What Halloween is
Halloween, celebrated every October 31, traces back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people lit bonfires and wore costumes to ward off roaming spirits on the night the boundary between the living and the dead was thought to thin. Carried to North America by immigrants, it grew into the modern holiday of costumes, candy and parties that US and Canadian travelers know today.
For visitors, Halloween is pure fun: an excuse to dress up as anything you can imagine, fill the night with music and mischief, and party with friends. It lands right alongside Mexico's own Día de los Muertos (November 1–2), so late October in Cabo San Lucas becomes a back-to-back stretch of costumes, color and celebration.
How Halloween is celebrated
For US and Canadian visitors, Halloween means the costume above all — clever, scary, funny or barely-there, the more creative the better. The night is built around themed parties, music, and going out in a group decked out in full character. In tourist towns the bars and clubs throw the biggest costume nights of the year, with prizes and DJs running late.
In Mexico, Halloween blends into Día de los Muertos — the Day of the Dead — when families honor late loved ones with ofrendas (altars), marigolds, pan de muerto and sugar skulls. You'll see the iconic Catrina face paint everywhere. The result in Cabo is a unique stretch where Halloween costumes and Mexican tradition overlap into one long, vivid celebration.
How El Squid Roe throws Halloween
El Squid Roe's Halloween is a full-blown costume party across three floors. The venue is decked out, the DJs and live entertainment run all night, and the crowd shows up in everything from full-effort costumes to last-minute face paint. Expect a themed night, packed floors, and the kind of anything-goes energy that made the place world-famous since 1989.
Margaritas, tequila and souvenir cups keep the night moving, and the open-air levels stay loud until the early hours. Come in costume and grab a bottle-service table for a guaranteed spot with full service. Downtown Cabo fills up fast on Halloween — book ahead to be inside when the party peaks.
El Squid Roe sits right on the Marina at Blvd. Lázaro Cárdenas 1112 in downtown Cabo San Lucas — a three-story bar, restaurant and nightclub that's been the wildest room in town since 1989. On Halloween that means DJs and live entertainment on every floor, a costumed crowd of travelers and locals, and the kind of anything-goes energy you can only get here. Get on the guest list or reserve bottle service to lock in your night.
