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Halloween WeHo Style--think stilettos, boas, men in drag
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Photo from 2008 Carnival in WeHo courtesy of Visit West Hollywood
Brace yourself.
Unless you’ve been to Carnival in Rio (I have so I know of which I speak), you've never experienced anything like the wild , wacky , somewhat debauched events that happen at Halloween Carnivall in WeHo.
Folks, you ain't seen nothing yet...it's the biggest, off-the-wall street party filled with gay, lesbians and heteros in the most extravagantly outrageous outfits you can imagine.
photo courtesy WeHo Visitors Bureau
photo courtesy WeHo Visitors Bureau
The glitzy, glam, wacky, over-the-top event also features “drag races” where competitors, shod in stilettos, race for prizes; pumpkin carving and pet costume contests and other strange and madcap activities.
Esther Sklarewitz as Joe the Plumber poses with....well you get the picture
This year marks the 21st anniversary of the event with an anticipated attendance of more than half a million revelers, voyeurs and local denizens such as Norm and Esther Sklarewitz. "It's just a lot of fun," says Norm "frankly I'm always amazed at the creativity of the costumes and how elaborate they are." The couple gets into the act with costumes they pull together from their closet. One year, according to Norm, "Esther dressed up in a goofy rabbit fur jacket that was quite outlandish, last year she went as Joe the Plumber and I wore a safari outfit I picked up in South Africa.
Norm Sklarewitz stops to pose with other revelers at last year's WeHo Halloween event
Norm Sklarewitz stops to pose with other revelers at last year's WeHo Halloween event
"There's always a large contingent of visitors like very young Asians who seem to get a kick out dressing up. It's an opportunity to do something they would never do at home. They are really delightful kids and for reasons that totally escape me, they all want to take pictures with my wife and I. Now I know what celebs go through with the paparazzi." Norm says despite the huge turn out, it never gets out of control and is quite well organized for the tremendous number of people on the streets. The couple has plans to attend this year's event. "It's easy for us, we just walk from home and that's part of the fun just watching everything on the way." But Norm warns that for out of towners it's not the easy, because parking is at a premium.
The fun begins on October 30 but the main action starts at 6 PM on October 31 through midnight along Santa Monica Blvd. between La Cienega Boulevard and La Peer Drive. And it's free for all. www.weho.org/halloween.
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