West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval 2026 — October 31, 2026

Saturday, October 31, 2026, from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood. The boulevard is closed to traffic between N. Doheny Drive and N. La Cienega Boulevard for the event.

It is free. There are no tickets and no gates — the public simply walks onto the closed boulevard. The only costs are transport, food from the trucks lining the route, and any afterparty venues you visit.

The City of West Hollywood advises that children and pets stay home because the crowds are extremely dense. The Carnaval draws tens of thousands of costumed adults and has an adult character; it is not run as a family or trick-or-treat event.

West Hollywood and Beverly Hills hotels sell out early and price at their peak on Halloween night. A private villa near the Sunset Strip is five to ten minutes from the boulevard closure, while Beverly Hills and Bel Air estates are ten to twenty minutes out. A villa gives the group shared space for costume preparation, a private pool and kitchen before the party, and a quiet return after midnight.

Villas in the Sunset Strip corridor and West Hollywood-adjacent hills run about five to ten minutes by car to the Santa Monica Boulevard closure. Beverly Hills, Bel Air and Hollywood Hills estates are typically ten to twenty minutes away, depending on canyon and traffic conditions.

Yes. Food trucks line the Santa Monica Boulevard route through the night. The neighbourhood's restaurants fill up quickly on Halloween Saturday, so book dinner in advance — or arrange a private chef at your villa before heading to the boulevard.

Santa Monica Boulevard is closed to through traffic between N. Doheny Drive and N. La Cienega Boulevard, so approach from a side street and walk in. Rideshare surge pricing in West Hollywood is steep on Halloween; arrange a pickup point a few blocks off the main corridor, or hire a driver for the night to avoid the crush right after 11:00 p.m.

Start early — Halloween is one of the highest-demand nights of the year across the Los Angeles basin. Browse The Maruca Group's Los Angeles villa collection and enquire with your group size and dates; a specialist will match you to a villa in Beverly Hills, Bel Air, the Hollywood Hills, the Sunset Strip corridor or Malibu depending on how close to the action you want to be.