UPDATED: Beijing's 12 Spookiest Halloween Parties and Events
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Scared? We are, but mainly by the sheer number of spooky seasonal events taking over Beijing restaurants, bars, and hotels. No one shall be spared when your local coffee shops and familiar pubs turn into mental hospitals and haunted houses. So, what are you waiting for? Get your guys and ghoulfriends together and come out to play at these 12 unBOOlievable Halloween events terrifying the capital. For a full list of Halloween events, click "Read more" at the bottom of this article or scan/extract this QR code:
Halloween
is the perfect time of year to make all of your macabre fantasies an
exciting reality. On October 31, China World Summit Wing, Beijing will
take you to a Halloween theme land. A spooky Halloween party at
Atmosphere Bar is awaiting you from 8pm-2am. Mad patients, sexy nurses,
handsome doctors, a DJ and live band… They will lead you to their "ATM
Asylum Hospital", so wear your costume and join the party! RMB 68,
8pm-2am. Atmosphere Bar (at China World Summit Wing, Beijing)
The blood will flow freely this
Halloween over at Yin on 12, or more specifically, the Bloody Marys
will. The New World Beijing Hotel bar has gone all out this holiday,
offering free-flow Bloody Marys with entry and building a moonlit crypt
brimming with ghosts, goblins, sinister sights, and devilish delights at
every turn. There will also be "otherworldly performances" and DJs,
face painting, and a hair-raising Halloween Lucky Draw. RMB 150, RMB 120
(advance). Oct 31 and Nov 1, 9pm-onwards. YIN on 12 (at New World
Hotel)
DJs
and rappers from all over China have gone missing… could they perhaps
be trapped in Arkham Beijing on Halloween? All party people, freaks, and
ravers are invited to join in this Evil Circus party, but only if you
dare. RMB 200, RMB 160 (advance, available here). 10.30pm-late. Arkham
Beijing
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Eat, drink, and be
scary at Centro this Halloween. There'll be four zombie-rousing spooky
cocktails for the unafraid as well as themed snacks such as the (frankly
terrifying sounding) Open Face Brain Burger. Come dressed to impress
and you might just go home with a prize for Best Dressed. Guest DJ
Deviled will be spinning music to get you into the creepy spirit. Free.
8pm-2am. Centro (at Kerry Hotel)
Beersmith
invites trick or treaters to don their finest nurse and doctor scrubs
(ideally slathered in blood) for a mad-house party of insane
proportions. There'll also be an on-site face painter if you don't have
time to get made up before the party, and in-house band Soul Shake will
keep bodies moving into the early hours. Free. 7pm-2am. Beersmith
Gastropub (at Hotel Jen)
Tianmi Bakery
returns to The Orchid on Halloween night for an evening of sweet and
spooky treats. For the occasion, Tianmi chef Olivia Nadine will cook up a
haunted menu of scary-good American-style treats, including homemade
meatloaf, scalloped potatoes, and red velvet cake. RMB 258. 7pm. The Orchid Hotel
On
Friday, Nov 1, Flipside, Beijing's only live disco band, will summon
the spirits of the '70s with their deadly tunes at Modernista. At
midnight, get shots for only RMB 10 as the DJ injects a second dose of
life into this death-fest. Free. 10pm-1am. Modernista
Migas once again
teams up with Jose Cuervo to bring you a special Day of the Dead
celebration. DJ Cad 73 and Jay 1, 2 will provide plenty of Latin rhythms
to keep you dancing long into the night while you guzzle deadly and
delicious drinks. Expect Mexican-inspired decorations, face painting,
giveaways, free entrance, and lots and lots of tequila. Free. 10pm-late.
Migas Mercado
Side Street gets
creative this holiday, combining the festival of darkness AKA Halloween
with India's Festival of Lights AKA Diwali. Expect an evening packed
with Bollywood music, scary Halloween grooves, drink specials all night
long, and some very interesting Halloween-Diwali mashup costumes. Free.
8pm-late. Side Street
What better way to
celebrate the spookiest time of the year than with Haus of Lily's Drag
Me to Hell Monsters' Ball. Nine queens and one king from this Halloween
Haus of Horrors will give 20 jaw-rattling performances, passing through
the veil and into the cryptic confines of Home Plate Sanlitun. Come in
your best drag for a chance to compete and be crowned Queen of the
Damned in the Drag Monsters' Ball (prizes include raw, fresh meat). RMB
200, RMB 150 (advance, available here) (tickets include two free
drinks). 10.30pm-2.30am. Home Plate BBQ (Sanlitun)
Come dressed in
your costume for a Spooktacular Halloween evening at Luga's! If you want
something special for your party, try their RMB 666 Halloween package,
or just come in for fun Halloween food specials including the Mummy Dog,
the Monster Burger, Bloody Popcorn and more. Free. 7pm-late. Luga's
Step through
Hulu's devilish door to experience a Huluween nurse treatment with
therapy photo as proof. Hulu has created the most extensive Halloween
menu that brings back those nostalgic childhood memories in grown ups.
The entire Halloween menu book - yeah, it's that extensive - is
available until November 2. 12-2pm (lunch), 6pm-12am (dinner). Hulu
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