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HALLOWEEN EVENTS



TWISTED MARTINI
      Jacksonville Landing – 353-8464 Tuesday, October 31st, Halloween Night Presents A Twisted Night at The Haunted Playboy Mansion! More than $2000 in Cash & Prizes for the Sexiest, Scariest & Most Original Costumes! Drink Specials to Die For! $4 Captain Morgan Drink Specials All Night Long Hot Food Specials from Hell’s Kitchen! Gates Open at 8 pm No Cover Charge


MONSTER MOSH!
      1025 Museum Circle-396-MOSH. Celebrate Halloween at MOSH October 27th 6pm-9pm and October 28 10am to 2pm. Trick or treating, face painting, costume and scream contests, scary star show and spooky science lab experiments.


CLIFF’S
      3033 Monument Rd., 645-5162-October 29th, 8pm. Drink specials and live music with Tytus Hale. CLIFF’S AT THE BEACH-1401 Atlantic Blvd. (inside the Days Inn)-249-2777. October 28th. Drink specials and live music with Alpha Dog.


ANOMALY
      1021 Park Street, 5 Points-354-7002. Art show reception, October 27th, 6pm-9pm. “Sugar Rush” Halloween Candy inspired art by Kelly Eason. Drinks & 10% off the whole store.


ADVENTURE LANDING
      The 31st Annual Hall of Terror. 13 days of Terror starting Friday the 13th and runs thru October 31st .The Hall of Terror has two locations this year Adventure Landing at Jacksonville Beach and Adventure Landing on the Westside. It’s Twice the Scare, if You Dare. Admission is $9.00 for single and $12.00 for combo which included single Hall of Terror admission and single Adventure Landing attraction. Hall of Terror opens at 7:00pm on Oct. 13-15, Oct 19-22, Oct 26-31. Go to www.adventurelanding.com


HALLOWEE-ZONE
      October 13-25, 19-22 & 26-31 from 5:00pm – 8:00pm - Adventure Landing. The FREE “not-so-scary” HalloWEE Zone features arts & crafts, face painting, bounce house, games & goody bags for kids under 8 (and parents too). So Come Play With Us this fall season. Costumes optional. Adventure Landing Jax Beach – 1944 Beach Blvd., Adventure Landing Westside – 4825 Blanding Blvd


JAX BEACH DARK ART CELEBRATION
      Seawalk Hotel-117 First Ave., Jax Beach. 40 exhibitors, food, liquor, beer, wine, candy. Dark & sexy costumes encouraged.


JACK RABBITS
      1528 Hendricks Ave.-398-7496-October 30, Skalloween Eve with The Slackers and DJ Boss Harmony. October 31, Halloween Night with The Melvins.


BREWSTERS PIT
      14003 Beach Blvd., 223-9850-Jax Rocks Halloween Bash. 7 toe, Maggie, Borealis, Scheme & Echovalve.


FRENCH QUARTER
      5800 Philips Hwy.- 242-4630 – Halloween Party, October 27th. All ages event. Esther, Veronica’s Veil, Porcelain Black, Gargamel, Amidine. 21& up-$6, Under-$10


THEE IMPERIAL
      325 W. Forsyth St.-475-0488. Hip Hop Halloween, October 31st. Doors at 10pm. $5 with costume, $7 without. Featuring Simple Complexity, Heavenly Noise, Mr. Al Pete, The Empire/Elevation and DJ’s Triclops I and Kidd Yzer.


MVP’S SPORTS GRILLE
      Corner of Girvin & Atlantic, 221-1090-October Bash, October 28th. Georgia/Florida in HDTV with a Halloween Spook Bash contest. At 9pm live music with party band Big Al & the Kaholics.


LYNCH’S IRISH PUB
      514 N. 1st St., Jax Beach-249-5181-Annual Halloween Costume Bash, October 31st. Top prizes include two custome shot machines. Live music by Little Green Men.


LATIN QUARTER
      (located inside Bourbon Street) – St. Johns Bluff & Atlantic, 641-8777 – Saturday, October 28th, 10pm. Live music with Diario Vivir.


BOURBON STREET
      1770 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S.-641-8777-October 27th, in the Crazy Horse, $500 costume contest. October 28th in Mardi Graas, $500 costume contest. October 31st-3 of the main clubs open for drink specials & more all night long-$1000 costume contest.


