Thousands descend on West Hollywood for Halloween party
A group dressed in pig masks join the thousands of costumed revelers who participate in the Halloween Carnaval along Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood. The street festival features performers, entertainment and cultural displays.
Thousands of revelers jammed the streets of West Hollywood for the city’s annual Halloween Carnaval on Wednesday night.
The free festivities, which spanned a one-mile stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard between Doheny Drive and La Cienega Boulevard, included live music and DJs as well as parties at bars and hotels along the route.
Among the costumes spotted were a Queen of England, a panda, a herd of pigs and, of course, a Donald Trump or two.
The partying proceeded peacefully, with Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies making no arrests.
It’s been a great night from a public safety standpoint,” said Capt. Sergio Aloma of West Hollywood station.
The total attendance throughout the evening was between 150,000 to 200,000 people, according to estimates from sheriff's deputies in helicopters and on the ground, Aloma said.
Houston Heller gets into character while attending the Halloween Carnaval.
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Pete Morales, as the Queen of England, hangs with Austin Powers while joining the thousands of costumed revelers at the Halloween Carnaval.
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Kathryn Anderson dresses as a panda while “Wonder Woman” walks by at the Halloween Carnaval.
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Edwin Santiago, left, and Alexis Monsanto are the poster men for “Crazy Rich Asians” at the Halloween Carnaval.
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Stephanie Dobies, dressed as a hamburger, and Aaron Marsh, as Bob’s Big Boy, at the annual Halloween Carnaval.
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Thomas O’Malley, as President Trump, takes a selfie from his motorized podium with Dolly Boyd at the Halloween Carnaval.
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Dolly Boyd, center, dances with Abbas Hashei, 74, right, while joining the thousands of costumed revelers at the Halloween Carnaval.
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Scott Monson, right, and Brian Hogan, join the thousands of costumed revelers at the annual Halloween Carnaval.
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Rob Peter, from left, Tommy Cleney, Curtis Hutchinson and Edward Roque, dress as human cupcakes while joining the thousands of costumed revelers at the annual Halloween Carnaval..
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Mike Cline, dressed as a One Night Stand, joins the thousands of costumed revelers at the annual Halloween Carnaval..
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Dennis G. Miller makes his statement while participating in the annual Halloween Carnaval.
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Costumed revelers participate in the annual Halloween Carnaval.
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WESDion Williams becomes a picture within a picture while joining the thousands of costumed revelers at the annual Halloween Carnaval.
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Lisa Lincoln, right, is the Queen of Hearts while joining the thousands of costumed revelers at the annual Halloween Carnaval.
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Costumed revelers participate in the annual Halloween Carnaval.
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Dolly Boyd, center, dances with Abbas Hashei, 74, right, while joining the thousands of costumed revelers at the annual Halloween Carnaval.
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Alan Urban, from left, his brother David, and Nicci Pearce, right, get into the spirit while joining fellow costumed revelers at the annual Halloween Carnaval.
Alejandra Reyes-Velarde is a Metro reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Previously she wrote for the San Francisco Business Times and the Sacramento Bee. A UCLA graduate, she is originally from Duarte, Calif., and is a native Spanish speaker.
Cindy Chang is city editor at the Los Angeles Times. She came to The Times in 2012, first covering immigration and ethnic communities before moving to the L.A. County sheriff’s beat and then the LAPD. Previously, she was at the New Orleans Times-Picayune, where she was the lead writer for a series on Louisiana prisons that won several national awards. A graduate of Yale University and NYU School of Law, she began her journalism career at the Pasadena Star-News.
