning Thursday, October 25 through Wednesday, October 31, guests can enjoy a featured Halloween cocktail menu.

A Dam Good Sports Bar
DJ 10pm – 3am. 

Featured Halloween cocktails! $6 morgue-arita & $6 Ship yard pumpkin pints 
Costume Contest at midnight! $200 gift certificate for best group costume, $100 gift certificate for sexiest costume
Specials: $3 select drafts, $5 Margaritas, $9 40oz beers and $15 bottles of wine.

Anthem Lounge
Nightmare on Anthem Street!

Creepy performers & the horror of contortion!
$5 domestic beer & Tito’s cocktails until midnight!
The scariest costume contest in AC with GOBS of cash prizes!
At 3am the after-hours begins and goes till 7AM!

Bar Olón
Daily Happy Hour 4pm – 7pm

$3 Select Drafts & Bottles, $4 Sangrias, $5 Wines
$2 Anticuchos, $3 Empanadas, $5 Guacamole
7pm – 10pm – Live Entertainment. 

Broadway Burger Bar
Late Night Happy Hour Friday – Saturday 10:30pm – Close (at the bar only)

$3 Bud Light Draft, $5 Jameson, $5 Stoli Vodkas, $5 Pyrat Rum, $6 Roca Patron

Boogie Nights
Booooooogie Nights Halloween Bash! Costume contest at midnight!

Doors open at 9pm
$20 entry. (Free admission passes will not be validated during Halloween weekend)
Call 888-940-7080 for VIP reservations

Casa Taco & Tequila Bar
DJ 9pm – 12am

Featured Halloween food & drink menu all week long!

Chelsea Five Gastropub
Located on the 5th floor, Chelsea Tower. Open 5pm – 10pm (Tues – Sun)

Enjoy hand crafted cocktails and small bites while taking in the panoramic ocean views
Featured Whiskey Five’s Happy Hour 5 PM – 8 PM.  $5 NJ beer / wine and $6 whiskey of the week. 
Rooftop outdoor dining available! Weather permitting

Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar
Fright Night in Havana: Halloween Party!

Music by Latin Connection
Special Midnight Madness
Costume Contest!
Doors open 10:30pm; reduced admission on guest list until 12am

Firewaters Saloon
Halloween Party with Live Music

All Pumpkin beers and Oktoberfest beers $6 pints 
Costume contest at 11pm: $100 gift certificate for best cowboy/cowgirl & $100 gift certificate for scariest costume
Live entertainment TBA
For more information contact our Saloon at 609-344-6699

Kiss Kiss Nightclub
Doors open 10:30pm

The Devil’s Graveyard Halloween Party with DJ Jason Weiss
Sign up at www.kisskissnightclub.com for free admission until 11:30pm

Planet Rose Karaoke
8pm – 3:30am. $5 Cover

Shot & Beer special: $7 for Fireball shot & 7oz Bud Light
$10 special: Two drinks & two karaoke songs. Choice of well cocktails, wine, or domestic beer

Rí Rá Irish Pub
Halloween Party with live music from Full Throttle 10 PM to close

Costume contest at 12am: 1st place $100, 2nd $75, 3rd $50 Rira Gift Card
Drink Specials: $4 Brain Hemorrhage Shot, $6 Witches Brew Cocktails, $6 Jekyll and Gin Glowing Cocktail
No cover charge

Visit:  https://tropicana.net

 

Halloween at Borgata Casino Hotel & Spa
Borgata Casino and Spa, Atlantic City
Halloween Weekend at Premier Nightclub

Friday, October 26 – Monday, October 29, 2018
Greetings from the Phantom of Premier, Get ready for a phantastic masquerade weekend filled with horror and mystery. It’s Halloween at Premier and the lineup is so good, it’s scary. With sets by the industry’s best names and over $20,000 in cash prizes for costume contests Saturday through Monday. Trick or treat yourself to a weekend of partying at Premier Nightclub. The party kicks off Friday night with Laidback Luke, Show off your Sexziest Halloween Costume in our biggest contest of the weekend and get your Satisfaction with Benny Benassi on Saturday. Finally, Party Favor is creating all sorts of mischief on Monday night for Premier Mondays including a second costume contest!
Tickets: $20.00
Visit: 
https://www.premierborgata.com

