THURSDAY

The Mummy Masquerade Dance Party at the Brooklyn Museum, Park Slope.

hey brooklyn, as diverse as our humble little borough is, we do share a few things in common. an insatiable thirst for mischief, funky-fresh dance moves, curiousity for obscure weekend happenings, an abundance of toilet paper (hahahaha kidding about that last part. fuck roommates man. what is it with them and just refusing to buy tp?) ANYWAY, come to the dopest event that will help make use of all of those needs and desires that the brooklyn museum. it’s a costume dance party celebrating the new animal mummy exhibit. come dressed as a mummy. come with your cat dressed as a mummy. come with your mommy dressed as a mummy. come with a mummy dressed as a mommy. DO IT ALL. dance it off. get wrapped up. join in on one of their pop-up tours and learn something. best of all? proceeds go to help hurricane relief in puerto rico so it’s your chance to #revelwithacause this weekend and feel good abotu it. then tell your mommy mummy mommy mummy mommy about it. tickets $25 at the door, all info here. 7-11pm 200 eastern pkwy at the mummy masquerade, mums the word.

Barba Italian Pop-Up Dinner at the Diamond in Greenpoint.

FRIDAY

Madame Morbid’s Haunted Trolley Tour, in the most haunted ‘hoods of Brooklyn. 

you know the feeling… the G train stops somewhere between the greenpoint ave stop and that spooky, drippy, 21st van alst stop which menas you’re under the newtown creek in all of its post-oil spill radioactivity and there’s no announcements and then the lights flicker and that smell pours in and you are quite sure you’ll die there. fucking scary, right? let’s jump on board some public transportation that is scary but in a more festive way. on madame morbid’s haunted trolley tour, you’ll go back in time in a turn of the century trolley that’s designed to mimic a Victorian funeral parlor and ride through brooklyn’s most haunted neighborhoods. this is happening friday-tuesday, so reserve your spot here. the trolley appears at cadman plaza west info here. rides are 1hr and 45 min, or eternity. . #RideOrDie

Dance Yrself Clean at Baby’s All Right in Williamsburg.

Rinsed Halloween Party in Greenpoint.

In the city that never sleeps, we all sleep,way too much. and that is to say at all. don’t sleep. stop sleeping. start here, with BiT’s favorite party group. just remember you have to get dirty first to get rinsed. tickets are going fast so get yours here now. location TBA (c’mon, we know it’s at the bazaar… and i’m cool with the false shrowd of secrecy.) be prepared to dance all night and into the morning and a new state of being where sleep is unnecessary and time is relative and everyone is your lover. in their own beautifully succinct words, “We can’t wait to show you how cool life can be. All you have to do is flip over the pillow.” god i love you guys.

Reality Bites 80s and 90s Halloween Party at Littlefield in Gowanus.

the skint descends upon littlefield friday night for a party that reminds us that “the scariest thing in the world right now isn’t ghosts or goblins — it’s the future.” oy, no kidding. let’s go back to the 80s and 90s with their reality bites party. come dressed as need help with a costume? in their own words, “What should you wear? Come as you aren’t. (It’s Halloween, after all.) Dress as your favorite Winona Ryder character, a vampire, a microchip. Anything except a clown. For the love of It, no clowns.” thank you, littlefield. so this is a party for those who prefer a nostalgic halloween experience and also those of us who are really concerned about the influx of clowns the next 5 days. (how will we know??!?! GODAMMITTTT!) $7 advanced, $10 door. available here. 1030pm, 635 sackett st.

The Moose Masquerade at C’Mon Everybody in Bushwick.

i’m going to go out on a limb here and say that anything with a coked out moose as its mascot is an event i want to be a part of. known as one of the “best kept secrets” of halloween music happenings, the moose masquerade descends upon c’mon everybody friday night. costumes are strongly encouraged (as there will be a contest, and you’ll want to win it) as well as music from tuxedos, evelyn, and a moose masquerade orchestra with a smattering of musicians from bands you’ve probably heard of. tickets, $8 available here 8-1030pm, 325 franklin ave. at c’mon everybody… and you thought coming on one person was fun! (i am so, so sorry about that) (kind of.)

Pizza Dance Party at ZuriLee Pizza in Flatbush

there are going to be a lot of trending costumes this year. namely i’m sure multiple iterations of the over-baked yam casserole commander in chief and his russian side piece, but if you are going as a pregnant woman, a sumo wrestler, violet beauregarde post-blueberrizing, jaba the hut, puff pastry, pizza face… then this event is for you. it’s an all can eat pizza party with a dessert bar. and dancing? which i’m sure will mostly be that little shimmy you tend to do when you burp. anyway, zurilee pizza is fucking delicious and they’re throwing a big old halloween party, with djs and unlimited cocktails  and beer and wine and all of your dreams coming true in one place, so come. eat. drink. dance. tickets $25 available here. 7-midnight, 755 flatbush ave.

SATURDAY

first, be jealous of all of your friends who are so lucky.

The Breakfast Takedown at the Brooklyn Bazaar in Greenpoint. 

A Creepy Candlyland Halloween Party at Northern Territory in Greenpoint.

Halloween in Prospect Park. 

SUNDAY

A Costume Dinner Party with Chimney at Archestratus in Greenpoint.

Halloween Sunday: Booze and Tattoos at Our Wicked Lady in Bushwick.

temporary costumes are for weenies. alter your look permanently and also have yourself a boozy schmoozy little sunday at our wicked lady on sunday. sailor jerry cocktails and sailor jerry-inspired ink by karen glass and rich cahill. and i feel like you can trust them. for some reason. bottom line is if you haven’t gotten into enough trouble this weekend, go get drunk and make bad decisions then get your groove on at our wicked lady. 2pm-midnight (tatts from 2-9) all info here. 153 morgan ave.

see you out there, bk.

<3L.

praying for nice.