Happy Thursday. Downtown will be packed tonight for the Chocolate Walk. It’s sold out, so if you missed tickets, LEAF is on the library porch for one of its last two nights. Friday has Rocky Horror at the Roxy and a costume dance at Memorial Hall in Rocky River. The weekend is mostly for the kids: a trunk-or-treat on Detroit Saturday, then St. Ed’s Spooktacular and a quieter sensory-friendly trunk-or-treat at Rockport on Sunday. Grown-ups get Goth-O-Ween at the Winchester and a free Halloween market at Mahall’s. Scroll on to plan your weekend.
Lakewood Public Library front porch · Detroit Ave / downtown
5:30–7:30 p.m.
One of the last two LEAF nights of the season (Oct 29 is the other): growers, bakers, and makers on the porch.
15425 Detroit Ave, Lakewood
Downtown Lakewood · Detroit Ave
5:30–9 p.m. (21+)
LakewoodAlive’s 20-plus Sweet Stops. Tickets are gone, but expect a busy Detroit Ave tonight.
Detroit Ave, downtown Lakewood
Winchester Music Tavern · Birdtown / Madison
Doors 7 p.m., show 8 p.m. (18+)
Stand-up from the That Metal Show co-host and Crank Yankers voice. Free bar trivia runs 7–9 too.
12112 Madison Ave, Lakewood
Beck Studio Theater · Detroit Ave / west end
Fri & Sat 7:30 p.m.; Sun 2:30 p.m. (closes Nov 1)
Next-to-last weekend of the local playwright’s hospital-war farce. Adult language.
17801 Detroit Ave, Lakewood
Rocky River Memorial Hall · Hilliard Blvd
6–8:30 p.m.
Come in costume: photo booth, snacks, and prizes for the best looks.
21016 Hilliard Blvd, Rocky River
The Roxy at Mahall’s · Madison Ave
Doors 7 p.m., show 7:30 p.m.; late show 9:30 p.m. (18+)
Burlesque and a shadow cast on a thrust stage. Bring your fishnets and your callbacks.
13200 Madison Ave, Lakewood
Lakewood Presbyterian Church · Detroit Ave
2–4 p.m.
Costumes, candy, a vote for the best trunk, and a bake sale.
14502 Detroit Ave, Lakewood
Winchester Music Tavern · Birdtown / Madison
Doors 2 p.m., show 3 p.m. (all ages)
An afternoon of grunge, classic, metal, and alt-rock for five bucks.
12112 Madison Ave, Lakewood
Couth Space · Detroit Ave
7–11 p.m., doors 6:50 (21+)
A dressy, interactive masquerade. Formal attire; a few masks at the door. No refunds.
17106 Detroit Ave, Lakewood
Winchester Music Tavern · Birdtown / Madison
Doors 8:30 p.m., 9 p.m. (18+)
Synth-pop, industrial, and Halloween classics. Last year drew 400-plus, so dress up and come early.
12112 Madison Ave, Lakewood
Also Saturday: Rocky River Shredding Day, City Hall lot (enter from Wagar Rd), 9–11 a.m. or until the truck is full. Residents only, photo ID, two boxes (Info).
St. Edward High School · Detroit Ave
11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Trick-or-treating, gym games, a scavenger hunt, and costume contests for kids in grade 6 and under. Register first.
13500 Detroit Ave, Lakewood
Mahall’s, Roxy + main room · Madison Ave
11 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (all ages)
35-plus local makers, vintage, and baked goods, spooky tunes, and a photobooth. Costumes encouraged.
13200 Madison Ave, Lakewood
Rockport United Methodist Church parking lot · Wooster Rd
4–6 p.m.
A calmer trunk-or-treat for kids who do better without the crowds.
3301 Wooster Rd, Rocky River
Winchester Music Tavern · Birdtown / Madison
Doors 7 p.m., show 8 p.m. (all ages)
The Rhymesayers MC, with Doc Remedy and San Goodee opening.
12112 Madison Ave, Lakewood
All weekend: Worthy of Flowers, the Cowan Pottery exhibit at Rocky River Public Library, during library hours (Sun 1–5) (Info). Monday: Stargazing & Stories in Rocky River Park, 6:30–8 p.m., all ages, registration suggested (Info).
18515 Detroit Ave, Lakewood
Heated patio igloos for up to eight, in two-hour slots with a $100 food and drink minimum (rental fee separate). Thursday is all-night happy hour: drinks until 9, food until close. HH deals aren’t served in the igloos. Closed Sundays.
21290 Center Ridge Rd, Rocky River
Thursdays: 22 oz house beers at pint prices plus half-price wing buckets, dine-in. Weekday HH 3–6 p.m. with $4 house beer, wine, and wells.
19304 Detroit Rd, Rocky River
Every Sunday 10 a.m.–4 p.m.: 10 game-day favorites for $10 each. Weekend brunch Sat 11–2 and Sun 10–2.
19070 Old Detroit Rd, Rocky River
Tue–Fri 3–6 p.m., bar and patio only: $9 spritzes and espresso martinis, $6 drafts, $7 wine, and a $24 petite filet. Closed Mondays.
14810 Detroit Ave, Lakewood
Council didn’t object to the liquor permit Oct 5; the state still has to sign off. Early menu: gochujang-BBQ fried chicken, catfish tacos, shrimp and grits, with entrées $19–26. Not open yet.
Madison Ave, Birdtown, Lakewood
Juan Vergara is turning the original Barroco into a scratch-dough pizza spot with a pizza counter and patio. Not Neapolitan, not wood-fired. Promised for this fall; no date yet.
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