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Hollyweird Halloween Turns Downtown Hollywood Into a Costume Block Party

On Saturday, October 24, from 6 in the evening to 2 in the morning, Hollyweird Halloween fills Hollywood Boulevard between 19th and 20th Avenues with costume contests, live music, street performers and food trucks.

By Nanci Gilbert, PA September 28, 2026
Event · Saturday, October 24, 2026
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Hollyweird Halloween takes over Downtown Hollywood on Saturday, October 24, from 6 in the evening to 2 in the morning, on Hollywood Boulevard between 19th and 20th Avenues. Admission is free, and the block fills with adult and kids' costume contests with more than ten thousand dollars in prizes, live music, drink specials, street performers and food trucks. The palm-lined boulevard becomes the stage, and the downtown crowd does the rest.

A night for the grown-up costume

Past editions have drawn an adult crowd, and the city keeps its family Halloween activities for younger children at ArtsPark on a separate night. That makes Hollyweird the evening when costumes get elaborate: groups coordinate themes, the contest stage fills, and the restaurants and bars along the boulevard stay open late. It is a night out in the middle of the city, with the ocean a few blocks away and the downtown crowd in full costume.

Downtown Hollywood in its element

For anyone weighing a move to Hollywood, a night like this shows the downtown at full strength: a walkable boulevard, a crowd that shows up, and a city that knows how to throw a block party. The free admission keeps the night low-pressure, and the food trucks and open storefronts give the evening a rhythm beyond the contest stage. Come in costume, come to watch, and let the boulevard introduce the town.

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