Halloween lands just as the pool season ends, so this one belongs to the nightclubs. Most Strip dayclubs run a March to October season and have closed or are closing by the end of the month. What replaces them is the biggest costume night on the Las Vegas calendar, and the one night of the year the clubs compete on prizes rather than bookings.
When it lands next
- 2026 Saturday 31 October
- 2027 Sunday 31 October
- 2028 Tuesday 31 October
The 31st, plus the weekend nearest it.
What is different about this weekend
The same venues, the same city, behaving differently enough to be worth planning around.
It is a nightclub weekend
Every major Strip nightclub runs a Halloween event, and most run more than one across the nearest weekend as well as the night itself.
Costume contests with real money
Prize pots have historically run into five figures at the larger rooms. The contests are the reason a lot of people pick one club over another.
Costume and dress code collide
Club dress codes still apply underneath the costume. Masks are commonly refused at the door, and so is anything that makes identification difficult or conceals the face.
How the weekend runs
- The weekend before the 31st is usually busier than the 31st itself, and when the 31st falls midweek that gap is wide.
- The night itself is the one with the contests and the prize money.
- The pools are shutting for the season around exactly this date. A handful of hotel pools stay open year round, but as quiet pools, not parties.
- Downtown runs its own Halloween separately from the Strip and prices very differently.
Getting in
- Two events, not one. When Halloween falls midweek the costume weekend and the night itself have separate lineups and separate tickets. Buying for the wrong one is easy.
- Check the mask rule for the specific venue before building a costume around one.
- Book the night, not the day. By the end of October there is very little day left to book.
Where it happens instead
The outdoor dayclubs are closed for the season, so this weekend belongs to the nightclubs.
What has changed since the last time you read about this
The archive’s Halloween coverage names Surrender, Hyde and Sayers, and all three have closed. The rooms running it now are Omnia, Marquee and Tao. XS is closed for renovation until 5 November 2026, and its events have moved to Encore Beach Club at Night in the meantime.
Why there are no prices on this page
Door and table rates for this occasion are set per venue, change every year, and are usually announced a few weeks out. Publishing last year’s numbers would be worse than publishing none. Each venue page carries what we have actually confirmed, alongside the date we confirmed it.
Questions people actually ask
Can I go to a pool party at Halloween?
Almost certainly not. The dayclub season ends around the end of October and most venues have already closed. Marquee under its dome is the exception worth checking.
Do I have to wear a costume?
Not usually required, and you will feel conspicuous without one. The dress code still applies either way.
Are masks allowed?
Often not. Doors need to match a face to identification, and full masks are refused at a lot of venues regardless of the occasion.
Check what is actually open today
Opening days and hours move through the season. The live list is the one to trust over anything written months ahead, this page included.