DIVE BAR
      331 E. Bay St.-359-9090/MARK’S DOWNTOWN-315 E. Bay St.-355-5099-Halloween Party, October 28th, two bars, one party! “3” the band live.


OCEAN CLUB
      333 N. 1st St., Jax Beach-242-8884/THE ATLANTIC-333 N. 1ST St., Jax Beach-249-3338-All ghoul’s, ghosts & goblins head to 3rd Avenue North as Ocean Club and The Atlantic combine for the biggest Halloween party in town! $1,000 cash costume contest, clocks go back an extra hour to party, no cover with costume before midnite. 4 DJ’s-Jade, KGB, Wes Reed & George Torres.


CATTY SHACK RANCH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
      1860 Starratt Rd., Jax-757-3603. Halloween Bash Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006.  5 to 8 p.m.  $10 donation per person. Lots of prizes, candy, cookies, costumes. Everyone welcome.  Family fun.  Tour the cats (lions, tigers, leopards, cougars, serval, artic foxes, etc.) and watch the tigers carve a pumpkin.  See the great cats up close and safely.   Great outing for the whole family. Proceeds benefit the animals directly.  Bring your camera for closeup photos.


FREEBIRD LIVE
      200 n. 1ST St., Jax Beach-246-2473-Halloween Party, one free draft beer, prizes for best costume. Live music with Yankee Slickers.


ST. AUGUSTINE


TRADEWINDS LOUNGE
      124 Charlotte St.-829-9336. Infamous Annual Halloween Party, October 31st. Costume contest, 1st prize $300 Trade Winds gift certificate. Live music with Matanzas.


RIPLEY’S HALLOWEEN GHOST TRAIN
      October 17-21 & 24-31- Board the Ghost Train for a ride throughout the haunted streets of old St. Augustine. There are stops along the way where tales are told and guests can use Electro-Magnetic-Field Meters to identify the presence of spirits. After hearing stories of the local haunts, passengers enter the historic Castle Warden for a sleuthing experience of actual events.  Tours start from Ripley’s Castle Warden, 19 San Marco Avenue at 7 p.m. Tickets are $24 for adults and $12 for children 6 -12. Reservations are required.  For more information call 904.824.1606.


DEATH IN THE OLDEST HOUSE
      October 19th- Experience an 18th century funeral as the St. Augustine Historical Society presents “Death in the Oldest House,” a special evening program about funeral and mourning customs practiced during St. Augustine’s colonial period.  Library manager Charles Tingley will speak, and museum docents will interpret living tableaux depicting the funeral of an infant son of Tomás González and his wife Francisca (1727) and the funeral of Joseph Peavett, husband of Mary (María) Evans (1786).  Death in the Oldest House tours take place from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., with last tour at 8:30 p.m. Admissions are Adults $8, Seniors $7, Children 6-18/Students $4, Family$18, St. Johns County residents $3. Historical Society members are free. The Oldest House Museum Complex is located at 14 St. Francis Street, in St. Augustine. For more information call 904.824.2872.


Ghosts and Gravestones
      October 20-23 & 27-31 - TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT! Enjoy a most haunting experience on St. Augustine’s premier “Frightseeing” Tour that explores the darker side of St. Augustine’s past. The only tour that takes you inside the three most haunted places in the entire city.  Haunts include: The Old Drug Store that rests upon an old Indian burial ground and is a natural gathering place for lost souls and malignant spirits. Enter... and in darkness you will learn the secrets of embalming and why so many people were buried alive; The Spanish Military Hospital where you can visit a death bed and hear of amputations and strange medical practices shared in whispered tones as you re-live the grizzly duties of 17th century medical practitioners; and The Old Jail, featured on the Sci-Fi Channel’s Ghost Hunters, that was built in 1891 and housed prisoners for over 60 years. Tours are scheduled nightly and start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $24 for adults and $12 for children. For more information call 904.829.3800.  


RIPLEY’S Halloween Story Time
      A children’s Ghost Adventure-October 21, 28 & 31- Bring the kids for a FUN Halloween experience at Ripley’s. Geared towards kids under 10, Children’s Ghost Adventure includes a kid-friendly haunted house and a night-time walking tour that is a tiny bit scary but never threatening!  Tickets are $5. Tours start at 5 p.m. and leave from Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, 19 San Marco Avenue. For more information call 904.824.1606.


