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WeHo Halloween Carnaval Street Closures And Parking Info
The annual Halloween Carnaval will take over the streets of West Hollywood this Saturday. That means lots of rowdy behavior and fun costumes, but also street closures. The Halloween Carnaval kicks off Saturday night at 6 p.m. until 11 p.m., and as many as 500,000 people are expected to join in the festivities. This year, the annual event will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, declaring Tim Curry WeHo's honorary mayor, according to a release. You can find Curry at 8:45 p.m. at the San Vicente Stage at Santa Monica and San Vicente Boulevards. Other performers include DJs, bands, dancers, painters and artists. And if the crowds are too much for you to handle, you can watch a live stream of the Carnaval online.
Street Closures
San Vicente Blvd. between Santa Monica Blvd. and Melrose Ave. will be closed from midnight on Saturday to 6 a.m. on Sunday.
Santa Monica Blvd. will be closed between North Doheny Dr. and La Cienega starting at noon on Saturday. Barricades here will move east of La Cienega to Croft/Holloway at 4 p.m. until 6 a.m. on Sunday.
Robertson Blvd. will be closed between Santa Monica Blvd. and Melrose Ave. from noon on Saturday through 6 a.m. on Sunday.
Almont Dr. between Santa Monica Blvd. and Melrose Ave. will be closed from noon on Saturday until 6 a.m. on Sunday.
La Peer Dr. between Santa Monica Blvd. and Melrose Ave. will be closed from noon on Saturday until 6 a.m. on Sunday.
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La Cienega Blvd. between Santa Monica Blvd. and Cynthia St. will be closed from noon on Saturday until 6 a.m. on Sunday.
Sunset Boulevard's east and westbound turn lanes onto southbound La Cienega Blvd. will be closed from 4 p.m. on Saturday until 6 a.m. on Sunday.
All alleyways between Santa Monica Blvd. and Melrose Ave. will be closed from midnight on Saturday until no later than 7 a.m. on Sunday.
A map of the closures can be found here.
Parking
Permitted parking is suspended from Saturday at 11 a.m. until noon on Sunday. Note: this is only within the boundaries of West Hollywood, not Los Angeles or Beverly Hills.
Parking is also available in several paid lots. A list of paid parking options can be found here. Most are about $20.
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Shuttle
The WeHo PickUp shuttle will be running free of charge from 8 p.m. until 11 p.m. on Halloween night, picking up on the south side of Santa Monica Blvd. between Kings Rd. and La Brea Ave., then headed west along Melrose Avenue. From 11 p.m. until 3 a.m., the Pickup will head east between Kings Rd. and La Brea Ave. More information is available here.
There will also be a taxi zone on Santa Monica Blvd. between Alfred St. and Croft Ave., and on Doheny Dr. between Santa Monica Blvd. and Nemo Street.
Those picking up or dropping off friends can head to Santa Monica Blvd. west of Orlando Ave., or Melrose Ave. east of Huntley Dr. between 6 p.m. and 2 a.m.
Related: Photos: The Rain Couldn't Stop The Halloween Carnaval In West Hollywood Last Night
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