1864 Tavern
A corner bar on California Avenue with antique furniture and Victorian-style decor, pouring craft cocktails. A Yelp reviewer describes a vintage goth romance vibe; no October 2026 events were found.
Music
Music and parties
Halloween concerts, DJ nights, and costume parties around Reno, plus the dark bars worth a drink in October. Many are 21 and up, so check the tags.
Coming up 51 Dark bars 5 Full calendar
On repeat
- 11 nights, Oct 9 to Oct 31 The Rocky Horror Picture Show at The Selden A full shadow cast performs Rocky Horror every weekend in October at a Midtown cocktail lounge. Each ticket comes with a bag of props for playing along.
- 3 nights, Oct 29 to Oct 31 The Fright Crawl A national crawl company's Halloween week crawls through Midtown, sold as four separate sessions. Tickets cover no-cover entry to four or more bars, a host, a live map, DJs, and a costume contest.
Night by night
Saturday, October 3
- 1 pm to 5 pm; check-in 1 pm to 3 pm only Carson City October Wine Walk: Spirits and Shenanigans Downtown Carson City's monthly wine walk goes Halloween for October, with a costume theme and wine poured at shops along the route.
- Dance class 6 pm, social 7 pm to 9 pm Ballroom of Reno All-Styles Halloween Dance Social A studio's yearly Halloween dance night with a beginner lesson, open social dancing, team performances including Thriller, and a potluck.
Saturday, October 10
- Doors 7 pm A Very Queeroween A queer Halloween party with a costume fashion show where every look must honor a queer icon. Drag, burlesque, tarot readings, and a DJ are planned.
- Doors 11 pm, show at midnight The Midnight Rocky Horror Show (Red Lip Rebellion) A 1970s-style midnight screening of Rocky Horror with a live shadow cast and required callbacks.
Tuesday, October 13
- 7 pm to 10 pm Buzz Kull and Kontravoid with Blood Rave A darkwave and EBM bill with Buzz Kull and Kontravoid, plus Blood Rave opening.
Friday, October 16
- VIP doors 6:30 pm, show 8 pm, ends 11:30 pm The Speakeasy Rocky Horror Show (Red Lip Rebellion) An adults-only, up-close Rocky Horror tribute performed by the Red Lip Rebellion cast inside a downtown tavern, with themed cocktails and prop bags.
Saturday, October 17
- 2 pm to 5 pm Reno Wine Walk (October, Riverwalk District) The Riverwalk District's monthly wine walk through downtown shops, where costumes are part of the fun.
- 3 pm to 8 pm Dust and Darkness Halloween Market An evening Halloween market with more than 75 vendors, Halloween flash tattoos, a DJ, food, and drinks.
- Doors 5 pm, show 5:30 pm, ends 7:30 pm Ethaerial Halloween Showcase A Halloween costume party at a pole and aerial studio with performances by its instructors, a live DJ, and a dance floor. Costume prizes go to the sexiest, scariest, and most creative looks.
- 7 pm to 9 pm Reno Halloween Singles Mixer A casual mixer for singles with icebreaker games and drink specials. Halloween costumes are welcome but not required.
- Sierra Nevada Ballet: Dracula, The Ballet (Carson City) An original full-length story ballet based on Bram Stoker's Dracula, staged by Sierra Nevada Ballet for Halloween.
Thursday, October 22
- 8:45 pm, about 60 minutes Candlelight: Halloween Classics (Carson City) A candlelit string quartet program of horror film and Halloween music, including Thriller, the Exorcist theme, Beetlejuice, and Night on Bald Mountain.
Friday, October 23
- Doors 6:30 pm, show 7:30 pm Vertical Barre Halloween Showcase A pole studio's Halloween student showcase with spooky-themed routines.
- Starts 8 pm Girls After Dark: A Sapphic Halloween Soiree A costume party for queer women and sapphic friends, put on by The Sapphic Society. Costumes are encouraged.
- Doors 8 pm, music 9 pm to 1 am United We Dance: Halloween Rave A Halloween dance night of house, techno, and bass music. Costumes are encouraged, with limits on masks and props.
- Oct 23 at 6:30 pm and 8:45 pm; Oct 30 at 8:45 pm; about 60 minutes Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics A string quartet plays horror film themes and spooky classical pieces by candlelight, from Psycho and Halloween to Danse Macabre and the Time Warp.
