freaker's ball
Celebrating Halloween in South Lake Tahoe - Two Trunk or Treat events and more
Submitted by paula on Tue, 10/27/2020 - 3:24pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - This Halloween will be like no other due to the pandemic. The annual Treat Street was canceled as was the Freaker's Ball, but there are still ways to enjoy holiday fun in a safe manner in South Lake Tahoe.
Freaker's Ball at MontBleu canceled for 2020
Submitted by paula on Tue, 09/15/2020 - 2:25pm
The long-running tradition of the Freaker's Ball is taking a year. The 42nd annual event will be waiting one more year but organizers promise it will be better than ever. Originally scheduled to take place Saturday, October 31, MontBleu found itself, like so many venues, unable to host the annual event due to Covid-19 and social distancing guidelines in effect statewide.
Forty years of Freaker's Ball in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/25/2018 - 1:10pm
Event Date:
October 27, 2018 - 9:00pm
This year is a big milestone in the history of the Freaker's Ball....40 years of fun and entertainment at a variety of South Shore locations since its inception. On Saturday, October 26, 2018 the Freaker's Ball will be held at MontBleu Resort & Spa starting at 9:00 p.m. The crowds continue to grow and the costumes continue to entertain.
The following is a reprint of our story from 2014:
The Beginning in 1978
Longest running Lake Tahoe Halloween party, the Freakers Ball, returns
Submitted by paula on Sat, 08/26/2017 - 9:34pm
Event Date:
October 28, 2017 - 8:00pm
For almost four decades, Halloween in South Lake Tahoe has been a party like no other with the annual Freakers Ball bringing people in from all over to demonstrate their creative talents in costume creations.
Local Brian Williams started the tradition inside the Tahoe Palace, a Chinese restaurant which was located next to Raley's at Stateline at the time. He named the event after the 1972 Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show song, "Freaker's Ball." The location changed from there, to the old Super 8 (Knight's Inn), Edgewood Tahoe, the former nightclub Turtles, then to Caesars Tahoe.
New and traditional Halloween parties on the South Shore for adults
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/27/2016 - 7:21am
The 38th Annual Freaker's Ball, Lake Tahoe’s largest, oldest and most extravagant Halloween party, brings the wild with a four-ring costume circus in the Convention Center, Opal Ultra Lounge and Blu Nightclub venues at MontBleu on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, at 8:00 p.m. Cost is $35 prior to Saturday, then $40 at the door if tickets are available. Costume contest with prizes.
On Friday, the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino holds the 2nd Annual Rockin’ Dead Halloween Bash inside Vinyl starting at 9:00 p.m. Tickets are $25. Costume contest with prizes.
The 37th annual Freakers Ball: From Tahoe Chinese Palace to Montbleu
Submitted by paula on Fri, 10/23/2015 - 11:56am
For almost four decades, Halloween in South Lake Tahoe has been a party like no other with the Freakers Ball bringing people in from all over to demonstrate their creative talents in costume creations. We reflected on the origins of this annual tradition last year, with Brian Williams, Tim Haloren and Jim Rogers having a Halloween costume party for adults at the now long-gone Tahoe Chinese Palace.
Freaker's Ball 2014
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/30/2014 - 9:29pmSouth Lake Tahoe local Jack Durst presents his film of the 2014 Freaker's Ball held at MontBleu on October 25. Warning, there may be some language that may offend some people.
The Story Behind South Lake Tahoe's Freaker's Ball
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/13/2014 - 11:39pm
At the end of the month, costumed revelers will descend upon the MontBleu nightclubs for the 36th Annual Freaker's Ball in South Lake Tahoe. Partiers will be attired in everything from wild, provocative and risque to funny, crazy and creative costumes.
But how did one of the biggest and most popular Halloween events in the region ever come about?
The Beginning in 1978
Halloween Fun in South Lake Tahoe Starts This Weekend
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/24/2013 - 10:37am
Halloween is always a celebration in South Lake Tahoe and this year is no different. Even though the actual holiday is on Thursday, October 31, the parties and celebrations start in town this weekend. Here is an overview on all that is happening:
Halloween Dance with the Tahoe Dance Band - at the Senior Center on Friday, October 25. The 17 piece dance band will perform big band music, food, drink, costume prizes. 7:30 - 10 pm. $10.
Time Once Again for Lake Tahoe's 35th Annual Freaker's Ball
Submitted by paula on Mon, 09/16/2013 - 10:31pm
Event Date:
October 26, 2013 - 8:00pm
Head spinning Halloween costume get-ups will be mashed into a giant four-ring party at one price, Saturday Oct. 26 during the 35th Annual Freaker's Ball at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa with $10,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs.
Freaker's Ball highlights from Fabulous Lake Tahoe's Jack Durst
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 10/28/2012 - 1:43pmJack Durst of Fabulous Lake Tahoe arrived at the 34th Annual Freaker's Ball at the MontBleu Resort Casino and Spa in Stateline, Lake Tahoe Saturday to catch some of the great costumes. See the film clip below and check out the Fabulous Lake Tahoe website here.
34th annual Freaker's Ball at MontBleu
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/26/2012 - 9:29amEvent Date:
October 27, 2012 - 8:00pm
The 34th annual Freaker's Ball returns with a wild night full of surreal costume get-ups that are guaranteed to make more than a few heads spin returns to MontBleu with Lake Tahoe's legendary Halloween event, Saturday, Oct. 27.
33rd Freaker's Ball Rocks the House at MontBleu Oct. 29
Submitted by admin on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 10:38amWhether it’s the 16 ft. clown, Lady Gaga lookalikes, entire Addams Family, Tricky Dick Nixon, a deck of playing cards, a human lobster bib or a zombified super hero, there's only one place at South Tahoe to see the outrageous unveil itself through costume and it could be worth a $10,000 in contest prizes.
