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8 Spooky Scary Halloween Bar Pop-Ups in Austin

From a popular haunted house’s two bars to Nickel turning into Moe’s Tavern to a tribute to ‘Little Shop of Horrors’

by Nadia Chaudhury Updated
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by Nadia Chaudhury Updated

Now that it’s October, it’s finally time for all things Halloween. And many Austin bars are going all out for the spooky, scary, thrilling, and just plain fun season by turning into themed pop-ups for the month (much like all of those cheerful holiday ones in December). This means Central East Austin bar Nickel City’s annual tradition of becoming Simpsons-fied, an international gothy cocktail pop-up coming to the city for the first time every, and just general spine-chilling decorations and cocktails.

For more Halloween stuff, check out Eater Austin’s updated guides to Halloween and Día de Los Muertos. Similarly, learn more about the city’s haunted bars and restaurants.

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Torment Tavern & the Neon Coffin Secret Bar

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For the purposes of this guide, we’ll include the bars at annual Austin haunted house House of Torment. There’s the mainstay Torment Tavern and then the glowing Neon Coffin secret bar. Tickets must be booked online with dates available through Saturday, November 4.

2632 Ridgepoint Dr, Austin, TX 78754
(512) 407-9449
(512) 407-9449

King Bee

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International Halloween cocktail pop-up Black Lagoon is making its way into Austin for the first time this year, taking over this Central East Austin bar. This means goth-ish decor, a set cocktail menu with drinks like the the Book of Blood (mezcal joven, a chile liqueur, beet juice, a miso falernum, and absinthe) and the Night Crawler (Canadian rye whiskey, sherry wine, rooibos tea, cinnamon, and what it’s calling a super-acid apple), non-alcoholic options; and to-be-named entertainment. It runs from Tuesday, October 9 through Wednesday, October 31. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

1906 E 12th St, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 600-6956
(512) 600-6956

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Upstairs at Caroline

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The downtown hotel’s patio restaurant and bar will serve up themed cocktails and deck out in decorations as part of its Upstairs at Scareoline event. It runs from Sunday, October 1 through Wednesday, October 31. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

109 E 7th St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 982-6766
(512) 982-6766

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Nickel City

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The Central East Austin bar’s Halloween transformation into Moe’s Tavern from the Simpsons has become one of the city’s most fun traditions. It runs from Friday, October 13 through Tuesday, October 31 with drinks such as Flaming Moes and Squishees, as well as Krusty Burger food. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

1133 E 11th St, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 987-4294
(512) 987-4294

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Lefty's Brick Bar

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The East Austin hotel patio restaurant is honoring iconic horror musical Little Shop of Horrors with its month-long pop-up. Left’s Shop of Horrors will include related food and drinks, events all month such as Wednesday night tarot readings, a puppy party, a drag show with scream queens hosted by Louisianna Purchase, and lots of decorations. It runs from Sunday, October 1 through Wednesday, October 31. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

1813 C E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702
(737) 242-7550
(737) 242-7550

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Lucille

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The Rainey Street bar always gets into the Halloween spirit, and this year, it’s taking on a whole American Horror Story look with intense decoration and cocktails. It runs through Wednesday, October 31. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

77 Rainey St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 596-1515
(512) 596-1515

Gibson Street Bar

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Another Austin Halloween tradition is the Zilker bar’s month-long pop-up. Nightmare on Gibson Street includes scary decorations, themed cocktails, DJs on Fridays and Saturdays, and related t-shirts for sale. It runs through Wednesday, October 31. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

1109 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 386-1345
(512) 386-1345

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Little Drinks Lounge

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The South Congress bar is embracing slasher films with its Halloween pop-up, complete with playing movies on its televisions, decor, and themed cocktails. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

3801 S Congress Ave (Woodward St), Austin, TX 78704

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Torment Tavern & the Neon Coffin Secret Bar

2632 Ridgepoint Dr, Austin, TX 78754

For the purposes of this guide, we’ll include the bars at annual Austin haunted house House of Torment. There’s the mainstay Torment Tavern and then the glowing Neon Coffin secret bar. Tickets must be booked online with dates available through Saturday, November 4.

2632 Ridgepoint Dr, Austin, TX 78754
(512) 407-9449
(512) 407-9449

King Bee

1906 E 12th St, Austin, TX 78702

International Halloween cocktail pop-up Black Lagoon is making its way into Austin for the first time this year, taking over this Central East Austin bar. This means goth-ish decor, a set cocktail menu with drinks like the the Book of Blood (mezcal joven, a chile liqueur, beet juice, a miso falernum, and absinthe) and the Night Crawler (Canadian rye whiskey, sherry wine, rooibos tea, cinnamon, and what it’s calling a super-acid apple), non-alcoholic options; and to-be-named entertainment. It runs from Tuesday, October 9 through Wednesday, October 31. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

1906 E 12th St, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 600-6956
(512) 600-6956

Upstairs at Caroline

109 E 7th St, Austin, TX 78701

The downtown hotel’s patio restaurant and bar will serve up themed cocktails and deck out in decorations as part of its Upstairs at Scareoline event. It runs from Sunday, October 1 through Wednesday, October 31. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

109 E 7th St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 982-6766
(512) 982-6766

Nickel City

1133 E 11th St, Austin, TX 78702

The Central East Austin bar’s Halloween transformation into Moe’s Tavern from the Simpsons has become one of the city’s most fun traditions. It runs from Friday, October 13 through Tuesday, October 31 with drinks such as Flaming Moes and Squishees, as well as Krusty Burger food. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

1133 E 11th St, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 987-4294
(512) 987-4294

Lefty's Brick Bar

1813 C E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702

The East Austin hotel patio restaurant is honoring iconic horror musical Little Shop of Horrors with its month-long pop-up. Left’s Shop of Horrors will include related food and drinks, events all month such as Wednesday night tarot readings, a puppy party, a drag show with scream queens hosted by Louisianna Purchase, and lots of decorations. It runs from Sunday, October 1 through Wednesday, October 31. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

1813 C E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702
(737) 242-7550
(737) 242-7550

Lucille

77 Rainey St, Austin, TX 78701

The Rainey Street bar always gets into the Halloween spirit, and this year, it’s taking on a whole American Horror Story look with intense decoration and cocktails. It runs through Wednesday, October 31. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

77 Rainey St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 596-1515
(512) 596-1515

Gibson Street Bar

1109 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704

Another Austin Halloween tradition is the Zilker bar’s month-long pop-up. Nightmare on Gibson Street includes scary decorations, themed cocktails, DJs on Fridays and Saturdays, and related t-shirts for sale. It runs through Wednesday, October 31. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

1109 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 386-1345
(512) 386-1345

Little Drinks Lounge

3801 S Congress Ave (Woodward St), Austin, TX 78704

The South Congress bar is embracing slasher films with its Halloween pop-up, complete with playing movies on its televisions, decor, and themed cocktails. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

3801 S Congress Ave (Woodward St), Austin, TX 78704

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