ENCHANTED FOREST
      October 20 & 21 - Young children will be able to go through a “scare-free” walking loop of the Enchanted Forest for a magical experience. The fun starts at Anastasia State Park (please enter the park at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre).  Call 904.461.2035 for more details.


RIPLEY’S HAUNTED EXPRESS
      October 20 & 21, 26-31 - Ride through old St. Augustine hearing the haunting stories and legends of the Nation’s Oldest City aboard Ripley’s Haunted Tour Train. Tickets are $18 and tours start at 6 p.m. from Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, 19 San Marco Avenue. For more information call 904.824.1606.


GHOSTS OF THE MATANZAS
      October 25-31 - Join the ghostly pirate that has commandeered the 72’ Schooner Freedom and holds passengers captive as they sail the dark waters of Matanzas Bay.  Entertaining tales and assistance from the captives are the highlight of this adventure-- not to mention the rations and grog that add to enjoyment.  BEWARE--’there be pirates here’. Tours start at 8:15p.m. on the Wednesday and Thursday and  8:15 and 9:45 on Friday and Saturday, 6:45 and 8:15 on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Tickets are $35 for adults and kids 2 -12 are $25. For more information call 904.810.1010. Reservations are required for these tours.


HAUNTED HAYRIDE
      October 27-28 - Take an old-fashioned hayride and discover the nighttime beauty of the maritime hammock while meeting haunting goblins of the forest, spooks from sandy graves and other denizens of the dark. Young children will be able to go through a “scare-free” walking loop of the Enchanted Forest for a magical experience. The fun starts at Anastasia State Park. Call 904.461.2035 for more details. 


Haunted Hospital
      October 27-29 - The Doctor is always in at the Haunted Hospital! Come check in with the MAD Surgeon as he demonstrates the “cutting” edge of patient care. This tour is not for the faint of heart for you never know what lurks within each of the dark rooms of the Haunted Hospital. Tickets are $6 per person. Tours start at 6 p.m.  at the Spanish Military Hospital, 3 Aviles Street in St. Augusitne. For more information call 904.827.0807. 


A WEEKEND Ghostly Encounter
      October 27-29 - Walk the dark, narrow streets of St. Augustine and hear stories of those who came before us…and refuse to leave.  Tours depart from the Old Drug Store, 31 Orange Street in St. Augustine.  Tours include admission to the Haunted Hospital and start at 6 p.m. Tickets are $14 per person.  For more information call 904.827.0807.  


HALLOWEEN GHOSTLY ENCOUNTER
      October 30-31 - Join us on the only walking tour that enters a haunted building. Enter the Military Hospital that has been investigated by the Ghost Hunters Team of the Sci-Fi Channel. Tours start from the Old Drug Store, 31 Orange Street and the Haunted Hospital, 3 Aviles Street in St. Augustine. Tickets are $10. Tours start at 8 p.m. For more information call 904.827.0807.


MURDERS, MYTHS & MONSTERS
      October 27-28 - Join Ghost Tours of St. Augustine for a hauntingly fun walking tour highlighting the many murders, myths and monsters that makes St. Augustine known as one of the nation’s most haunted cities.  North-side tours start from the City Gates area, at the north-end of St. George Street and tickets are $12. The South-side walking tour includes admission to Potter’s Wax Museum’s Mysteries and Monsters. Tickets are $16. Tours start at 7 p.m. and run through the evening. For more information call 904.829.1122 or 800 461.1009.


GHOSTS AND LEGENDS OF ST. AUGUSTINE
      October 27-28 - Ride around the nation’s oldest city hearing of the ghosts and legends that abound. The tour includes a visit to the St. Augustine Lighthouse that was recently featured on the Sci-Fi Channel’s Ghost Hunters, where the ghosts are dying to meet you. Tours start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $22. For more information call 904.829.1122 or 800.461.1009.


CREATURES OF THE NIGHT
      October 27-29 - Come dressed in your favorite costume to the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park and we will provide the candy, a creepy creature experience, animal trading cards, and a great time!  Young ghosts and goblins can wander the wild walkway and encounter costumed animal keepers with creepy creatures and candy! There will be an alligator feeding show and a drawing for free annual passes and other prizes. The fun takes place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and admission is $7 adults, $5 children. For more information call 824-3337 or visit www.alligatorfarm.com. years the beautiful Casa Monica hotel has ghosts--now you can see for yourself! The evening promi

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