{"id":240631,"date":"2018-11-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/wckd-village-creeps-into-downtown-for-halloween\/"},"modified":"2018-11-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-11-02T07:00:00","slug":"wckd-village-creeps-into-downtown-for-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wckd-village-creeps-into-downtown-for-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"WCKD Village se cuela en el centro para Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>por Jules Shane<\/p>\n<p>East Village magically transformed into a macabre festival as the neighborhood welcomed several thousand visitors wandering the streets at this year\u2019s WCKD Village Halloween event on Oct. 27. San Diego\u2019s largest Halloween and music festival was known in its previous 19 years as Monster Bash. The reworked block party filled six blocks between Market and J streets and was presented by managing and marketing service Five Group.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16012 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sandiegodowntownnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DSC_0270.jpg\" alt=\"WCKD Village creeps into Downtown for Halloween\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Entertainment included four live music stages, costume contests, fortune tellers, life-size games, haunting venues, cocktail bars and much more. This ghoulish extravaganza hosted an impressive line-up of entertainers, including DJ\u2019s Cheat Codes, Michael Calfan, Young Bombs, Sinden.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16013 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sandiegodowntownnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DSC_0272.jpg\" alt=\"WCKD Village creeps into Downtown for Halloween\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Four self-contained sections, each with a different devilish theme, led patrons through a night of eerie fun complete with dancers, performers, stilt-walkers and plenty of monstrous clowns. People embraced the spirit of Halloween dressing in creative and extravagant costumes as they traveled through The Demented Circus, The Mad House, The Village Crypt and the Deck of Fate VIP Lounge \u2014 some with hopes of taking home the more than $5,000 in prizes for best costumes at the Madhouse stage.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16014 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sandiegodowntownnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DSC_0277.jpg\" alt=\"WCKD Village creeps into Downtown for Halloween\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Food venders and pop-up bars lined the streets as guests walked, shambled, and danced their way from one stage to the next. The VIP area lay behind a closed entrance where a fourth stage, guest lounges, and special entertainment awaited them.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16015 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sandiegodowntownnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DSC_0283.jpg\" alt=\"WCKD Village creeps into Downtown for Halloween\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a Halloween music festival where whether you\u2019re 21 or you\u2019re 50 there\u2019s something for you here. Just come out and have a great time!\u201d said Angelique Vanko, the marketing coordinator for the event.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16016 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sandiegodowntownnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DSC_0297.jpg\" alt=\"WCKD Village creeps into Downtown for Halloween\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Beware, and be on the lookout for WCKD Village\u2019s return in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014Jules Shane can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:jshaneap@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jshaneap@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jules Shane East Village magically transformed into a macabre festival as the neighborhood welcomed several thousand visitors wandering the streets at this year\u2019s WCKD Village Halloween event on Oct. 27. San Diego\u2019s largest Halloween and music festival was known in its previous 19 years as Monster Bash. 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