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Spooky Halloween Show with Calabrese, Speed 63, The Iris, The Abiotx, and the Surgeon Generals. Costume contest for prizes, and free vampire bat with show flier. All ages. 6 p.m. Price TBA. Call 602-347-8325.
Drinx7330 E. Stetson Dr., Scottsdale
Sunday Funday Halloween Bash, half-price food and drinks all night long. 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. No cover. Call 480-423-9434.
Encounters
3037 W. Clarendon Ave.
Halloween party with the opening round of cash prize costume contest and a DJ spinning the latest tunes. 8 p.m. Club memberships are $35 for single men, $15 for couples, and free for single ladies. Call 602-230-9680.
Fuel Motorsport Café
2827 E. Bell Rd.
Halloween party. 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. No cover. Call 602-788-0500.
Furio
7210 E. 2nd St., Scottsdale
Live music by DJ Pete Salaz. 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. No cover. Call 480-945-6600.
George & Dragon Restaurant
4240 N. Central Ave.
Costume contest with the audience deciding who gets cash prizes ($150 for first place, $100 for second place, and $50 for third). Drink specials include $3 Harp and Smithwicks. 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. No cover. Call 602-241-0018.
Handlebar-J
7116 E. Becker Lane, Scottsdale
Get a handle on this Halloween hootenanny, with a costume contest for cash prizes, live music by the Herndon Bros. Band, and themed drink specials. 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. No cover. Call 480-948-0110.
Harley's 155
155 W. Camelback Rd.
Costume contest with cash prizes ($100 for first place, $50 for second place, $25 for third) in categories like Most Comical, Most Original, and Best Female Illusionist. DJ music and drink specials all night. 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. No cover. Call 602-274-8505.
The Hideaway
6746 E. Cave Creek Rd., Cave Creek
Big Biker Halloween Party, costume contest with cash prizes, food and drink specials hourly, tee-shirt and prize giveaways. 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. No cover. Call 480-595-0358.
Hi-Liter Show Club
4716 N. 12th St.
For a change of pace, consider the Halloween Hot Body Contest with a trip to Las Vegas as the grand prize. Drink specials include $3 Heinekens and Amstel Lights. $5 cover after 5:30 p.m. Open until 2 a.m. Call 602-234-0128.
Hollywood Alley
2610 W. Baseline Rd., Mesa
Halloween show with Chicano Power Revival. Costumes encouraged and $2 Coronas available. 21-and-over show. 8:30 p.m. $6. Call 480-820-7117.
Hot Shots
2929 N. 16th St.
Scare up some fun at this bar and billiard joint's Halloween party, with costume contest for cash and prizes (for scariest, sexiest and most original duds), wicked and evil $2 Witches Brew or $2 Bloody Punch, music by DJ Steve, dancing and free snacks. 9 p.m. to close. No cover. Call 602-549-2929.
Indiana Jean's Haunted Bar
3593 W. Northern Ave.
Sounds like the place to be on Halloween! Costume party, food and drink specials ($1 Schnapps shots and free finger foods). 7:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. No cover. Call 602-841-6411.
John Henry's
909 E. Elliot Rd., Tempe
Costume party, karaoke, $3 Beck's Oktoberfest. $6 specialty cocktails with happy hour prices all night. 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. No cover. Call 480-730-9009.
Jugheads
5110 E. McDowell Rd.
Horrific Halloween punk show with DSC, No Rest for the Wicked, Idiot Kin, Eleven Forties, Perfect Hatred, and more. The bar will be transformed into a punk rock haunted house, and drink specials and costume contests will occur. 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Call 602-225-0307 for cover.
Lagerfields
12601 N. Paradise Village Pkwy. West
Allhallow's Eve Costumed Up Party Weekend wraps up with costume party, contests, giveaways, prizes and a DJ. 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. No cover. 602-765-0059.
The Library Bar & Grill
5th St. and Mill Ave., Tempe
Halloween Bash featuring costumes from scary to sexy. Semifinals of the Mill Avenue Masquerade Costume Contest at 8 p.m. 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Call 602-332-2036 for cover.
Marc's Sports Grill
4494 W. Peoria Ave., Glendale
Nightmare on Marc's Street, with "haunted" Ping-Pong and billiards, Halloween karaoke, and deals on ghoulish drinks. 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. No cover. Call 623-842-1053.
Margarita Rocks
410 N. 4th St., Tempe
Semifinals of the Mill Avenue Masquerade Costume Contest at 8 p.m., and the final round at 10 p.m., broadcast live on 101.5 The Zone. 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. Call 480-968-3301 for cover.
McDuffy's Tempe
230 W. 5th St., Tempe
Halloween Masquerade Ball with the semifinals of the Mill Avenue Masquerade Costume Contest at 8 p.m. and Masquerade Gone Wild with 18-and-older Super Sexy Costume Contest for cash and prizes. Drink specials include $1 Bud and Bud Light, Test Tube Shots and Witches Brew from 7 to 10 p.m. 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. Call 480-966-5600 for cover.
McDuffy's Wide World of Entertainment
15814 N. 83rd Ave., Peoria
Part two of the Monster Mash features another costume contest with another $1,000 in cash and prizes, $2 Witches Brew, a reverse happy hour with half-price domestic bottles and drafts, call liquor, wine and house margaritas, and music by DJ Sean. 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. $5 cover for men starting at 9 p.m. and women at 10 p.m. Call 623-334-5000.
Mill Avenue Cue Club
607 S. Mill Ave., Tempe
Drink and shot specials all night featuring Sam Adams and Red Bull. 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. No cover. Call 480-966-0068.