Halloween Party at The Gypsy Bar
Friday, October 26 – Saturday, October 27 ● 11:30pm
Celebrate Halloween Weekend at Gypsy Bar! Beginning at 11:30pm, there will be a costume contest giving away $1,250 in prizes. 1st place winner will receive $1,000 in cash and 2nd place winner will receive a $250 bar tab and a reserved area. You don’t want to miss out!
Visit:
https://www.theborgata.com

 

4th Annual Adult Trick or Treat at Bally’s & Caesars
Ballys & Caesars Casinos, Atlantic City
Saturday, October 27 • 7:00pm – 11:00pm
Enjoy appetizers and adult beverages from participating restaurants and bars throughout Bally’s and Caesars while decked out in your best Halloween costume and score a chance to win prizes valued at over $2,000. A portion of the proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society.
Tickets: $49.99 + Tax & Fees
Visit: https://www.caesars.com/caesars-ac/things-to-do

 

Halloween Weekend at Hard Rock Casino AC
Hard Rock Casino, Atlantic City
Halloween Weekend at DAER Nightclub

Fri., October 26 – Sun., October 28 & Wed., October 31, 2018
Daer Nightclub at the newly opened Hard Rock Casino will be partying the entire weekend, Oct.26-28 and on Halloween, Oct. 31. Along with an impressive list of DJs there will be a Sexiest Costume Contest on Sat. Oct. 27 with $10,000 in cash and prizes and on Wed., Oct. 31 there will be a Best Costume Contest with $10k in prizes.
Tickets: $25
Visit: https://www.hardrocknightlife.com/halloween

 
Halloween Weekend at Ocean Resort
Ocean Resort, Atlantic City
Halloween Weekend at HQ2 Nightclub

Fri., October 26 – Sat., October 27 & Wed., October 31, 2018
HQ2 will feature a Halloween party Oct. 26 with DJ G-Eazy starting at 10 p.m. and on Oct. 27 with DJ Afrojack. Then on Halloween night Oct. 31 HQ2 will feature a special Rocky Horror Picture Show Shadow Cast Performance. What better way to celebrate Halloween night than with popcorn, cotton candy and the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Doors open at 8 p.m., show starts at 9 p.m. Costumes and audience participation are very encouraged. Show how much fun you’re having, and enter the COSTUME CONTEST to win AWESOME PRIZES! Be sure to arrive early to visit The Home of Happiness merch table for prop bags for the full Rocky Horror experience, buy a drink, and get good seats!
Tickets: $30-$100
Visit: https://www.theoceanac.com/entertainment/hq2/


 

PUMPKIN FESTIVALS & FALL EVENTS

Absecon Lighthouse Host Haunted Tours
Saturday, October 27, 2018 
5, 6, 7, & 8 p.m.

Do you want to discover if Absecon Lighthouse is home to ghostly keepers that still watch over the shore in Atlantic City? Did the Jersey Devil pay a visit in 1909? Come visit the Absecon Lighthouse to hear the true ghost stories that prompted a visit from SyFy’s Ghost Hunters! The New Jersey Researchers of Paranormal Evidence (NJ ROPE) will be on property to help you hunt for ghosts. Plus, hear their eerie recordings taken during a paranormal investigation. Guided tours of the grounds and tower will let you explore the rich history and experience some spooky tales.
Reservations are required; call 609-449-1360.
Tickets: $20.00, and includes snacks & beverages and must be reserved.
31 So. Rhode Island Ave., Atlantic City.
Visit:
 www.abseconlighthouse.org

15th Annual South Jersey Pumpkin Show
October 12-14, 2018 • Friday: 5pm-10pm, Saturday & Sunday: 10am to 6pm
Celebrate the “Festival of Pumpkins” with the entire family. Pumpkin sale, pumpkin dessert contest, pumpkin toss and New Jersey’s biggest pumpkin pie. Enjoy live entertainment, amusement rides, rows of artists and craftsmen, food galore, wine sampling and much more.
FREE Admissions parking is $5.
Salem County Fairground735 Harding Highway (Rte. 40), Woodstown, NJ
Call 856-765-0118 or Visit: sjpumpkinshow.com

27th Annual Pumpkin Festival 
October 20 • 10 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Free Admission, please bring a non-perishable food item. Families can enjoy pumpkin painting and games throughout the day. A variety of crafters will sell their wares along the Village’s shell-paved lanes. Vendors will be selling hot dogs, funnel cake, and other snacks. Visit a haunted house at the Corson Gandy Barn and hop on a fall hayride through the farm.
For Halloween Parade information call Lower Twp. Recreation Center at 609-886-7880
Historic Cold Spring Village, 720 Rt. 9 South, Cape May, NJ
609-898-7880, https://hcsv.org/event-directory/?event_id1=2341

