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SOURCE Las Vegas NV Convention & Visitors Authority
Eat, drink & be scary during Las Vegas’ Third Annual Howl-O-Week
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Las Vegas is the ultimate destination for a monstrous acceptable time this Halloween. As the paranormal takes over, visitors can expect everything except the ordinary throughout October, culminating with the annual yearly Las Vegas NV Howl-O-Week experience Oct. 25-Nov. 3. The always anticipated Howl-O-Week festivities consist of 10 days filled with haunted ghost tours, parades, parties, costume contests & more.
GHOULS, GHOSTS AND GOBLINS…OH MY!
Fright Dome returns to The Adventuredome at Circus Circus Las Vegas. For more than a decade, Fright Dome has-been one of the nation’s top-ranked Halloween attractions. Created by “hauntrepreneur” Jason Egan, Fright Dome is 250,000 “scare” feet with six new haunted houses, four scare zones, 25 rides & attractions, nightly live shows & much more. Fright Dome begins Oct. 3 & will continue throughout the month from 7 p.m.-midnight.
The Haunted Ghost Tours at Bonnie Springs Ranch donate ghost enthusiasts an authentic paranormal investigation experience. Participants have the possibility to receive hands-on training with the same equipment featured in very popular reality television shows & use it during a live investigation at Bonnie Springs. Bonnie Springs is located near Red Rock Canyon & was featured on Travel Channel’s very popular show “Ghost Adventures.” Investigations happen the last Saturday of every month with an early adventure 7-10 p.m. & a late-night possibility 10:30 p.m.-midnight. Returning to Bonnie Springs Ranch Oct. 10-31 is Bonnie Screams Wicked West Haunted Ghost Town. The event is complete with haunted houses, urban legends, film fests & more.
Other bone-chilling experiences in that will leave visitors sleeping with the lights on contain Freakling Bros. Horror Shows, “Trilogy of Terror.” Trilogy of Terror features “Gates of Hell,” the only R-rated haunted house in the state of Nevada, & “Circus of Horrors” & “Castle Vampire.”
THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT
For those not afraid of the dark, check out Las Vegas’ unique nightlife parties. From super heroes to villains, Tryst at Wynn Las Vegas celebrates comic characters, acceptable & bad, with Hero-Ween, Oct. 24-31. Also at Wynn is XS Nightclub, which will take on the exceptionally chilling theme, XS Apocalypse. This unique celebration, happening Oct. 25-31, will feature famed entertainers Afrojack, Steve Angello, Kaskade & more. Hakkasan at MGM Grand will morph in to Forbidden City with three sexy costume contests on Oct. 26, 27 & 31. Participants can win up to $60,000 in cash prizes & dance the night away with world-famous DJs, in addition to Hardwell, Dada Life, Calvin Harris & others.
The Halloween spirit will be in full swing at Palms Casino Resort. On Oct. 26, Ghostbar Dayclub will host a “Back 2 the Future” themed party & costume contest. Big-City lounge & well-to-do rec room, The View, will host a “Thriller” B-Boy Battle on Oct. 29, giving away up to $1,500 in cash prizes for 1st & 2nd place winners. The party continues at Moon Nightclub on Oct. 29 with the Sexy Costume Contest. First & 2nd place winners will walk away with $10,000. Don’t forget Palms’ industry night, “Work Hard Play Hard,” on Oct. 31 where the newly renovated Ghostbar will welcome the undead for Zombie Prom. First & 2nd place winners will receive a thrilling $10,000 in cold complex cash.
Next stop is the infamous Fetish & Fantasy Halloween Ball at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Oct. 29. Party-goers can moreover stop by the Rock ‘n’ Horror ’80s Halloween Party at Body English on Oct. 31. The fun fun doesn’t end there; revelers can get their spook on at TAO Nightclub in The Venetian Las Vegas during the WIZard of TAO Halloween party, hosted by hip-hop sensation Wiz Khalifa on Oct. 31.
Fifty one floors above the Las Vegas NV Strip, VooDoo Rooftop Nightclub at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino will host a fang-tastic costume party on Oct. 31. Those with the “scariest,” “most original” & “sexiest” costumes will head home with $2,000 in cash prizes.
Howl at the moon during Coyote Ugly Saloon’s Sexiest Halloween Costume Contest inside New York–New York Hotel & Casino. Participants have the chance to win up to $1,000 in cash & prizes on Oct. 31.
DOUBLE, DOUBLE TOIL AND TROUBLE
The Fremont Street Experience will transform in to a mecca of thrills for its Fifth Annual OktoberFrightFest, Oct. 7-31. This ghoulish street party will contain Viva Vision light & sound shows themed to “Time Warp” & “Monster Mash,” the Fourth Annual Fall Beer Festival at Golden Nugget Las Vegas, live musical revues & much more.
Titanic; The Artifact Exhibition at Luxor Hotel & Casino presents its annual yearly Haunted Ghost Tours. Guests can experience the spooky stories of the R.M.S. Titanic & discover if the exhibition’s mysterious encounters are true. Tours will run nightly 5-9 p.m., Oct. 31- Nov. 2.
Returning to Downtown Las Vegas is the Fourth Annual Las Vegas NV Halloween Parade. Taking place in the esteemed Arts District, the parade includes costume contests, live music & more. The event begins at 7 p.m. on Oct. 31.
To Plan Your Halloween Adventure, visit www.LasVegas.com/Halloween
Photos & video of Halloween events are provided by the Las Vegas NV News Bureau. To download: register at the Media Center at http://br.thenewsmarket.com/lvcva.
ABOUT THE LVCVA
The Las Vegas NV Convention & Visitors Authority (LVCVA) is charged with marketing Southern Nevada as a tourism & convention destination worldwide, & moreover with operating the Las Vegas Convention Center & Cashman Center. With more than 150,000 hotel rooms in Las Vegas alone & 10.8 million square feet of meeting & exhibit space citywide, the LVCVA’s mission centers on attracting ever-increasing numbers of leisure & business visitors to the area. For more information, go to LVCVA.com or LasVegas.com.
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