Haunted Little Tokyo
Haunted Little Tokyo is returning in 2022!
Please click here for more information.
Back in time for spooky season, the Little Tokyo Ghost Club will be transforming the community for the 5th annual Haunted Little Tokyo, a fun-filled Halloween celebration with three frightfully fun events that are perfect for ghosts and ghouls of all ages.
Haunted Little Tokyo “Block Party”
Saturday, October 30 • 7 pm-12 am
Check in at Brunswig Square
360 E. 2nd Street
21+ only
Free with RSVP
This year, the “Block Party” will move to an outdoor secret location in Little Tokyo! The event will include all the favorites from previous block parties including DJs, drinks, food, and a costume contest. The location will be shared upon check-in at Brunswig Square (360 E. 2nd Street).
Light food and drinks will be available for purchase. This is a dog-friendly event!
Guests must be 21 or over and provide proof of vaccination or negative Covid-19 test result within 72 hours before entering the event. The event is free with RSVP prior to the event.
Haunted Little Tokyo Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, October 30 • 2-5 pm
Begin at Café Dulce
134 Japanese Village Plaza Mall
Free while supplies last
Pick up a map at Café Dulce in the Japanese Village Plaza to discover outdoor locations around Little Tokyo where guests can receive fun treats. Visit all locations and you will have an opportunity for a special prize. Costumes are encouraged! All ages are welcome to participate.
Haunted Little Tokyo Pumpkin Patch
Saturday, October 16 & Sunday, October 17 • 11 am-5 pm
Japanese Village Plaza
335 E 2nd Street
The Haunted Little Tokyo Pumpkin Patch will offer a bone-chilling good time with pumpkins for purchase. Pumpkins will be from Tanaka Farms, a beloved Japanese American family farm located in Irvine, California. Activities at the Pumpkin Patch will be free and include a photo opportunity and a coloring contest.
Haunted Little Tokyo Pumpkin Patch is sponsored by Tanaka Farms.
The Little Tokyo Ghost Club is a network of leaders in Little Tokyo who are dedicated to creating an unforgettable Halloween experience each year. Members of the ghost club and presenters of this series of events include:
Little Tokyo Community Council (LTCC)
Café Dulce
Wolf & Crane
Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment (CAUSE)
Azay
Anime Jungle
Go Little Tokyo
Haunted Little Tokyo continues to monitor and adhere to guidelines put forth by local and state agencies and the CDC. It is recommended that unvaccinated guests wear masks when not actively eating or drinking and that all guests, regardless of
vaccination status, wear a mask when in line or when not able to maintain a six-foot physical distance from other guests.
Terasaki Budokan presents
The Nightmare Before Christmas Outdoor Screening
Saturday, October 30 • 5:30-7:30 pm
249 S. Los Angeles Street
Free and open to the public
After picking up your treats on the Haunted Little Tokyo Scavenger Hunt, head over to the Terasaki Budokan for an outdoor movie screening of a spooky classic. Food and beverage will be available for purchase from local community vendors. All current COVID-19 protocol will be followed. Click here for more info.
Artist Reception:
October 29th, 2021, 7-9pm
Viewers are invited to explore an immersive environment by L.A.-based artist Il Sang Yoo. Numerous fabrics in varying shape, size, color, and texture are stretched, cut, twisted, torn, knotted, pulled, and woven to produce an immersive environment that interacts with the gallery’s architecture. Yoo’s installation explores interiority that is echoed by way of the installation’s combining heaps of fabric scraps using varied techniques of manipulating fabric.
On opening night this Friday the 29th between 7-9 pm, the installation will be accompanied throughout its duration by sound from artist Eugene Moon, whose building and use of wooden and stringed instruments are informed by extensive research into classical Korean instruments and music.
PAST EVENTS BELOW:
Japanese American National Museum FREE Fall Day!
Saturday, October 16 • 11:00 am-5:00 pm
100 N. Central Avenue
JANM will be open for FREE to the public as part of the Haunted Little Tokyo festivities. Reservations in advance are still recommended.
East West Players and Rogue Artists Ensemble present
Kaidan Project: Alone
This Alley is Haunted
Saturday, October 16 • 12-5 pm
Union Center for the Arts
Kaidan Project: Alone, the world-premiere app-based augmented reality immersive theater experience launches on October 16th, 2021 along with ‘THIS ALLEY IS HAUNTED’ a one day FREE immersive site-specific haunt in Little Tokyo. The haunt features live actors, design and puppetry elements from EWP and Rogue’s 2017 award-winning production Kaidan Project: Walls Grow Thin.
The app launches on October 16th, 2021 worldwide on Apple iOS & Android Google Play app stores. Advance app download sign-ups and reservations for the live haunt will be available starting Saturday, October 2nd. Visit KaidanProject.com to learn more.
Japanese American National Museum presents
City of Ghosts Outdoor Screening
Friday, October 22 • 6:30-9:00 pm
100 N. Central Avenue
Come to Little Tokyo for a free family-friendly outdoor screening of City of Ghosts! A conversation with creator Elizabeth Ito, director and writer Ako Castuera, and episode stars Atomic Nancy and Zen Sekizawa on telling stories related to the Japanese American community will be held before the screening. Click here for more information.
published on September 7, 2022