new times halloween guide special section oct 22nd - oct 28th, 2026 24 mystery assortment of Jell-O shots. Reservations are available online. The Haunting at Little Rituals Through Nov. 1 132 S. Central Ave., Fourth Floor The award-winning hotel bar Little Rituals will host the debut of The Haunting, a pop-up from the team behind the holiday cocktail experience Miracle and Sippin’ Santa. This pop-up takes inspiration from childhood haunted houses and vintage Halloween nostalgia. Expect over-the-top decor alongside potent potions created by The Haunting’s Joann Spiegel. Feel the burn with the spicy tequila sipper Scream-sicle or get spellbound by the vodka tipple, Widow’s Whisper, made with chocolate, melon, lychee, matcha, yuzu, cardamom, rose and absinthe. These special drinks will be available along with a selection of the Little Rituals’ favorite cocktails. Reservations are strongly recommended and can be made on Tock. Haunted Hollow at 36 Below Through Nov. 1 3620 E. Indian School Road This subterranean garden bar has transformed into Haunted Hollow for spooky season. The bar’s dark forest decor includes screens showing a misty, supernatural forest. In addition to the immersive space, 36 Below’s team crafted a new menu of seasonal small bites, including an autumn salad, coq au vin and caramel apple cheesecake. Choose from the bar’s signature cocktails or its cursed creations concocted just for Haunted Hollow, including an olive oil-washed Vesper called The Root of All Evil or the smoked bourbon cocktail, Fear and Loathing. Reservations are encouraged and can be made on OpenTable. The Hot Chick presents Spooky Island Through Nov. 1 4363 N. 75th St., Scottsdale Jeepers, The Hot Chick will take diners on a trip to Spooky Island, a “Scooby-Doo”-inspired pop-up. Embrace your inner Shaggy to take down a towering ham and turkey sandwich and a shareable punch bowl from this Old Town bar. Save room for a Scooby Snack, a dessert cocktail made with coconut tequila, coconut rum, coffee liqueur, Irish cream, cold brew and simple syrup, topped with whipped cream and a cinnamon cookie. Reservations are available through OpenTable; for Halloween weekend, text 480-255-7733. Lucca Living Room Through Oct. 31 2475 W. Queen Creek Road, Chandler Lucca Living Room just got a haunted makeover. Ghoulish photos, floating candles and witches’ hats, skeletons and bats now fill the relaxed Chandler restaurant and bar. Lucca’s menu has gotten spookier, too. Sips include the purple Witches Brew, made with butterfly pea flower, lemon vodka, lemon juice, strawberry puree, elderflower liqueur and club soda. Choose from spooky snacks, like Witch’s Fingers, crispy fried mozzarella sticks with marinara, and Bat Wings, chicken wings tossed in a sweet, spicy glaze. Psycho Killer Cocktail Club at Sunny’s Lounge Through Nov. 1 2701 E. Indian School Road It’s a crime scene at Sunny’s Lounge, which has become the Psycho Killer Cocktail Club during this dark season. Sunny’s bar team conjured 10 themed sips for its murderous pop-up. Classic drinks get boosted with fall flavors, like a margarita warmed up with chai or a gin and tonic infused with fig, cardamom and grapefruit. Fans of the childhood dessert dirt and worms should order Buried Alive, made with Oreo-infused espresso liqueur, vodka, cinnamon-kissed Irish cream and Cynar. The one-the-nose garnish is pure nostalgia. Porter’s Haunted Saloon Through Nov. 1 3944 N. Brown Ave., Scottsdale Porter’s Western Saloon, the Old Town bar in a historic post office, has reimagined its second-floor postmaster’s apartment into a haunted watering hole filled with the skeletons of past regulars. Get a special infusion when you order The John Doe, a bright-red vodka cocktail dispensed from a blood bag. This cocktail gets its hue and flavor from strawberry puree, lemonade, cranberry juice and soda water. Other themed cocktails riff on classics, including a paloma, spritz and old fashioned. Step inside this haunted saloon Thursdays through Sundays. Midnight Manor Oct. 28 through 31 2401 E. Camelback Road At the end of the month, The Camby, a hotel in the Biltmore neighborhood, will open a special four-night pop-up bar called Midnight Manor. The immersive, candlelit experience will include darkly themed cocktails, small plates and decadent desserts. Sip a blood orange margarita with a lava salt rim. Pair your drink with pumpkin arancini and a dark chocolate cake. A four-course pairing menu is available for $45. Reservations may be made online. There is a $40 reservation fee, which will be applied to your bill. Bonus: Eerie Elegance – An Afternoon Tea to Die For Oct. 22 through 25 and Oct. 29 through Nov. 1 6000 E. Camelback Road, Scottsdale The Phoenician’s afternoon tea service is a posh event. The resort will transform that sophisticated affair into something more spine-tingling for Halloween. Diners can still choose their teas, but the housemade pastries, scones and savory bites will be infused with autumn flavors and garnished with ghoulish decorations. Afternoon tea reservations may be made on OpenTable.