Bryant’s Cocktail Lounge 1579 S. 9th St., (414) 383-2620bryantscocktaillounge.com Saturday, Oct. 30 Wear your best 1960s “Mad Men” wear to Bryant’s Mad Men Halloween for drink specials with the coolest cats in town. Best “Mad Men” character gets a $100 cash prize.

Cactus Club 2496 S. Wentworth Ave., (414) 482-0160cactusclubmilwaukee.com Saturday, Oct. 30, 10 p.m. Annual Cactus Club Halloween show with Slayerer (Architects Of The Aftermath and Hammered as Slayer), big Balls (AC/DC) and Morbid Tales (Celtic Frost).

Café Centraal 2306 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., (414) 755-0377cafecentraal.com Saturday, Oct. 30, 10 p.m.Dress up in your Halloween best for music and drink specials at the Spooky Clown Get-Down. Come back in the morning or afternoon for the Halloween Hangover Brunch, too.

Café Hollander 2608 N. Downer Ave., (414) 963-6366 cafehollander.com/downeravenue Saturday, Oct. 30, 9 a.m.Join Cafe Hollander, Cafe Centraal and Trocadero for the seven -stop Wicked Ride bike crawl. Come in costume and meet at Cafe Hollander’s Downer Avenue location.

Casa Romero 423 W. Bruce St., (414) 224-7564 Saturday, Oct. 30, 7 p.m. Dress in black tie or costume (masks required!) for an evening of live music, tango instruction and tango dancing, as well as live and silent auctions to benefit Casa Romero at the annual Dia de los Muertos Masquerade Ball.

Clifford’s Supper Club 10418 W. Forest Home Ave., Hales Corners, (414) 347-0524 Saturday, Oct. 30, 8 p.m. Unleash your inner witch, goblin, pirate or Elvis at Jimmy “Big Ghoul” Prince’s Halloween Sock Hop. Dress your best and enter the costume contest for a chance to win one of many great prizes and dance the night away to live ’50s and ’60s music by The Starlites. Tickets are $15 at the door.

Club Anything 807 S. 5th St., (414) 383-5680 clubanything.us Thursday, Oct. 28-Sunday, Oct. 31Club Anything takes its Halloween festivities so seriously, they need a four-day weekend just to fit it all in. Be a part of Halloween Weekend 2010 with live music from Voltaire on Thursday, a tribute to the old Club Sanctuary in Bay View on Friday, true Blood Halloween on Saturday and wrap it up with Helloween Unleashed on Sunday.

Discovery World 500 N. Harbor Dr., (414) 765-9966 discoveryworld.org Thursday, Oct. 28, 7 p.m. Zombies. Aliens. The Secret Labs. Oh my! Tune in the WMSE 91.7 FM to hear a one-night revival of the “Secret Labs Radio show,” or see it performed live for $7. As an added bonus, audience members can also enjoy a cash bar and live music before and after the show.

Frank’s Power Plant 2800 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. frankspowerplant.net Saturday, Oct. 30, 8:30 p.m. get your Halloween fix for free at the Power Plant’s Moonlight Karaoke and Costume Contest.

Harley-Davidson Museum 400 Canal St., (877) HD MUSEUM h-dmuseum.com Saturday, Oct. 30 and Sunday, Oct. 31, 7 p.m. Join NEWaukee for the big Halloween Gig fundraiser and costume party for live music by The Barbeez, drinks and a pizza buffet to benefit Variety, the Children’s Charity of Wisconsin. Tickets are $35 at the door.

The H-D Museum’s annual Halloween Masquerade Ball hosts nationally known DJ Tony Neal and DJ Mister Martin and live music from Milwaukee’s own Growing Nation. Tickets are $20 at the door.

Horny Hideaway 2011 S. 1st St., (414) 482-4628 hghideaway.com Friday, Oct. 29-Sunday, Oct. 31 Celebrate Halloween all weekend long at the Hideaway’s CarnEVIL. Play carnival games to win tickets toward Horny Goat Brewing merchandise and enter to win cash and prizes in the hourly raffle. Costumes are mandatory after 9 p.m., and each night’s best costume wins a trip to Vegas.

Leff’s Lucky Town 7208 W. State St., (414) 258-9886 leffs.com Saturday, Oct. 30, 10 p.m. Leff’s hosts their annual Costume Dance Party with a DJ, costume contests, a Vampire Dance-Off and drink specials for anyone in costume.

The Mad Planet 533 E. Center St., (414) 263-4555 mad-planet.net Saturday, Oct. 30, 9 p.m. it seems you can find Halloween at Mad Planet on several nights throughout the year, but this Halloween the dance club is stepping it up a notch. stop by for the costume contest and live music from the Uptown Savages, Dyna-Flo and her Roadmasters and DJ Billy Boy Brad. get in for $8, or knock $3 off your admission with a costume.

Mamie’s 3300 W. National Ave., (414) 643-1673 mamies.net Friday, Oct. 29, 8 p.m. get there early to enter to win the costume contest (you must be there by 10 p.m. to enter). If you’re in costume, you’ll be rewarded with drink specials at the all-night costume party and live music from the Charles Walker Band.

Mo’s Irish Pub 142 W. Wisconsin Ave., (414) 272-0721 mosirishpub.com/milwaukee Saturday, Oct. 30, 9 p.m. Sponsored by Elevate, Hellevate 2010 features two floors of DJ entertainment, multiple themed party rooms, drink specials and a costume contest. Tickets are $20 at the door.

