"Get Your Spook On!" The Haunted Riverwalk for Halloween.
The world-famous San Antonio Riverwalk, beloved by visitors globally and voted #1 in a recent VTR poll for responsible fun with alcoholic beverages, is known for its serenity, beauty and natural serene beauty.
But once a year, the Riverwalk likes to let its hair down, shampoo throughly with a a CVS all-in-one, and celebrate a Halloween mohawk by scaring visitors in some good ol’ fashioned demented horror.
The Halloween Riverwalk, sponsored by the smooth taste of Coroner Light, isn’t for the faint of heart!™ Whatever that means.
Riverwalk Bloodfest, 29-31 October.
Together with Fiesta, Halloween is the most popular San Antonio tradition, attracting visitors from as far as Alamo Heights and beyond. Many local groups spend all year preparing to terrify tourists, and this year spells a bumper crop of ’spooktacular’ fun!
Riverwalk Baptist Bloodfest: “I will water the land with what flows from you, and the river beds shall be filled with your blood,” Ezekiel 32:5-7 threatens enthusiastically. The weekend prayer group will be once again “turning the river red”, led by Father Daulton with his bible at the ready, though this year under the supervision of the San Antonio Health Department to prevent another STD outbreak.- Riley’s Haunted Riverwalk: fresh from the Riley’s horror shack that’s a permanent fixture in Alamo Plaza, the troupe of failed local actors will extend their show around the Riverwalk for 12 hours only, with the stated aim of “freaking the eek” out of specifically those with heart conditions or bad backs. Strobe lights will replace traffic lights on surface streets.
- Happy Witching Hour: a special reverse happy hour will be in effect across all Riverwalk bars, from midnight until 2am. $4 “Bloodtinis”, $2 “Chiller Lite” and $2 “To-Kill-Ya” tequila shots headline the event, with free drinks offered to the prettiest girls with the best costumes.
- Samara’s Video™ sponsored by The Sherraton. The Ring’s famous death video will be showing on all channels all weekend for free, followed by an authentic call from Samara herself after watching (only 99 cents for incoming calls from the dead). You’d better enjoy your following 7 days on the Riverwalk since they’ll be your last! Fun and total annihilation for all the family.
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre reenactment: as if scary little girls crawling out of a well to screw your sh** up wasn’t enough, watch out for random chainsaw attacks on Sunday, sponsored by the Riverwalk’s local Home Impro – remember, “You Can Do it – Our Gangs Of Illegals Can Help”.
We look forward to seeing y’all dead on the Riverwalk!
Teresa Minton-Frick, Associate Events Editor.
