Where Hollywood celebrates Halloween
Every October, Los Angeles becomes a hotspot for celebrity Halloween celebrations. The city glows with rooftop parties, spooky festivals, and creative costume galas where A-listers bring their best looks.
From star-hosted events to iconic haunted attractions, the 2025 Halloween scene proves that no one does spooky season like Hollywood. These parties mix luxury, mystery, and just the right touch of fright.
Wondaween, where art meets fright
Janelle Monáe’s Wondaween 2025 takes Halloween to another level. Hosted by her Wondaland Arts Society, it’s a celebration of music, film, and imagination.
This invite-only event draws Hollywood’s most creative crowd, where fashion meets fantasy and every performance feels like stepping into a dream.
The magic behind Wondaween
Unlike typical parties, Wondaween blends sound, style, and storytelling. From live art installations to surprise performances, the night unfolds like a movie set.
Stars come to celebrate freedom, self-expression, and the fun of being whoever, or whatever, they want for one night. The 2025 edition also highlights sustainability, featuring eco-friendly sets and costumes designed by local artists.
Vampire beach and beyond
Themed events like Vampire Beach and Haunted Arcade bring Wondaween to life all over Los Angeles. Every stop offers something new, music lounges, film screenings, or spooky games.
It’s a Halloween festival that stretches across October, letting creativity and community shine through the thrills. This year’s lineup also includes collaborations with emerging designers, merging art and fashion into each eerie experience.
Sky-high chills at W Hollywood
The Haunted W Hollywood Rooftop Party is where glamour meets ghosts. With skyline views and top DJs, it’s the place to spot stars letting loose under neon lights.
The event’s mix of designer costumes, themed cocktails, and electric music turns this rooftop into a playground for L.A.’s elite on Halloween night.
A-list costumes steal the night
Celebrities show up ready to impress, from terrifying monsters to glittering movie icons. Every outfit feels like a fashion statement, blending art, humor, and drama.
Guests compete for attention under strobes and camera flashes, proving that creativity is the real star of this haunted rooftop scene.
A party above the city
Running from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., this night of music and magic transforms the skyline into a glowing stage. Light shows and themed décor make every corner feel alive.
The mix of pulsing beats, laughter, and city lights creates an unforgettable Halloween vibe that keeps guests dancing until dawn.
Universal’s night of terror
Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights remains a celebrity favorite. This world-famous event turns the park into a horror-filled maze of iconic movie monsters.
Each haunted house features expert sets, realistic scares, and nods to classic films, making it a perfect mix of nostalgia and adrenaline. The 2025 season adds new tech-driven effects and soundscapes for even more lifelike scares.
Stars walk through the screams
Celebrities often appear here in disguise, wandering through haunted mazes or hosting VIP tours. It’s a place where fame doesn’t matter; fear does.
With movie-quality effects and familiar horror faces like Jason or Freddy, it’s the ultimate fright night, even the brave can’t resist. This year’s VIP passes also include behind-the-scenes tours of the horror set designs.
Fright icons brought to life
This year’s lineup brings back favorites from Five Nights at Freddy’s and Terrifier, drawing thrill-seekers and movie lovers alike.
Each maze feels like stepping into a blockbuster, where stars and fans share the same screams and smiles. The park also offers themed food stations inspired by cult horror movies for a full cinematic experience.
The haunted hayride returns
The Los Angeles Haunted Hayride in Griffith Park keeps its crown as a spooky season must. This year’s theme throws back to ‘80s horror, complete with eerie fog and neon chills.
Riding through twisted story scenes under the stars, visitors, including celebs, feel like they’re part of a vintage scary movie. Organizers expanded the hayride with new sections featuring animatronic creatures and interactive scares.
Ghosts aboard the Queen Mary
Down in Long Beach, Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor transforms the historic ship into a floating nightmare. Haunted mazes wind through old corridors, and carnival-style attractions fill the docks.
Stars and thrill-seekers love it for its eerie charm, real ship, real history, and real chills. This year’s event adds an escape room set in the ship’s engine room, making it more thrilling than ever.
Two iconic thrills, one spooky city
Between Griffith Park’s hayride and Queen Mary’s haunted ship, Los Angeles offers double the fear factor. Both mix storytelling with set design worthy of Hollywood itself.
For many celebs, these classic attractions bring back childhood Halloween excitement, with a grown-up, VIP twist. Fans can even book combo passes for both events, offering front-line access and exclusive photo ops.
Escape Halloween festival
Held in San Bernardino, Escape Halloween is North America’s biggest Halloween EDM festival. It fuses massive electronic sets with theatrical haunted visuals.
Celebrities who love dance music flock here for the beats, costumes, and neon-lit stages that make every performance feel otherworldly. The 2025 lineup includes headline acts like Illenium and The Chainsmokers for a night of high-energy fun.
Where nightlife meets costume magic
In West Hollywood, the Katana After Dark Party turns into a fashion runway for costumes and cocktails. Meanwhile, Broken Shaker’s pre-Halloween bash brings downtown’s creative crowd together.
These parties combine L.A.’s nightlife energy with spooky elegance, showing that Halloween can be both classy and wild.
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Stars, scares, and unforgettable nights
From the rooftops of Hollywood to haunted ships on the coast, celebrities know how to celebrate spooky season in style. Each party reflects a different side of L.A.: luxurious, artistic, and thrilling.
Halloween 2025 shows that when it comes to glamour and ghosts, few cities do it quite like Los Angeles.
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