The Oriental Theatre 2230 N. Farwell Ave., (414) 276-8711 Saturday, Oct. 30, 11:30 p.m. The Oriental and Sensual Daydreams host their biggest midnight show of the year, the annual “Rocky Horror Picture Show” Halloween Extravaganza and live midnight show. Come in costume for the costume contest, or come dressed up as your favorite character for the Rocky Horror Costume Contest.

The Rave 2401 W. Wisconsin Ave., (414) 342-7283 therave.com Sunday, Oct. 31, 7:30 p.m. The Rave’s 13 Shows of Halloween culminates with the return of GWAR, featuring The Casualties, Infernaeon and Mobile Death Camp.

State Street Wednesday, Oct. 27 Make your way along the State Street Halloween Pub Crawl, enter the costume contest, vote for the best Halloween decorations and get your crawl card punched for a chance to win the grand prize. Bring a non-perishable food item for a free pint. Participating bars are:

• Cafe Hollander, 7677 W. State St., (414) 475-6771
• The Chancery, 7615 W. State St., (414) 453-2300
• Colonel Hart’s, 7342 W. State St., (414) 476-3070
• Hector’s, 7118 W. State St., (414) 258-5600
• Leff’s Lucky Town, 7208 W. State St., (414) 258-9886

Stonefly Brewery 735 E. Center St., (414) 264-3630 stoneflybrewery.com Saturday, Oct. 30 and Sunday, Oct. 31 Stonefly hosts a live “FOLLOWeen” show with UMG (Umbrella Music Group) Saturday, followed by a true Blood Halloween Party on Sunday.

Suite 1103 old World 3rd St., (414) 270-9653 suitemilwaukee.com Friday, Oct. 29 Suite and Buckhead Saloon team up for the Twilight Bar Crawl, which includes a meet-and-greet with “New Moon”‘s Cheske Spencer and a $250 costume contest.

The Third Ward Historic Third Ward District Saturday, Oct. 30, 9 p.m. Crawl your way through the Ward at the inaugural Trick or Treat Costume Crawl. Register your costume at any location for the chance to win Third Ward bar and restaurant gift certificates, and enjoy food and drink specials at each of the participating bars below:

The Times Cinema 5906 W. Vliet St., (414) 453-3128 timescinema.com Saturday, Oct. 30, 10 p.m. Celebrate Halloween with the Bombshells’ “Best of Milwaukee” Halloween Burlesque, hosted by Sanjula Vamana and featuring members of Dead Man’s Carnival, the Miltown Kings, belly dancer Lunar Jage and musical guests Ahab’s Ghost. Tickets are $10. Come in costume and get $2 off your admission.

Trinity three Irish Pubs 125 E. Juneau Ave., (414) 278-7033 trinitythreeirishpubs.com Saturday, Oct. 30, 10 p.m. Come in costume for drink specials, giveaways, a costume contest and live music from old Mil.

Victor’s 1230 N. Van Buren St., (414) 272-2522 victors-nightclub.com Friday, Oct. 29, 8 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 30Meet at Victor’s for Friday’s Costume Pub Crawl at 9 p.m. The bus makes stops at Bar Louie, Dukes and Karma before returning to Victor’s for free pizza and more drink specials.

Saturday, Victor’s hosts the Extreme Costume Party. Make sure to wear your most ghoulish garb — the first prize winner of the costume contest takes home $3000 in cash and prizes.

Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum 1801 N. Prospect Ave., (414) 278-8295 villaterracemuseum.org Saturday, Oct. 30, 7 p.m.Celebrate Halloween in one of Milwaukee’s historic mansions during Midnight in the Garden. Festivities include a scavenger hunt, live music by jazz collective Fresh Produce, fortune tellers, hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar and great prizes for the best costumes. Admission is $35.

Water Street Saturday, Oct. 30 put on your scariest, silliest or sexiest disguise and head down to Halloween on Water Street. Those in costume will be eligible to win $500, Packers or Bucks ticket at the midnight costume contest. Participating bars are:

• Bar Louie, 1114 N. Water St., (414) 847-1492
• Bar None, 1139 N. Water St., (414) 226-6969
• Buffalo Wild Wings, 1123 N. Water St. #3046, (414) 227-0293
• Dukes on Water, 152 E. Juneau Ave., (414) 221-0621
• Fitzgibbons’ Pub, 1127 N. Water St., (414) 278-8847
• McGillycuddy’s Bar & Grill, 1135 N. Water St., (414) 278-8888
• Red Rock Saloon, 1227 N. Water St., (414) 431-0467
• Rosie’s Waterworks, 1111 N. Water St., (414) 274-7213
• Scooter’s Pub, 154 E. Juneau Ave., (414) 274-7201

Whiskey Bar 788 N. Jackson St., (414) 312-8566 whiskeybarmilwaukee.com Thursday, Oct. 28-Saturday, Oct. 30 Can’t pack your whole holiday into one day? Whiskey Bar sympathizes and has come up with the Wicked Whiskey Halloweekend. Enter Thursday’s Pumpkin Carving Contest and Friday’s Costume Contest for a chance to win a year’s supply of Jack Daniels, Jameson and more. Come back Saturday for giveaways, drink specials and live music from Steve Marxx.

Xstreem 716 Clinton St., Waukesha, (262) 278-7033 clubxstreem.com Saturday, Oct. 30, 9 p.m. Visit downtown Waukesha’s newest nightclub for drink specials and a $1000 cash costume contest at the Halloween Xstreem Bash.

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