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I Got 99 Problems But A Witch Ain’t One: Halloween 2013 in Downtown Santa Barbara!

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UCSB chapter.

Welcome to the craziest Halloweek of your life! Halloween 2013 is guaranteed to be one of the best Santa Barbara has ever seen, and for all you ghouls and gals of legal drinking age, there are plenty of events going on downtown if you want to escape the Del Playa madness and reckless out-of-towners!

 

Sandbar

**Voted “Best College Night” by the Santa Barbara Independent, this hip restaurant and bar has tons of great events all week long!

 

Saturday 10/26: Thrill the World Zombie Apocalypse After-Party at 10 p.m. Don your best zombie gear and break out your Thriller dance moves for a chance to win over $1,000 in cash and prizes!

 

Wednesday 10/30: Reggae Colors Stoplight Party with live music by the local band “Georgetown” at 10 p.m.

 

Thursday 10/31: HALLOWEEN! 2 DJ’s two dance floors and more costume contests with over $1500 in cash and prizes!

 

Wildcat Lounge

Voted the best place to dance in downtown Santa Barbara for 8 years straight, and will be celebrating Halloween all week long with Fright Nights! Nightly costume contests and super freaky decorations to get you in the Halloween spirit!

Wildcat is the place to be on Sunday night for Gay Night with Red Room and G Spot presenting Halloween Ball 2013! Hosted by the hottest lesbians in the biz, Maria Two-Straps and Kelli Kapowskii, this night will feature insane performances by the Pin Up Girls, as well as the best in drag, Isis Magiq’elle. This is definitely a night you won’t want to miss, because who doesn’t love drag queens and hot vampires dancing on bars?

Tonic Nightclub

Tonic presents Pop Rocks: Tricks, Treats, Sick Beats III, featuring the tunes of DJ Madness, M80 and “The Faux Kingbush Hitters” (Live) Halloween night. Get a taste of Vegas right here in our little slice of paradise!

 

Baja Sharkeez Santa Barbara

Sharkeez will be hosting HAVOC on Halloween night. This includes an insane costume contest, DJs, drinks and dancing all night long. The best part? The owner of the winning costume receives a REAL hearse full of prizes!

 

Savoy

Check out Savoy Saturday 11/2 for Night of the Walking Dead with DJs QU1ZO, Jimmy Page and IDEX.

 

And finally, if you are in the mood for a classier, more luxurious Halloween experience, get tickets to the Third Annual Boocara! at Bacara Resort and Spa. Buy tickets online through http://nightout.com/ca/santa-b…

With so much fun to be had this week, please remember to stay safe and have a responsible Halloween week! Don’t drink too many magic potions or witches’ brew, because what fun is waking up in your sexy kitten costume if you don’t remember that purrrfect night? 

I am a senior Film and Media Studies major and artist who plans to write professionally one day. I hope to one day be able to inspire others through my work!