Get Spooky with These Halloween Week Events
It's only two weeks 'til the end of October, and that means its almost the spookiest time of year: Halloween! If you're still looking for something to do leading up to fright night, here's a rundown of events taking place from Thursday, Oct 28-Sunday, Oct 31 you can check out.
Thursday, Oct 28
Rocky Horror Watching Party at the Local
Head over to The Local to confront this raunchy cult classic, where you can partake in the tradition of yelling at the screen and throwing toast at the "virgins" who haven't yet seen the film. Arrive early to grab the best seats and get transported to the halls of Dr. Frankenfurter and his devious machinations.
Friday, Oct 29
Great Leap Halloween Party
Slap on your spookiest costume and get ready to make people scream for the chance to from an RMB 5000 prize pool at Great Leap Brewing's #12 Taproom!
Jing-A Halloween Happy Hours & Halloween Race
Jing-A is bringing back the Halloween edition of their annual Beer Mile. Featuring four laps and four pints of beer, this is the ultimate test of drinking prowess.
Everybody Scream at Xian
Scream your way through the night as Xian bar turns into a haunted mansion filled to the brim with ghouls, goblins and skeletons complete with live sets throughout the evening. In this house, everybody screams!
Halloween Night Out at Intercontinental Sanlitun
What better way to celebrate Halloween than with a bit of funky R&B? Intercontinental Sanlitun has got your fix so you can get spooky while breaking out your best dance moves.
Saturday, Oct 30
Slow Boat’s Ghouls On Wheels
Slow Boat is gearing up to hit up YOUR house! The Boat's drunken ghouls will crash 5 different Halloween house parties on Oct 30 with their special Magic Kegs and other goodies. To enter your party, follow Slow Boat's official WeChat and leave a comment on their Ghouls on Wheels post. Then, if your party is chosen, the ghouls will arrive at a pre-coordinated time (7pm to 1am) and you and your friends will have 20 minutes to chug as much as you can before they move to the next bash.
Halloween at Las Musas
Las Musas will rock out a perfect Halloween pre-game night that features great discounts for those who come dressed up! Enjoy buy-one-get-one on their classic margaritas or freshly brewed Slow Boat beer at this pre-Halloween fiesta!
Murrica Halloween Pub Crawl
Explore four restaurants and bars with Murrica in this ghoulish Saturday afternoon bar crawl. Each venue will offer welcome shots and happy hour discounts.
Saturday, Oct 30-Sunday, Oct 31
Jing-A Halloween: Black Cat Lair
Come out to any of Jing-A's locations for a guaranteed blast with Black Cat Lair. Enjoy RMB 35 on their special Black Cat Lager and Monster Mash beers. Plus, those who come in costume can enjoy all day happy hour specials!
Venom vs. Super Heroes Halloween Party at Beersmith
If you're not so much into spooky but more into super, you can head over to Beersmith for their Venom vs. Super Heroes Halloween party. Come dressed as your favorite superhero or supervillan and have a blast!
This is but a selection of the events happening around town next week – for a more complete list, you can find 35+ (and counting) Halloween shindigs on our events page at thebeijinger.com/events/halloween
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