Halloween Carnaval: Street Closures, Parking and Shuttle Information

The City of West Hollywood has announced the following Halloween Traffic Advisory and Parking Information. Please read below as streets will be closed for the Halloween Carnaval. You'll also find helpful information about where to park.

Hundreds of thousands of Halloween revelers are expected to flock to Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood for the 2011 West Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnaval on Halloween night, Monday, Oct. 31. One of the world’s largest Halloween celebrations, the event will be held from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. along Santa Monica Boulevard from Doheny Drive to La Cienega Boulevard.

Street Closures

Due to the City of West Hollywood’s annual Halloween Costume Carnaval, the following streets will be temporarily closed as follows: 

• San Vicente Boulevard between Melrose Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard from 12:01 a.m. Monday, Oct. 31 through 6 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 1.
• Santa Monica Boulevard between Doheny Drive and La Cienega Boulevard, including all side streets, from 12 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, through 6 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 1.
• Robertson Boulevard between Melrose Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard from 12 p.m., Monday, Oct. 31, through 6 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 1.
• San Vicente Boulevard between Cynthia Street and Santa Monica Boulevard from 12 p.m., Monday, Oct. 31, through 6 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 1. 
• La Peer Drive eastbound turn lane onto Santa Monica Boulevard from 12 p.m., Monday, Oct. 31, through 6 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 1.
• Almont Drive and La Peer Drive are closed from Santa Monica Boulevard to Melrose Avenue from 12 p.m., Monday, Oct. 31, through 6 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 1.
• Santa Monica Boulevard between La Cienega Boulevard and Holloway Drive/Croft Avenue from 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, through 6 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 1.
• La Cienega Boulevard between Sunset Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard from 4 p.m., Monday, Oc. 31, through 6 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 1. Northbound La Cienega Boulevard is open between Holloway Drive and Sunset Boulevard.
• Sunset Boulevard eastbound and westbound turn lanes onto La Cienega Boulevard from 4 p.m., Monday, Oct. 31, through 6 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 1.

Parking Information

The City of West Hollywood will suspend permit parking for the Halloween Carnaval from 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, to 6 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 1. Parking meters will be enforced. Carnaval-goers are asked to observe the boundaries of West Hollywood. If parking occurs in the City of Los Angeles and the City of Beverly Hills, all parking restrictions must be observed.

Public Parking for the West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval will be available at the following locations for a fee:

• City Hall Parking Lot ($15 fee) 8300 Santa Monica Blvd. Corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and Sweetzer Avenue
• Kings Road Parking Structure ($15.00 fee) 8383 Santa Monica Blvd. Corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and Kings Road
• La Jolla/Havenhurst Lot ($15 fee) 1046 Havenhurst Dr. Santa Monica Boulevard and Havenhurst Drive
• La Peer Lot ($15 fee) 623 La Peer Dr. Melrose Avenue and La Peer Drive
• Orange Grove Lot ($15 fee) 1114 N. Orange Grove Santa Monica Boulevard and Orange Grove Avenue
• Pacific Design Center ($ 20.00 fee) 8687 Melrose Ave. Corner of Melrose Avenue and San Vicente Boulevard
• Spaulding Lot ($15 fee) 7718 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica Boulevard and Spaulding Avenue
• Sunset Lot ($15 fee) 8775 Sunset Blvd. Sunset Boulevard and Olive Drive
• 901 Hancock Parking Structure ($15 fee) 901 Hancock Ave. Santa Monica Boulevard and Hancock Avenue

Shuttle Information

The City of West Hollywood will offer special CityLine service on Halloween between 5:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. The route will operate along Santa Monica Boulevard between La Cienega Boulevard and Fuller Avenue. In addition there will be a loop from La Cienega and Holloway to Sunset Blvd. beginning at 9:00 p.m. This service is FREE. Please note that the regular day service will not operate on Monday, Oct. 31.

For more information, please visit www.weho.org/halloween or call the Halloween Carnaval Hotline at 323-848-6503 or 323-848-6308.