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Halloween and Fall Events We Are Most Excited For

by Staff October 24, 2021
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Spooky season has arrived!

Halloween is right around the corner and there are many cool fall events happening. Below is a list of can’t miss activities!

 

THE McKITTRICK HOTEL, HOME OF SLEEP NO MORE, PRESENTS
T H E  W I T C H E S ’  B A L L
A THREE-NIGHT HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION ON OCTOBER 29, 30 & 31
 
New York, NY (September 29, 2021) – The McKittrick Hotel (530 West 27th Street, NYC), home of Sleep No More, will reopen its doors on Friday 10/29, Saturday 10/30, and Sunday 10/31 for its annual Halloween celebration, The Witches’ Ball. Tickets for Standard Entry start from $125 per person and include open bar. To allow a swift and safe entry for all guests, tickets will be timed between 9PM and 11PM (8PM and 10PM on Halloween night). Pricing is subject to change.
Revelers can enhance the evening on Maximilian’s List for expedited entry at any time and access to Oz’s Boudoir bar for the evening. Attendees are welcome to dine at the hotel’s rooftop garden bar and restaurant, Gallow Green, before the event. Visit www.mckittrickhotel.com/gallow-green for menus, reservations, or to customize a private gathering. The McKittrick Hotel is committed to providing healthy and safe facilities both for audiences and performers. Guests of The Witches’ Ball Halloween are required to show proof of vaccination and a negative Covid-19 test within 24-hours for entry to the event. Everyone must be at least 21 to attend. As New York continues to reopen, The McKittrick Hotel looks forward to welcoming guests back to its award-winning Sleep No More experience in February 2022. Tickets are also on sale for the dazzling Speakeasy Magick and New York Times “Critic’s Pick,” The Woman in Black, in The Club Car. The McKittrick Hotel is located at 530 West 27th Street, New York, NY 10001. Tickets and schedules are available at www.mckittrickhotel.com or by calling the Box Office at 212-904-1880.
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New York Restoration Project (NYRP), founded by award-winning singer, entertainer, actress and green activist Bette Midler, will celebrate the re-opening of New York, and two and a half decades of beautifying the city’s urban environment with its annual Halloween party, Hulaween. On Friday, October 29th, all the glam of the 1970s will be brought back for one night as Cipriani South Street is transformed into a Studio 54-era ode to disco for a legendary evening of dancing, dazzling lights, and show stopping performances behind the velvet rope! Disco legend and two-time GRAMMY Award winner Gloria Gaynor will headline Boogie Frights Hulaween, and Michael Kors, fashion designer and NYRP Trustee, will judge the annual Costume Competition. Lance Le Pere will receive the Wind Beneath My Wings Award for his longstanding support of NYRP and Miriam Wheeler, Co-head of the Americas Real Estate Financing Group at Goldman Sachs, will receive the Green Goddess Award for her commitment to serving underserved communities in New York City. Thorgy Thor of Rupaul’s Drag Race will serve as this year’s fabulous Red Carpet Correspondent and will be taking over NYRP’s Instagram (@nyrp) and posting exclusive behind the scenes content throughout the evening. Stay tuned for additional entertainment announcements and updates in the coming weeks! NYRP’s Hulaween is one of New York City’s most anticipated Halloween parties every year. Described as one of the “most fashionable, talked-about and dress-to-impress” parties in NYC by The New York Times, the star-studded costume gala raises crucial funds for NYRP’s work cleaning and greening the city.
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RuPaul’s Drag Race Zombies Storm the Stage in
Voss Events’ 10th Annual
Night of the Living Drag
The North American Halloween Tour

This Halloween, the fabulous ghouls of RuPaul’s Drag Race are touring North America in their most spooktakular event ever: Voss Events’ 10th Anniversary Night of the Living Drag.    The fierce night of fright will be hosted by queen of darkness Violet Chachki who will guide audiences through the untimely deaths of Drag Race favorites Gottmik, Rose, Aquaria, Jaida Essence Hall, Alyssa Edwards, Kandy Muse, Plastique and Kim Chi.  “Halloween is my favorite time of year and I am obsessed with Night of the Living Drag,” says Violet Chachki.  “All Drag Race fans know that I have always been drawn to over-the-top costumes, opulent scenery, and jaw-dropping performances that shock and amaze.  In this show, I’m not only lifting spirits, I’m summoning them!”

“We pull out all the stops with this production,” says Night of the Living Drag producer Brandon Voss.    “In addition to deadly performances, we’re bringing massive decor installations and a phenomenal lighting system to make it an immersive experience.  Audiences won’t only be watching the action in the cemetery; they will feel as if they are in it.”

After drag fans witness the demise of their favorite queens on stage, Violet summons them back from the dead as flesh craving drag zombies in the show’s grand finale!

The Night of the Living Drag tour launches October 15th in Boston and runs through October 31 in Philadelphia with stops in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto, New York City, and more.

Pre-sale tickets for Night of the Living Drag are available September 1st for those who register at VossEvents.com and on sale to the general public September 2nd at 10AM. Ticket prices range from $55 – $85.  There is also a limited number of pre-show meet-and-greets available for $100.  VIP guests must arrive by 6PM and present proof of vaccination along with state issued identification.

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And another Halloween event that is sure to be a wild ride comes ZombieLand!, an immersive LGBTQ+ dance music experience taking place Halloween eve at the world’s largest indoor theme park. ZombieLand! will be held at Nickelodeon Universe Theme Park and will feature over 30 rides and attractions and music by house music legend Dennis Ferrer.

ZombieLand! will be the first-ever takeover of Universe Theme Park. Attendees will be able to cruise above the entire 8-acre park on the Sky Railway or soar 150-feet on the world’s tallest and longest free-spinning coaster. Additionally, Grammy nominated producer, Dennis Ferrer will be bringing the tunes to the event.  Joining Dennis Ferrer will be LAS BIBAS FROM VIZCAYA, direct from Brazil. And to make things even better, RuPaul’s Drag Race Winners Aquaria and Yvie Oddly will perform at 9PM, followed by a very special surprise performance at midnight.

Pre-sale ticket access for ZombieLand! Is available now at Zombielandparty.com.

 

Additional sighting: Madonna performed a selection of songs from her concert film ‘Madame X,’ as well as classics including ‘La Isla Bonita’ and ‘Like a Prayer,’ accompanied by multi-hyphenate musician Jon Batiste with his band for an intimate crowd of friends and fans at Ginny’s Supper Club in Harlem, NY, with signature cocktails by Belvedere Vodka.  

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