Costume Pet Parade at Historic Smithville
Sat. Oct. 20, 2018 1 p.m.
If you love playing with your puppy and dressing them up, this is the event for you! Paw Dazzle will host the Annual Costume Pet Parade.  Come and watch 100+ pets show off their unique Halloween costumes! Free to the public
Historic Smithville, 615 E. Moss Mill Rd.
Visit: www.historicsmithville.com

Bass Pro Shop’s Halloween Event
Stop in to Bass Pro Shop Atlantic City for a free photo, free craft and pumpkin toss board. Free trick or treat bag to the first 75 kids who have their picture taken!
Sat. Oct. 20 & Sun. Oct. 21 • Noon – 5pm
Fri. October 26th • 5pm – 7pm
Sat. Oct. 27 & Sun Oct. 28 • Noon – 5 pm

Mon. Oct. 29 & Tues. Oct. 30 • 5 – 7 pm

Saturday October 27th – Noon – 5pm

Free Photo, Free Craft, Pumpkin Toss board,  Free Glow in the dark mug to the first 150 kids who have their picture taken! Trick or Treating 3pm-5pm (12 and under) Costume parade at 4pm First 100 kids will get a free bat hat.  (12 and under)

Wednesday October 31st – 4pm – 8pm
Free Photo, Free Craft, Pumpkin Toss board, Free Trick or Treat bag to the first 75 kids who have their picture taken! Trick or Treating 5pm-8pm (12 and under)

Costume parade at 6pm First 100 kids will get a free bat hat. (12 and under)
Cookie Decorating 5pm – 7pm
30 N Christopher Columbus Blvd Atlantic City
Visit: https://stores.basspro.com/us/nj/atlantic-city/30-n-christopher-columbus-blvd.html

Hammonton’s Halloween Events
Oct. 18. • 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Third Thursday – A Wickedly “Spooktacular” Bash. A bloody good time on this bootiful night in downtown to eat, drink, shop, and be scary!

Oct. 20 • 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Downtown Trick-or-Treat. Find festive family fun in the downtown while trick-or-treating, with music, activities, treats, and more.

Oct. 24  • Starts at 7:00pm
Kiwanis Halloween Parade. A “spooktacular” evening of floats, bands, costumes, and fun! Parade starts at Egg Harbor Road, traveling down Bellevue Avenue up to Third Street. October 25th rain date.
Visit: https://www.downtownhammonton.com/events

Ocean City Halloween Parade
Thurs. October 25, 2018 • 7:15 p.m.
Costume contest and more. On Asbury Ave. from 6th – 11th Street. Sponsored by the Ocean City Exchange Club. For more information call 609-399-6111.
Visit: https://oceancityvacation.com/details/2651-halloween-parade.html

Monster Bash Zombie Walk at Historic Smithville
Sat. October 27, 2018 • Open 10 a.m. – Zombie Walk 6 p.m.

Zombies and humans are invited to come to Historic Smithville’s Village Greene. The Zombie Market will include Makeup artists to turn the most innocent of humans into a zombie for a small fee. Live music, MS Underground Zombie Pin-up Contest, vendors and of course hundreds of zombies.
Free admission Free parking
Visit: http://www.historicsmithville.com/uncategorized/monster-bash/

Boo at the Zoo
Sat. October 27, 2018 • 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
The Cape May County Zoo will hold its annual Boo at the Zoo Halloween celebration with games, candy, entertainment, an inflatable obstacle course, a magic show and, of course, animals. People of all ages are welcome to don a costume and join in the family fun. A costume contest will be held at 11 a.m. (registration at 10 a.m.) with awards.
Admission and parking are free, and donations are always welcome.
Call 609-465-5271 or Visit http://capemaycountynj.gov/calendar.aspx?eid=878

Witches Day Out at Historic Smithville
Sun. Oct. 28, 2018 2 p.m
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Treat yourself to a witchy good time at the third annual witches day out in Smithville Village. Registration between 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. located between Smithville Inn and Fred and Ethel’s. Parade and judging 3:30-4:30 p.m. The winner will receive a prize announced at 5 PM at the Smithville Inn. Food and drink specials will be offered. Stop at their shops with your hat and see what deals await you! Free to the public.
Call: 609-652-7777 or Visit: http://www.historicsmithville.com