- Tahoe City Zombie Crawl A zombie-themed Halloween pub crawl through downtown Tahoe City, with a free event shuttle.
Saturday, October 24
- 1 to 5 pm Spirits Made Me Do It Saloon Crawl The town's 7th annual Halloween tasting crawl, with drink and sweet samples at saloons and shops and a spirit hunt for a prize.
- 4 pm to 10 pm Holland Project Halloween Show Holland's Halloween cover show, where local bands dress up as and play the music of their favorite bands.
- 4:30 pm to 9 pm Do The Halloween Pub Crawl in Reno A self-guided Halloween pub crawl run through a phone app, with suggested stops, photo contests, and a best-dressed prize. Drinks are bought separately at each bar.
- 7 to 10 pm (doors 6:30 pm) All Hallows' Eve Victorian Ball at the Fourth Ward School Museum A fundraiser ball in the 1876 schoolhouse with Victorian or Halloween costumes, a costume contest, dancing, and after-dark museum exploring.
- Doors 8 pm, 9 pm to 2 am Monster Mash: Halloween Drag Show and Party A Halloween drag show and dance party hosted by Neil Downe with Morgana Malice and Jewel Halston. Includes a costume contest.
- Starts at 9 pm Fright Night Halloween Crawl A costume bar crawl through the lounges and clubs at Caesars Republic and Harrah's, with costume contests at several stops.
Wednesday, October 28
- 8 pm to 1 am; bachata classes 8 pm to 10 pm Ritmo Wednesday Halloween Edition A weekly Latin dance night turned costume party, with two bachata classes from Brenda Rodriguez before open dancing.
Thursday, October 29
- 6 pm to 9 pm Strange Company: A Halloween Social A Halloween mixer for people looking to meet new friends, with no games or icebreakers. Each ticket includes a buy-one-get-one drink coupon.
Friday, October 30
- Friday 6 pm to 10 pm; Saturday 11 am to 3 pm Reno's Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) A free two-day Dia de los Muertos gathering downtown with DJs, dancing, food vendors, and a digital ofrenda. Friday night has a Catrina contest and Saturday morning a kids' costume contest.
- Doors 6 pm, show 7 pm to 11 pm Thrashmob Halloween A Halloween hip-hop show with Thrashmob, OW Tubbz, Kellz, Chi Shi, TrapHouseBabyNemo, and Breezy FoFo, plus a costume contest with prizes.
- Judging and prizes at 7 pm Casino Fandango Halloween Costume Contest A casino costume contest with four $500 Free Play prizes for scariest, funniest, best makeup, and most original.
- Friday 7 pm (doors 6 pm); Saturday 1 pm (doors noon) Reno Phil: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Concert The Reno Philharmonic plays John Williams' score live while the third Harry Potter film runs on the big screen, over Halloween weekend.
- Doors 7 pm, show 8 pm The Rocky Horror Picture Show with Red Lip Rebellion The cult film on the big screen with the Red Lip Rebellion shadow cast acting it out in front, two nights running. Prop bags are sold at the door and there is a costume contest.
- Doors 8 pm, show 9 pm Creeper's Ball at Crystal Bay Casino Two nights of Halloween concerts in the casino's Crown Room, with costumes encouraged.
- 9 pm to 12:30 am Hydra Halloween An electronic music Halloween party with Apparition, Die by the Sword, and Sylph, plus live painters, vendors, and a $100 costume contest.
- Doors 9 pm It's A 2000's (Halloween) Party: Reno A touring dance party built on 2000s and 2010s pop, hip-hop, and rock hits, in Halloween dress.
- Oct 23 at 6:30 pm and 8:45 pm; Oct 30 at 8:45 pm; about 60 minutes Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics A string quartet plays horror film themes and spooky classical pieces by candlelight, from Psycho and Halloween to Danse Macabre and the Time Warp.
Saturday, October 31
- Check-in 4 pm to 6 pm, crawl 4 pm to 10 pm, after-party 10 pm to midnight Reno Halloween Bar Crawl (Crawl With Us) A Halloween night bar crawl along South Virginia Street with no-cover entry to six bars and a few drinks included. A mid-party runs at Shea's Tavern and the after-party is at Jupiter Red.
