West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval is back!

Halloween Carnaval is free to attend and will take place on Saturday, October 31, 2026, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on a one-mile stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard between N. Doheny Drive and N. La Cienega Boulevard.

Staged on Santa Monica Boulevard/Historic Route 66, Halloween Carnaval will feature a stage at the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and N. San Vicente Boulevard with a live DJ set, food trucks, and thousands of wildly dressed Halloween revelers for a one-of-a-kind experience.

There will also be Halloween celebrations at businesses, bars, restaurants, and entertainment venues throughout the City!

The City invites Halloween Carnaval-goers to get into the spirit and show off costumes by uploading photos to social media sites with the hashtag #wehohalloween.

→ To receive SMS updates about Halloween, text "halloween" or "🎃" to (323) 848-5000, or if you're on a mobile device, click here.

To ensure a safe Halloween Carnaval for everyone, the City of West Hollywood and the West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station remind attendees about important safety guidelines:

• No alcohol or public drinking will be allowed
• No backpacks, camera cases, tote bags, etc. will be permitted (clear plastic bags will be allowed)
• No weapons, fireworks, or drones will be tolerated
• Kids and pets are strongly discouraged
• Carnaval-goers remember: If You See Something, Say Something.

West Hollywood Park facilities impacts/closures will occur as follows:

• West Hollywood Park will be closed from 12:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2026, through 7 a.m. Sunday, November 1, 2026.
• West Hollywood Park small and large dog parks and basketball courts will be closed from 12:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2026 through 7 a.m. Sunday, November 1, 2026.
• West Hollywood Park Five-Story Parking Structure will be closed all day on Saturday, October 31, 2026; the structure will reopen on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 7 a.m.
• The Library Garage will be closed from 5 a.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2026 through 7 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2026.

Additional parking lot closures will occur as follows:

• The Crescent Heights Lot from Monday, October 26, 2025, through Wednesday, November 4, 2026.

Street closures associated with Halloween Carnaval are as follows:

• North San Vicente Boulevard between Santa Monica Boulevard and Melrose Avenue (including adjacent alleyways) from 12:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2026, to no later than 7:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
• Santa Monica Boulevard between Croft Avenue / Holloway Drive and La Cienega Boulevard from 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2026, through 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
• La Cienega Boulevard between Holloway Drive and Melrose Avenue from 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 31, 2026, through 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
• Santa Monica Boulevard between La Cienega Boulevard and North Doheny Drive (including alleyways between Robertson Blvd. and Palm Ave.) from 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2026, through 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2026. In order to safely produce the event, Santa Monica Boulevard, between La Cienega Boulevard and North Doheny Drive must be fully closed to vehicular traffic by noon (12:00 p.m.) on Saturday, October 31, 2026. Side streets within this area will be closed at Santa Monica Boulevard as early as 7:00 a.m.
• Sunset Boulevard eastbound and westbound turn lanes onto southbound La Cienega Boulevard from 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2026, through 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
• North San Vicente Boulevard between Santa Monica Boulevard and Cynthia Street from 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2026, through 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
• Robertson Boulevard between Santa Monica Boulevard and Melrose Avenue from 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2026, through 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
• La Peer Drive at Santa Monica Boulevard will be closed from 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2026, through 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2026.  Local traffic access to La Peer Drive will remain available from Melrose Avenue.
• Almont Drive at Santa Monica Boulevard will be closed from 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2026, through 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2026.  Local traffic access to Almont Drive will remain available from Melrose Avenue.

Lift residential permit parking Citywide between 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2026, through 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2026.

To support the City of West Hollywood’s bars, restaurants, clubs, hotels, cannabis businesses, entertainment venues, and more in hosting small-scale Halloween celebrations with patrons, the City has approved a process for review and waiver of special event permit and encroachment permit fees, as well as waiver of basic Los Angeles County Fire Department site plan review fees, for businesses in West Hollywood that aim to host events from Friday, October 23, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 in celebration of Halloween. Interested businesses may submit a Special Event Permit application by the deadline of Monday, October 5, 2026. For details, please contact the City’s Neighborhood and Business Safety Division at code@weho.org or by calling (323) 848-6437.

Transportation Information Coming Soon
Additional information about transportation options, including public transit and event-day transportation, will be available soon.

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) bus lines that connect to the City of West Hollywood include 4, 10, 30/330, 105, 212/312, 217, and 218. More information regarding lines and route changes due to street closures is available at www.metro.net.

The event is free and open for all to enjoy, but children and pets are discouraged from attending because of dense crowds.

For more information, please contact the City’s Event Services Division at eventsinfo@weho.org.