Halloween is on a Saturday this year, which is awesome because it takes the guesswork out of when it lands on a Tuesday and you never know if your friends are going out the Saturday before, the Friday after or what. Then again, that’s not stopping anyone from planning Halloween activities from tonight all the way through Sunday.

It’s a good year to be a fan of vampires and zombies, it looks like, with Tao and Lavo bringing in Twilight’s Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz at and True Blood’s Rutina Wesley and Sam Trammell; plus several zombie-themed parties going down.

As usual, it’s not a good year to be a fan of the mummy. Man, we feel bad for the mummy. It’s even better to be Corey Haim or Vanilla Ice than the mummy — they’re each hosting their own parties. Always the bridesmaid, never the dessicated, curse-wielding, wrapped-in-bandages bride. Anyway, keep going to plan your activities, and try to maximize your costume contest winnings. You know, with your Sexy RoboCop outfit.

Tuesday, Oct. 27

• Vampoween at Blush gives away $5,000 to the best vampire costume.
• Moon at the Palms does J-Roc-O-Ween with a $5,000 costume contest. $20.

Wednesday, Oct. 28

• Cherry at Red Rock Resort holds the Cherry Bomb Zombie Prom, hosted by Rachel Wenman. Mike Attack spins, Jessica Chavez performs live. Zombie open bar from 10 to 11 p.m. $1,000 for best zombie couple.
• The Rock Room at the Playground does Halloween Havoc with Rebel Lane, More than Mortal, Cirka:Sik, A Sinner’s Confession. $2,000 sexiest schoolgirl contest.

Thursday, Oct. 29

• Tryst at Wynn Las Vegas foes the Seven Sexy Sins. The club will be divided into seven sin areas, and partiers can win $25,000 for the costume contest over three categories: Sexiest, best in theme and best overall. Jeff Beacher hosts. Men $30, women $20.
• Tao at The Venetian does Halloweighties with Debbie Gibson in a pre-Halloween party.
• McFadden’s at the Rio does Night of the Creeps: Edward 40 Hands. Tape a 40 to each hand and keep them there ’til you’re done drinking. First to finish wins.
• Blush at Wynn Las Vegas has the Mingle & Mayhem party with a $5,000 costume contest. Open Champagne bar for local ladies from 11 p.m. to midnight.
• Ghostbar hosts Keith Evan’s birthday for the Haunted House Edition of Soundbar. Ben Watt DJs. $20.
• Rockhouse at the Imperial Palace has True Bud all weekend. $2 Budweiser drafts before 6 p.m. and $1,500 per night for top costume.
• Rok Vegas at New York-New York has the Everything ’80s Halloween Edition with a performance by Missing Persons. $5 Beers and Kamikazes.
• Tao Beach does its first ever Scary Bikini contest for $1,000.

Friday, Oct. 30

• Saw VI gets a release party for the third annual Taolloween, hosted by 944 Magazine. $5,000 costume contest. DJ Reach.
• Yellow Brick Road hosts a Wizard of Oz-themed party at Access Showroom inside Aliante Station with a Dirty Dorothy contest. $2 Bud Lights, $5 Red Bull drinks.
• Steel Panther has the Slumber Party Massacre at Green Valley Ranch’s Ovation. $500 for sexiest slumber party girl, plus spa package giveaways.
• Cherry at Red Rock has the Fangbangers Ball. Mickey Avalon Friday night, Shiny Toy Guns Saturday night. $2,500 each night to sexiest and scariest vampire. Mickey Avalon: $30, Shiny Toy Guns: $40.
• Vanilla Ice celebrates his 42nd birthday for Nightmare on 54th Street.
• Z-Trip and DJ P host Uneasy Halloween during Z-Trip’s Revolution at Rain inside the Palms.
• Various PT’s locations have their Wicked Costume Contest. First shot on the house for those in costume.
• Rockhouse at the Imperial Palace has True Bud all weekend. $2 Budweiser drafts before 6 p.m. and $1,500 per night for top costume.
• Fangoria’s Trinity of Terror film festival features George Romero, Bruce Campbell, Corbin Bernsen and Malcolm McDowell. Day passes $20, weekend passes $50.
• Best costume wins a DJ Hero Renegade Edition at blush for the DJ Hero release party.
• Rob Zombie is at The Pearl.