- 5 pm to 10 pm Monster Mash Halloween Party at Rail City Casino A Halloween night casino party with a costume contest, a candy jar guessing game, a swag drawing, and a pumpkin punch board.
- 5 to 8 pm Halloween Costume Dinner Cruise on the M.S. Dixie II A sunset dinner cruise on Lake Tahoe with live entertainment, dancing, and costumes on Halloween night.
- Friday 6 pm to 10 pm; Saturday 11 am to 3 pm Reno's Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) A free two-day Dia de los Muertos gathering downtown with DJs, dancing, food vendors, and a digital ofrenda. Friday night has a Catrina contest and Saturday morning a kids' costume contest.
- Doors 6 pm ElectroCarnage An outdoor Halloween electronic music festival in its second year, headlined by Crankdat and Levity with Nic Vans, Richard Finger, 2DY4, Machaki, and Dobie.
- Doors 6:30 pm, music 7 pm to 9 pm Dirty Cello Halloween at Pigeon Head Brewery The touring blues and rock band Dirty Cello plays Halloween night at a brewery, billed as a night out for adults. Costumes are optional.
- Friday 7 pm (doors 6 pm); Saturday 1 pm (doors noon) Reno Phil: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Concert The Reno Philharmonic plays John Williams' score live while the third Harry Potter film runs on the big screen, over Halloween weekend.
- Doors 7 pm, show 8 pm The Rocky Horror Picture Show with Red Lip Rebellion The cult film on the big screen with the Red Lip Rebellion shadow cast acting it out in front, two nights running. Prop bags are sold at the door and there is a costume contest.
- 7 to 10 pm (doors 6:30 pm) Nevada Statehood Ball at Piper's Opera House A Victorian-dress ball with a live orchestra celebrating Nevada statehood, held on Halloween night.
- 7 to 11 pm Kinkenstein III: Big Clown Energy Truckee Pride's circus-themed Halloween dance party with DJs, burlesque, drag, and horror-themed performance art.
- 8 pm to midnight Halloween Party at Gina's with Kathy Lantz and Sugar High Halloween night in a Carson City casino lounge with live music from Kathy Lantz and Sugar High. Costumes are encouraged.
- 8 pm to late October Tribe Gathering: Hip Hop Halloween and House Music A Halloween night dance gathering built on old-school hip-hop, R&B, and house music, with games and a shared dessert table.
- From 8 pm; band at 10 pm; winners named at 12:15 am Halloween Saloon at Tessie's Cocktails & Chords The Caesars Republic bar turns into a haunted saloon on Halloween night, with live music and a $3,000 costume contest.
- Doors 8 pm, show 9 pm Creeper's Ball at Crystal Bay Casino Two nights of Halloween concerts in the casino's Crown Room, with costumes encouraged.
- 9 pm to 5 am Dead Ringer Halloween Night: The Cursed Forest An all-night house and techno party with an all-female DJ lineup. A secret costume contest gives prizes every hour until 2 am, then names an overall winner.
- 9 pm to 3 am Desert Beats Collective: Dia de los Muertos at The Alpine A local electronic music collective's yearly Dia de los Muertos dance night, held on Halloween with costumes encouraged.
- Doors at 9 pm 47th Annual Freaker's Ball Lake Tahoe's 47th annual Halloween costume party, held in the Bally's showroom on Halloween night with a $15,000 costume contest and DJs.
- 9:30 pm to 2 am El Apagon Halloween Experience A touring reggaeton night with DJs and live sets on Halloween. The costume contest pays cash prizes for best group, best couple, and most creative.
- 10 pm to 2 am The Loft's 10th Annual Halloween Bash & Costume Contest A late-night Halloween party with a DJ and a costume contest at The Loft in Heavenly Village, themed 'Magic, Mischief, and Mayhem.'
Sunday, November 1
- 6:30 pm Sierra Nevada Ballet: Dracula, The Ballet (Reno) Sierra Nevada Ballet's original story ballet of Dracula, with Victorian drama and tango-flavored dance, on the Sunday after Halloween.
Dark bars
Moody cocktail rooms, goth hangouts, and bars that go all in on Halloween. Good for a drink before a haunt or after one.
Lineups, covers, and age limits come from each venue and change often, so check the venue's page before you go. Playing a Halloween show we missed? Send it in.