FREAKOUT
Halloween on Karangahape Road
Saturday 29 October 2022
Get your freak on this Halloween as Karangahape Road throws the Saturday night thriller to end them all!!!
On Saturday 29 October, Tāmaki Makaurau’s most notorious strip will be throbbing with killer parties, Halloween queens, and a decadent selection of delicious food and beverage offerings.
It’s an all-night disco bloodbath, with a line-up of parties to literally die for – including the bFM Halloween Party at Whammy, The Howl Down at Wine Cellar, Club Ritmo at SOAP, Queens of the Damned at G.A.Y, and the epic, extravagant Propaganda Halloween party at Studio.
Karangahape Road will be transformed with monstrous creations by Catherine Ellis and Freya Burnett, contemporary spider dancers from the Dance Plant Collective, twisted trick or treaters from The Human Agency, and everybody’s favourite hi-voltage roller skaters, Hey! Macarena – plus, have your likeness captured forever by our very own poison-penned street caricaturist.
And whosoever shall be found, without the soul for getting down, must come and meet the K’ Road queens, and turn their nightmares into dreams!
HALLOWEEN EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
Donut Decorating & Face Painting at The Pie Piper and Doornuts // 1pm – 4pm
Kids and adults alike can participate in donut decorating for $10. Kids can also get their face painted in-store, while the adults purchase some haunted treats.
Hot Suppers Served to Chill at Coco’s Cantina // 4pm – midnight
My Beautiful, Dark, Twisted Halloween at Bozo // 4pm – 1am
Creepy cocktails and DJs from 10pm.
Killer Night at Atelier // 5pm – 11.30pm
FREAKOUT Hairdos at Gilt Hair // 4.30pm – 6.30pm
Freakout hairdos by Gilt. Arrive with your hair washed and ready to style. $10 for a 20-minute session. Booking link TBA.
Halloween Market, BodyFX Face Painting, Costume Competition & DJs all within St Kevin’s Arcade, curated by Celestial Corner // 6pm – 9.30pm
Train to Nowhere… at Northern Line Bar // 6pm – 2am
Northern Line and Monster Valley present Train to Nowhere… The very end of the line. A night of murderous mayhem and spooky shenanigans, with terrifying tunes courtesy of DJ Killa Karl!
The Howl Down at The Wine Cellar // 8pm – 1am
Bands playing: Kendall Elise and The Belgraves, Thee Golden Geese, Little Weird. Giveaways for best dressed, plus a few fun special guests. Ticket Link Here, tickets $20
Club Ritmo Halloween Special at SOAP Dancehall // 8pm – 3am
Club Ritmo returns to SOAP Dancehall for a super freaky Halloween special. Join us while the veil is thin for weird and wonderful sounds, with your hosts DJ Jazz Cigarette, M-Tron and Boomio. Free entry. Dress up is highly recommended.
bFM Halloween Party at Whammy Bar // 8.30pm – 4am
Queens of the Damned at G.A.Y // 9pm – 4am
Hosted by Miss Geena, with five Halloween shows curated by Aaron Von Phillippe. Costume contest at 1.30am. Entry $10.
Halloween at The Eagle // 10pm – 4am
Spot prizes for the most impressive costumes.
Propaganda Halloween at Studio, The Venue // 10pm – 4am
Attention all sexy ghouls, slutty zombies, and wicked witches – New Zealand’s biggest gay party is back this Halloween with another extravagant, multi-room spectacular! Taking over all levels of the newly renovated Studio venue, with surprise shows and Propaganda’s signature over-the-top production. Ticket Link Here
STREET PERFORMERS Roaming with malicious intent all over Karangahape Road from 7pm til late.
Drag Mon-Stars from the depths of G.A.Y
Spider Dancers from the Dance Plant Collective
Caricaturist provided by Blomfield Art
Trick or Treaters from the Human Agency
Roller Skaters unleashed by Hey! Macarena
STREET MUSIC Performing on the Pocket Park Stage and processing along Karangahape Road.
6.45pm // Kra KoTo Kra drumming ensemble and Spider Dancers perform on the move, leaving from the Mobil Garage to join more performers on Pitt Street’s Pocket Park Stage. 7pm // Kra KoTo Kra and DPC live on the Pocket Park Stage. 7.30pm //Sho’vaav, DJ and Percussionist 8.30pm // FREAKOUT Costume Contest, hosted by those gorgeous G.A.Y show-ghouls Miss Geena and Shavorn Aborealis. Prizes for the sexiest vampires, the most charming monsters and the freakiest of freaks! 9pm // Juan Balsani, DJ
STREET DECORATIONS Karangahape Road itself will be transformed with monstrous installations by Catherine Ellis and Freya Burnett. Keep an eye out for lurking animals, including a 10m eel over the Pitt Street Pocket Park stage and a web of chains hosting a massive Glam Goth spider in St Kevins Arcade.
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Please follow the Covid rules in place at venues and premises on Karangahape Road. The KBA encourages the use of face masks. If you are feeling unwell, please respect others and stay home.
FREAK OUT is organised by the KBA and supported by Auckland Council and Link Alliance.
Artwork by Ahnand Unka in collaboration with Monster Valley.