Saturday Oct. 31

• Mc Faddens at the Rio has its Heaven and Hell Halloween party. Best angel and devil costumes win $500 each, with $4 Witch’s Brew, $2 Red Devil shots and $2 Angel Kiss shots. $20 per person includes open bar from 10 p.m. to midnight.
• The Rio’s Cathouse does the Divinity & Damnation Bordello Ball, hosted by American Storm and Stripper 101.
• 90210’s AnnaLynne McCord hosts at Tabu inside MGM Grand for sister Rachel’s 21st birthday.
• MGM’s Studio 54 and Holly Madison do HollyWeen with a $10,000 costume contest.
• Jerry Springer hosts the Dysfunctional Halloween Bash at Hawaiian Tropic Zone inside Planet Hollywood Resort. $1,000 in prizes, open bar for ladies from midnight to 2 a.m. DJ Sincere.
• Tao and Lavo team up for the Veuve Clicquot Yelloween, with Twilight’s Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz at Tao and True Blood’s Rutina Wesley and Sam Trammell at Lavo.
• Steel Panther hosts Hell-O-Ween at Aliante Station’s Access Showriim. Sexy sinner and most unique costume contests. $2 Bud Light, $5 Red Bull drinks.
• Thriller Party with costume contests and Michael Jackson Tribute band at the Drop Bar.
• Sin City Sinners play with Warrant’s “Cherry Pie” girl, Bobbie Brown. $666 first-place prize for women, $250 in promotional gaming chips for men. $250 for second-place women, a six-pack of PBR for second-place men.
• Cherry at Red Rock has the Fangbangers Ball. Mickey Avalon Friday night, Shiny Toy Guns Saturday night. $2,500 each night to sexiest and scariest vampire. Mickey Avalon: $30, Shiny Toy Guns: $40.
• Corey Haim hosts the Carnal Carnival at Rio’s VooDoo Lounge. VJ Michael Toast on the patio, DJ Jeff G in the lounge. Constructs of Ritual Evolution body suspension team and sideshow performers, costume contest judged by Haim. $30, free for ladies in costume.
• The Playground hosts Final Destination with DJs, live music and a $2,000 sexiest schoolgirl contest.
• DJ Kaskade spins at Blush inside Wynn Las Vegas.
• It’s the Night of the Killer Costumes at Rain, Ghostbar, Moon and Playboy Club. Rain has costume contest categories including funniest, scariest and most shocking for $38,000; Ghostbar does best ghoul costume for $8,000; Moon has best sci-fi costume for $13,000 and Playboy Club has best Playboy-inspired costume for $43,000.
• Rockhouse at the Imperial Palace has True Bud all weekend. $2 Budweiser drafts before 6 p.m. and $1,500 per night for top costume.
• Fetish & Fantasy Ball comes to The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel this year. Particularly risqué costumes are asked to cover up when coming to and from. Our kind of party. $75.
• Slipknot is at The Pearl inside the Palms. $44, $54 and $64.
• Prive at Planet Hollywood does the Vivid Pornstar Ball hosted by Nik Richie of TheDirty.com, with a $5,000 costume contest.
• Frankie’s Tiki Room has a zombie party. Anyone wearing a zombie costume drinks a free Zombie, plus zombie-movie DVD giveaways.
• Fangoria’s Trinity of Terror film festival features George Romero, Bruce Campbell, Corbin Bernsen and Malcolm McDowell. Day passes $20, weekend passes $50.
• The Bank at Bellagio does Haunted Villa, with a $10,000 costume contest. DJ David Christian.
• Nicky Hilton hosts at Pure and judges their $10,000 costume contest.
• Jet at The Mirage is also giving out $10,000, for The Mad Hatter’s Revenge. DJ Homicide.
• The Deadly Seven are on the roof of Diablo’s Cantina for Night of the Living Dead. $20.

Sunday, Nov. 1

• Drai’s at Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall has its Roaring ‘20s afterhours party. $5,000 cash and prizes.
• Tacos & Tequila at the Luxor celebrates the Dia de los Muertos with a $1,000 Deadliest Dressed costume contest from noon to 5 p.m. during brunch. $5 Dos Equis, two-for-one Bloody Marias and DJ Ernan.
• Dos Caminos inside Palazzo has a Day of the Dead brunch.
• Cherry at Red Rock does costume contests for sexiest, scariest, most creative, best couple and best group costumes.
• Fangoria’s Trinity of Terror film festival features George Romero, Bruce Campbell, Corbin Bernsen and Malcolm McDowell. Day passes $20, weekend passes $50.

By Jason Scavone

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