Halloween after dark: two more Sofia dance floors

Boo.

We’re setting the week’s grim headlines aside and giving Halloween its turn. Whether your costume has been ready for a month or you simply want an excuse to wear something dark and come home in daylight, Sofia has options. Here are two places to take your darker side out for a dance on 31 October. Check tickets and entry directly before going.

HALLOWEEN PARANOIA 3
31 October, THE PURGATORY

For a third year, Halloween Paranoia returns to The Purgatory, bringing partygoers from across Bulgaria into an industrial space dressed for the occasion. The organisers are promising their biggest edition yet:

three stages, 15 artists and room for up to 2,000 people.

Expect large-scale production, elaborate scenery and three distinct musical worlds. Check tickets and entry details before making your way there.

YALTA CLUB presents DIABOLICO
31 October, YALTA CLUB

Yalta offers two different routes through Halloween night. Room 1 is for settling into a long, winding groove; Room 2 heads somewhere darker.

ROOM 1: BUTCH · House / Tech-House

From DC-10, Pacha and Amnesia to Robert Johnson, Butch has a knack for keeping a floor moving without becoming predictable. His extensive catalogue takes in Defected, Innervisions, Cocoon and Crosstown Rebels. With him at the controls, Room 1 promises shifts of direction, fresh surprises and plenty of reasons to stay for one more track.

ROOM 2: RIKHTER · Techno / Hard Techno

Little is known about the person behind the mask. A Monasterio Factory resident and part of R Label Group, Rikhter prefers to let the music speak. Some artists make more sense on a dance floor than in a biography. First comes the unknown, then bass you feel in your chest, rapid percussion and rising tension. Layer by layer, the sound draws you in until melody emerges from the intensity. Follow it into Room 2 and see where it takes you. Check tickets before heading out.

Also in the city: Sofia Art Week 9.

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