I’m Bored, What’s There To Do? (Halloween Edition)

There are spooky treats, thrills and parties going on all weekend…

Adult Halloween Events

Parrot Jungle Island’s Fright Night, will take place Friday (10/26) with a showing of The Shining and Saturday (10/27) with a showing of Pet Semetary. Also on Saturday, check out the Halloween Bash at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, the Halloween Sundowner Event at Vizcaya, Miami Wine Tasters Cine-Wine-Dine Halloween Party at VINO Miami, the Haunted Hotel and Deadringer’s Ball at Social Miami at the Sagamore, or the Miami Monster Mash at Studio A. Visit Club Space afterhours, beginning at 4am Sunday (10/28), for Worldsounds Halloween 2007. Los Producers are throwing a Halloween Bash for charity at Studio A on Tuesday (10/30). On Halloween (10/31), spend the evening at TOUCH’s Enchanted Forest or “doing the time warp” at the Colony Theater.

Family-Friendly Halloween Events

Looking for events for the whole family? Parrot Jungle Island’s Spooktacular Halloween and MetroBoo! at the MetroZoo will go on all day Saturday and Sunday. Miami Beach Botanical Garden will host Halloween Family Day on Saturday and the 2nd Annual SOBE Toddlerween will take place at Macarena. Sunday is Family Harvest Day at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. On the big day itself, Bayside Marketplace will host a Halloween Costume Parade and Trick-or-Treating beginning at 5pm.

Other Events

Had enough of Halloween before it’s even happened? Thursday (11/25) is the March of Dimes Signature Chefs & Wine Extravaganza at the InterContinental Miami. The finale of the DJ Mash-Up Battle of the Sexes at Club Dream is Thursday. This is the night the Best Gal from the last 12 weeks goes against the Best Guy. The winner gets the Top Program Spin Slot at the 2008 Winter Music Conference. Three Emerging Artists of Miami, Penny Fraser (woodworking), Luis Navarro (woodworking), and Christine Lyall (painting and mixed media), will be on display at Rex Art Framing also on Thursday. See The Bugchasers, a dance theater event not for the faint of heart, at Carnival Center’s Studio Theater Thursday through Saturday.

Enjoy the Hunters Moon at Fruit & Spice Park Friday. Or visit the Miami Beach Antique Jewlery & Watch Show at the Convention Center (runs Friday through Sunday).

Miami Beach Cinematheque’s last Cronenberg films of the month will be shown this weekend. Naked Lunch is scheduled for 8:30 Thursday night and Crash is scheduled for 8:30 Friday night. Docuspain is also at the Cinematheque. Comandante, an Oliver Stone documentary/discussion with Fidel Castro, will be shown Saturday night at 8:30.

Tommy Lee and DJ Aero are at Mansion Saturday night.

Univision Radio’s AMOR 107.5 FM’s Amor a la Música is at the AA Arena Sunday night. Appearances by Juanes, Alejandro Fernandez, Gloria Estefan, Laura Pausini, Alexander Pires and more are expected.

It’s a busy week at Fillmore Miami Beach with Comedy Central’s Sarah Silverman Sunday night, the Idan Raichel Project Tuesday night and the Young Wild Things Tour, featuring Fall Out Boy, Plain White T’s, Gym Class Heroes, and Cute is What We Aim For, Wednesday night (Fall Out Boy and Gym Class Heroes are supposed to be at Cameo for the official after party).

Last, but certainly not least, Annie Lennox will be at Carnival Center’s Ziff Ballet Opera House Wednesday night.

Visit the Event Calendar if I’ve left you looking for still more (there could be last minute Halloween additions, plus the ongoing events are all there). Don’t forget to send me your event!

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