The City of West Hollywood’s iconic Halloween Carnaval, one of the most unique Halloween gatherings in the world, returns once again in 2024. Halloween in West Hollywood is anticipated to draw many thousands of costumed revelers to the City’s Rainbow District along Santa Monica Boulevard on October 31. In addition, there will be Halloween celebrations at West Hollywood’s one-of-a-kind bars, restaurants, clubs, hotels, and entertainment venues.

The City of West Hollywood’s Halloween Carnaval is free to attend and open to the public. It will take place on Thursday, October 31, 2024 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on a one-mile stretch of Historic Route 66 along Santa Monica Boulevard between N. Doheny Drive and N. La Cienega Boulevard. The event 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 people in Halloween costumes for a one-of-a-kind experience.

First launched in 1987, West Hollywood’s celebration of Halloween is rooted in the City’s diverse culture and community. Year by year, what became known as the City’s Halloween Carnaval grew into an annual gathering of phenomenal costumes, entertainment, culture, and self-expression with a myriad of observers, revelers, exhibitionists, and performers with many thousands of people in attendance each year. People come from all over the region – and, in fact, the world – to take part in the Halloween fun!

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 and don’t forget to tag @wehocity.

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:

• For everyone’s safety, please leave young children and animal companions at home;
• No alcohol along the route and no drinking in public;
• No weapons;
• No drones;
• Clear plastic bags will be permitted.
• Halloween Carnaval-goers remember: If You See Something, Say Something.

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 Thursday, October 31, 2024 through Sunday, November 3, 2024 in celebration of Halloween. Interested business may submit a Special Event Permit application by the deadline of  Monday, October 21, 2024. For details, please contact the City’s Neighborhood and Business Safety Division at code@weho.org or by calling (323) 848-6437.

Halloween revelers are reminded not to drive under the influence; even one drink can impair safe driving. The City recommends ride-sharing services and transit options. To get to and from the Halloween Carnaval on October 31, the City’s PickUp and Cityline will run free Special Halloween Service to and from N. Sweetzer Avenue/Santa Monica Boulevard, which is walking-distance from the Halloween Carnaval. Cityline will run a Hollywood/Highland route from 5 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. along with servicing all stops along Santa Monica Boulevard between N. Sweetzer Avenue and N. La Brea Avenue (with the last eastbound boarding at N. Sweetzer at 11 p.m.). The PickUp will run a local route from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. servicing all stops along Santa Monica Boulevard between N. Sweetzer Avenue and N. La Brea Avenue. Details about the Halloween Special Service and schedule will be posted at www.wehopickup.com. Please note, regular Cityline Local and Cityline Commuter service will be suspended on October 31, due to the street closure impacts.

The Sunset Strip’s Afterlife Transfer Trolley will offer a free and immersive Halloween-time trolley service on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood on October 26, 27, 31, and November 1. Catch a ride for a scream to remember. A full schedule will be available at www.thesunsetstrip.com/halloweentrolley. The Afterlife Transfer Trolley is organized by the Sunset Strip Business Improvement District (BID) in partnership with the City of West Hollywood.

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.

To ensure a safe Halloween weekend for everyone, the City of West Hollywood and the West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station are reminding residents, businesses, and visitors that public safety is the City’s number-one priority. If You See Something, Say Something: members of the public are encouraged to reach out to the West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station 24/7 at (310) 855-8850 with any safety or security concerns. In an emergency, please call 911.

Additionally, the City’s Block by Block Security Ambassadors program leverages the effectiveness of local law enforcement and works in collaboration with the Sheriff’s Station to address nonviolent calls for service. The Block by Block Security Ambassador Hotline provides access to free 24/7 support by calling (833) WEHO-BBB or (833) 934-6222, or by calling/texting (323) 821-8604.

The City will suspend permit parking restrictions for Halloween Carnaval from 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 31, 2024 to 12 p.m. on Friday, November 1, 2024.

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

• West Hollywood Park will be closed from 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, October 31, 2024, through 7 a.m. Friday, November 1, 2024.
• West Hollywood Park small and large dog parks and basketball courts will be closed from 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, October 31, 2024 through 7 a.m. Friday, November 1, 2024.
• West Hollywood Park Five-Story Parking Structure will be closed all day on Thursday, October 31, 2024; the structure will reopen on Friday, November 1, 2024, at 7 a.m.

Street closures associated with Halloween Carnaval are as follows:

• N. San Vicente Boulevard between Santa Monica Boulevard and Melrose Avenue from 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, October 31, 2024, to no later than 7 a.m. on Friday, November 1, 2024. All alleyways between Santa Monica Boulevard and Melrose Avenue from 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, October 31, 2024, to no later than 7 a.m. on Friday, November 1, 2024.
• Santa Monica Boulevard between N. Croft Avenue/ Holloway Drive and N. Doheny Drive from 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 31, 2024, through 6 a.m. on Friday, November 1, 2024.
• N. La Cienega Boulevard between Holloway Drive and Willoughby Avenue from 10 a.m. Thursday, October 31, 2024, to 6 a.m. on Friday, November 1, 2024.
• N. San Vicente Boulevard between Santa Monica Boulevard and Cynthia Street from 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 31, 2024, through 6 a.m. on Friday, November 1, 2024.
• N. Robertson Boulevard between Santa Monica Boulevard and Melrose Avenue from 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 31, 2024, through 6 a.m. on Friday, November 1, 2024.
• N. La Peer Drive between Santa Monica Boulevard and Melrose Avenue from 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 31, 2024, through 6 a.m. on Friday, November 1, 2024.
• N. Almont Drive between Santa Monica Boulevard and Melrose Avenue from 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 31, 2024, through 6 a.m. on Friday, November 1, 2024.
• Sunset Boulevard eastbound and westbound turn lanes onto southbound La Cienega Boulevard from 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 31, 2024, through 6 a.m. on Friday, November 1, 2024.

Up-to-date details about Halloween 2024 will continue to be available at www.weho.org/halloween. To receive SMS/text updates about Halloween details, send a text message with the word halloween (or text a jack-o’-lantern emoji) to (323) 848-5000. For inquires to the City of West Hollywood’s Event Services Division, please email eventsinfo@weho.org. For people who are Deaf or hard of hearing, please call TTY (323) 848-6496.

For up-to-date information about City of West Hollywood news and events, follow @wehocity on social media, sign-up for news updates at www.weho.org/email, and visit the City’s calendar of meetings and events at www.weho.org/calendar. West Hollywood City Hall is open for walk-in services at public counters or by appointment by visiting www.weho.org/appointments. City Hall services are accessible by phone at (323) 848-6400 and via website at www.weho.org. Receive text updates by texting “WeHo” to (323) 848-5000.

For reporters and members of the media seeking additional information about the City of West Hollywood, please contact the City of West Hollywood’s Public Information Officer, Sheri A. Lunn, at (323) 848-6391 or slunn@weho.org.