Here are the details for the West Hollywood Halloween Parade. From street closures, to parking, the West Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnival Parade is a lot of a fun, but some planning. This year, West Hollywood’s parade is on Friday.

The 2007 West Hollywood Halloween parade was one of LALATE’ first stories ever. And looking back on that story, much of its details remain the same.

This year, the parade is expecting to again bring in hundreds of thousands of Halloween fans. The parade in recent years is a mixture of people in costume, and not. It’s not really a parade, but simply people walking down Santa Monica Boulevard together, ad hoc. Along the path, there is food, restrooms, and a gazillion crazy people who love their picture being taken.

Wear comfortable shoes, because there is a lot of walking. Keep your cellphone on vibrate, because you can loose your friends. Once the crowds set in, you will have to text because you can hardly hear yourself at some points. Don’t expect it to be cold. There are so many people, you never really get chilled.

If you like a “beverage”, in 2007 many alcohol companies had private booths that they passed out free tags to come in and partake, for free, for certain time. Those pass outs were early on.

Here is the top 5 things you need to remember.
1. Comfortable shoes
2. Catch the stage on San Vicente with the cover bands. They are really good.
3. And most of all, come early. Prepare to call in sick Friday or leave work early. If you want to show up, do so early, later afternoon preferably, and hang out. If you try to make an entry after 8 pm, good luck. If you can, do yourself a favor and arrive hours early, before 7, find easy street parking, and just chill.

Here are the street closures:

* Santa Monica Boulevard between La Cienega Boulevard and Doheny Drive 1 p.m. Friday, October 31 through 6 a.m., Saturday, November 1, 2008.
* Robertson Boulevard between Melrose Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard from 1 p.m., Friday, October 31 through 6 a.m., Saturday, November 1, 2008.
* San Vicente Boulevard between Cynthia and Melrose Avenue from 2 p.m., Friday, October 31 through 6 a.m., Saturday, November 1, 2008.
* La Cienega Boulevard between Holloway Drive and Santa Monica Boulevard from 6 p.m., Friday, October 31 through 6 a.m., Saturday, November 1, 2005.
* Sunset Boulevard eastbound and westbound turn lanes onto La Cienega Boulevard from 6 p.m., Friday, October 31 through 7 a.m., Saturday, November 1, 2008.
* La Peer Drive eastbound turn lane onto Santa Monica Boulevard from 3 p.m., Friday, October 31 through 7 a.m., Saturday, November 1, 2008.

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