City of West Hollywood’s Halloween Carnaval will Take Place on Saturday, October 31, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.

The City of West Hollywood's iconic Halloween Carnaval, one of the most unique Halloween gatherings in the world, returns once again in 2026. Halloween in West Hollywood is anticipated to draw tens of thousands of costumed revelers to the City's Rainbow District along Santa Monica Boulevard on Saturday, October 31, 2026. 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 Saturday, October 31, 2026 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, 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 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 Friday, October 9, 2026. For details, please contact the City's Neighborhood and Business Safety Division at [email protected] or by calling (323) 848-6437.

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 Security Ambassadors will be present and available to ensure a safe event. Security Ambassadors provide visible, on-the-ground presence, supplemental safety services, and hospitality. For non-emergency security needs, the Security Ambassador Hotline provides access to free 24/7 support by phone or text at (323) 848-6500.

The City will suspend permit parking restrictions for Halloween Carnaval from 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2026 to 12 p.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2026.

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

• West Hollywood Park will be closed from 12:01 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 12:01 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.
• Crescent Heights Lot from Monday, October 26, 2026, through Sunday, November 4, 2026.
• Library Garage on Saturday, October 31, 2026, from 5 a.m. through Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 7 a.m.
• Plummer Park South Lot from Friday, October 30, 2026, from 5 a.m. through Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 8 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 Saturday, October 31, 2026, to no later than 7 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
• All alleyways between Santa Monica Boulevard and Melrose Avenue from 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2026, to no later than 7 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
• Santa Monica Boulevard between N. Croft Avenue/ Holloway Drive and N. Doheny Drive from 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2026, through 6 a.m.
• Complete installation of the traffic control equipment used to close Santa Monica Boulevard on Saturday, October 31, 2026 can take up to five hours. As a result, in order to accomplish a 12 p.m. closure time, side streets within this area will be closed at Santa Monica Boulevard as early as 7 a.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2026.
• N. La Cienega Boulevard between Holloway Drive and Willoughby Avenue from 10 a.m. Saturday, October 31, 2026, to 6 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
• N. San Vicente Boulevard between Santa Monica Boulevard and Cynthia Street from 7 a.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2026, through 6 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
• N. Robertson Boulevard between Santa Monica Boulevard and Melrose Avenue from 7 a.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2026, through 6 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
• Sunset Boulevard eastbound and westbound turn lanes onto southbound La Cienega Boulevard from 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2026, through 6 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2026.

Up-to-date details about Halloween 2026 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 [email protected]. For people who are Deaf or hard of hearing dial 711 or 1-800-735-2929 (TTY) or 1-800-735-2922 (voice) for California Relay Service (CRS) assistance.

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. Receive text updates by texting "WeHo" to (323) 848-5000. Read feature articles about people, places, and City events at www.helloweho.com. City programs and services information is available at www.weho.org.

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 [email protected].