Once again hundreds of thousands of people gathered again to celebrate on October 31, 2010 the 2010 Halloween Costume Carnaval. The event was held in The City of West Hollywood and this was their 23nd Annual Halloween Carnaval the started  from 6:00 pm to 12:00 am. Last year TV personality Ricki Lake was crowned and named Queen of the 2009 West Hollywood Costume Carnaval.


THE 2010 WEST HOLLYWOOD HALLOWEEN COSTUME CARNAVAL PHOTOS

The event gives the opportunity to revelers to express their selves. It was held from 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Santa Monica Boulevard between Doheny Drive and La Cienega Boulevard in West Hollywood. Event organizers expect every year nearly half a million Halloween revelers.


THE 2009 WEST HOLLYWOOD HALLOWEEN COSTUME CARNAVAL PHOTOS AND VIDEO

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About the Annual Carnaval:
• The “West Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnaval” in West Hollywood, CA began in 1987; three years after the City of West Hollywood officially became a City within the County of Los Angeles.

• The free event celebrates its 23st anniversary in 2010 and expects record-crowds of visitors and locals alike, approximating ½ million people.

• The Carnaval progressed throughout most of the 90′s with large numbers, but the event experienced extreme growth in size in 2001, reaching 350,000 people in size.

• The City of West Hollywood and its 39,000 person population is catapulted to become California’s 7th largest city for one night, as it welcomes 500,000 on Halloween night.

• The West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval is the Los Angeles area’s second largest event, second only to the Tournament of Roses New Year’s Day Parade. To give some perspective on the size of the event, the Los Angeles Coliseum Holds 120,000 people, only 24% of the Carnaval’s expected turn-out.

• What began as a primarily gay and lesbian event is now enjoyed by attendees of all different lifestyles.

• Free week-long events lead up to the West Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnaval, including a youth carnival, a pet costume contest, “Drag Races,” featuring competitive relay races for people dressed in drag and stiletto heels, pumpkin carving contests and more.

• The Carnaval takes place from 6PM to Midnight on Sunday, October 31st, 2010 between La Cienega Boulevard and La Peer Drive on Santa Monica Boulevard, “Route 66” in West Hollywood, California.

Sources: http://www.westhollywoodhalloween.com, http://diversitynewspublications.com/2009/11/ricki-lake-is-the-new-queen-of-the-22nd-annual-west-hollywood-costume-carnaval-2009/ and http://www.visitwesthollywood.com


Editor’s Note: The West Hollywood Halloween Costume and Carnaval is one of the biggest event in California that expects over Half of Million of Revelers to be themselves. Please enjoy the photos, leave comments, share it and you want to contact us please email to: info@diversitynewspublications.com Thanks Photos (C) By Esteban Steven Escobar, Diversity News Publications. (C) 2010 Diversity News Publications Enterprises, a media and public relations firm. All Rights Are Reserved.

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered to celebrate on October 31, 2009 in the City of West Hollywood, CA the 2009 Halloween Costume Carnaval. The event gives the opportunity to revelers to express their selves. It was held from 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Santa Monica Boulevard between Doheny Drive and La Cienega Boulevard in West Hollywood.
“I’m to bring honor and dignity to the streets of West Hollywood.” Said Ricki Lake, Actress, personality and Queen of the 2009 West Hollywood Costume Carnaval. She concluded: “Elton John and now me, this is my America, this is our WEHO.”
Actress, Emmy-nominated television personality and independent filmmaker Ricki Lake was crowned the new Queen of the 22nd Annual West Hollywood Costume Carnaval 2009. She received flowers and even the key of the City of West Hollywood from The Mayor Abbe Land. The Coronation of the Queen was held approximately at 8:30 p.m. on the “Arcade Stage” located at the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and San Vicente Boulevard. The honorary titles of “Queen of the Carnaval” is a highlight at the West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval, with the coronation taking place in front of more than 250,000 anticipated revelers.

Event organizers expected almost a half million of revelers at the 22nd Annual West Hollywood Costume Carnaval 2009. The event is known as largest national Halloween celebration in the world. It attracts all kinds of people from all over the USA and even outside the USA. The event is celebrated by all kinds of revelers with their families, their kids, teens and even their dogs.
While Ricki Lake was receiving her Crown, La Toya Jackson serves milkshakes at store named: Millions of Milkshakes located at 8910 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA. She was serving her milkshake brand drink and ice cream benefiting AIDS Project Los Angeles.

Executive hosts for the event were the West Hollywood City Council and it was produced by Authentic, and entertainment and experiential marketing agency. For more information about the West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval visit www.weho.org/halloween or the West Hollywood Marketing & Visitors Bureau www.visitwesthollywood.com

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Display photo by Alex Palomares, Diversity News Photographer. First slide show photos by Alex Palomares, Diversity News Photographer. Second slide show photos by Esteban “Steven” Escobar, Diversity News Staff. Photos can be use with permission from the publisher.
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