West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval is back! 2025 🎃👻👽

We'll meet at Shake Shack on: 8520 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90069

We will send a host each hour until 11:00pm to Shake Shack to meet those who arrive later so he can guide you thru the boulevard to find our group. Meeting times at Shake Shack:
6:00pm
7:00pm
8:00pm
9:00pm
10:00pm
11:00pm

Halloween Carnaval
Friday, October 31st, 2025
West Hollywood loves Halloween, and the City of West Hollywood is thrilled that Halloween is back with Halloween Carnaval 2025! The City’s incomparable Halloween Carnaval is one of the most unique Halloween gatherings in the world.

Now, West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval is back!
Halloween Carnaval is free to attend and will take place on Thursday, October 31, 2025 on a one-mile stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard between N. Doheny Drive and N. La Cienega Boulevard.

Staged on Santa Monica Boulevard/Historic Route 66, Halloween Carnaval will feature a stage at the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and N. San Vicente Boulevard with a live DJ set, food trucks and thousands of wildly dressed Halloween revelers for a one-of-a-kind experience.

There will also be Halloween celebrations at businesses, bars, restaurants and entertainment venues throughout the City!

The City invites Halloween Carnaval-goers to get into the spirit and show off costumes by uploading photos to social media sites with the hashtag #wehohalloween.

West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval FAQs
To ensure a safe Halloween Carnaval for everyone, the City of West Hollywood and the West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station remind attendees about important safety guidelines:

No alcohol or public drinking will be allowed
No backpacks, camera cases, tote bags, etc., will be permitted (clear plastic bags will be allowed)
No weapons, fireworks or drones will be tolerated
Kids and pets are strongly discouraged
Carnaval-goers remember: If You See Something, Say Something.
Street closure information, modifications to Cityline Local and Cityline Commuter service, and parking information will be posted on this website page as soon as information is available.

History of the West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval
First launched in 1987, West Hollywood’s celebration of Halloween is rooted in the City’s diverse culture and community. Year by year, what became known as the City’s Halloween Carnaval grew into an annual gathering of phenomenal costumes, entertainment, culture and self-expression, with myriad observers, revelers, exhibitionists and performers and countless thousands of people in attendance each year. People come from all over the region – and, in fact, the world – to take part in the fun!

There's parking lots all over Santa Monica boulevard but due to the nature of this big event it's highly recommended to take Uber or Public Transportation instead of driving unless you don't mind the high volume of traffic. Also when going back home plan ahead of time or schedule an Uber before traffic builds up unless you don't mind traffic and you want to party until 4:00am.