Photo by Caroline AngeloMOVIE: Celebrate the 35th anniversary of John Carpenter’s Halloween with a screening at E Street Cinema (555 11th Street NW) tonight. 9:00 p.m. $12.50.
VARIETY: Prepare yourself for “a night of comedy, music, frights, blood, guts, and all things ghoulish” at Devils’ Night at Wonderland Ballroom (1101 Kenyon Street NW) tonight. Wear a costume! 9:00-11:00 p.m. Free.
DANCE PARTY: Break out your best John Hughes movie character costume for the Hughesoluem! pre-Halloween at Penn Social (801 E Street NW) tonight. There will be games, over 30 draft beers, and lots of dancing. 9:00 p.m. Free.
ZOO PARTY: Be a party animal at the National Zoo’s (3001 Connecticut Avenue NW) Night of the Living Zoo Halloween party tonight. The evening includes access to the Small Mammal House, Great Ape House, Reptile Discovery Center and Think Tank, as well as a costume contest, live music, food and drink, fortune telling, illusionists, and more. 6:30-10:00 p.m. $30.
BEER: Discover twenty unusual fall brews at Jack Rose’s (2007 18th Street NW) OktoRAREBEERfest this Wednesday. The selection includes Ommegang Game of Thrones Take the Black, DC Brau Grape Brandy Barrel-Aged Citizen, Cognac Barrel-Aged Hof Ten Dormal 2013, Flying Dog The Fear 201, and sixteen others. From 5:00-6:00 p.m. the beers will be half-price.
PUMPKIN CARVING: Show off your artistic knife-weilding skills at Helix Lounge’s (1430 Rhode Island Avenue NW) Pumpkin Carving Contest tonight. Winners will be picked in the “Most Local-Themed Pumpkin” and “Most Ghoulish Gourd” (best overall design), with the prize being a one night stay at the Kimpton’s Hotel Helix. The lounge will also be serving up spiced pumpkin martinis for $7 and Starr hill Pumpkin Porters for $5. 5:00-9:00 p.m.
