Spooky fun halloween in DC?

October 10, 2010 10:10 AM

What should we do for Halloween in DC?

My wife and two friends are going to DC for the daily show rally. Would love to do something for halloween that night (the30th) in costume. Not looking for some $50 event. Do they shut down the street anywhere or is there somewhere you can easily hope from bar to bar and people watch? Used tou events in Orlando when they shut down church street or Boston where you can jump from bar to bar with low cover or for free.

Staying in Capitol area but can metro or car.

posted by UMDirector to Travel & Transportation around Washington, DC (10 answers total)

Best answer: The houses along East Capitol Street (around the 600 block) put up some impressive displays that attract large groups. The street isn't shut down, but a lot of people drive in from outside the neighborhood so traffic is barely moving anyway. From there you can walk to the bars on Pennsylvania Avenue (around the 300 block southeast) and/or Barrack Row (8th St SE south of Penn).

However, I read somewhere that trick or treating is still happening on the 31st. So I'm not sure if the scene on East Capitol will provide the full Halloween experience on the 30th.
posted by exogenous at 10:43 AM on October 10, 2010

I'm having a party.
posted by Ironmouth at 11:05 AM on October 10, 2010

Best answer: They shut down the main drag in Georgetown, but it's so freaking crowded that you can't really jump from bar to bar.
posted by inigo2 at 12:08 PM on October 10, 2010

If you do East Capitol Street, you might as well make your way over to Walter Street. It's a little one-block street that hosts hundreds of kids. I've been to a couple of Halloween parties there; maybe not worth a special trip, but if you're in the neighborhood, it'd be a fun thing to do.
posted by MrMoonPie at 7:18 PM on October 10, 2010

There's bhangra at the Black Cat, a club at 14th and S, if dancing is your thing.
posted by the_blizz at 7:49 PM on October 10, 2010

Seconding Georgetown. It is a wild experience on Halloween.
posted by dgran at 12:12 PM on October 11, 2010

My best DC Halloween was an early dinner at Blackie's House of Beef (now closed) and drinks at Brickskeller (on the edge of Dupont Circle). BS got the before-Georgetown elaborate costume crowd, so the people watching was great.
posted by MichelleinMD at 11:33 AM on October 12, 2010

http://www.artomatic.org/

$20/per person for what looks like a great party.
posted by MichelleinMD at 7:41 AM on October 13, 2010

I can confirm that artomatic always throws great parties.
posted by MrMoonPie at 9:40 AM on October 13, 2010

Some things going on in DC this weekend (plus links to others).
posted by inigo2 at 6:49 AM on October 27, 2010