The season has been changing rapidly as the sun sets sooner, the leaves change from summer green to harvest yellow and orange, pumpkins appear on porches, and there is an ominous chill in the air. Now is as good a time as any to get those sinister sensations, creepy curiosities, and dark desires out of your system. Luckily there is a full spread of Halloween events to choose from this week. Follow our lead to one (or more!) of these Samhain celebrations to congregate with fellow revelers. View more Halloween parties and events for goblins of all ages in the Seasonal Event section of the AV Calendar.

Blacklight reactive art by Tess Pooler, paintings and drawings by Rob Benigno, music by Katastrophic, DJ Soma, Short Circuit, Dave Goldstein of the TrakBenders, and visuals by Nitronic and VJ Deliria.

Music by the Irving Klaws and Pink Tiger.

Artwork by Brett Mikoll, entertainment and music by Spooky Business and DJ Flo, haunted house, costume contest, drink specials, and more.

Zombie dog walk, pet costume contest, costume parade, hayrides, vendors, pet photos, kids maze, bounce house, hot cider, music by Pocket Change at 4:30pm, Tommy Z Band at 6:30pm, and Sky at 8:30pm.

The Stripteasers

Live Between Us

Burlesque performances by the Stripteasers.

Music by Rhubarb, Smackdab, and the Chillharmonic Orchestra. Costume contest and fall/Oktober fest beer specials.

Music by DJ Red, beer, Halloween punch, refreshments, and costume prizes.

Costume contest, Farewell Show for Live Between Us, Tragically Hip Tribute Band, prizes and giveaways, pumpkin beers, ciders, and Collingwood Maple Sugar Whiskey.

Music by Aircraft, the Milkman’s Union from Portland, and A Hotel Nourishing.

The Manhattan Project, DJ Cutler, and Papi Chulo. Full decor, costume contests, horror projections, complimentary food, and free beer all night.

Music by Floodwood, Cabinet, and The Night Owls. Costume contest, cash prize, sponsored by Redbull.

Plan 9 From Outer Space

Zombie Walk

Ed Wood Double Feature: Plan 9 from Outer Space and Bride of the Monster.

Zombie Walk at 5pm from City Hall to the Hotel. Art by Michael Mararian, Paul Massaro, Mark Madden, John Harris and Max Collins. Wedding ceremony of Frankenstein and the Bride of Frankenstein, steampunk fashion show, supernatural historian Mason Winfield, puppeterror Franklin LaVoie, the Stripteasers, zombie bellydancers, tarot card readers, fortune tellers, paranormal investigator, a Frightworld hearse, a zombie Death Truck, performance of Science of Ca’Dio, music by DJ Cutler, the Ifs, and the Irving Klaws, taco stand by Cantina Loco, and more. Benefits the Buffalo Arts Society.

The Original Night of The Living Dead.

DJs Loki, Looney Tunes, Swaggle Rock, the Owski, Bearskinrug, and Drop D. Costume contest.