Halloween

After a couple quiet years, Halloween in Vancouver is back with a vengeance. Whether your friends rejected your plans to stay in with a bowl of fun-sized Hershey candy bars, or you’ve had a costume planned out for months – these are the top parties everyone will be talking about until New Years

Look, we love Halloween as much as the next young professional. Costumes and cocktails don’t mix anywhere better outside of Eyes Wide Shut. That said, there are still a few get-ups we wish would gear down – permanently. Below are three of our least favourite perennial Halloween outfits. May they R.I.P

Though many YPs may state they hate Halloween, we feel they’d warm up to the idea if only they had a better costume. We get it; it’s a lot of pressure and a mild financial investment for one day. So if we’re going to purchase costume items, we’ll do so with pieces that compliment our regular wardrobes and can be worn again. The most financially justifiable Halloween purchase? Footwear

We all know Halloween isn’t all about originality. But since we’re too old for it to just be about the candy, we’ve got to at least get a little creative. Which means if you want to have any costume clout this year, you probably don’t want to show up at the party dressed as one of the following

Fear is in the air as we count down the days to Halloween 2013. Are you seeking heart-pounding thrills and terror? Perhaps something a little more refined, like a black tie soiree? Maybe you’re hoping the cost of your ticket benefits the greater community rather than just an open bar. Find your fix within

No plans yet for Halloween? To many options to decide? We know the feeling. We've sourced the city's most notable fright night festivities so you can focus on what's really important: putting together the perfect costume

Hallow's Eve is just around the corner and, unlike your costume, the party to attend can't be left until last minute. We've scoured the scene to bring you four spooky soirees worth attending in the city

From the beloved Starlight Halloween Soiree making a return at Time Supperclub to a flashback to Soul Train days, there's no shortage of options to get ghoulish in Montreal this Halloween. Here's where you might find us

We're maniacal about Halloween here at Notable. What was once a call for candy is now an excuse to get totally into the ghoulish spirit, whether it be via costuming at parties, howling at haunted houses, or, naturally, resurrecting the living dead. (We'll leave the latter to you scientifically-inclined YPs.) Here's your guide to Halloween in Toronto