Your Guide To Downtown Halloween Bar Events & Specials
Happy Halloween, folks!
With all the tricks, like exhausting midterms and a noon game this weekend, it’s time to focus on all the treats that come with Halloweekend: dressing up in costumes and drinking all weekend. For 21+ students and residents, the weekend also entails going out to the many lively downtown State College bars.
From costume contests to bar specials to live music, these bars cooked up the perfect recipe for a spooky and active weekend.
We compiled all the downtown happenings this Halloweekend.
The Basement
The Basement Nightspot will be offering $1 vodka sodas and a full happy hour on Halloween with costume contests for cash and prizes and a live DJ.
Brothers Bar & Grill
On both Halloween and Day of the Dead, Brothers Bar and Grill will host a costume contest at 10 p.m. Gift cards will be awarded to first-, second-, and third-place winners, ranging from $50 to $150 in value.
Specials included $2 “scary shots” all night and $1 well drinks from 9 p.m. until midnight on Thursday.
Cafe 210 West
Although Cafe 210 isn’t hosting a themed party or any contests, this fall, it has a stacked slate of seasonal drinks. Candy apple shots and pumpkin espresso martinis are $7 with “Bloody Marias” and Spiked apple cider selling for $8. The bar offers $5 tea pitchers every Thursday.
Champs Downtown
Along with Thursday’s Dollar Vodka Soda Night and DJ Yemi, TV personality Kyle Cooke will make his Champs debut on Halloween night. Sponsored by LineLeap and Angry Orchards, Champs will also host giveaways and a costume contest for three lucky winners, with $50 to $150 LineLeap credit up for grabs.
Doggie’s Pub
Doggie’s Pub will host “Monster Mash” sponsored by Monster Energy at 8 p.m. on Thursday, October 31. The pub will offer an exclusive green Monster drink, hourly gift card raffles until 1 a.m., Monster Energy boom box and merch giveaways, a live DJ from Monster, and a costume contest.
Lion’s Den
The Lion’s Den will have its 20th Annual “DEN-O-WEEN” on Thursday night with costume contests, giveaways, and no cover charges. The bar will have a $2 “U-Call-Its” special.
Bill Pickle’s Tap Room
Bill Pickle’s Tap Room will host “Hammered For A Cause” at 4 p.m. on Halloween. Folks can buy $15 tickets via LineLeap to get a limited-edition T-shirt, one free seasonal beer, and five raffle entries for neon signs, merch, and a $100 gift card.
The Shandygaff
The Shandygaff will have happy hour specials, cash prizes, Captain Morgan giveaways, and a costume contest on Halloween. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Sharkies Bar & Bottle Shop
The pool bar will naturally host an eight-ball and pool tournament on Halloween with signups at 7 p.m.
Stage West
Stage West will host a ticketed Halloween rave. Folks can get tickets here.
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